Electronic collimation and radiation protection in paediatric digital radiography: revival of the silver lining
A 6-month-old baby boy was referred for a pelvic X-ray because of restricted abduction of the right hip. On the presented image (Fig. ), there were no signs of dysplasia and the hips appeared normal. Because the image had clearly been electronically collimated, the radiologist asked for the original image. On the original non-collimated radiograph, a left distal femur fracture was suspected (Fig. ). An additional lateral view of the femur was made, confirming the fracture (Fig. ). This was followed by the non-accidental injury protocol.