Practical Pediatric Imaging provides the practical yet comprehensive coverage that made this classic work the most popular pediatric imaging text among radiology residents and program directors, as well as a standard reference for practicing radiologists and pediatric physicians.

Features:

• More than 2,000 scans and line drawings
• Numerous tables of differential diagnosis and diagnostic algorithms
• Comprehensive, up-to-date references

Contents

Techniques

• Development of Pediatric Radiology
• Problem-Oriented Pediatric Radiology
• Risks of Pediatric Radiology
• The Problem-Oriented Approach
• Role of the Radiologist
• Pediatric Radiologic Techniques
• Routine Radiologic Examinations
• Special Radiologic Techniques

Skull and Brain

• Techniques
• Imaging Guidelines
• Normal Skull Radiology
• General Abnormalities
• Specific Abnormalities

Head and Neck

• Imaging Techniques and Guidelines
• Orbit and Globe
• Nasal Cavity, Paranasal Sinuses, and Face
• Temporal Bone and Ear
• Neck, Oral Cavity, and Mandible

Spine and Spinal Cord

• Techniques
• Imaging Guidelines
• Systematic Approach to the Pediatric Spine
• Normal Spine and Spinal Cord
• Common Normal Variants
• General Abnormalities
• Specific Abnormalities

Musculoskeletal System

• Normal Anatomy and Development
• Techniques
• Congenital and Developmental Variants
• General Abnormalities
• Specific Abnormalities
• Miscellaneous Disorders
• Disorders Localized to a Specific Body Area

Cardiovascular System

• Techniques
• Ordered Approach
• General Abnormalities
• Specific Abnormalities

Respiratory System

• Techniques
• Ordered Approach
• General Abnormalities
• Specific Abnormalities

Gastrointestinal Tract

• General Abnormalities
• Specific Abnormalities
• Abnormalities of the Hepatobiliary System
• Splenic Abnormalities
• Pancreatic Abnormalities
• Imaging of Blunt Abdominal Trauma

Genitourinary Tract

• Techniques
• Normal Genitourinary Tract
• General Abnormalities
• Specific Abnormalities

Appendices

• Preparation of Pediatric Patients for Radiology Procedures
• Pediatric Radiographic Projections
• Typical Radiographic Exposures and Doses
• Radiographic Technique Guidelines
• Commonly Used Pediatric Contrast Media
• Sedation Formulary
• Oral Contrast Dosage for Computed Tomography
• Computed Tomography Protocols
• Magnetic Resonance Neuroimaging Protocols
• Magnetic Resonance Body Imaging Protocols

Index

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