Pediatric Radiology: Page 34

Boston Children's, GE partner on pediatric diseases

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Boston Children's Hospital and GE Healthcare announced at RSNA 2016 a collaboration to develop and commercialize digital solutions to advance the diagnosis and treatment of specific childhood diseases.

November 27, 2016

DTI shows how music could help kids with autism, ADHD

By Wayne Forrest

Diffusion-tensor MR images (DTI-MRI) of the brain have revealed that taking music lessons increases brain fiber connections in children and may help those with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The findings are scheduled for presentation on November 30 at RSNA 2016.

November 22, 2016

Adolescent obesity boosts risk of permanent bone loss

By Kate Madden Yee

Obese teenagers are at higher risk of permanent bone loss, according to research from Boston being presented on Monday, November 28, at the RSNA 2016 meeting in Chicago.

November 21, 2016

New trial will assess MR-HIFU, chemo drug combo

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Children's National Health System in Washington, DC, and oncology drug development firm Celsion have launched a clinical study to evaluate MR-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU) and a heat-activated chemotherapy drug for treating refractory or relapsed solid tumors in children and young adults.

November 15, 2016

AJR paper describes errors in pediatric radiography

By Brian Casey

A review paper in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology describes some of the errors that occur in chest radiography exams in children, with the goal of educating radiology professionals about the types of pathologies and disorders -- both frequent and infrequent -- they can encounter in kids.

November 7, 2016

Physician groups launch pediatric CT safety campaign

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Several physician groups have launched a new campaign to help doctors appropriately order and perform CT scans in children with minor head injuries.

November 3, 2016

Kids breathe freely without sedation for high-resolution chest CT

By Eric Barnes

Tuesday, November 29 | 9:00 a.m.-9:10 a.m. | RC313-03 | Room N228Squirming children are a constant concern in the CT suite, but researchers from Lille, France, scanned more than 300 children with a low-dose free-breathing protocol that delivered excellent image quality.

October 31, 2016

NuVasive wins FDA clearance for Magec system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Spine health firm NuVasive has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of MRI under certain conditions in pediatric patients with early-onset scoliosis who are using the company's surgically implanted spinal rod, Magec.

October 27, 2016

Pediatric-friendly MRI can enhance sedation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Hospitals should use a variety of techniques to help make pediatric patients feel more at ease before sedation and their MRI scans, according to a literature review published in Radiologic Technology.

October 19, 2016

Most hospitals follow pediatric nuclear medicine dose guidelines

By Wayne Forrest

A survey of more than 80 general hospitals that perform nuclear medicine scans on pediatric patients shows the vast majority adhere to radiation-reducing protocols promoted by Image Gently and the 2010 North American guidelines, according to research published in the September issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

September 27, 2016

ASTRO: OK to cut RT dose for primary medulloblastoma

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Reduced doses for radiation therapy (RT) for pediatric medulloblastoma at the primary tumor site work just as well as standard doses, according to a study presented at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in Boston.

September 25, 2016

MRI initiative will chart brain development in children

By Wayne Forrest

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Minnesota are about to embark on a groundbreaking four-year journey to track and analyze the highly dynamic evolution of a child's brain between birth and age 5 through regularly scheduled MRI scans.

September 21, 2016

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