Radiology

Pool and water safety may not be topics that one might initially expect to come up under the subject of pediatric radiology. However, drownings are something we encounter all too

With our busy lives these days, it’s hard to find time to take our kids to a medical appointment. It’s especially true if you have to go to our Burnet Campus located in

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a technology that uses a very strong magnetic field and radio frequency waves that act on the hydrogen atoms in the body. MRI is used

Two more new employees have joined our Radiology team. Please welcome Haley Hirn and Breanne Bond. Haley is one of our new reading room assistants and Breanne is an ultrasound technologist. Read on to learn more about them! My name is Haley Hirn and

In general, most ultrasound patients can resume normal activities after their ultrasound. In limited cases they may be asked to stay in the Radiology department and speak to their ordering physician

With mixed feelings, Dr. Steven Kraus made an announcement to all the co-workers in the Radiology Department. Dr. Kraus is our current division director of Fluoroscopy. Below is his announcement. After 22 years of gratifying work at the best pediatric radiology department

Right now, ultrasound exams preparations instructions from the Call Center, are given verbally at the time they schedule the appointment.  Patients and families can also view the preparation instructions on

Your child has belly pain, and we are worried that the appendix is angry (which results in appendicitis). The appendix is the little tube of intestine in the right lower belly. Well, it is usually there, and usually we

Two new employees are joining our team at Cincinnati Children’s. Kelci Martin, who is finishing her studies at the University of Cincinnati, will be joining Radiography while Jayla Robinson is our new reading room assistant. Read below to learn more about them! Kelci Martin 

Cardiac or heart MRI is used to noninvasively image congenital heart defects and acquired diseases of heart muscles, chambers and vessels including coronary arteries. An MRI study is not painful

It’s a bittersweet event when a co-worker retires. You get used to seeing them every day at work and become an extended family. Ron Pratt is our senior imaging research engineer at our Imaging

As a pediatric radiologist, I get to meet some pretty amazing kids. There are even some who want to become our future doctors, nurses, speech therapists, radiology techs, sonographers, and other healthcare

Your child’s doctor ordered a voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) examination, which is a test that will look at your child’s bladder and urinary tract (urethra, ureter and/or kidneys). The exam will be

Patient Experience is a program set forth by Cincinnati Children’s Radiology Department to investigate and put into effect ways to make our patients’ and their families’ visit outcomes better. Implemented by our Quality Improvement and

Today, March 16, 2021, marks one full year since our last MR safety event. This is a noteworthy accomplishment of which we can all be proud, and it is a reflection of the hard work of

We all want our stay in the hospital to be as quick and unobtrusive as possible so that we can carry on with our daily routines. Here are some recommendations in order to have a safe, accurate

Featured image: (rt-lf) Julie Young and Jan Tiefermann March 5th, 2021, we celebrate Jan Tiefermann’s career at Cincinnati Children’s. Jan started working for the hospital in 1981. She began imaging kids in our Radiography Division, from there

Abdominal or flank pain is a fairly common reason to go see a doctor or go to the emergency department. Kidney stones can be the cause of this symptom. Patients can also have

Our first snow of the year came relatively late at the end of January, making kids (and adults) even more enthusiastic to go out sledding. I was on call during the evening of this snowfall and saw

Featured Image: Dr. John Racadio (second from right) and Nicole Hilvert (far right) February marks the third successful year of our Radiology Department’s collaboration with Pediatric Surgery in building a hybrid operating room (OR). Congratulations to Dr. John Racadio, Nicole