X-rays, on the contrary, involve exposure to radiation. For this reason, they can be used exclusively in well-founded cases and by order of a medical specialist.

In what cases should we seek medical advice from a radiologist for our child?

• Ultrasonography:
  Ultrasonographic examinations of newborns:
  • For general screening of a newborn: hip screening (from the age of 6 weeks to the age of 4 months) ultrasonography of the skull may be performed approximately until the age of 6 months (if the fontanelle is open)
  • abdominal ultrasonography: abdominal organs – to examine for disorders of the liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, urinary bladder, organs of the lesser pelvis and some intestinal diseases
  • Skeletal system: fractures, examination of orthopaedic problems, developmental disorders, inflammation, etc.

Our complex examination includes abdominal, cranial and hip ultrasound. 

• Abdominal X-ray: e.g. intestinal obstruction, ingestion of foreign body
• Chest X-ray: e.g. in the case of clinical suspicion of pneumonia

Radiological examinations available at our clinic:

• hip, skull and abdominal ultrasonography:
  • hip screening test (from the age of 6 weeks)
  • ultrasonography of the skull (may be performed until the age of 6 months, when the fontanelle is still open)
  • abdominal ultrasonography
  • complex screening, which contains all three types of (hip, skull and abdominal) examination

Upon a paediatrician’s advice:

• X-ray examinations: upon the advice of medical specialist
  • neck - diseases of the lymph nodes and the thyroid gland
  • joints and muscles - in the case of pathological effusion, muscle tears and palpable abnormalities
  • soft tissue – in the case of palpable abnormalities
  • spine – in the first two months of life

• Further ultrasonographic examinations (upon medical advice)
• X-ray images: for infants, children and adults (upon medical advice)