Radiology

Department Highlights

Embedded Foreign Bodies: New Challenges  
Over the past 15 years, radiologists at Nationwide Children’s Hospital have developed the leading international center of excellence for ultrasound diagnosis and minimally invasive, percutaneous ultrasound guided foreign body removal. Interventional radiologists have removed more than 600 foreign bodies from soft tissue, tendons, muscle and bone. Wood fragments, metal needles, glass, plastic pieces, graphite pencil tips, leaf and mulch fragments, and even crayon fragments have been removed with greater than 98 percent success. Read about foreign body removal.   

Ultrasound Guided Foreign Body Removal Video   
Watch a video about Foreign Body Removal   

Percutaneous Cecostomy Video     
Watch a video about percutaneous cecostomy at Nationwide Children's     

Video Tour of MRI Facility                  
What to expect during your MRI
What to expect during your MRI – with sedation

Preparing for your MRI: Dietary Guidelines

Nationwide Children's New Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI) Facility                  
Nationwide Children's new MRI facility, an extension of the original MRI Building, is approximately 3,000 square feet and doubles the previous MRI space. The new facility is needed due to the growing number of patients needing MRIs, especially the high number of patients requiring sedation in order for their scans to be performed. It features a high-speed magnet that greatly enhances neuro and cardiac imaging capabilities. The waiting area has doubled in size, and the improved space for sedation and recovery allows for a more efficient flow of patients. This investment will help the MRI Center at Nationwide Children's handle the more than 5,300 procedures it currently performs each year. In addition, the second MRI allows Nationwide Children's to expand its support to the physician community by decreasing wait times to access this critical diagnostic modality.
MRI serves a broad scope of medical imaging needs and applications to include:
- Brain and spine
- Tumor
- Airway
- Musculo-skeletal
- Cardiovascular


For more information or consultation, contact the Department of Radiology at (614) 722-2350.                  

Radiology Advancements Provide Better Outcomes for Children                              
Innovative procedure removed Matthew Sexton’s facial tumor and left no scars. Read Matthew's Story of Courage.                           

Treating Patients with Encopresis                           
Encopresis (fecal incontinence) is a major problem affecting over 3 million people in North America. Learn how Nationwide Children's Radiology Department is helping improve the quality of life for its patients.
                           

Surgery Without Scars Saved Erica’s Vision                      
When Erica’s parents noticed a protrusion around her eye, they turned to Nationwide Children’s Hospital where an MRI revealed a rare, yet benign eye tumor. Fortunately Nationwide Children's Interventional Radiology team was able to save Erica's vision.
Read Erica's Story
Watch Erica's Story                         

Radiologists at Nationwide Children’s Identify Disturbing Trend in Self-Injury         
Nationwide Children's radiologists presented X-ray evidence of an emerging trend of self-embedding among adolescents at a national medical conference in November 2008.
View the images that were presented.         

Percutaneous Treatment of Lymphatic Malformations    

From January 2008 to June 2009, interventional radiologists and surgeons at Nationwide Children’s Hospital have published the first series, with greater than 95 percent success in percutaneous treatment of lymphatic malformations (LM), and the first series with treatment of microcystic variants of LM. Lymphatic malformations have been a medical and surgical challenge for decades, with recurrence following traditional treatment of up to 50 percent. Percutaneous treatment of LM is now performed at Nationwide Children’s with scars the size of a freckle and without deformity or recurrence. Additionally, radiologists at Nationwide Children’s have developed the first macrocystic animal model for research in LM. This research earned the highest honor, the John Caffey Gold Medal Award, in the Society for Pediatric Radiology.    

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