Ace The Pediatric Radiology Board Exam

Right aortic arch anomalies occur in 0.01% to 0.1% of the general population. Abnormalities of aortic arch branching and orientation are associated ...

Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon (KMP), first described in 1940, is a rare but life-threatening coagulopathy of infancy which presents with thrombocytop ...

Arnold-Chiari, or simply Chiari malformation, is the name given to a group of deformities of the posterior fossa and hindbrain (cerebellum, pons, a ...

Bronchiolitis is a common lung infection in young individuals. The viral infection involves the lower respiratory tract and can present with s ...

Arachnoid cysts are common incidentally found lesions in the brain when imaging is being performed.

The pancreas is a retroperitoneal gland that facilitates digestion and metabolism. The pancreatic head and uncinate process adjoin the duodenal cur ...

Rib fractures occur when a significant enough force directed at the rib causes a break. There are a total of 12 pairs of ribs in the thoracic regio ...

Brain abscess is a focal area of necrosis with a surrounding membrane within the brain parenchyma, usually resulting from an infectious process or ...

Sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBDs) connect the clinical spectrum of chronic snoring, upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS), obstructive sl ...

March fractures (metatarsal stress fractures) were first described in 1855, termed after the foot pain and swelling experienced by Prussian soldier ...

Hirschsprung disease (HD) is a congenital disorder defined by the absence of ganglion cells (GC) at the Meissner's plexus of the submucosa and Auer ...

Persistent truncus arteriosus (TA) is a rare, congenital, cyanotic heart defect characterized by a ventricular septal defect (VSD), a single trunca ...

Contrast agents are pharmaceuticals that increase the information content of diagnostic images. They serve to improve the sensitivity and spec ...

In neonates, meconium Ileus (MI) is one of the earliest manifestations in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). It presents in up to 20% of patients ...

Tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) represents one of the most common congenital anomalies seen in major pediatric surgical centers. Infants with TEF c ...

Fractures of the fifth metatarsal are common injuries that must be recognized and treated appropriately to avoid poor clinical outcomes for the pat ...

A choledochal cyst (CC) has traditionally been considered as a cystic dilation of the extrahepatic bile duct. Choledochal cysts are now termed bili ...

The human spine consists of seven cervical vertebrae, twelve thoracic vertebrae, five lumbar vertebrae, five fused sacral vertebrae, and 3 to 5 fus ...