Pediatric Radiology

The patient with a vascular birthmark presents a challenge to the physician, as many entities that may look alike carry different diagnoses and are treated far differently.

Inflammatory bowel disease affects both adults and pediatric patients with an estimated 10,000-47,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Up to 1/3rd of these cases are in children. MR enterography, a non-radiation method of examining the bowel, has recently emerged as highly effective method of assessing disease in these patients.

Scientists from UCSF are changing the widespread doubt about sensory processing disorder, and proving that there may, in fact, be major biological differences in the brains of children with sensory processing problems compared to typically developing children.

At UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital we strive to provide the absolute best in imaging for our patients. The MRI goggles are just one of many examples that help provide the best imaging care for pediatric patients

Imaging of premature infants is challenging in part because they are so small. The image of entire infant can easily fit on the smallest available detector size of 8”x10”. These images are done with portable radiographic equipment that has to be carefully positioned. The infant is normally in an incubator with numerous lines for monitoring physiology that often have to be moved to acquire the image. The babies are very fragile and must be handled with great care.

The following is a guest post from John MacKenzie, M.D., Chief of Pediatric Radiology, Assistant Professor in Residence.