Author Description

<p>Every page crafted by a collaborative team of pediatricians and pediatric radiologists, this unique title by Drs. A. Carlson Merrow, Jr. and Selena Hariharan is a practical, superbly illustrated reference <b>designed specifically for today’s pediatrician</b>. An ideal roadmap to the fast-changing landscape of diagnostic imaging tests, <i>Imaging in Pediatrics</i> not only <b>guides you through the radiologic work-up</b> of common pediatric disorders, but also <b>translates the appearance and language of the work-up results</b> for more effective communication between the pediatrician and the radiologist, resulting in enhanced understanding and better patient care.</p><ul> <li>Uses <b>easy-to-read, bulleted text</b> to highlight the most important facts about each disorder and its associated etiology, imaging work-up, clinical manifestations, and therapy.</li> <p> <li>Covers <b>248 diagnoses likely seen in practice</b>, logically organized by anatomic region.</li> <p> <li>Helps you <b>determine which studies to order</b> and <b>demonstrates and explains typical findings </b>in accessible language.</li> <p> <li>Provides expanded coverage of <b>key topics</b>, including the imaging work-up of appendicitis that relies on ultrasound and MR over CT; new guidelines on vesicoureteral reflux and urinary tract infections; up-to-date recommendations on imaging in nonaccidental trauma, foreign body removal, and obesity-related diseases; revised nomenclature on pediatric lung diseases, vascular malformations, and neoplasms; and guidance on limiting the use of ionizing radiation in evaluating pediatric diseases.</li> <p> <li>Includes an <b>imaging glossary</b>, <b>introductory prose chapters</b> with general guidelines on imaging specific organ systems, and <b>numerous illustrations</b> depicting complex anatomic and pathologic relationships of individual entities.</li> </ul>