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Pediatric Radiology: Page 31
PAWS program achieves sedation-free pediatric MRI scans
By
Wayne Forrest
MRI can be scary for pediatric patients, but Vanderbilt Children's Hospital in Nashville, TN, has found that a little extra attention can go a long way toward easing fears. A Vanderbilt initiative called Patients Awake While Scanned (PAWS) has helped nearly all young patients to complete MRI scans without sedation.
August 3, 2017
Neonates show no adverse effects from CT, MRI contrast
By
Wayne Forrest
A review of inpatient neonates suggests that babies with normal renal function who receive iodine-based CT or gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents have no greater risk of renal toxicity than those not receiving contrast, according to results published in the August issue of
Radiology
.
July 26, 2017
WhatsApp works well for pediatric ortho trauma
By
Brian Casey
Researchers in Israel are finding new clinical uses for WhatsApp, the popular global text messaging platform. Reading images sent to smartphones via WhatsApp showed good agreement with the same images being read on a PACS workstation for pediatric orthopedic surgeons, according to a new study in
Pediatric Emergency Care
.
July 23, 2017
FDA clears Aspect Imaging's neonatal MRI device
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Aspect Imaging's Embrace Neonatal MRI, the first such device for neonatal brain and head imaging in neonatal intensive care units, according to the agency.
July 20, 2017
Pediatric patient sedation on the rise at one ACO
By
Wayne Forrest
A four-year survey of more than 18,000 MRI scans within the Partners for Kids accountable care organization (ACO) showed an increasing need to anesthetize pediatric patients undergoing MRI scans, according to results published in the July issue of the
Journal of the American College of Radiology
.
July 20, 2017
SNMMI Image of the Year | Not so FAST for kids | Community breast MRI
By
Brian Casey
June 14, 2017
Study questions use of FAST exam for kids with trauma
By
Erik L. Ridley
Can a focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) exam improve the clinical care of hemodynamically stable children who have blunt trauma to the torso? Apparently not, according to research published June 13 in the
Journal of the American Medical Association
.
June 13, 2017
JNM article questions radiation dangers for kids
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A group of researchers are taking issue with the widely held theory that even low doses of radiation from diagnostic imaging can increase a person's risk of cancer in an opinion piece published in the June issue of the
Journal of Nuclear Medicine
.
June 7, 2017
ASE: Echo protocol finds kids' heart abnormalities
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new echocardiography protocol can detect early functional abnormalities in the heart associated with anthracycline chemotherapy-induced toxicity in children, according to research presented at the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) meeting in Baltimore.
June 1, 2017
Study: This is your brain on storytime
By
Wayne Forrest
Researchers using functional MRI (fMRI) discovered significantly greater brain activation in 4-year-olds who were more highly engaged during storytime, according to a study published online May 31 in
PLOS One
.
May 31, 2017
Mayo group finds gadolinium in pediatric brain tissue
By
Wayne Forrest
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, have confirmed the presence of gadolinium deposits in postmortem brain tissue of pediatric patients with normal renal function who underwent contrast-enhanced MRI scans, according to a study published online May 22 in
JAMA Pediatrics
.
May 29, 2017
ACR 2017: Radiation dose varies in head CTs of children
By
Eric Barnes
A large analysis of pediatric head CT scans across the U.S. showed surprisingly large variations in radiation dose that increased as children grew older, according to results presented at this week's American College of Radiology (ACR) meeting in Washington, DC.
May 22, 2017
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