Pediatric curriculum

paediatric curriculum
Pediatric curriculum

The pediatric curriculum is one of our curriculum articles and aims to be a collection of articles that represent the core pediatric knowledge.

Definition

Topics pertaining to pediatric radiology, including pediatric neuroradiology and fetal radiology, although there will be some cross coverage within the CNS and obstetric curricula.

Anatomy

An understanding of the anatomy of relevant structures is essential. Core anatomical topics include:

CNS
Heart and great vessels
MSK
GU

Radiological examinations

There are some key investigations that you will probably not come across anywhere else in radiology, and some that are significantly different in pediatric patients.

Plain radiograph
Fluoroscopy
Ultrasound
  • hip ultrasound
  • pyloric ultrasound
  • cranial ultrasound
MRI
  • fetal MRI
  • neonatal brain MRI
  • pediatric brain MRI
  • standard sequences
    • T1, T2, FLAIR, STIR, PDfs, DWI, SWI
  • advanced sequences
    • DTI, MRS, MR perfusion, ADC, fMRI

Pathology

CNS
Chest
Heart and great vessels
Musculoskeletal
Gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary
  • congenital
    • neonatal intestinal obstruction
    • esophageal atresia/tracheo-esophageal fistula (TOF)
    • duodenal atresia
    • ileal atresia
    • biliary atresia
    • Hirschsprung disease
    • meconium plug syndrome
    • meconium ileus
    • anorectal malformation
  • intestinal malrotation
    • midgut volvulus
  • annular pancreas
  • non-bile-stained vomiting
  • pyloric stenosis
  • intussusception
  • appendicitis
  • common neoplasm
    • hepatoblastoma
    • neuroblastoma
Genitourinary
Syndromes, associations and other important topics
Curricula
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