Spine radiography (pediatric)
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- Spine x-ray child
- Spine radiography child
Spine radiography involves plain film imaging of the cervical spine, thoracic spine and lumbar spine in pediatric patients. Depending on the patient's age, the difficulty of the examination will vary, often requiring a specialist-trained radiographer familiar with a variety of distraction and immobilization techniques.
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Radiographic views
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spine radiography
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scoliosis radiography
Patient preparation
Patients should remove any clothing or jewelry over the spinal region.
Practical points
Often difficulties in imaging the pediatric spine radiography include:
To overcome this, a variety of techniques can be used:
distract the patient with toys, games and/or conversation
perform immobilization with blankets and velcro straps
References
- 1. Marsh R & Silosky M. Patient Shielding in Diagnostic Imaging: Discontinuing a Legacy Practice. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2019;212(4):755-7. doi:10.2214/AJR.18.20508 - Pubmed
- 2. British Institute of Radiology (BIR). Guidance on using shielding on patients for diagnostic radiology applications. 2020. Available from: The British Institute of Radiology - PDF
- 3. American Association of Physicists in Medicine. AAPM position statement on the use of patient gonadal and fetal shielding. (2019) Available from: American Association of Physicists in Medicine - PDF
- 4. Ng J & Doyle E. Keeping Children Still in Medical Imaging Examinations- Immobilisation or Restraint: A Literature Review. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences. 2019;50(1):179-87. doi:10.1016/j.jmir.2018.09.008 - Pubmed
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