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X-Ray Examination

What is an X-Ray?

An X-ray is a safe and simple procedure used to develop an internal image of the body. Radiation passes through the body creating a residual image. Denser areas of the body, like bones, appear white, while the softer organs and tissues are much darker.

Sometimes a liquid contrast medium like barium or iodine is used to highlight specific, softer areas of your body, such as blood vessels and organs.

Types of Paediatric X-Ray

Our practice offers six types of Paediatric X-Ray

Chest
Abdominal
Pelvis
Spine
Bones and joints
Hand
Bone age
Trauma and fractures

1 - Chest X-Ray

What Is a Paediatric Chest X-Ray?

The Chest X-Ray is one of the most commonly requested radiographic examinations in the assessment of a paediatric patient.

Depending on the patients' age, the difficulty of the examination will vary, often requiring a specialist trained radiographer familiar with a variety of distraction and immobilisation techniques.

What Conditions Does Chest X-Ray Evaluate?

Chest X-rays can detect cancer, infection or air collecting in the space around a lung, which can cause the lung to collapse.

They can also show chronic lung conditions, such as emphysema or cystic fibrosis, as well as complications related to these conditions or heart-related lung problems.

What Are Common Chest X-Ray Uses?

Chest X-Ray is used to evaluate the lungs, heart and chest wall and may be used to help diagnose shortness of breath, persistent cough, fever, chest pain or injury.

It also may be used to help diagnose and monitor treatment for a variety of lung conditions such as pneumonia, emphysema and cancer.

Benefits of a Chest X-Ray

The chest x-ray includes:

reduction in the number of erroneous diagnoses,
valuable to the anesthesiologist before surgery
As an important part of the records in accident and compensation cases,
IIs essential to the control of tuberculosis at its source, and
for earlier detection of cancer in the lung.

2 - Abdominal X-Ray

What Is a Paediatric Abdominal X-Ray?

The abdomen radiograph is a commonly requested examination in paediatric patients. Children who present for abdominal x-rays are often very unwell, therefore specialised techniques and appropriate communication are essential for gaining the child's cooperation.

What Conditions Does Abdominal X-Ray Evaluate?

Abdominal X-rays may be used to diagnose the causes of abdominal pain. These can include things such as masses, holes in the intestine, or blockages.

Abdominal X-rays may be done before other tests that look at the GI tract or urinary tract. These include an abdominal CT scan and renal or kidney tests.

What Are Common Abdominal X-Ray Uses?

An abdominal X-Ray is used to evaluate the stomach, liver, intestines and spleen and may be used to help diagnose unexplained pain, nausea or vomiting.

Benefits of an Abdominal X-Ray

Abdominal X-Ray is noninvasively and painlessly helps to diagnose disease and monitor therapy. It supports medical and surgical treatment planning and guides medical personnel as they insert catheters, stents, or other devices inside the body, treat tumours, or remove blood clots or other blockages.

3 - Pelvic X-Ray

What Is a Paediatric Pelvic X-Ray?

Paediatric Pelvic X-Ray is a common investigation used when assessing a child for suspected developmental dysplasia of the hip.

What Conditions Does Pelvic X-Ray Evaluate?

A pelvic X-ray can help find the cause of symptoms such as pain, swelling, or deformity in the pelvic, hip, or upper leg regions, and can detect broken bones after an injury.

If pelvic surgery is required, an X-ray may be taken to plan for the surgery and, later, to see the results of the operation.

What Are Common Pelvic X-Ray Uses?

The x-ray is used to look for:

Fractures
Tumours
Degenerative conditions of bones in the hips, pelvis, and upper legs

Benefits of a Pelvic X-Ray

A pelvis X-ray is a safe and painless test that uses a small amount of radiation to take a picture of the pelvic bones, which surround the hip area.

4 - Spine X-Ray

What Is a Paediatric Spine X-Ray?

A lumbosacral spine x-ray is a picture of the small bones (vertebrae) in the lower part of the spine. This area includes the lumbar region and the sacrum, the area that connects the spine to the pelvis. This is the spine and the sacrum with the cervical (neck), thoracic (mid-back), and lumbar (lower back) vertebra.

What Conditions Does Spine X-Ray Evaluate?

X-rays of the spine, neck, or back may be performed to diagnose the cause of back or neck pain, fractures or broken bones, arthritis, spondylolisthesis (the dislocation or slipping of 1 vertebra over the 1 below it), degeneration of the disks, tumours, abnormalities in the curvature of the spine like kyphosis or scoliosis, or congenital abnormalities.

What Are Common Spine X-Ray Uses?

A spine X-Ray is used to evaluate any area of the spine (cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, or coccygeal.

Benefits of a Spine X-Ray

A spine X-ray is a safe and painless test that uses a small amount of radiation to take a picture of your spine.

5 - Bones & Joints X-Ray

What Is a Paediatric Bones & Joints X-Ray?

Bone x-ray An x-ray exam helps doctors diagnose and treat medical conditions. It exposes you to a small dose of ionising radiation to produce pictures of the inside of the body. X-rays are the oldest and most often used form of medical imaging.

A bone x-ray makes images of any bone in the body, including the hand, wrist, arm, elbow, shoulder, spine, pelvis, hip, thigh, knee, leg (shin), ankle or foot.

What Conditions Does Bones & Joints X-Ray Evaluate?

Bones & Joints X-Ray Evaluate children with suspected:

fractured bones or joint dislocation.
bone cancer.

What Are Common Bones & Joints X-Ray Uses?

A bone x-ray is used to:

demonstrate proper alignment and stabilisation of bony fragments following treatment of a fracture.
guide orthopaedic surgery, such as spine repair/fusion, joint replacement and fracture reductions.
look for injury, infection, arthritis, abnormal bone growths and bony changes seen in metabolic conditions.
assist in the detection and diagnosis of bone cancer.
locate foreign objects in soft tissues around or in bones.

Benefits of a Bone & Joint X-Ray

Bone x-rays are the fastest and easiest way for a physician to view and assess bone injuries, including fractures, and joint abnormalities, such as arthritis. Because x-ray imaging is fast and easy, it is particularly useful in emergency diagnosis and treatment.

No radiation stays in your body after an x-ray exam. X-rays usually have no side effects in the typical diagnostic range for this exam.

6 - Hand X-Ray

What Is a Paediatric Hand X-Ray?

Hand Bone X-ray uses small amounts of electromagnetic radiation for imaging bones in the hand and wrist. Bone X-Rays are painless, quick and simple ways of viewing bone and joint abnormalities for assessment, diagnosis and treatment purposes.

What Conditions Does Hand X-Ray Evaluate?

Hand X-Ray may be done to assess the bones for injuries. This includes fractures or broken bones. X-rays can also show evidence of other injuries or conditions, such as infection, bone spurs, foreign bodies, tumours, or birth defects.

What Are Common Hand X-Ray Uses?

A hand X-ray can help doctors find the cause of pain, tenderness, swelling, and deformity. It also can show broken bones or dislocated joints. After a broken bone has been set, an X-ray can show if the bones are aligned and if they have healed properly.

Benefits of a Hand X-Ray

Hand X-Ray helps your doctor locate and understand injuries or degenerative diseases that affect one or both of your hands.

7 - Bone Age X-Ray

What Is a Paediatric Bone Age X-Ray?

Bone age is an X-ray (picture) of the left hand and wrist. The X-ray shows us how old the body thinks it is compared to how old it is. The provider can tell from the X-ray how much time a child has left to grow.

What Conditions Does Bone Age X-Ray Evaluate?

Bone Age X-Ray can help evaluate children with suspected diseases that affect the levels of growth hormones, such as growth hormone deficiency, hypothyroidism, precocious puberty, and adrenal gland disorders. genetic growth disorders, such as Turner syndrome. orthopaedic or orthodontic problems in which the timing and type of treatment (surgery, bracing, etc.)

What Are Common Bone Age X-Ray Uses?

Bone Age X-Ray is commonly used to diagnose fractured bones or joint dislocation.

The bone age study can also help evaluate how fast or slowly a child's skeleton is maturing, which can help doctors diagnose conditions that slow down or speed up physical growth and development. This test is usually ordered by paediatricians or paediatric endocrinologists.

8 - Trauma & Fractures X-Ray

What Is a Paediatric Trauma & Fractures X-Ray?

The Standard Trauma Series has been composed of X-rays of the chest, pelvis and cervical spine. The CXR performed is usually supine (AP) rather than erect (PA) owing to the inability to clear the spine and sit the patient up. The CXR should include imaging of both clavicles, ribs, lungs, mediastinum and diaphragm.

What Conditions Does Trauma & Fractures X-Ray Evaluate?

Trauma & Fractures X-Ray can help evaluate children with fractures or broken bones. X-rays can also show evidence of other injuries or conditions, such as infection, arthritis, tendinitis, bone spurs, foreign bodies, tumours, or birth defects.

What Are Common Trauma & Fractures X-Ray Uses?