Lorenna L. M. Vidal, MD, DABR
Assistant Professor of Radiology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Active Medical Staff, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Active Medical Staff, Chester County Hospital
Active Medical Staff, Pennsylvania Hospital
Pediatric Neuroradiologist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Philadelphia, PA
Associate Director of Quality and Safety, Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Associate Chair of Patient Safety, Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Endowed Chair for Patient Safety in Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Radiology, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Radiology
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Radiology
3401 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Radiology
3401 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-1000
Email:
vidall@chop.edu
vidall@chop.edu
Education
MD
Universidade Federal do Pará, School of Medicine, Belém, BR, 2005.
Permanent linkMD
Universidade Federal do Pará, School of Medicine, Belém, BR, 2005.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Radiology, Neuroradiology, Pediatric NeuroradiologyDescription of Research Expertise
Pediatric Cerebral Malaria, Low-field MRI, Advanced MRI technique, Fetal MRI, MRI safetySelected Publications
Belachew B, Meneses M, Moreira Vidal L.: Sacral Metrics in Anorectal Malformations: Measurement Techniques and Prognostic Value. International Pediatric Radiology (IPR) Congress, Boston, MA June 2026 Notes: Poster presentation.Wynkoop, H. J., Lintner-Rivera, M., Taylor, T., Seydel, K. B., Pensulo, P., Ayamie, M., Chetcuti, K., Vidal, L. L. M., & O'Brien, N. F.: Malarial pneumonopathy in Malawian children with cerebral malaria. M. Malaria journal 25(1): 221, April 2026 Notes: DOI: 10.1186/s12936-026-05882-4.
Amiruddin, R., & Vidal, L: When MRI Physics Meets Pediatrics-Pediatric Imaging, an AJR Podcast Series (Episode 9). AJR. American journal of roentgenology March 2026 Notes: DOI: 10.2214/AJR.26.34854;Guest of Podcast; Online ahead of print as of June 2026(current month)
Vidal, L., Zandifar, A., Kim, J. D. U., Tierradentro-García, L. O., Heng, S., Meneses, M., Small, D., Chetcuti, K., O'Brien, N., Postels, D., Taylor, T., & Goyal, M. S.: Peri-Rolandic and Occipital Sparing Cortical Edema: A Prevalent MRI Finding in Pediatric Patients with Cerebral Malaria. AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology 47(2): 473-481, February 2026 Notes: DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A8945.
Alkhulaifat, D., Vidal, L., Larsen, E., Serai, S. D., Sinti-Ycochea, M., Mecca, P., Orfe, L., & Sotardi, S: MRI safety-developing the right culture. Pediatric radiology 55(5): 895-901, May 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s00247-025-06179-5.
Marcus Otavio Silva de Campos Meneses, Taisa Guarilha, Sara Reis Teixeira and Lorenna L. Moreira Vidal: Neuroimaging of Mosquito-Borne Tropical Diseases. Mosquito-Borne Tropical Diseases [Working Title] March 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.1008304.
Flanders TM, Punchak MA, Oliver ER, Land SD, Flohr SJ, Reynolds TA, Schmidt KM, Ertz DD, Moldenhauer JS, Adzick NS, Heuer GG: The clinical significance of lack of hindbrain herniation in fetal myelomeningocele/myeloschisis patients. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics Page: 1-6, Oct 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.3171/2024.6.PEDS24170, Online ahead of print as of November 2024.
Vidal, LM; Orfe, L: The Important Role of the Magnetic Resonance Safety Officer (MRSO) in MRI Safety. CHOP Radiology Bulletin. CHOP Department of Radiology,(28), March 2024 Notes: Internal publication available via PDF; Dr. Vidal is an author.
Goyal, M. S., Vidal, L., Chetcuti, K., Chilingulo, C., Ibrahim, K., Zhang, J., Small, D. S., Seydel, K. B., O'Brien, N., Taylor, T. E., & Postels, D. G.: MRI-Based Brain Volume Scoring in Cerebral Malaria Is Externally Valid and Applicable to Lower-Resolution Images. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 45(2): 205-210, February 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A8098.
Tu D, Goyal MS, Dworkin JD, Kampondeni S, Vidal L, Biondo-Savin E, Juvvadi S, Raghavan P, Nicholas J, Chetcuti K, Clark K, Robert-Fitzgerald T, Satterthwaite TD, Yushkevich P, Davatzikos C, Erus G, Tustison NJ, Postels DG, Taylor TE, Small DS, Shinohara RT: Automated analysis of low-field brain MRI in cerebral malaria. Biometrics 79(3): 2417-2429, September 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1111/biom.13708.