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Multiparametric Imaging for Presurgical Planning of Craniopagus Twins: The Experience of Two Tertiary Pediatric Hospitals with Six Sets of Twins

2020; Radiological Society of North America; Volume: 298; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1148/radiol.2020202216

1527-1315

Karen A. Eley, Maria Camilla Rossi‐Espagnet, Silvia Schievano, Antonio Napolitano, Juling Ong, Aurelio Secinaro, Luca Borro, David Dunaway, Carlo Efisio Marras, Adam Rennie, Fergus Robertson, Sergio Picardo, Daniela Longo, Alessandro Inserra, Massimo Rollo, Jessica Cooper, Kshitij Mankad, Owase Jeelani, Felice D’Arco,

Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments

Conjoined twins are rare and pose a challenge to radiologists and surgeons. Craniopagus twins, where conjunction involves the cranium, are especially rare. Even in large pediatric centers, radiologists are unlikely to encounter more than one such event in their medical careers. This rarity makes it daunting to select a CT and MRI protocol for these infants. Using the experience of two tertiary pediatric hospitals with six sets of craniopagus twins, this multidisciplinary and multimodal integrated imaging approach highlights the key questions that need addressing in the decision-making process for possible surgical intervention. © RSNA, 2020 Online supplemental material is available for this article.