This study is looking at a new way to detect brain injuries in children using a portable MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) machine. This special MRI machine can be brought right to a child's bedside in the intensive care unit (ICU), which is safer and easier than moving very sick children to a standard MRI. The study will compare the images from this portable MRI to images from regular MRIs or CT scans to see how well it finds acute (sudden) brain injuries caused by a lack of oxygen (hypoxic ischemic brain injury). We want to see if this portable MRI can accurately diagnose these injuries in children aged 0-17 years who are in the ICU and suspected of having this type of brain injury. The goal is to understand how this portable MRI can best be used in hospitals for children.

Study design

This is an interventional study planning to enroll 200 participants. It will compare the portable MRI to standard imaging methods.

What's involved

If you participate, your child will have a portable MRI at their bedside within 24 hours of a standard MRI or head CT. Any leftover blood or spinal fluid samples from routine clinical tests may also be collected.

Compensation

Not stated in the trial record.

Follow-up

The primary outcome for this study is measured during intensive care admittance, with an average of 1 month.

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