The posterior fossa houses the brainstem and cerebellum. These vital and complex parenchymal structures contain many important white matter tracts, nuclei, and neurons responsible for both basic fundamental and higher-level functions. A number of disease processes can interfere with rhombencephalic development, including genetic malformations and disruption such as hypoxia, toxins, infections, trauma, and vascular disorders. Structural changes associated with fetal imaging pathology that deviate from the normal gestational-age specific developmental patterns can define the etiology, improve our understanding of the disease, and help with prognostication. A comprehension of basic embryology and developmental anatomy is necessary to achieve a true understanding of posterior fossa anomalies and normal variants. In this exhibit, we aim to illustrate common and rare anomalies of the brainstem, cerebellum, meninges, and meningeal spaces visible on fetal MRI, presented in a temporal manner based on the embryologic development of the posterior fossa. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2018 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2018

Authors: Whitehead Matthew, Lee Bonmyong

Keywords: Posterior fossa, cerebellum, brainstem

Imaging evaluation of the pediatric breast is often necessary to evaluate suspected disease in immature and developing mammary tissue. The initial assessment of these patients commonly occurs at a children’s hospital. In this retrospective study, we aim to demonstrate the landscape of pediatric breast imaging by providing the prevalence of various breast-related imaging techniques, diagnoses, and demographics encountered at an academic children’s hospital over a 10 year period. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2018 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2018

Authors: Lee Bonmyong, Whitehead Matthew

Keywords: breast, pediatrics, ultrasound