Radiology Business reports that almost 2,000 children underwent musculoskeletal MRI's over an eight-year stretch at HSS, and not a single one of them needed sedation to get through the exam.

How did the orthopedic imagers pull that off? By bringing in a certified child life specialist to guide and comfort each patient before and/or during scan procedures.

HSS researchers described the accomplishment at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America in Las Vegas.

Read the full article at radiologybusiness.com.