Fluoroscopy 9.0 INTRODUCTION Fluoroscopy is a procedure that provides real-time transient x-ray imaging with permanent recording of appropriate images. Fluoroscopy is not generally intended to generally replace conventional projection radiography….
Radiation Protection 21.0 INTRODUCTION It is incumbent upon all individuals who use radiation in medicine to strive for an optimal compromise between its clinical utility and the radiation doses to…
Medical Imaging Informatics 5.0 INTRODUCTION Medical informatics represents the process of collecting, analyzing, storing, and communicating information that is crucial to the provision and delivery of patient care. Medical imaging…
Radiation and the Atom 2.0 INTRODUCTION Radiation refers to energy that propagates through space or matter. Two important categories of radiation in medical imaging are electromagnetic radiation (EMR) and subatomic…
Introduction to the Study Guide 1.0 INTRODUCTION As Dr. Mettler mentioned in the Foreword to the fourth edition of the textbook The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging (EPMI), the textbook’s…
Pediatric bowel obstructions are one of the most common surgical emergencies in children, and imaging plays a vital role in the evaluation and diagnosis. An evidence-based and practical imaging approach…
Vascular malformations are commonly encountered in the pediatric population. This article reviews the imaging appearances of simple and syndromic vascular malformations in infants and children that radiologists should know and…
Hip disorders are a wide range of conditions commonly affecting patients in the pediatric age group. Reaching an accurate diagnosis of these conditions in children may be challenging. The optimal…
Childhood interstitial lung disease (ChILD) is an umbrella term encompassing a diverse group of diffuse lung diseases affecting infants and children. Although the timely and accurate diagnosis of ChILD is…
Pediatric abdominal masses are commonly encountered in the pediatric population, with a broad differential diagnosis that encompasses benign and malignant entities. The primary role of abdominal imaging in the setting…
