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Paediatric Imaging Manual

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  • © 2008

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Authors:
  1. Jochen Tröger

    1. Paediatric Radiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

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  2. Peter Seidensticker

    1. Global Medical Affairs Diagnostic Imaging, Bayer-Schering-Pharma AG, Berlin, Germany

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  • Imaging of Newborns, Infants, Children and Adolescents
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Radiation bio effects and dose reduction strategies

    • Donald P. Frush
    Pages 1-3

  3. Contrast media: posology, risks and side effects

    • Magdalena M. Woźniak
    Pages 5-12

  4. Head and Neck

    • Thierry A. G. M. Huisman
    Pages 13-38

  5. Thoracic disorders

    • Donald P. Frush
    Pages 39-61

  6. Abdomen

    • Jochen Tröger, Hyun Soo Ko, Jens-Peter Schenk, Michael Kimpel
    Pages 63-131

  7. Musculoskeletal system

    • Harvey Teo, David Stringer
    Pages 133-153

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 155-161
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About this book

Children and adolescents are not simply small adults; they suffer from different diseases and require different treatments. The same is true where imaging is concerned. The diagnostic strategies – using identical diagnostic instruments – are different; the care prior to, during, and following the examination differs from that of adults.

Because the number of Centers for Pediatric Radiology is small, students as well as pediatricians and general radiologists lack training in pediatric radiology and are often not sufficiently aware of these differences.

Active radiation protection and avoidance of unnecessary high contrast media doses are number one priority in diagnosing and treating children and can be achieved through: Avoidance of X-rays and CT scans. Substitution with non-ionizing radiation such as ultrasonography and MRI where possible while ensuring diagnostic reliability; Reduction of the radiation dose and number of views. This can be realized by following the ALARA principle: “as low as reasonably achievable”; Weight and indication tailored contrast media dosing.

This CME accredited Manual provides a comprehensive overview on the field of pediatric radiology and suggests imaging strategies for the most common clinical indications in children and adolescents.

Reviews

From the reviews: “The authors stated intent is to ‘provide readily available information limited to what is essential’ for physicians in advanced pediatric or radiologic training and for advanced students who seek the ‘most important aspects of imaging in newborns, children and adolescents.’ … This book is … succinetly written to be most helpful educationally. … The quality of the paper and … the images is excellent.” (Harris L. Cohen, Radiology, Vol. 255 (1), April, 2010)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Paediatric Radiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

    Jochen Tröger

  • Global Medical Affairs Diagnostic Imaging, Bayer-Schering-Pharma AG, Berlin, Germany

    Peter Seidensticker

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Paediatric Imaging Manual

  • Authors: Jochen Tröger, Peter Seidensticker

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-35113-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2008

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-35113-9Published: 15 August 2008

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 162

  • Number of Illustrations: 273 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Imaging / Radiology, Pediatrics

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