Title | Pediatric Imaging for the Technologist [electronic resource] / edited by D. M. Wilmot, Gail A. Sharko |
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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 |
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 โThree-Footโ Orthoroentgenogram for Long-Bone Measurement -- General Surveys -- 8 Radiographic Tomography -- General Considerations -- Pediatric Applications of Conventional Tomography -- Patient Management -- Technical ConsiderationsโโScattered Radiationโ -- 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 -- UltrasoundโBasic Physical Principles -- Diagnostic Ultrasound Equipment -- Patient Handling -- Specific ExaminationsโIndications 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