Pediatric Radiology: Page 12

POCUS accurate in diagnosis of pediatric transient synovitis
By Amerigo Allegretto
Point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) in combination with a decision-support checklist can help accurately diagnose transient synovitis in pediatric patients, according to research published July 13 in JAMA Network Open.
July 12, 2021
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DEXA shows lower bone density in diabetic children
By Will Morton
Boys showed lower bone density than girls on dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scans in a group of Thai teenagers with diabetes in a study published July 10 in Bone. The finding suggests that gender may be a risk factor for osteoporosis in youth affected by the disease.
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Reduced-dose CT effective for lung nodules in kids
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Reduced-dose CT shows effective diagnostic performance for identifying lung nodules in pediatric patients, according to a study published July 7 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. The findings could be good news for a patient population vulnerable to the negative effects of radiation.
July 8, 2021
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Ultrasound finds brain differences in infants exposed to Zika virus
By Amerigo Allegretto
Cranial ultrasound showed lenticulostriate vasculopathy to be more common in infants exposed to the mosquito-borne Zika virus in research from Brazil published June 29 in Radiology.
July 5, 2021
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fMRI finds differences in the brains of obese children
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Functional MRI images show that parts of the brains of obese children show differences compared with their normal-weight or overweight counterparts, according to a study published April 16 in Cerebral Cortex.
June 8, 2021
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Tips and tricks for finding lithium batteries in the esophagus on MRI
By Louise Gagnon
From having the patient ingest honey to scanning with a smaller field-of-view, there are a variety of tricks available to MRI facilities when scanning children who have swallowed lithium button batteries, according to a talk at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine virtual meeting.
May 16, 2021
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High-resolution MRI illuminates fetal white-matter tracts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using high-resolution MRI, a team of U.K. researchers has visualized white-matter tracts in fetuses, according to a study published May 12 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America.
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Can AI help detect congenital heart disease on fetal ultrasound?
By Erik L. Ridley
An artificial intelligence (AI) model can significantly improve the detection of congenital heart disease on fetal screening ultrasound exams, according to researchers from the University of California, San Francisco.
May 13, 2021
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Do variations in pediatric imaging coverage affect patient care?
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Pediatric imaging coverage protocols at academic centers vary widely, and few hospitals provide 24-hour, in-house radiology attending coverage, according to a study published May 11 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
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Ultrasound scanning technique may not change clinical outcomes
By Amerigo Allegretto
Although ultrasound is said to be an operator-dependent modality, researchers found that any differences in technique between radiologists and sonographers in scanning children presenting with suspected acute appendicitis did not translate into changes in clinical outcomes, according to research published April 29 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
May 3, 2021
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Noncontrast pituitary MRI effective for pediatric pathology diagnosis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Noncontrast MRI of the pituitary gland has comparable diagnostic yield to contrast MRI when it comes to identifying pediatric conditions such as central precocious puberty, growth hormone deficiency, and short stature, according to data presented in an electronic exhibit at the virtual American Roentgen Ray Society meeting.
April 20, 2021
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Fetal cardiovascular MRI helps diagnose congenital heart defects
By Kate Madden Yee
Fetal cardiovascular MRI provides clinically useful information about congenital heart defects when echocardiography results are inconclusive, changing treatment/management plans in more than 80% of cases, according to a March 29 study in JAMA Network Open.
March 29, 2021
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