Cole Denzel,  Linam Leann,  Cho Joo

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: EDU-035

This educational exhibit aims to highlight the role of MR Urography (MRU) in the setting of the pediatric patient with urinary outflow tract obstruction. This review encompasses the unique physiology of glomerular filtration in compensated vs decompensated uropathy and demonstrates the MR correlate to nuclear medicine. Read More

Authors:  Cole Denzel , Linam Leann , Cho Joo

Keywords:  MRU, Functional, Scintigraphy

Shet Narendra,  Chen Wengen,  Strauch Eric,  Kim Jane

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: EDU-046

Meckel’s diverticulum is the most common congenital gastrointestinal tract abnormality, with a small minority of patients presenting with symptoms related to complications. The aim of this educational exhibit is to provide a pictorial overview of the common and uncommon imaging manifestations of symptomatic Meckel’s diverticulum, with an emphasis on CT findings, though scintigraphic, sonographic, radiographic, and fluoroscopic features will also be detailed. Read More

Authors:  Shet Narendra , Chen Wengen , Strauch Eric , Kim Jane

Keywords:  Meckel's diverticulum, Computed Tomography, Scintigraphy

Aboughalia Hassan,  Cheeney Safia,  Oztek Murat Alp,  Iyer Ramesh

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: EDU-051

Nuclear medicine, which encompasses a variety of body functions assessment, offers valuable complementary functional information to that provided by anatomic imaging. Scintigraphy is often underutilized in pediatric radiology. Thus, trainees may be less comfortable interpreting a pediatric scintigraphic study, especially when requested urgently after hours, given the varying degree of comfort reading nuclear medicine studies amongst faculty. Common pediatric scintigraphic studies encountered in this context are performed to evaluate for CSF shunt dysfunction, gastrointestinal bleeding, brain death, and Meckel’s diverticulum. Other less commonly encountered studies are done to assess for bile leak, post-renal transplant complications, and pulmonary embolism. The aim of this exhibit is to provide a brief overview of the nuclear medicine studies that may be encountered after hours to familiarize trainees with appropriate indications, imaging techniques, normal and abnormal scintigraphic findings, and pitfalls to be avoided when interpreting these studies with emphasis on the unique challenges in the pediatric population, such as the need for sedation. Read More

Authors:  Aboughalia Hassan , Cheeney Safia , Oztek Murat Alp , Iyer Ramesh

Keywords:  Scintigraphy, On-call, Resident education