Pediatric Radiology: Page 48

ASTRO: Study lauds proton therapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compared with standard photon radiation therapy, proton therapy is a cost-effective way to treat fast-growing brain tumors that mainly affect children.
September 23, 2013
MR elastography benefits kids with liver disease
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR elastography (MRE) can help physicians accurately detect fibrosis in children with chronic liver disease, according to a study published online in the Journal of Pediatrics.
September 19, 2013
Self-referral in knee MRI; PET/MRI gains oncology edge; reducing neonatal dose
By Brian Casey
September 16, 2013
Tough love: Pulling infant pads may reduce x-ray dose
By Brian Casey
Removing comfort pads from underneath babies in the neonatal intensive care nursery prior to portable radiography exams could potentially reduce the radiation exposure the children receive, according to a study in the October edition of Academic Radiology.
September 15, 2013
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Incidental findings in pediatric head CTs: Rare but serious
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Incidental findings in pediatric head CT scans are rare but could have serious consequences, according to a study in Pediatrics.
September 11, 2013
EHRs help detect more growth disorders in children
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Implementing automated growth-monitoring algorithms for electronic health records (EHRs) can help detect more growth disorders in children, Finnish researchers reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
September 10, 2013
Carestream gets Tenn. pediatric DR installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has installed its digital radiography (DR) technology at Children's Hospital at Erlanger in Chattanooga, TN.
August 8, 2013
Longer observation cuts pediatric head CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Observing children with blunt head trauma for a longer time period translates into a smaller chance they'll be scanned with CT, according to a new study published online August 5 in Annals of Emergency Medicine.
August 6, 2013
Diagnosoft wins Wash. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image analysis software firm Diagnosoft has won a contract with a Washington hospital for its harmonic phase (HARP) MRI technology for cardiac assessment.
July 16, 2013
Study: Children with headaches often get CT scans
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
More than 25% of children treated for headache across a range of care settings receive a CT scan, potentially exposing them to unnecessary radiation and an increased cancer risk, according to a large retrospective study published in the July edition of Pediatrics.
July 9, 2013
fMRI shows brain differences in depressed preschoolers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Functional MR images (fMRI) have provided insight into a key brain structure that regulates emotions, which works differently in preschoolers with depression compared to their healthy peers, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
July 2, 2013
Fla. hospital preps kids for MRIs without sedation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Wolfson Children's Hospital in Florida has launched a program aimed at reducing the number of pediatric patients undergoing sedation for MRI diagnostic scans.
June 30, 2013
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