Title	Pediatric Imaging for the Technologist [electronic resource] / edited by D. M. Wilmot, Gail A. Sharko
Imprint	New York, NY : Springer New York, 1987
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4690-9
Descript	XVII, 521 p. 181 illus. online resource

Designed as a textbook for radiographers, this up-to-date manual provides an accessible store of information on pediatric imaging procedures, with clearly described techniques and instructions. The aim is to simplify the pediatric examination and facilitate the experience for the patient, parent, and technologist. Extensively illustrated, this work describes in detail correct positioning, radiation protection, and methods of immobilization. The major portion of the book was written by senior and supervisory radiographers with years of experience in this area. The concluding chapters, written by a radiologist, clarify for the technologist what is required in the final image for accurate diagnosis

1 The Pediatric Patient: Special Concerns -- Psychological Aspects: The Child and the Hospital -- Parent Participation -- Department Atmosphere and Environment -- Conclusion -- 2 Patient Care and Radiation Protection -- Patient Care -- Radiation Protection -- 3 Restraint and Sedation -- Restraint -- Sedation -- 4 Radiography of the Chest and Upper Airway -- Routine Chest Radiography -- Nonroutine Radiographic Views of the Chest -- Radiography for Suspected Foreign Body Aspiration -- Views of the Upper Airway -- Radiography of the Neonatal Chest -- Conclusion -- 5 Radiography of the Abdomen -- Plain Radiography of the Abdomen -- Contrast Examinations of the Gastrointestinal Tract -- Contrast Examinations of the Colon -- Genitourinary Radiography -- 6 Radiography of the Skull and Facial Bones -- Anatomy -- The Skull -- The Paranasal Sinuses -- The Nasal Bones -- The Facial Bones -- The Mastoids -- The Nasopharynx -- The Mandible -- The Temporomandibular Joints -- The Orbits -- Studies for Opaque Foreign Body in the Eye -- The Sella Turcica -- The Zygomatic Arches -- The Optic Foramina -- Conclusion -- 7 Skeletal Radiography -- The Upper Extremity -- The Shoulder Girdle -- The Thoracic Cage -- The Vertebral Column -- The Pelvic Girdle -- The Lower Extremity -- Special Orthopedic Radiography -- The โ{128}{156}Three-Footโ{128}{157} Orthoroentgenogram for Long-Bone Measurement -- General Surveys -- 8 Radiographic Tomography -- General Considerations -- Pediatric Applications of Conventional Tomography -- Patient Management -- Technical Considerationsโ{128}{148}โ{128}{156}Scattered Radiationโ{128}{157} -- Tomographic Examinations -- Conclusion -- 9 Computed Tomography -- General Considerations -- Pediatric Neuroradiologic Computed Tomographic Scanning -- Selected Neuroradiologic Pathological Conditions -- Computed Tomographic Scanning of the Spine -- Computed Tomography of the Body -- Conclusion -- 10 Diagnostic Ultrasound -- Ultrasoundโ{128}{148}Basic Physical Principles -- Diagnostic Ultrasound Equipment -- Patient Handling -- Specific Examinationsโ{128}{148}Indications and Techniques -- Conclusion -- 11 Introduction to Nuclear Medicine -- Radiopharmaceuticals -- Radiation Dosimetry -- Instrumentation and Image Production -- Nuclear Medicine as a Diagnostic Imaging Modality -- Pediatric Considerations in Nuclear Medicine -- Specific Nuclear Medicine Examinations -- Conclusion -- 12 Pediatric Angiocardiography -- Normal Cardiac Anatomy -- Cardiac Catheterization in Children -- A Brief Review of Congenital Cardiac Lesions -- Conclusion -- 13 Pediatric Angiography -- The Angiography Team -- The Patient -- Sedation -- Contrast Agents -- Equipment -- Patient Positioning -- Conclusion -- 14 Radiographic Quality: Control and Evaluation -- Equipment Evaluation -- Film and Screen Considerations -- Processing/Processor Control -- Conclusion -- 15 Pediatric Chest Pathology -- The Neonatal Chest Examination -- Conditions Seen in Older Children -- Conclusion -- 16 Pediatric Bone Pathology -- The Architecture of Pediatric Bone -- Factors Affecting Bone Response to Trauma -- Incomplete Fractures -- Epiphyseal Injuries -- The Pediatric Hip -- Bone Tumors -- Osteomyelitis -- Conclusion -- 17 Gastrointestinal Pathology -- The Upper Gastrointestinal Tract -- Small Bowel Conditions -- Lower Gastrointestinal Conditions -- Conclusion -- 18 Genitourinary Pathology -- Congenital Anomalies -- Urinary Tract Infection -- Abdominal Masses -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Sedation Protocols -- Appendix B: Sample Technique Charts -- Appendix C: Quality Assurance Charts