Pediatric Radiology: Page 32

InSightec lauds 1st procedure at Miami hospital

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MR-guided focused ultrasound developer InSightec is reporting that Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami has performed its first focused ultrasound procedure with the company's Exablate Neuro system.

April 20, 2017

Aris Radiology adds 2 Calif. customers

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Aris Radiology is now providing pediatric teleradiology coverage to 302-bed Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford in Palo Alto, CA, and 279-bed Children's Hospital of Orange County in Orange, CA.

April 3, 2017

Pediatric radiology abandons linear gadolinium contrast

By Wayne Forrest

Concerns over possible gadolinium retention in the brain have prompted more than half of surveyed pediatric radiology departments in the U.S. to switch from a linear gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) to a macrocyclic GBCA within the past year, according to a study published online March 10 in Pediatric Radiology.

March 20, 2017

MRI shows less gray matter in kids with sleep apnea

By Wayne Forrest

MRI scans have revealed significant reductions of gray matter in several brain regions of children with moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea, compared with children who sleep normally, according to a paper published online March 17 in Scientific Reports, one of the Nature journals.

March 19, 2017

No signal intensity for pediatric patients with macrocyclic GBCA

By Wayne Forrest

German researchers have found additional evidence that the use of a macrocyclic gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) for MRI scans does not increase signal intensity in the dentate nucleus. The new findings come from a study of pediatric patients published online in Radiology.

March 14, 2017

Materialise nets FDA OK for preop guides

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

3D software developer Materialise has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its 3D-printed patient-specific radius and ulna osteotomy guides for children.

March 14, 2017

Which orthopedic imaging options are the safest?

By Erik L. Ridley

Pediatric orthopedic imaging patients who need surgery often receive more x-rays and CT scans than nonsurgical patients, and orthopedic surgeons should seek options to reduce radiation exposure, according to research being presented this week at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2017 annual meeting.

March 14, 2017

Stratasys announces pediatric heart surgery study

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

3D printing technology developer Stratasys said patient enrollment has begun in a clinical study that will assess the benefits of 3D-printed heart models in preoperative planning for pediatric heart surgery.

March 14, 2017

MRI links early brain abnormality in infants to autism

By Wayne Forrest

Using MR imaging, researchers have found that children diagnosed with autism at 2 years of age had a substantially greater amount of extra-axial cerebrospinal fluid when they were 6 and 12 months old, according to a study published online March 6 in Biological Psychiatry.

March 7, 2017

FDG-PET/CT can direct biopsies for pediatric cancer

By Wayne Forrest

FDG-PET/CT can play a valuable role in directing image-guided biopsies of pediatric cancer patients, given its ability to detect and discern between malignant and benign regions, according to a study by a group from Saudi Arabia and Canada published in the March issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

March 7, 2017

Philips signs Phoenix Children's Hospital

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare has expanded its collaboration with Phoenix Children's Hospital in Arizona by inking a new 15-year agreement valued at up to $65 million.

March 6, 2017

Client Outlook signs Conn. kids hospital

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Connecticut Children's Medical Center has selected image viewing software developer Client Outlook's eUnity as its enterprise image viewing software.

February 28, 2017

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