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…

“Knowledge is power…knowledge is safety…knowledge is happiness.” —Thomas Jefferson Bone lesions are a frequently encountered diagnostic challenge faced by radiologists in the evaluation of pediatric and adolescent patients. Up to…

Skeletal dysplasias are bone and cartilage disorders that result in abnormal skeletal development and often, short stature. Skeletal dysplasias and syndromes with bony involvement are not uncommonly seen in pediatric…

Pelvic pain in a preadolescent or adolescent girl can be a diagnostic challenge. Ovarian causes, including torsion of the ovary, ovarian cysts, and paraovarian cysts, must be distinguished from nonovarian…

Whether the history is motor vehicle accident, fall from monkey bars, or sports-related injury, musculoskeletal trauma is one of the most common reasons for emergency department visits. Knowledge of the…

The pediatric foot can be complex, from both clinical and imaging perspectives. Acquired and congenital diseases can affect the foot, especially during early childhood development. Because radiographs are often first…

The observation that a child has a limp is not a diagnosis, but rather a manifestation of an underlying problem. A limping child has altered gait, which may or may…