Pediatric Radiology: Page 24

High rate of pediatric head CT persists despite efforts

By Abraham Kim

U.S. emergency departments continue to rely on CT to routinely evaluate children presenting with head trauma, despite long-standing efforts -- such as the Image Gently initiative -- to reduce overuse of the exam, according to an article published online September 4 in Pediatrics.

September 4, 2018

CDC posts diagnostic guideline for brain injury in kids

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a guideline for the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of mild traumatic brain injury in children -- including recommendations regarding head imaging -- in a September 4 publication in JAMA Pediatrics.

September 4, 2018

Megin takes MEG order from Ark. hospital

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Magnetoencephalography (MEG) technology firm Megin has received an order from Arkansas Children's Hospital for its Triux neo MEG system for functional brain imaging.

August 26, 2018

MRI shows link between radiation and memory loss in kids

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MRI scans have shown how the effects of radiation therapy can reduce the volume of children's brains, according to a study published online August 20 in the Journal of Neuroscience. These children also had diminished ability to recall the details of events that took place after treatment, researchers found.

August 20, 2018

fMRI shows how game therapy 'rewires' ADHD brains

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A Massachusetts company called Atentiv that has developed a line of computer games for treating kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is touting the results of a new research study that it says used functional MRI (fMRI) to show how its products "rewire" the brains of kids with ADHD.

August 14, 2018

MRI shows kids benefit from parental conversation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MRI brain scans of young children show that conversations with adults can create stronger connections between two developing brain regions critical for language skills, according to a study published online August 13 in the Journal of Neuroscience.

August 12, 2018

Firm updates children's book about imaging

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare education company Viewbox Holdings has released an updated edition of its children's book about medical imaging.

August 8, 2018

MRI shows how kids compensate for dyslexia

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Using MRI, an international team of researchers believe they have found the reason why certain children with dyslexia are able to overcome their reading disorder and better understand text.

July 25, 2018

CT decision tool optimizes head CT for kids with trauma

By Abraham Kim

A new clinical decision-making tool may decrease the number of unnecessary CT exams for kids presenting with blunt head trauma by approximately 34%, according to an article to be published in the July issue of Academic Emergency Medicine.

July 24, 2018

CT scans may be linked to brain cancer in kids

By Abraham Kim

Could exposure to CT radiation increase the risk of brain tumors in kids? Yes, say researchers from the Netherlands, who reported a 1.5-fold increase in cancer incidence for children in an article published online July 18 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

July 19, 2018

MRI connects autism with deficit in brain reward pathway

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MRI scans revealed that the social impairment common to children with autism is associated with structural and functional deficits in the mesolimbic social reward circuit of the brain, according to an article published online July 17 in Brain.

July 16, 2018

Fujifilm awarded Vizient GPO contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has received a contract to provide its pediatric digital x-ray systems to group purchasing organization (GPO) Vizient.

July 10, 2018

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