Pediatric Radiology: Page 23

Academic pediatric facilities have lower CT radiation dose
By Abraham Kim
Academic pediatric facilities used about half the radiation dose that other U.S. medical facilities used for pediatric CT scans of the chest, abdomen-pelvis, and brain -- with significantly less variation in dose, according to an article published online February 5 in Radiology.
February 6, 2019
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ASE offers TEE guidelines for congenital heart disease
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has published new guidelines for performing comprehensive transesophageal echocardiographic (TTE) exams in children and all patients with congenital heart disease.
February 4, 2019
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Did Image Gently reduce CT use for kidney stones?
By Abraham Kim
The CT utilization rate for children with kidney stones has gradually decreased in recent years, but researchers from Michigan are questioning whether the Image Gently safe-imaging initiative is the cause of the trend. Their findings were published online January 28 in the Journal of Urology.
February 3, 2019
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FET-PET adds 'relevant' info to pediatric cancer cases
By Wayne Forrest
Thanks to its high specificity, fluoroethyl-tyrosine (FET)-PET can help confirm the success of surgical procedures performed on pediatric patients with brain and spinal cord tumors to ensure that no residual tumor is left behind, according to a study published online January 25 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
January 29, 2019
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3D printing helps separate rare case of conjoined twins
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from Pennsylvania used 3D printing and computer-aided intraoperative navigation to separate a pair of infant twins whose heads were fused together since birth, according to a report recently published online in the New England Journal of Medicine.
January 28, 2019
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4D flow MRI, 3D printing improve congenital heart surgery
By Abraham Kim
Planning a complex surgery for patients with congenital heart disease may require multiple advanced visualization techniques, say researchers from California, who used both 4D flow MRI and 3D printing for a case study recently published in the World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery.
January 22, 2019
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MRI shows that cannabis alters youth brain development
By Wayne Forrest
MR images revealed that smoking even a small amount of cannabis increased gray-matter volume in several brain regions in 14-year-olds who imbibed recreationally, according to a study published online January 14 in the Journal of Neuroscience.
January 14, 2019
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RadiologyInfo.org launches section for children
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The RSNA and the American College of Radiology (ACR) have added a new section geared toward children on their RadiologyInfo.org informational website for patients.
December 4, 2018
NIH wraps up enrollment for adolescent brain study
By Erik L. Ridley
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has finished enrollment for its Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study, which will be the largest long-term U.S. study to track brain development in children.
December 4, 2018
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Can black bone MRI match CT for pediatric head trauma?
By Abraham Kim
Black bone MRI may be a viable, radiation-free alternative to CT for the evaluation of children presenting with abusive head trauma -- particularly for detecting skull fractures, according to a Friday presentation at RSNA 2018 in Chicago.
December 2, 2018
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A SMART way to reduce pediatric sedation MRI delays
By Wayne Forrest
CHICAGO - Having to wait almost two months for a pediatric MRI scan with sedation is no way to run an imaging facility. It's one of the reasons staff at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City launched the SMART program to better serve this young population, according to a Thursday talk at RSNA 2018.
November 29, 2018
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MRI exposes changes to kids' brains from football
By Abraham Kim
An examination of MRI scans revealed that repeated head collisions incurred while playing football can deform the shape of white-matter tracts -- or bundles of nerve fibers -- in a child's brain, according to a presentation on Thursday at RSNA 2018.
November 28, 2018
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