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Paediatric Radiology — FNB reading list.

What a two-year FNB fellow in Paediatric Radiology reads, and what each title is for.

7Titles listed
4Read cover to cover
2 yrsFellowship length
400Marks in the exit exam
The fellowship

Paediatric Radiology at a glance

Imaging of the neonate, infant and child, including foetal and neonatal neuroimaging and dose-optimised CT.

DisciplinePaediatric Sub-specialties
Length2 years, full-time at an NBEMS-accredited hospital
Entered fromUsually Radio-diagnosis. Annexure B of the current FET Information Bulletin carries the exact eligible feeder list for this course.
EntranceFET, the NBEMS Fellowship Entrance Test — 100 questions in 105 minutes, Part-A from the feeder specialty and Part-B from this fellowship.
How this list is used

Reading for Paediatric Radiology

Caffey's is the reference every paediatric radiology department owns, read section-wise rather than straight through, and it settles the difficult skeletal and syndromic cases. Diagnostic Imaging: Pediatrics is the pattern-recognition book kept at the reporting console because its short image-led entries match how reporting actually works. Barkovich is unavoidable, since paediatric neuroimaging carries a large share of both the workload and the exam. Swischuk is kept for emergency and trauma reporting, and ESPR and ACR-SPR practice parameters are used for protocol and dose decisions, which matters where CT is easy to obtain and radiation stewardship is a live issue.

Titles are tagged core reading — the ones fellows finish — or reference, the ones they look things up in. Editions are given where the current edition is what you want to buy.

  1. Caffey's Pediatric Diagnostic Imagingcore readingBrian D. Coley (ed.) · ElsevierThe comprehensive reference of the specialty, read system-by-system and consulted for skeletal dysplasias and non-accidental injury.
  2. Diagnostic Imaging: Pediatricscore readingA. Carlson Merrow Jr., Brian D. Coley (eds.) · ElsevierThe image-led book kept beside the workstation for quick differential lists while reporting.
  3. Pediatric Neuroimagingcore readingA. James Barkovich, Charles Raybaud · Wolters KluwerThe standard text for paediatric brain and spine MRI, read closely for malformations of cortical development and metabolic disease.
  4. Pediatric Radiology: The Requisitescore readingJohan G. Blickman, Bruce R. Parker, Patrick D. Barnes (eds.) · ElsevierThe short structured text fellows read first to build a reporting framework before moving to Caffey's.
  5. Emergency Imaging of the Acutely Ill or Injured ChildreferenceLeonard E. Swischuk · Wolters KluwerUsed on emergency reporting shifts, particularly for chest, abdomen and trauma films in small children.
  6. Fundamentals of Pediatric ImagingreferenceLane F. Donnelly · ElsevierThe orientation book handed to a new fellow in the first weeks of the posting.
  7. ESPR Guidelines and ACR-SPR Practice Parameters for Paediatric ImagingreferenceEuropean Society of Paediatric Radiology (ESPR) and American College of Radiology / Society for Pediatric Radiology (ACR-SPR)The source for protocol selection, sedation policy and dose optimisation decisions that departments are audited against.

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The exit examination

What you are reading towards

The exit examination is the FEE - Fellowship Exit Examination, held after completion of the fellowship training. Theory: one paper of 100 marks (10 questions of 10 marks each) of three hours' duration. Practical: 300 marks, comprising clinical examination and viva voce. A candidate must obtain a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate across theory and practical (200 of 400) to qualify, with the theory paper itself to be passed at 50/100. Trainees must also appear in the formative assessment during training. Successful candidates are awarded the FNB (or FNB-PD) at the annual NBEMS convocation.

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Frequently asked

FNB Paediatric Radiology — questions

Which books do FNB Paediatric Radiology fellows read?

The 7 titles on this page, of which 4 are read cover to cover and the rest are kept as references. Most fellows own two or three and use the department copy for the others.

How long is the FNB in Paediatric Radiology?

2 years, full-time at an NBEMS-accredited hospital, followed by the Fellowship Exit Examination.

Which specialty do you enter FNB Paediatric Radiology from?

Usually Radio-diagnosis. Annexure B of the current FET Information Bulletin carries the exact eligible feeder list for this course.

How is the FNB exit examination marked?

One theory paper of 100 marks with ten questions of ten marks each, and a 300-mark practical of clinical examination and viva. A candidate needs 50 per cent in aggregate across the two.

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