Neonatal Imaging — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: The X-ray of choice to determine the skeletal age of a 3 to 9 month-old boy is X-ray of the _____

Answer: shoulder

Flashcard 2: CT/MRI in children with obstructive hydrocephalus, may show ballooning of the frontal horns of the lateral ventricles and third ventricle, also called _____ ventricles

Answer: Mickey mouse

Flashcard 3: What is the next best investigation for a patient with suspected jejunal atresia on X-ray?

Answer: Upper GI contrast study (Upper GI series)

Extra: In neonates with suspected proximal intestinal obstruction (such as jejunal atresia) where the X-ray is not diagnostic, an Upper GI series is the next step to confirm the level of obstruction and, crucially, to rule out malrotation with midgut volvulus. Note: For distal bowel obstruction (multiple dilated loops on X-ray), a contrast enema is typically the next investigation of choice to differentiate between ileal atresia, meconium ileus, and Hirschsprung's disease.

Flashcard 4: Which is the neuroimaging modality of choice for etiological evaluation of seizures in a neonate?_____

Answer: MRI

Flashcard 5: What is the diagnostic indicator of midgut volvulus?_____

Answer: Corkscrew sign

Flashcard 6: A triple bubble sign on X-ray implies a diagnosis of _____

Answer: jejunal atresia

Flashcard 7: _____ appearance is the characteristic finding seen in Barium enema X-ray in a case of intussusception.

Answer: Coiled spring

Flashcard 8: Double bubble sign which is a feature of the _____ atresia.

Answer: duodenal

Flashcard 9: Target sign on USG Abdomen is suggestive of _____.

Answer: intussusception

Flashcard 10: Contrast enema shows an empty microcolon in case of _____

Answer: Meconium ileus