Diagnostic Radiology
Important Change to Hospital Visitation Policy |
| Effective October 19, 2009, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital will no longer allow non-patient visitors or family members under the age of 16 years to visit in the hospital. This policy will be in effect during the height of the flu season, usually lasting until spring, and will be re-evaluated at that time. Learn more about the visitation policy change / Lea más acerca del cambio en las normas de visitas. |
| Location: 725 Welch Road, Suite 150 Palo Alto, CA 94304 |
Phone: (650) 497-8376 Fax: (650) 497-8745 |
| Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-6:00 pm A radiologist is on-call after hours and for emergencies any time A radiologic technologist on-call in-house at all times |
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Services Overview
Our pediatric imaging program is committed to improving the health of children through the application of state-of-the-art technology. Our fellowship-trained pediatric radiologists and professional staff provide imaging services in a child-friendly environment. Comprehensive imaging-related services are available, such as:- Radiologist consultation
- Sedation
- General anesthesia (supervised by pediatric anesthesiologists)
- MRI
- MR Spectroscopy
- CT
- 3D Imaging Techniques
- Ultrasound
- Fluoroscopy
- Nuclear Medicine PET/CT
- Plain films (computed radiography)
Preparing Your Child for An Imaging Study
The Packard Kids Connection Web site shows children what it's like to get an x-ray, MRI or CT scan. The site is geared toward children ages 5-12.Faculty
- Patrick D. Barnes, MD
- Richard A. Barth, MD - Service Chief
- Francis G. Blankenberg, MD
- Frandics Chan, MD, PhD
- Nancy Fischbein, MD
- Peter E. Kane, MD
- Ralph Lachman, MD
- Edward Lebowitz, MD
- John D. MacKenzie, MD
- Peter S. Moskowitz, MD
- Beverley Newman, MD
- William H. Northway, MD
- Erika Rubesova, MD
- Shreyas Vasanawala, MD, PhD
- Kristen Yeom, MD