Department of Paediatrics, Subdivision of Neonatology, J6-S, Leiden University Medical Centre, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging is becoming more widely available and increasingly important for imaging the neonatal brain. In newborn infants it poses challenges regarding patient preparation, safety, optimal timing, and sequence optimization. These issues are addressed in this paper and indications for performing neonatal Magnetic Resonance Imaging are presented.