Measurements in Pediatric Radiology

Section 1: The Skull.- SK1 Width of cranial sutures in neonates and infants [radiography].- SK2 Cranial growth/age [CT].- SK3 Intracranial volume/age [radiography].- SK4 Volume of sella turcica/age [radiography] Volume of sella turcica/height [radiography].- SK5 Interorbital distance/age [radiography].- SK6 Length of the hard palate in the newborn [radiography].- SK7 Ventricular size at birth ratios [ultrasound].- SK8 Diameters of the lateral ventricle in preterm and full-term infants [ultrasound].- SK9 Pituitary stalk diameter/age [CT].- Section 2: The Spine.- SP1 Transverse diameter of foramen occipitale magnum/age [radiography].- SP2 Sagittal diameter of cervical spinal canal/age [radiography] Sagittal diameter of cervical spinal canal/height [radiography].- SP3 Sagittal diameter of the cervical spinal canal in infants [radiography].- SP4 Sagittal diameter of the lumbar spinal canal/age [radiography].- SP5 Interpeduncular distance/age [radiography].- SP6 Size of vertebral body and intervertebral disc/age [radiography].- SP7 Spinal length at birth/gestational age [radiography].- SP8 Thoracic kyphosis/age [radiography].- SP9 Diameter of the spinal cord [conventional myelography].- SP10 Diameter of the spinal cord [CT and myelography].- Section 3: Pelvis and Hips.- PH1 Iliac angle and iliac index/age [radiography].- PH2 Acetabular angle/age [radiography].- PH3 Acetabular coverage of the femoral head/age [radiography].- PH4 Femoral anteversion/age [CT].- PH5 Shaft/neck angle of the femur/age [radiography].- PH6 Appearance and size of femoral head/age [radiography].- PH7 Angle measurements of the hip in infants [ultrasound].- Section 4: The Extremities.- EX1 Carpal length [radiography].- EX2 Carpal angle/age [radiography].- EX3 Metacarpal index/age [radiography].- EX4 Metacarpophalangeal length/age [radiography].- EX5 Dimensions of distal femoral epiphysis [radiography].- EX6 Tibiofemoral and metaphyseal—diaphyseal angle/age [radiography].- EX7 Angle measurements of the foot/age [radiography].- EX8 Muscle cylinder ratio in infancy [radiography].- EX9 Limb bone length ratios/age [radiography].- EX10 Quadriceps muscle thickness and subcutaneous tissue thickness/age [ultrasound].- Section 5: Bone Mineral Contents.- BM1 Cortical metacarpal thickness/age [radiography].- BM2 Cortical mass in neonates [radiography].- BM3 Quantitative spinal mineral analysis [CT].- BM4 Bone mineral content at birth [single photon absorptiometry].- BM5 Bone mineral content/age [single photon absorptiometry].- Section 6: The Respiratory Tract.- RT1 Adenoidal size/age [radiography].- RT2 Sagittal diameter of trachea in the newborn [radiography].- RT3 Transverse tracheal diameter/age [radiography].- RT4 Tracheal dimensions/age [CT].- RT5 Thymus dimensions/age [CT].- RT6 The width of the paratracheal stripe [radiography].- Section 7: The Cardiovascular System.- CV1 Cardiac volume according to body surface area [radiography].- CV2 Heart volume in the neonate/weight and age [radiography].- CV3 Cardiothoracic ratio in newborn [radiography].- CV4 Left ventricular end diastolic diameter/weight [sonography].- CV5 Diameter of pulmonary veins/height [angiocardiography].- CV6 Diameter of the right descending pulmonary artery/probability of shunt [radiography].- CV7 Diameter of the abdominal aorta at different levels/body surface area [radiography].- Section 8: The Abdomen.- AB1 Liver size/height/age [radiography].- AB2 Size of liver and spleen/age and weight [scintigraphy].- AB3 Size of liver and spleen/body weight and height [ultrasound].- AB4 Size of gallbladder andbiliary tract [ultrasound].- AB5 Width of common bile duct/age [cholangiography].- AB6 Muscle dimensions of the pylorus [ultrasound].- AB7 Diameter of gas filled bowel loops in infants [radiography].- AB8 Diameter of small bowel/age [radiography].- AB9 Retrorectal soft tissue space [radiography].- Section 9: The Urinary Tract.- UT1 Renal length/L1–L3 [radiography] Renal parenchymal area/L1–L3 [radiography] Renal parenchymal thickness/L1–L3 [radiography].- UT2 Renal length, area and parenchymal thickness: ratio right/left kidney [radiography].- UT3 Renal length/age [radiography].- UT4 Renal length/age [ultrasound].- UT5 Renal length in neonates [ultrasound].- UT6 Renal length/body weight in premature infants [ultrasound].- UT7 Renal volume/body weight [ultrasound].- UT8 Renal echogenicity/age [ultrasound].- UT9 Skin-to-kidney distance/weight [CT (scintigraphy)].- UT10 Ureteral submucosal tunnel length/height [ultrasound] Ureteral submucosal tunnel length/age [ultrasound].- UT11 Ureteral diameter/L1–L3 [radiography] Ureteral diameter/age [radiography].- UT12 Bladder capacity/L1–L3 [radiography] Bladder proportions [radiography].- UT13 Bladder wall thickness [ultrasound].- UT14 Adrenal size/age: newborn [ultrasound].- Appendices.- Appendix I. Nomogram.- Appendix II. Statistical considerations.