32 Result(s)

Article

Sleeve fracture at the superior pole of the patella

We present a sleeve fracture at the superior pole of the patella in a 12-year-old boy. Sleeve fractures at the inferior pole of the patella have been well described in the orthopedic and radiologic literature....

Geetika Khanna, Georges Y. El-Khoury in Pediatric Radiology (2007)

Article

Partial tear of the quadriceps tendon in a child

We present a case of partial rupture of the quadriceps tendon in an 8-year-old girl. This is one of the youngest patients reported with a quadriceps tendon rupture, an entity seen predominantly in middle-aged ...

Geetika Khanna, George El-Khoury in Pediatric Radiology (2008)

Article

Primary multifocal osseous lymphoma in a child

We report a case of primary multifocal osseous lymphoma in a 6-year-old girl presenting with multifocal osteolytic lesions without systemic symptoms or identifiable non-osseous primary tumor. The differential ...

Takashi S. P. Sato, Polly J. Ferguson, Geetika Khanna in Pediatric Radiology (2008)

Article

Role of imaging in scoliosis

Geetika Khanna in Pediatric Radiology (2009)

Article

Comparison of Haller index values calculated with chest radiographs versus CT for pectus excavatum evaluation

Pectus excavatum is a common chest wall anomaly in children. Pre-operative imaging for pectus excavatum is performed with CT, which is used to calculate the Haller index to determine the severity of pectus exc...

Geetika Khanna, Alok Jaju, Steven Don, Tim Keys… in Pediatric Radiology (2010)

Article

McCune-Albright syndrome presenting with unilateral macroorchidism and bilateral testicular masses

Bilateral synchronous intratesticular masses are rare but can be caused by metastatic disease to the testicle, primary testicular masses or benign etiologies such as congenital adrenal hyperplasia and granulom...

Geetika Khanna, Kartikeya Kantawala, Marwan Shinawi, Sandhya Sarwate… in Pediatric Radiology (2010)

Article

Extracardiac complications of the Fontan circuit

The Fontan operation is the primary surgical procedure used in the palliation of patients with univentricular cardiac physiology. With improved survival of children with congenital heart disease, long-term com...

Geetika Khanna, Sanjeev Bhalla, Rajesh Krishnamurthy, Charles Canter in Pediatric Radiology (2012)

Reference Work Entry In depth

Pediatric Dysraphism and Scoliosis: Evidence-Based Neuroimaging

Spinal dysraphism or neural tube defects encompass a heterogeneous group of congenital spinal anomalies that result from the defective closure of the neural tube early in gestation with anomalous development o...

Geetika Khanna, L. Santiago Medina… in Evidence-Based Neuroimaging Diagnosis and … (2013)

Article

Neurofibromatosis 1 vasculopathy manifesting as a peripheral aneurysm in an adolescent

Arterial vasculopathy is a well-recognized but uncommon manifestation of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1). It can manifest as stenoses, aneurysms or arteriovenous malformations. NF-1 vasculopathy typically invo...

Shannon G. Farmakis, Min Han, Frances White, Geetika Khanna in Pediatric Radiology (2014)

Article

Extracardiac applications of MR blood pool contrast agent in children

Magnetic resonance (MR) angiography has significantly reduced the need for diagnostic conventional angiography and is preferred over CT angiography in children because of its lack of ionizing radiation. The av...

Shannon G. Farmakis, Geetika Khanna in Pediatric Radiology (2014)

Article

Comparison of diagnostic performance of CT and MRI for abdominal staging of pediatric renal tumors: a report from the Children’s Oncology Group

CT and MRI are both used for abdominal staging of pediatric renal tumors. The diagnostic performance of the two modalities for local and regional staging of renal tumors has not been systematically evaluated.

Sabah Servaes, Geetika Khanna, Arlene Naranjo, James I. Geller… in Pediatric Radiology (2015)

Article

Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging in children: technique and clinical applications

Whole-body MR imaging is being increasingly used in children to evaluate the extent of various oncologic and non-oncologic entities. The lack of exposure to ionizing radiation, excellent soft-tissue contrast (...

Eric P. Eutsler, Geetika Khanna in Pediatric Radiology (2016)

Article

Evaluation of diagnostic performance of whole-body simultaneous PET/MRI in pediatric lymphoma

Whole-body ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is the standard of care for lymphoma. Simultaneous PET/MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is a promising new modalit...

Maria Rosana Ponisio, Jonathan McConathy, Richard Laforest… in Pediatric Radiology (2016)

Article

Rapid non-contrast magnetic resonance imaging for post appendectomy intra-abdominal abscess in children

Acute appendicitis, especially if perforated at presentation, is often complicated by postoperative abscess formation. The detection of a postoperative abscess relies primarily on imaging. This has traditional...

Megan H. Lee, Eric P. Eutsler, Elizabeth F. Sheybani, Geetika Khanna in Pediatric Radiology (2017)

Article

Imaging of renal medullary carcinoma in children and young adults: a report from the Children’s Oncology Group

Renal medullary carcinoma is a rare renal malignancy of childhood. There are no large series describing the imaging appearance of renal medullary carcinoma in children.

Jesse K. Sandberg, Elizabeth A. Mullen, Mariana M. Cajaiba… in Pediatric Radiology (2017)

Article

Diagnostic performance of Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) v2017 in predicting malignant liver lesions in pediatric patients: a preliminary study

Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) has standardized the evaluation of hepatic lesions in adults at risk of develo** hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). There is no accepted imaging algorithm for d...

Daniel R. Ludwig, Erin K. Romberg, Tyler J. Fraum, Eric Rohe… in Pediatric Radiology (2019)

Article

Imaging of Wilms tumor: an update

Wilms tumor is the most common pediatric renal tumor, accounting for approximately 7% of all childhood cancers. Imaging plays an important role in the detection, staging, post-therapy evaluation and surveillan...

Sabah E. Servaes, Fredric A. Hoffer, Ethan A. Smith, Geetika Khanna in Pediatric Radiology (2019)