Pediatric Radiology: Page 37

EOS installs system at LA Children's Hospital

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Orthopedic digital imaging developer EOS Imaging has installed its digital x-ray system at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

December 14, 2015

Video from RSNA 2015: Lego imaging suite allays kids' fears of MRI scans

A novel Lego kit of an MRI scanning suite that kids can assemble themselves is a hot topic at this week's RSNA 2015 meeting. The developers of the kit believe it could help familiarize kids with the imaging environment before their scans.

November 30, 2015

Video from RSNA 2015: Lego imaging suite allays kids' fears of MRI scans

CHICAGO - A novel Lego kit of an MRI scanning suite that kids can assemble themselves is a hot topic at this week's RSNA 2015 meeting. The developers of the kit believe it could help familiarize kids with the imaging environment before their scans.

November 29, 2015

Researchers measure fetal CT dose with SSDE

By Eric Barnes

CHICAGO - A new fetal dose-measurement technique ties CT dose index volume scanner readouts to size-specific dose estimates (SSDEs), opening a door to greater accuracy in fetal dose measurement, according to a presentation at the 2015 RSNA meeting.

November 29, 2015

MRI finds obesity trigger in obese kids

By Wayne Forrest

Functional MRI and functional connectivity MRI have pinpointed regions of the brain that are triggered by the smell of food and influence reactions in obese children, according to a poster presentation scheduled for RSNA 2015 in Chicago.

November 23, 2015

Skip abdominal x-ray for pediatric intussusception

By Kate Madden Yee

There's no need to use abdominal radiography to diagnose pediatric intussusception -- ultrasound is better, and it does not expose children to radiation, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatric Surgery International.

November 19, 2015

3D images aid selection of heart transplant donors

By Eric Barnes

Researchers in Arizona are building a virtual library of 3D hearts in a bid to improve the matching process between heart transplant donors and recipients, and to make the best use of the perpetually tight supply of donor organs.

November 18, 2015

FDA warns of thyroid issues in infants after contrast

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug administration (FDA) has advised that a few cases of underactive thyroid have been reported in infants following the use of iodinated contrast media for x-ray and other medical imaging procedures.

November 16, 2015

ASL-MRI links brain networks to autism

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Using MRI with an arterial spin labeling (ASL) sequence, researchers found that in youths with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder, brain areas linked to social behaviors are both underdeveloped and insufficiently networked.

October 13, 2015

fMRI helps predict kids' language skills

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A computer program designed to analyze functional MRI (fMRI) brain scans of hearing-impaired children can predict their ability to develop effective language skills within two years of cochlear implant surgery.

October 12, 2015

3D ultrasound-based hip segmentation is fast, accurate

By Eric Barnes

A new automated hip segmentation algorithm that uses 3D ultrasound data produced accurate segmentations of the acetabulum in infant hips, according to a study in the International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. The technique could improve the diagnosis of infants with developmental dysplasia of the hip.

October 5, 2015

Patient consultations boost pediatric US experience

By Erik L. Ridley

Do patients really want to get imaging findings directly from radiologists? When it comes to the parents of children receiving ultrasound studies, they almost always do, according to a study published in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

September 29, 2015

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