Pediatric Radiology: Page 31

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

NDSC adds pediatric imaging criteria to ACR Select

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Clinical decision-support software developer National Decision Support Company (NDSC) has incorporated new appropriate use criteria for pediatric imaging produced by the Society for Pediatric Radiology and the American College of Radiology (ACR).

May 16, 2017

Groups join forces to reduce pediatric cardiac dose

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Image Gently Alliance has joined with a coalition of academic pediatric and cardiology organizations to raise awareness about the need to reduce radiation dose in pediatric heart imaging studies.

May 7, 2017

Study: Reject pelvic x-rays if axial rotation exceeds 10°

By Rebekah Moan

Researchers from Lebanon have found they can estimate the pelvic axial rotation of children and adults during x-ray acquisition, and any x-rays in which the axial rotation exceeds 10° should be discarded.

May 4, 2017

PET/CT helps assess pediatric brain tumor therapy

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

In a new study published in the May issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Dutch researchers are reporting success with whole-body PET/CT as a way to determine the efficacy of bevacizumab treatment for pediatric brain tumors known as diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.

May 2, 2017

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