Why Choose a Pediatric Radiologist?   

Common Pediatric Concerns

Wilms' Tumor

• http://www.nwtsg.org/
• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/wilmstumor.html
• http://www.cancer.gov/CancerInformation/CancerType/wilmstumor
• http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3093.htm

Neuroblastoma

• http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/neuroblastoma/patient/
• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/neuroblastoma.html
• http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2836.htm
• http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/2868.cfm
• http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu/types/article.cfm?c=14&s=51&ss=406&id=6588

Radiation Issues and Resources

• Image Gently campaign  
• Public - Free Access: Volume 36, Supplement 14 / September, 2006
  The ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) concept in pediatric interventional and fluoroscopic imaging
• National Cancer Institute -  Radiation Risks and Pediatric Computed Tomography (CT):  A Guide for Health Care Providers
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital - Radiation and CT Scans
• Health Physics Society
• Patient Safety - American Academy of Pediatrics

Helpful Links

These sites are not affiliated with The Society for Pediatric Radiology. The SPR is not responsible for their content.

• American Academy of Pediatrics - Patient Safety Website
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• familydoctor.org (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Hospital Web (links to just about every hospital on the internet)
• The Merck Manual Online
• MayoClinic.com
• MEDLINEPlus Health Information (A service of the National Library of Medicine / NIH
• NetWellness-Web Based Consumer Health Information Service
• RadiologyInfo
• Patient information pamphlets
• The Pediatric Radiology Platform online
• U.S. National Library of Medicine
• The Visible Human Project (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
• The Virtual Hospital (U. of Iowa) 
• Pediatric Radiology.com
• USA Hospitals
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
  • On-line tests and procedures handouts
• Duke University Medical Center
  • What to expect at an exam
• Fetal Imaging Resources