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iMRI at Children’s

iMRIChildren’s Healthcare of Atlanta performs more pediatric brain tumor surgeries than any other hospital in Georgia.* From 2004 to 2006, Children’s performed an average of 60 brain tumor surgeries a year.

The addition of an intra-operative magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI) system allows Children’s to join the ranks of the world’s most technologically advanced hospitals. Children’s is one of only three pediatric hospitals in the world and the first in the Southeast United States to house a movable 1.5 Tesla iMRI scan. 

Photo Tour 

iMRI
Take a photo tour of the iMRI, which is specially designed for use in neurosurgery operating rooms and produces high-quality images that allow surgeons to:
  • Better identify tumors and lesions
  • Determine the size and often complex shape of a brain tumor
  • Draw a distinction between a tumor and healthy tissue
  • Perform surgeries that previously could not be performed 

As a result, the iMRI helps the patient’s chance for a better outcome and has the potential to reduce the need for other treatments (such as chemotherapy) and additional surgeries. A recent study conducted by the University of Minnesota shows that by using an iMRI, neurosurgeons are able to find and remove more of the tumor in 25 to 30 percent of all cases.

Diagnoses that may benefit from the iMRI include:

  • Brain tumor resections
  • Epilepsy
  • Chiari Malformation
  • Tethered Spinal Cord
  • Neuro-vascular conditions

For patients with tumors, the neurosurgeons at Children’s work closely with the neuro-oncologists and oncologists at the Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children’s to provide comprehensive care from diagnosis to surgery to treatment. The Aflac Cancer Center treats more than 300 new cancer patients each year and is recognized as one of the top five childhood cancer centers in the country by Child magazine.

For More Information

Call 404-250-KIDS to schedule a referral or for more information about the Children’s Neurosciences program.

*Georgia Hospital Association database