Post graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) is planning to introduce a fellowship programme on paediatric radiology by next year. Officials in the department of radio-diagnosis informed that the premier medical institute’s academic committee has already approved two seats for a paediatric radiology fellowship and the final approval is awaited from the PGI governing body.
“Paediatric radiology is a novel sub-specialty in the field of radiology for diagnosis and treatment of diseases in children. It is important to remember that children are not miniature adults and their ailments are different from grown up individuals. It is also very pertinent to keep the radiation dose during the imaging to as low as possible in order to reduce the risk of radiation to the paediatric patient population,” Dr N Khandelwal, head, department of Radio-diagnosis, PGIMER said.
The improvement of imaging modality and other technical advancements have widened the diagnostic range for paediatric radiologists, he added.
The recently held 10th annual conference of the Indian Society of Paediatric Radiology (ISPR) organised by PGIMER saw experts deliberating on the present status of paediatric radiology in India vis-a-vis the global scenario. The focus of the conference was on recent advances and innovations in technology and techniques related to paediatric radiology.
EH News Bureau
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