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A thorough knowledge of normal radiological anatomy is necessary
for detection and evaluation of pathological changes. In pediatric
radiology, normal anatomy and normal proportions of anatomical
structures may differ considerably from the adult, and may vary
during growth. Therefore, in pediatric radiology there is a
multitude of measurements, that in the individual patient is
important, but that for the radiologist is not meaningful or even
possible to keep in mind. This holds true both for the experienced
pediatric radiologist, and for those who practise pediatric
radiology only occasionally. This volume is written for both
categories. In the literature, normal values are calculated and
presented in many different ways, that are not always easy to
compare, or easy to use in daily work. Therefore, we have revised
and recalculated the data given by authors, in order to present the
statistical upper and lower normal limits as between plus and minus
two standard deviations (+/- 2SD). This means that about 2% of a
normal population will be assessed as abnormally large and around
2% abnormally small with respect to the parameter assessed. In this
way, the presentation throughout the book is uniform, and hopefully
easy to use. All figures have been redrawn and computed in an
attempt to make them as clear as possible.
Our society is entering its fourth decade of existence, as of the
30th Annual Meeting in London, and we felt that this event merited
reflection - a look back into the past - so as to better appreciate
where we come from and where our sub speciality stands today, also
in order to understand our colleagues from the different areas in
Europe. It is our hope that paediatric radiology in Europe will
thereby be strengthened now that old barriers have fallen. At the
second conjoint meeting of the ESPR and the SPR in Stockholm in
1991 a group of senior pediatric radiologists from all parts of
Europe who felt that this occasion should be marked took the
initiative to produce a book on the history of paediatric radiology
focussing on the develop ments leading to the creation of the ESPR.
We thank all the colleagues who participated in the initial meeting
to plan this book in Stockholm in 1991 and again at the Budapest
Meeting in 1992 and who subsequently prepared contributions for it.
These are the authors of the respective chapters and with them we
hope that our readers will appreciate this effort. Unfortunately,
we were not able to cover every European country, in spite of our
attempt to do so."
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