Radiology Key

In the neonatal period the most frequently encountered spinal pathologies are of developmental nature. Spinal tumors or infections are exquisitely rare in neonates. Spinal trauma may occasionally be encountered and…

Since first being performed in 1986, fetal MRI has rapidly become a standard of care for the secondary evaluation of fetal abnormalities involving the central nervous system (CNS) and thoracic…

Introduction Neuroradiological imaging of the pediatric patient has undergone tremendous change since the late 2000s. Although the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is on the rise, in part because…

Background Among the first to identify issues related to child abuse, Dr. John Caffey studied and published results in 1946 detailing multiple unexplained long-bone fractures of apparent traumatic origin in…

Approach to the Lateral Neck Radiograph The lateral neck radiograph is a relatively inexpensive, readily available, and easy-to-perform examination that is very useful for the evaluation of suspected abnormalities in…

Preterm birth is birth before 37 weeks’ gestational age. The incidence of preterm birth is approximately 1 in 10 births in the United States. The imaging of a preterm infant…

This chapter will review the basics of abusive head and spinal trauma, focus on common questions that arise when interpreting imaging studies of children with inflicted injuries of the central…

Why Imaging? Pediatric patients with soft tissue musculoskeletal masses encompass a wide array of pathology that ranges from benign fatty masses and self-involuting vascular tumors all the way to aggressive…

The radiologist’s most obvious “product” is the interpretation rendered for an imaging study. Although this visible document is a key component of the radiologist’s job, it is only one of…

The elbow is complex in its multiple articulations, which allow for flexion and extension, as well as supination and pronation. Imaging of the pediatric elbow is deceptively simple: two conventional…