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Rapid MRI, Not Repeat CT, for Pediatric Head Trauma—A Call to Action

JAMA Pediatrics 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.3401

August 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This Viewpoint proposes a surveillance framework for traumatic brain injury in pediatric patients with the recommendation for rapid magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) instead of repeat computed tomography (CT) after index CT establishes a diagnosis.

Corresponding Author: Winson S. Ho, MD, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 1450 Third St, #473, San Francisco, CA 94158 (winson.ho@ucsf.edu).

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