Almost all parents at some point during their children’s lives will need to take their child to the hospital for some sort of illness. Whether it is a cough, fever, broken bone, or abdominal pain, a visit to the emergency room or urgent care will include some sort of radiology study and often that radiology … Continue reading
Imaging Modalities Medical imaging is a very broad area of medicine and includes many different types of imaging modalities. These include most commonly radiography (x-ray), nuclear medicine, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound, elastography, tomography, positron emitted tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT), and echocardiography. Other more advanced or exotic imaging studies include photoacoustic imaging and … Continue reading
As a pediatric radiologist I have to be constantly aware of the radiation exposure I may be giving to my patients in my daily practice. Children are more sensitive to the effects of radiation, and they have a longer life to live to experience the potential sequelae of too much radiation. But radiation is also … Continue reading