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See Through a Child's Mind –
Neuro-imaging in GOSH
Elaine Kan
Department of Radiology, KWH
Summary
Background
Objectives
Content
Observations & Impact
Background
Head of Paediatric Imaging @ KWH since 2008
Paediatric MRI & Ultrasound services
Paediatric & NICU Clinico-radiological Meetings
Vetting o Paediatric radiological studies
Monitor radiation protection
Objectives
Paediatric Neuro-radiology
90% of paediatric MRI case load
Enhance support to paediatricians &
neurosurgeons
Compliment tertiary services offered
by the Centre of Excellence in
Paediatrics
Content - GOSH
Largest centre for research into
childhood illness outside N. America
Largest paed epilepsy surgery centre
in UK
Largest unit treating children’s brain
tumours – 100 operations a year
GOSH - Neuroimaging
Largest unit treating children’s brain
tumours – 100 operations / year
335 beds
Treat >22,000 inpatients / year
Cases from Europe, Mid. East & Africa
GOSH – Dr Kling Chong
Department Head
Maintains the only formal training
program in this field in the UK
>90 peer reviewed publications
Current research interests include
application of MR techniques to
investigation of paed stroke & epilepsy
Investigation of paed CNS tumour
Observations & Impact
An unusual and varied case load
Daily reporting sessions
Myriad of multidisplinary conferences
Neurosurgical, neurology, epilepsy, craniofacial
surgery, neurointervention
Cortical malformations, metabolic brain diseases,
brain tumours, craniopagus
Conclusion
Two months paed Neuro-radiology
Enhance support to paediatricians &
neurosurgeons
Audit Paed CT brain dosage
Audit of Quality of NICU Portable
Radiographs
Audit of Paed Skeletal Survey
Paed Ultrasound Guidelines
Paed Fluoroscopy Guidelines