Paediatric Radiology Rapid Reporting

There is a narrow margin between pass and fail in the notably demanding Rapid Reporting component of the Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR) Part 2B examination. This book provides readers with a comprehensive evaluation of paediatric radiographs, not only for those preparing for this examination but for all those who report them in their clinical practice. The overriding principle remains the same regardless of background – safe radiographic interpretation.

Prospective candidates may have only had limited opportunity to report paediatric imaging, which may have been some time before they attempt the examination. Whilst other resources provide only a limited selection of paediatric radiographs, this book is solely dedicated to improving skill and knowledge in paediatric reporting. This text has been meticulously crafted to bridge any gaps in knowledge, while addressing deficiencies repeatedly identified in the FRCR Part 2B Examiners’ Reports in that “many candidates struggle with interpretation of paediatric imaging―even for common paediatric pathologies” and that “knowledge of normal appearances on paediatric plain images…was particularly poor in the Rapid Reporting”.

This new edition has been extensively revised and contains 3 new tests. This unrivalled educational resource now comprises nearly 400 practice paediatric radiographs which is unique to the marketplace. The range of cases, from neonate to adolescent, deliver a sound knowledge of common paediatric fracture patterns and pathologies which enables readers to confidently differentiate between normal and abnormal. The much-lauded explanations accompanying these high-quality imaging tests remain robust and accurate, allowing candidates to maximise their preparation for all facets of the FRCR 2B examination and beyond.

Foreword by Professor Derek Roebuck

Dr Michael Paddock is a Fellow in Paediatric Radiology at Perth Children’s Hospital, Australia and a Senior Clinical Lecturer at The University of Sheffield and The University of Western Australia (UWA).

     He completed an EPSRC funded Biomedical Imaging MSc during his undergraduate medical training at Guy’s, King’s & St Thomas’ School of Medicine at King’s College London. He went on to clinical paediatric training on the North-West London rotation including a post at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. 

     Subsequently, he completed an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship at The University of Sheffield conducting research into fetal brain development using in utero MRI whilst successfully completing his postgraduate clinical radiology training and attaining the FRCR. He has numerous first author publications and has won several national and international research awards. He is currently working toward a PhD in the radiological investigation of suspected physical child abuse supervised by Professor Amaka C. Offiah.

     He holds postgraduate certificates in Clinical Research, Medical Education and Advanced Child Protection Studies, alongside the Diploma in Legal Medicine from the Faculty of Forensic & Legal Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians. He is one of only a handful of individuals internationally to have been awarded the inaugural European Diploma in Paediatric Radiology administered by the European Society of Paediatric Radiology, and is a Fellow of both the Higher Education Academy and the Academy of Medical Educators.

Dr Caoilfhionn Ní Leidhin is a Fellow in Paediatric Radiology at Perth Children’s Hospital, Australia.

  She received her undergraduate medical degree from University College Dublin, Ireland.  Following several years of postgraduate clinical work, she obtained a role as a Lecturer/Registrar in Radiology with Trinity College Dublin. During this time, she conducted research on arterial spin labelling magnetic resonance imaging leading to an MD (Res). She completed her first four years of specialist training in clinical radiology at St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, successfully completing the FFR RCSI examinations which was followed by a final year of subspecialty paediatric radiology training at Children’s Health Ireland.

     She has several first author publications and has delivered numerous national and international presentations, and has previously served as Vice-Chair of the Faculty of Radiology Trainee Committee, Ireland.

Professor Amaka C. Offiah is Chair of Paediatric Musculoskeletal Imaging at The University of Sheffield and an Honorary Consultant Paediatric Radiologist at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

     After completing radiology training in Sheffield, she worked at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children where she obtained her PhD in the imaging of suspected inflicted injury at the Institute of Child Health, University College London. She returned to Sheffield as a HEFCE-funded Clinical Senior Lecturer and was promoted to Professor in 2020.  She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

    In addition to over 200 original scientific publications, over 35 peer-reviewed review articles and 15 book chapters, she has co-authored two “Highly Commended” textbooks: “A Radiological Atlas of Child Abuse” and “Fetal and Perinatal Skeletal Dysplasias: An Atlas of Multimodality Imaging”.

     She is currently Managing Editor (Outside Americas) for the journal Pediatric Radiology, the leading international peer-reviewed paediatric radiology medical journal, and was the first female and first paediatric radiologist to be appointed the Royal College of Radiologists Roentgen Professor.  She is Chairperson of the ESPR Child Abuse Taskforce, Convenor for the Skeletal Dysplasia Group for Teaching and Research and has been an expert witness for the courts in over 500 cases of suspected child abuse.