Elangovan Stacey,  Moon Chan,  Zhang Bin,  Kim Hee Kyung

Final Pr. ID: Paper #: 050

Cartilage imaging in adults has been a rich area of research in which MR T2 and T1rho mapping provide complementary information regarding the extracellular matrix, including collagen fibers and glycosaminoglycans, respectively. However, in the pediatric population, there remains a need to obtain normative data for these variables during skeletal maturation.

The purpose of this study is to provide complementary information regarding cartilage during skeletal maturation with T2 and T1rho maps. Read More

Authors:  Elangovan Stacey , Moon Chan , Zhang Bin , Kim Hee Kyung

Keywords:  Cartilage, Knee, Normal

Hutt Airyn,  Shaffer Laura,  Chandra Tushar,  Hayes Laura

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: SCI-024

The growing skeleton has a radiographically different appearance from an adult’s until late adolescence when the physes fuse. If unfamiliar with recognizing these differences on a radiograph, it is common for normal variants to be misinterpreted as fractures and referred to subspecialty orthopedic care. The arising consequences are avoidable; however, to educate caregivers providing interpretations of pediatric orthopedic radiographs we must first understand why and how often these misinterpretations occur. Read More

Authors:  Hutt Airyn , Shaffer Laura , Chandra Tushar , Hayes Laura

Keywords:  Radiography, Normal Variants, Misinterpretations

Hwang Misun,  Servaes Sabah

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: EDU-088

Many normal variants in the skeletal survey can be misconceived as signs of child abuse. Accurate differentiation between the two is crucial in subjecting only the perpetrators to trial. The present exhibit educates on the radiographic signs and techniques that can help differentiate between normal variants and child abuse on the skeletal survey. Read More

Authors:  Hwang Misun , Servaes Sabah

Keywords:  Child abuse, Skeletal Survey, Normal variants

Yaya Carlos,  Fanney Lewis,  Taragin Benjamin,  Nguyen Jie

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: EDU-063

This educational exhibit provides a comprehensive review of normal anatomical variants in the developing pediatric knee, emphasizing the imaging distinctions from pathology to aid radiologists in accurate diagnosis and care. Read More

Authors:  Yaya Carlos , Fanney Lewis , Taragin Benjamin , Nguyen Jie

Keywords:  Normal variants, Pediatrics, Knee

Intwala Devanshi,  Colglazier Roy,  Kang Paul,  Gridley Dan,  Connell Mary

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: SCI-003

Understanding normal parameters of pediatric cervical spine is imperative for early detection of cervical spine injury by computed tomography (CT) post trauma. Young children have a higher biomechanical fulcrum, incomplete ossification, and increased soft tissue laxity which minimizes anatomical distortion on CT [1,2]. The first part of this two part study aims to establish normal cervical joint spaces measurements in non-traumatic pediatric population with particular attention to the lateral atlantodental interval (ADI). Read More

Authors:  Intwala Devanshi , Colglazier Roy , Kang Paul , Gridley Dan , Connell Mary

Keywords:  Cervical spine, Atlantodental, Normal parameters

Yap Justin Luke,  Concepcion Nathan David

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: EDU-008

The goal is to create an easy-to-use reference for typical appearance of the normal sulcation and gyration of the neonatal brain on ultrasound depending on the weekly age of gestation. This will be a pictorial essay of preterm and term neonates who had an unremarkable cranial ultrasound in the first week of life. Two images will be taken: (a) coronal plane depicting the foramen of Monro and third ventricle, and (b) parasagittal (level of caudothalamic groove) planes will be used as they provide the most information in terms of sulcation and gyration. They are also the easiest to reproduce with less inter-operator variability. Cranial ultrasound (CUS) remains to be the most practical and available imaging modality for evaluating the brain of a neonate. Having a reference atlas or infographic matched for gestational age is a helpful tool for screening a myriad of pathologies and will help clinicians and radiologists involved in the care of neonates monitor the development of the neurocranium. Read More

Authors:  Yap Justin Luke , Concepcion Nathan David

Keywords:  cranial ultrasound, normal sulcation and gyration

Francavilla Michael

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: EDU-074

We describe a method of rapidly viewing age- and gender-matched normal musculoskeletal radiographic images for comparison during routine reading at the workstation. We created a plugin for the Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) that added a new option in the contextual menu. When the new option was selected, the plugin obtains information about the currently displayed exam. The patient’s gender and age (in years and months) and the type of study (e.g. humerus or ankle) are extracted and the plugin opens a new window. The window displays age- and gender-matched studies of the same body part from a database of normal images for rapid review by the user. The database consists of 35,514 images from 10,540 musculoskeletal examinations that were interpreted as normal by staff radiologists. Patients younger than two years of age are matched by months. The user may adjust the desired age and study type. The window displays the images in a grid with thumbnails. Users may choose to review the normal examples in full resolution. The images are displayed in a window adjacent to the PACS, permitting side-by-side comparison. Typical use cases display around 30 comparison examinations with approximately 90 images as a result. Read More

Authors:  Francavilla Michael

Keywords:  plugin, normal, musculoskeletal

Martinez-rios Claudia,  Tijerin Bueno Marta,  Ahmad Tahani,  Oudjhane Kamaldine,  Navarro Oscar

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: EDU-091

Pediatric liver transplant (PLT) is an established treatment for many hepatic conditions in children. In recent years there has been a significant increase in the number of PTL associated with an improved survival. In children however, due to the complex surgical procedures and peculiar hemodynamic physiology there is also an increased risk for vascular and biliary complications. High resolution ultrasonography (US) is the modality of choice to evaluate and monitor the evolution of pediatric liver graft. This exhibit intends to illustrate fellows and residents with the US characteristics of the normal hepatic anatomy, the normal early and late US appearances of the graft, and the US features of complications that may compromise graft’s survival. Read More

Authors:  Martinez-rios Claudia , Tijerin Bueno Marta , Ahmad Tahani , Oudjhane Kamaldine , Navarro Oscar

Keywords:  liver, transplant, ultrasound, normal, complications