Abstract
Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is commonly used to diagnose musculoskeletal (MSK) disease in children including appendicular, spine and whole-body imaging. For diagnostic-quality images patients need to be immobile for a prolonged period; for example, imaging an extremity takes approximately 35 minutes and whole-body MRI one hour. This frequently means general anaesthetic (GA) is used for MRI examinations in young children and is often seen as the default option. However, this has disadvantages including the risks of a GA, longer waiting times being one of the highest in trusts, higher additional costs (£164 additional cost per patient) and additional specialist personnel.
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