Radiologic procedures, policies and protocols for pediatric emergency medicine.

abstract：:Intrathecal baclofen has long been known to be an efficacious treatment of spasticity in children with cerebral palsy. Test bolus administration is often necessary to ensure patients will benefit from this treatment. The introduction of a intrathecal catheter for test bolus administration can prove challenging in a su...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Heran MKS,Al-Shikarchy H,Chowne C

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:When administered to an immune-compromised patient, BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guérin) can cause disseminated and life-threatening infections. OBJECTIVE:To describe the imaging findings in children with primary immunodeficiency and BCG-related infections. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We reviewed the imaging findings o...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Shrot S,Barkai G,Ben-Shlush A,Soudack M

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective analysis of radiologically determined individual renal function was performed in five boys who presented in the neonatal period with posterior urethral valves, vesicoureteral reflux and documented urinoma formation. Renal function was evaluated with scintigraphy. There was reflux in eight of ten ureter...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Fernbach SK,Feinstein KA,Zaontz MR

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accurate diagnosis of hepatic vein (HV) stenosis by real-time and color Doppler US (CD-US) after segmental liver transplantation in children can decrease morbidity because it allows unnecessary biopsy, obstruction or thrombosis and loss of the graft to be avoided. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate CD-US parameters to p...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Suzuki L,de Oliveira IR,Widman A,Gibelli NE,Carnevale FC,Maksoud JG,Hubbard AM,Cerri GG

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ferumoxytol is an ultra-small superparamagnetic iron oxide (USPIO) particle that is FDA-approved for parenteral treatment of iron deficiency anemia in adults with chronic kidney disease. Because of the association between gadolinium-based contrast agents and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis in patients with severe chroni...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Luhar A,Khan S,Finn JP,Ghahremani S,Griggs R,Zaritsky J,Salusky I,Hall TR

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The arterial resting flow, the arterial peak flow after 3 minutes of circulatory arrest to the leg, and the venous emptying rate were studied by strain gauge plethysmography in the calves of 85 children between 3 and 16 years of age. Most of the children had heart disease; therefore the values obtained can be regarded...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Mortensson W,Hallböök T,Lundström NR

更新日期：1975-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:A 10-year old, mentally and physically normally developed girl complained of back pain following an accident. Radiological findings revealed an inhomogeneous, coarse osteosclerosis along the endplates and posterior parts of the ovoid shaped vertebral bodies, in the proximal and distal femora-, proximal humeri and tibi...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Schmidt H,Mannkopf H,Ullrich K,von Lengerke HJ

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sternal clefts have been reported sporadically, but there are no reports describing complete investigations of the malformation. We describe a child with isolated inferior sternal cleft diagnosed at 33 weeks of gestation and thoroughly investigated by prenatal US, MRI and CT and preoperative US. Our report highlights ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Pasoglou V,Tebache M,Rausin L,Demarche M,Collignon L

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with different patterns of soft tissue and bone involvement demonstrate the variability of extracutaneous manifestations of juvenile xanthogranuloma, a non-X histiocytosis, better known to dermatologists than to radiologists. ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Eggli KD,Caro P,Quiogue T,Boal DK

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of Darrow-Gamble disease is presented with review of the radiographic and ultrasonographic appearance of this rare cause of profound chronic diarrhea beginning at birth. The disease is caused by a defect of active intestinal chloride transport which results in a large loss of the electrolytes and water. To prev...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Poggiani C,Auriemma A,Menghini P,Lando B,Bonhoeffer P,Colombo A

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Focal liver lesions are common in children and adults after Fontan procedures. OBJECTIVE:To explore the relationship between liver shear stiffness, using magnetic resonance (MR) elastography, and the presence of focal liver lesions in patients after Fontan procedures (total cavopulmonary anastomosis). MATE...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Diaz ES,Dillman JR,Veldtman GR,Trout AT

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Optic pathway gliomas (OPGs) are common pediatric brain tumors that pose significant clinical challenges with regard to predicting which tumors are likely to become symptomatic and require treatment. These tumors can arise sporadically or in the context of the inherited cancer predisposition syndrome neurofi...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Jost SC,Ackerman JW,Garbow JR,Manwaring LP,Gutmann DH,McKinstry RC

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of thanatophoric dwarfism living for 10 weeks with minimal supportive care is presented. Although early death is usual, survival for months is compatible with the diagnosis. ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Moir DH,Kozlowski K

更新日期：1976-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with the characteristic changes of Sturge-Weber syndrome on the right side was found to have a large arteriovenous malformation on the left side which involved the superior ophthalmic vein. This association, although previously reported, is extremely rare. ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Laufer L,Cohen A

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent reports have indicated that infants and young children have a higher sensitivity than older children and adults to radiation exposure and the potential for harmful side effects. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the present landmarks used in film positioning result in unnecessary radiation to non-thorac...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Soboleski D,Theriault C,Acker A,Dagnone V,Manson D

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rickets is characterized by impaired mineralization and ossification of the growth plates of growing children caused by a variety of disorders, the most frequent of which is nutritional deficiency of vitamin D. Despite ample knowledge of its etiology and the availability of cost-effective methods of preventing it, vit...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Shore RM,Chesney RW

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three newborns with thin ribs and thin long bones with multiple fractures are reported. Whereas one patient presents a syndromic association of bone dysplasia and intrauterine dwarfism two other patients cannot be appropriately evaluated due to lack of basic clinical and pathologic data. ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Kozlowski K,Kan A

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sickle cell disease is a major cause of pediatric stroke. Understanding the disease that affects the brain as infarctions, both clinically apparent and silent, requires an understanding of how the blood vessels are affected, the way in which both the brain and the blood vessels are imaged by MRI and MRA and the mechan...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Zimmerman RA

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basilar impression (BI) assessed by either plain lateral skull radiograph or computerized tomography (CT) sagittal reconstruction of the craniocervical junction is a common finding occurring in 25% of subjects with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). It appears to occur with highest frequency in a group of subjects with OI ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Sillence DO

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical decision support has been identified by the United States government as a method to decrease inappropriate imaging exams and promote judicious use of imaging resources. The adoption of this method will be incentivized by requiring appropriate use criteria to qualify for Medicare reimbursement starting in Janu...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Chan SS,Francavilla ML,Iyer RS,Rigsby CK,Hernanz-Schulman M

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a neonate with a duodenal web demonstrating the windsock appearance on US. In neonates, duodenal web is rare and its windsock appearance is also rarely seen. The windsock sign of duodenal web has been a well-known finding on upper gastrointestinal series. The corresponding windsock appearance may be demonstr...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Yoon CH,Goo HW,Kim EA,Kim KS,Pi SY

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imaging is often a fundamental part in the evaluation of an injured or ill child. A variety of imaging modalities (radiography, angiography/fluoroscopy, sonography, CT, magnetic resonance imaging and scintigraphy) are among the options. CT is worth focused attention because of its usefulness in a variety of emergency ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Sivit CJ

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-signal T2-weighted bone marrow changes can be found in both bone marrow edema and hematopoietic marrow and are often seen on pediatric MR images of the feet and ankle. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether high-signal T2 changes of the bone marrow seen on pediatric MRI of feet and ankles represent residual hem...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Shabshin N,Schweitzer ME,Morrison WB,Carrino JA,Keller MS,Grissom LE

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infantile Blount disease is a developmental condition characterized by disorganized endochondral ossification in the medial aspect of the proximal tibial physis. OBJECTIVE:To describe the MR imaging abnormalities in the proximal tibia, distal femur, menisci and ligaments of children with infantile Blount di...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Ho-Fung V,Jaimes C,Delgado J,Davidson RS,Jaramillo D

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a 16-year-old boy with autoimmune liver disease and longstanding portal hypertension in whom a CT arteriogram demonstrated a large aneurysm arising from the distal, extra-parenchymal portion of the splenic artery. Because of its location adjacent to multiple venous collaterals, the aneurysm was indistinguis...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Phillips GS,Vo NJ,Ishak GE,Swanson JO,Otto RK

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orbital sonography with color-flow Doppler imaging is a relatively new technology with significant application in the pediatric patient. This review stresses the primary indications for pediatric ophthalmic ultrasound and also discusses those instances where the use of ultrasound supplements other imaging studies. ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Ramji FG,Slovis TL,Baker JD

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary idiopathic chylopericardium is rare and represents a fraction of all pericardial effusions in the pediatric population. Most cases of chylopericardium occur as a complication of cardiac surgery or after trauma. They may also be caused by tuberculosis, neoplasm, or congenital lymphangiomatosis. Primary idiopath...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Ossiani MH,McCauley RG,Patel HT

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been suggested that the pelvis should not be habitually included on abdominal CT examinations, but the potential benefit of such a practice in childhood abdominal malignancies is unknown. OBJECTIVE:To estimate the yield and potential diagnostic benefit of abnormal findings on CT of the pelvis in chil...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Gnanasambandam S,Olsen ØE

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We present the case of an 8-year-old girl with acute onset of intermittent lower abdominal pain. The gray-scale US examination showed an enlarged right ovary with peripheral cysts, reflecting ovarian congestion and strongly suggesting the diagnosis of torsion. Normal arterial and venous flow, however, was fo...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Hurh PJ,Meyer JS,Shaaban A

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traditionally, every patient with an acute scrotum needed surgical exploration for definitive exclusion of testicular torsion. OBJECTIVE:In this study, we aimed to evaluate the improved accuracy in clinical diagnosis with colour Doppler Ultrasonography (US) added to normal clinical assessment. MATERIALS AN...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Lam WW,Yap TL,Jacobsen AS,Teo HJ

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00