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 1,026 practicing pediatric radiologists. Broken out by state, pediatric radiology doctor density in Alabama is 20, in Alaska is 1, in Arizona is 20, in Arkansas is 16, in California is 92, in Colorado is 20, in Connecticut is 10, in Delaware is 19, in District of Columbia is 19, in Florida is 93, in Georgia is 53, in Hawaii is 5, in Idaho is 2, in Illinois is 53, in Indiana is 31, in Iowa is 8, in Kansas is 22, in Kentucky is 11, in Louisiana is 8, in Maine is 20, in Maryland is 21, in Massachusetts is 47, in Michigan is 29, in Minnesota is 24, in Mississippi is 2, in Missouri is 35, in Montana is 3, in Nebraska is 6, in Nevada is 3, in New Hampshire is 4, in New Jersey is 23, in New Mexico is 3, in New York is 65, in North Carolina is 27, in North Dakota is 2, in Ohio is 84, in Oklahoma is 5, in Oregon is 3, in Pennsylvania is 61, in Rhode Island is 7, in South Carolina is 22, in South Dakota is 1, in Tennessee is 30, in Texas is 73, in Utah is 19, in Vermont is 2, in Virginia is 57, in Washington is 32, in West Virginia is 2, and in Wisconsin is 15.