Tatsuo Kono

Department of Radiology, Saitama Children’s Medical Center

　　Good reciprocity between pediatricians and radiologists is very important to help sick children. From the standpoint of a physician who has experienced clinical fields of both pediatrics and radiology, I submit some pieces of advice on how to join hands. To pediatricians, please provide necessary and sufficient information of the patient to the radiologists : please tell them what you want to know from the imaging modalities : please pull them in the caring team : please feel free to contact them anytime, anywhere, and in any clinical setting : and please utilize them as your useful tool. To radiologists, regard yourself as a server in the clinical situation : keep in mind that you are at the risk of losing the opportunity to receive feedback from pediatricians : notice that pediatricians are almost always busier, more distressed, and have a harder time than radiologists : and you have to know that you are requested to have something special in addition to the clinical knowledge and skills as a matter of course. Keywords are understanding and reciprocity between pediatricians and radiologists. Spare no pains to build up a relationship with respect and understanding between us.

Keywords：Understanding, Team play, Reciprocity