ABR Pediatric Radiology case studies

ABR Pediatric Radiology · Put your knowledge to work in context.

This page is an independent study resource for radiologists preparing for the ABR Pediatric Radiology Subspecialty Examination, the subspecialty certification pathway for physicians who interpret imaging in infants, children, and adolescents. The credential is part of the ABR's broader certification system, whose stated mission is to certify that diplomates demonstrate the requisite knowledge, skill, and understanding of their disciplines to the benefit of patients. The ABR Pediatric Radiology case studies are 5 cases and about 4,024 words.

Timing and Interpretation of MRI After Acute Profound Perinatal Asphyxia

A term male neonate (39 weeks 2 days, 3.4 kg) was delivered by emergency cesarean after a prolonged fetal bradycardia and placental abruption. Apgar scores were 1, 4, and 6; cord arterial pH was 6.82 with a base deficit of 19 mmol/L and an initial lactate of 14 mmol/L.

848 words, about 4 min 2

Normal Radiograph, Persistent Focal Wheeze: The Radiopaque-Absent Foreign Body

A 20-month-old boy was eating peanuts at a family gathering 10 days ago and had a brief choking episode. Since then he has had a harsh cough that worsens when supine, and his mother reports audible wheezing on the right.

862 words, about 4 min 3

Thirty-Six Hours of Intussusception in a Lethargic Five-Year-Old

A 5-year-old boy has 36 hours of episodic crampy abdominal pain with vomiting and one episode of blood-tinged stool. He is now drowsy and difficult to rouse, with dry mucous membranes and capillary refill of 3 seconds.

773 words, about 4 min 4

Five Days of Hip Pain with a Normal Radiograph: Infection, Inflammation, or Something Else

A 4-year-old girl has 5 days of right thigh and knee pain and refuses to walk. Temperature is 37.9 °C, CRP 62 mg/L, ESR 45 mm/h, and white cell count 10.2 × 10⁹/L.

772 words, about 4 min 5

CT-Guided Thermal Ablation of a Femoral Neck Osteoid Osteoma in a Ten-Year-Old

A 10-year-old boy has 8 months of right hip and thigh pain that classically wakes him at night and is relieved within 30 minutes by ibuprofen. There is no limp and no fever; examination shows mild limitation of hip rotation and no tenderness over the greater trochanter.

769 words, about 4 min