Learning Pediatric Imaging 100 Essential Cases

This book, in a user-friendly format, is an ideal introduction to pediatric diagnostic imaging. It presents 100 cases drawn from clinical practice that range from commonly encountered disorders to complex and infrequent situations which must be recognized

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María I. Martínez León · Luisa Ceres Ruiz Juan E. Gutiérrez (Editors)

Learning Pediatric Imaging 100 Essential Cases

María I. Martínez León Radiology Department Pediatric Radiology Unit Hospital Materno-Infantil del C.H.U. Carlos Haya Arroyo de los Angeles 29011 Málaga Spain

Juan E. Gutiérrez Health Science Center University of Texas Elmscourt 78230 San Antonio, TX USA

Luisa Ceres Ruiz Radiology Department Pediatric Radiology Unit. Chief Hospital Materno-Infantil del C.H.U. Carlos Haya Arroyo de los Angeles 29011 Málaga Spain

ISBN 978-3-642-16891-8

e-ISBN 978-3-642-16892-5

DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-16892-5 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2011921251 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer-Verlag. Violations are liable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publishers cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information about dosage and application contained in this book. In every individual case the user must check such information by consulting the relevant literature. Cover design: eStudioCalamar, Figueres/Berlin Printed on acid-free paper 9  8  7  6  5  4  3  2  1 Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)



“To my lovest thing in the world, my child, a champ! To my parents, Dora Isabel León Ferreira and Antonio Martínez Valverde, both pediatricians, I am very proud of them.” María I. Martínez León “To Carmen and Pedro, my inspiration, my kids.” Luisa Ceres Ruiz “To the fuel of my life: my wonderful family, Emilio, Federico, and Gabriel to whom I always try to be the best role model, and to my wife Catalina, who is the unconditional accomplice in all my dreams, projects, and madness.” Juan E. Gutiérrez

Preface

The pediatric radiology field is a unique area of study; it deals with patients that are different to those of other radiological subspecialties. Their illnesses and ailments only belong to them, their behavior is different, and the way we approach them from the radiological point of view is very specific. They are unlike anything else. It might sound pretentious but I just intend to show how thrilled and enthusiastic I am about my field of work, pediatric radiology. The authors have written this book to transmit their in-de