Pediatric Radiology (The Society for Pediatric Radiology) 2014 (Videos)

Pediatric Radiology: A Comprehensive Overview

Intended Audience

This program is designed for pediatric radiologists, general radiologists who care for pediatric patients, and general radiologists with an interest in pediatric imaging.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion, participants will be able to:

• Summarize the latest advancements in pediatric imaging and the practice of pediatric radiology.
• Utilize new technologies effectively for pediatric imaging.
• Implement quality and safety principles in pediatric radiology.
• Identify common challenges in pediatric radiology and explore potential solutions.
• Minimize radiation exposure during diagnostic imaging and image-guided therapy.

Body Imaging Techniques

• Practical advice for evaluating CT image quality.
• Contrast-enhanced PET/CT imaging techniques.
• Optimal protocols for abdominal CTA imaging.
• Achieving high-resolution MRA images.
• Understanding b values and their relevance in imaging.
• Fetal MRI considerations and limitations.
• Choosing between Eovist and Ablavar for imaging.
• Optimizing Doppler ultrasound images and waveforms.

Thoracic Imaging: Focus on the Lungs

• Cystic fibrosis scoring and updates.
• Dynamic airway CT techniques for infants and children.
• Pulmonary embolus in children: essential knowledge for radiologists.
• Identifying genetic causes of pediatric lung neoplasms.
• Managing thoracic CT radiation dose with SSDE.
• When and how to perform HRCT in pediatric patients.

Gastrointestinal Imaging: Focus on the Pancreas and Bowel

• Performing and interpreting secretin MRCP images.
• Understanding pancreatic ductal variants and their relation to pancreatitis.
• Image findings of pancreatic ductal trauma.
• Differentiating between acute inflammation and chronic fibrosis in Crohn’s disease.
• Classifying and imaging perianal fistulae.
• Interpreting pelvic MRI after rectal pullthrough.
• Ultrasound’s role in detecting intestinal malrotation.
• Radiation considerations in imaging inflammatory bowel disease.

Genitourinary Imaging: Focus on Gonadal Radiology

• Imaging techniques for testicular trauma and follow-up.
• Torsion of the testis: Doppler’s significance and flow patterns of concern.
• Reducing testicular torsion: when and how.
• Searching for undescended testicles.
• Gonadal imaging in intersex states and gonadal dysgenesis.
• Optimal imaging modality for torsion of the ovary/fallopian tube.
• Appropriate follow-up for pediatric adnexal masses.
• Imaging’s contribution to diagnosing PCOS.

Musculoskeletal Imaging: Focus on Oncology

• Characterizing aggressive bone lesions on radiography and CT.
• MRI evaluation of bone lesions.
• Staging and treatment assessment in osteosarcoma/Ewing sarcoma.
• MRI of bone marrow.
• Whole-body MRI with DWI for tumor staging and monitoring.
• Imaging strategies around hardware after limb salvage surgery.
• Osteonecrosis in BMT and oncology patients.
• Imaging considerations for musculoskeletal tumors.

Child Abuse and Non-Abuse: Focus on Radiography

• Correlating classic metaphyseal lesions with micro-CT/histopathologic findings.
• Differential diagnosis of metaphyseal fractures.
• Radiographic considerations in rickets.
• Recognizing fractures on skull imaging.
• Dating fractures and its implications.
• Communicating child abuse findings effectively.

Scientific Sessions

Gastrointestinal:
– Neuroblastoma: Clinical and biological perspectives.

Cardiovascular:
– Impact of MRI and CT imaging on congenital heart disease management.

Improving Communication and Quality:
– Diagnostic errors in pediatric radiology.
– Communicating radiation risks to parents.
– Establishing a quality improvement program for radiology departments.

Pediatric Radiologists and Radiologists Unite:
– Ultrasound utilization in point-of-care imaging.
– Pediatric lumps and bumps: Ultrasound or MRI?
– Renal artery stenosis: Imaging modalities and their roles.

Reviewing for Pediatric Radiology:
– Review process overview.
– Evaluating manuscripts section by section.
– A reviewer’s perspective on manuscript evaluation.
– Post-review process and providing feedback to editors.

Scientific Sessions (Continued):

Gastroenterology:
– Update on pediatric inflammatory bowel disease.

Respiratory:
– Update on ECMO from a clinical perspective.

Neurology:
– Low-grade pediatric glioma updates.

Genitourinary:
– Voiding function and dysfunction in pediatric patients.

Advanced Body MRI:
– Techniques and practice of MR urography.
– MR enterography: techniques and potential pitfalls.

Neuroradiology:
– Neuroimaging during and after therapeutic hypothermia for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy.

Cardiovascular:
– Advances in fetal cardiac diagnosis and treatment.

Public Policy, Healthcare, Education, Technology:
– Becoming more effective teachers for physicians.

Genitourinary:
– Functional MR urography’s role in pediatric urology.

Chest:
– CT dose optimization for practicing radiologists.

Musculoskeletal:
– Adolescent hip pain and its imaging evaluation.