Video-based course (recorded 2010)

"How to Read a paediatric Head CT"
Speaker: Maria I. Argyropoulou (Ioannina, Greece)
Learning objectives:
• to become familiar with the different aspect of the paediatric brain on CT depending on the patient’s age
• to learn the basic patterns of paediatric head trauma
• to recognize signs of non accidental head trauma

"Ultrasound of the hip and soft tissues"
Speaker: Guy Sebag (Paris, France)
Learning objectives:
• to describe the technique of hip US in infants
• to define criteria of normality and abnormality
• to illustrate other indications of soft tissue US in children

"The role of contrast media in conventional paediatric radiology"
Speaker: Veronica Donoghue (Dublin, Ireland)
Learning objectives:
• to discuss the fundamental differences between the iodinated contrast agents available and their importance in paediatric radiology
• to discuss the indications for contrast medium (air, barium, low and high-osmolar) use in the neonate and older child with airway symptoms and conditions of the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts
• to discuss the current knowledge regarding contrast medium reactions in the paediatric age group
• to discuss the precautions necessary when the various contrast agents are used, their proper use in the neonate and older child, the recommended doses and dose limits

"How to do abdominal ultrasound and what to look for"
Speaker: Fred Avni (Lille, France)
Learning objectives:
• to become familiar with the diagnostic approach of paediatric abdominal emergencies depending on age
• to learn how to perform an abdominal ultrasound depending on the patient’s age and the suspected pathology
• to become familiar with the specific ultrasound findings of the most common abdominal paediatric emergencies