Case presentation A 6-month-old baby with cough, congestion, and fever for 3 days presents to the emergency department with complaints of respiratory distress. Physical examination is significant for a temperature…
Case presentation A 5-day-old male infant presents with decreased feeding and activity for the past 24 hours. The parents report emesis that initially looked like infant formula but over the…
Most pediatric imaging procedures do not require sedation. There are patients, though, who will require some level of sedation in order to obtain a meaningful imaging study. The reasons for…
To image or not to image? Quality in health care, as defined by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, is “doing the right thing for the right patient,…
Exposure to ionizing radiation Exposure to ionizing radiation is a natural consequence of living on Earth. We are exposed to ionizing radiation from the Earth beneath our feet, from the…
10.1055/b-0034-87956 The Abdomen and Gastrointestinal Tract: Liver Length in Children Material and Methods This was a US study in 307 healthy children ( Table 6.5 ). Craniocaudal dimension of the…
10.1055/b-0034-87954 Thorax, Mediastinum, Heart, and Great Vessels: Adenoid Pad Material and Methods The size of the adenoid pad ( Table 6.3 ) was assessed on a mid-sagittal MRI slice in…
10.1055/b-0034-87953 Thorax, Mediastinum, Heart, and Great Vessels: Thymus Size from 0 to 2 Years of Age Material and Methods Mediastinal ultrasonography was performed in 151 infants (79 boys and 72…
10.1055/b-0034-87941 Tumors and Focal Bone, Joint, and Soft-Tissue Lesions The average annual incidence rate of primary bone sarcomas is approximately 8.7 per million children younger than 20 years of age,…
10.1055/b-0034-87951 Thorax, Mediastinum, Heart, and Great Vessels: Tracheal Dimensions by CT Material and Methods One hundred and thirty children (71 boys and 59 girls) who were referred for chest CT…
