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The Division of Neuroradiology at Children's Hospital Boston provides diagnostic imaging of the central nervous system and the head and neck regions. Our neuroradiologists are specially trained and experienced in diagnosing neurological conditions that affect the growing and developing bodies of babies and children of all ages. Neuroradiologists use the full range of imaging modalities, including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), myelography, and angiography to diagnosis childhood diseases of the:
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- Brain, spinal column, spinal cord
- Eye, orbit
- Ear, temporal bone
- Nose, paranasal sinuses
- Face, facial bones, jaw, oral cavity, pharynx
- Neck
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Neuroradiologists at Children's work closely with pediatric subspecialists in a wide variety of disciplines to provide clear diagnostic results that support the treatment of patients with congenital, acquired and developmental conditions that involve the brain or central nervous system.
Inpatients and outpatients are typically referred here by primary, general and specialty physicians including pediatricians, pediatric and adolescent medicine specialists, neurologists, head & neck surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, ophthalmologists, psychiatrists, plastic surgeons, maxillofacial and oral surgeons, radiation oncologists and pediatric oncologists.
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Neuroradiologists at Children's Hospital Boston are highly specialized. Each of our neuroradiologists has a specific focus within the discipline of neuroradiology. For families, that means you can expect that your child will be evaluated by a specialist who spends most of his or her time assessing patients with the same condition, or type of condition, for which your child is being seen, and researching ways to improve diagnosis of that condition.
For example, Richard L Robertson, MD, has expertise in newborn neurological development and neurovascular imaging (strokes and vascular malformations), Caroline Robson, M.B., ChB, has expertise in head and neck, fetal neuroimaging and brain malformations. Tina Young Poussaint, MD, has expertise in imaging of pediatric CNS tumors and neurofibromatosis. Annamaria Golja, MD, specializes in the evaluation of children with epilepsy.
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In addition to their specialized clinical focus, these physicians are involved in research within their respective areas that is changing the way neuroradiology procedures are performed across the nation. The division is home to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium's Neuroimaging Center under the direction of Dr. Poussaint. The Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium is a large national study aimed at further understanding and developing better treatment strategies for children with brain tumors. All images and other data from children participating at 11 sites nationally are sent to our division to be analyzed.
Our physicians are using this data to develop imaging protocols that will be used nationally. Children's Neuroradiology Division also serves as an imaging center for a multinational NIH funded project to characterize normal brain development with MR. To learn more about our research, visit the Children's Research website.
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