Pediatric Radiology is the use of radiologic imaging used in diagnosing diseases in children. A pediatric radiologist is a physician who treats infants, children and adolescents by using medical imaging technologies to diagnose and sometimes treat disease. A diagnostic radiologist is a physician who may use tests such as X-rays, ultrasound, MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), and a CT scan (Computed Tomography), to help diagnose and manage children’s diseases. A pediatric radiologist needs to be knowledgeable in children’s organ systems as they relate to growth and development, congenital malformations, and diseases specific to infants and children.
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. The United States has 1,913 practicing pediatric radiologists. Broken out by state, pediatric radiology doctor density in Alabama is 24, in Alaska is 4, in Arizona is 46, in Arkansas is 27, in California is 234, in Colorado is 37, in Connecticut is 36, in Delaware is 17, in District of Columbia is 18, in Florida is 116, in Georgia is 66, in Hawaii is 11, in Idaho is 14, in Illinois is 116, in Indiana is 47, in Iowa is 16, in Kansas is 14, in Kentucky is 38, in Louisiana is 19, in Maine is 23, in Maryland is 35, in Massachusetts is 101, in Michigan is 95, in Minnesota is 53, in Mississippi is 4, in Missouri is 60, in Montana is 6, in Nebraska is 14, in Nevada is 10, in New Hampshire is 9, in New Jersey is 68, in New Mexico is 10, in New York is 179, in North Carolina is 68, in North Dakota is 11, in Ohio is 126, in Oklahoma is 19, in Oregon is 22, in Pennsylvania is 126, in Rhode Island is 13, in South Carolina is 25, in South Dakota is 6, in Tennessee is 36, in Texas is 150, in Utah is 25, in Vermont is 4, in Virginia is 64, in Washington is 58, in West Virginia is 4, in Wisconsin is 42, and in Wyoming is 1.
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