Medical Imaging & Clinical Research

Pediatric Radiology

Pediatric (Paediatric) radiology is a section of radiology involving the full body imaging of newborn, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. Adolescents are introduced to pediatric radiologists since developing bodies are more liable to the adverse effects of radiation than are grown person of equivalent size.

Mainly used Pediatric Imaging Techniques:

·                       Pediatric X-rays

·                       Pediatric body CT scans with low-dose adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction

·                       Pediatric body MRI scans

·                       Pediatric fluoroscopy for assessment of swallowing, diaphragm, gastrointestinal tract and urinary tract.

·                       Fluoroscopic-guided nasogastric and feeding tube placements

·                       Pediatric ultrasound-guided biopsy and Doppler imaging

·                       Pediatric pneumatic intussusception reduction

·                       Pediatric CT and MR angiography, urography and enterography

·                       Pediatric percutaneous cecostomy tube exchanges