Pediatric Radiology Glossary

Gas within the bowel wall appearing as linear or bubbly lucencies on radiographs, often indicating necrotizing enterocol...

Free air within the peritoneal cavity, which in pediatric patients often indicates gastrointestinal perforation requirin...

A fluid-filled cavity in the brain parenchyma that communicates with the ventricular system or subarachnoid space, usual...

Congenital obstructive membrane in the male posterior urethra causing bladder outlet obstruction and potential renal dam...

Hypertrophic thickening of the pyloric muscle in infants causing gastric outlet obstruction, diagnosed primarily through...

An imaginary line drawn through the radial neck and head that should pass through the capitellum on all radiographic vie...

The most common soft tissue sarcoma in children, arising from primitive mesenchymal cells that differentiate toward skel...

A metabolic bone disease in growing children caused by vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate deficiency, resulting in defecti...

A congenital tumor arising from the coccyx, representing the most common tumor in newborns.

Classification system for pediatric growth plate fractures, numbered I through V based on anatomical involvement and pro...

A form of abusive head trauma in infants characterized by subdural hematomas, retinal hemorrhages, and brain injury from...

A comprehensive series of X-rays examining the entire skeleton, typically performed when child abuse is suspected.

Displacement of the femoral head through the proximal femoral growth plate, most commonly affecting adolescents.

Narrowing of the airway below the vocal cords, which can be congenital or acquired, causing stridor and respiratory dist...

Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection, a congenital heart defect where pulmonary veins connect abnormally to the s...

Total anomalous pulmonary venous return, a congenital heart defect where pulmonary veins connect abnormally.

Tracheoesophageal fistula, an abnormal connection between the trachea and esophagus occurring in newborns.

Congenital neck mass arising from remnants of the embryonic thyroglossal duct, typically appearing as a midline cystic l...

A subtle spiral fracture of the tibia in young children, often presenting with minimal clinical signs.

A group of congenital infections (Toxoplasmosis, Other, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, Herpes) that cause similar patterns of...

A congenital heart defect where the aorta and pulmonary artery are switched, with the aorta arising from the right ventr...

Constellation of congenital anomalies including vertebral, anal, cardiac, tracheoesophageal, renal, and limb defects occ...

Velocardiofacial syndrome, a genetic disorder with characteristic cardiac, facial, and palatal abnormalities visible on...

Voiding cystourethrogram - an X-ray examination of the bladder and urethra using contrast material to diagnose urinary t...