Radiology Institute

• Gentle, radiation-saving and specialized paediatric radiological examinations
• Diagnostic imaging including ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging and Doppler sonographic diagnosis of diseases of the nervous system
• Ultrasound, X-ray and MRI diagnosis of tumours in the thorax and abdomen, soft tissues and the skeletal system and ultrasound or MRI-guided, minimally invasive biopsy thereof
• Ultrasound and MRI diagnosis of musculoskeletal system, including detailed ultrasonographic diagnosis of the joints
• Whole-body MRI
• Emergency diagnosis: Sonography, radiography, MRI
• Comprehensive diagnosis of congenital malformations and diseases
• Fetal MRI
• Ultrasound guided treatment procedures, particularly in intussusception
• Interdisciplinary MRI for heart disease along with the paediatric cardiology
• Interdisciplinary skeletal radiology for special and rare children's orthopaedic diseases

• Attractive research conditions also for children (video films in MRI)
• Infants and young children: MRI examination with parents without any sedation at appropriate indications
• Continuous care of sick children by highly qualified paediatric anaesthesia in the MRI
• Axes and rotation determination of the legs without any radiation exposure (MRI)
• Ultrasound/MRI assisted precision biopsies
• Reference for diagnostic imaging of soft tissue sarcomas and for epilepsy diagnosis (MRI)

• High-resolution 3-D MRI studies of refractory epilepsy and orthopaedic problems
• High-resolution joint ultrasonography
• Whole-body MRI
• Follow-up studies of brain tumours using 3-D-fusion technique
• Diagnostic and therapeutic imaging procedures operated in collaboration with the Paediatric Surgery department
• Magnetic resonance imaging of the heart, in collaboration with Cardiology (Paediatrics 3)
• Interdisciplinary ultrasound and MRI-guided therapy in cooperation with the Orthopaedic Clinic and the Paediatric Surgery department

• Dantonello TM, Winkler P, Boelling T, Friedel G, Schmid I, Mattke AC, Ljungman G, Bielack SS, Klingebiel T, Koscielniak E; CWS Study Group: Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma with metastases confined to the lungs: report from the CWS Study Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2011 May; 56(5): 725-32. doi: 10.1002/ pbc.22862. Epub 2010 Nov 8
• Dantonello TM, Winkler P, Boelling T, Friedel G, Schmid I, Mattke AC, Ljungman G, Bielack SS, Klingebiel T, Koscielniak E; on behalf of the CWS Study Group: Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma with metastases confined to the lungs: Report from the CWS Study Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010 Nov 8. [Epub ahead of print]
• Scientific research and reference within the scope of the cooperative soft tissue sarcoma study (CWS)
• Diagnostic consulting as part of the Cooperative Osteosarcoma Study (COSS)
• Ongoing studies: Diffusion imaging in osteosarcoma
• Scientific study of new MR techniques: Motion compensation (BLADE)
• MRI diagnosis of osteoid-osteomas

• Specific techniques for reducing radiation exposure of patients
• Pulsed fluoroscopy
• Highly sensitive memory-film system (Class 800)
• Continuous training of paediatric radiological technologists
• Close correlation methods, e.g.combined sonographic-MRI examinations
• Weekly department training with certification
• Instructor meeting of DEGUM Section Paediatrics on 05-06.02.2010 in Stuttgart

* Counting: Number of patients (measures taken)