Essentials of Pediatric Radiology

Essentials of Pediatric Radiology: A Multimodality Approach provides a concise overview of both basic and complex topics encountered by pediatric radiologists in their daily practice. Written by leading pediatric radiologists from renowned children's hospitals, it focuses particularly on multimodality imaging, covering the full gamut of radiologic diagnostic techniques, including conventional radiography and ultrasound, Doppler ultrasound, up-to-date CT and MRI techniques, and PET-CT. Each chapter is generously illustrated with high quality images, as well as graphs, tables, decision flowcharts and featured cases. Chapters are arranged according to pathologies, rather than organ systems, providing the reader with clinically-oriented information when employing ‘whole body' techniques or analysing scans involving multiple anatomical sites. The book is complemented by online presentations of cases as ‘unknowns', which enable readers to test their diagnostic proficiency. A key text for pediatric radiology fellows, radiology residents and general radiologists, this is also essential reading for all pediatricians. - Concise text with visually engaging format and numerous images, graphs, tables and flowcharts - Online presentation of unknown cases promotes learning and allows readers to test their diagnostic proficiency - Unique structure, organized according to pathologies, providing clinically focused information Contents Preface; 1. The normal child: growth and development of the infant and child - frequent and important normal variants Karl Schneider; 2. Neonatal imaging Beverley Newman and Laura Varich; 3. Congenital heart disease Alison Meadows; 4. Pediatric trauma Sandra Wootton-Gorges; 5. Non-traumatic pediatric emergencies Harvey Teo and David Stringer; 6. Infections, inflammations and HIV Kate M. Park and Catherine M. Owens; 7. Pediatric tumors Jane Kim, Soonme Cha, Heike E. Daldrup-Link and Robert Goldsby; 8. Ischemia in children Kevin M. Baskin, Charles R. Fitz, Max Wintermark and John J. Crowley; 9. Metabolic bone disorders Paul Babyn; 10. Skeletal dysplasias and syndromes Keith A. Kronemer and Thomas E. Herman; 11. Transplant imaging in children Paul Babyn; 12. Iatrogenic devices Soni Chawla; 13. Radiation protection in children undergoing medical imaging Donald P. Frush; Index. Contributors Karl Schneider, Beverley Newman, Laura Varich, Alison Meadows, Sandra Wootton-Gorges, Harvey Teo, David Stringer, Kate M. Park, Catherine M. Owens, Jane Kim, Soonme Cha, Heike E. Daldrup-Link, Robert Goldsby, Kevin M. Baskin, Charles R. Fitz, Max Wintermark, John J. Crowley, Paul Babyn, Keith A. Kronemer, Thomas E. Herman, Soni Chawla, Donald P. Frush