Pediatric Radiology: Page 50

Ultrasound shows autism risk after birth
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Low-birth-weight newborns who have enlarged ventricles on cranial ultrasound images acquired just after birth are seven times more likely to be diagnosed with autism later in life, according to research published online in the Journal of Pediatrics.
February 26, 2013
Adult survivors of pediatric cancer risk pulmonary hypertension
By Cynthia E. Keen
Pediatric cancer survivors who live to middle age may be in danger of developing pulmonary hypertension if their treatment included radiation therapy, according to an article published online January 7 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
February 17, 2013
Girl killed in MRI accident in Sri Lanka
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A 5-year-old girl from Mabima, Sri Lanka, died in an apparent MRI accident after a loud explosion, according to a report on Emirates 24/7.
February 12, 2013
Whole-body MRI has mixed results in pediatric cancer patients
By Wayne Forrest
While whole-body MRI detected more skeletal lesions on average than conventional imaging among pediatric patients, the modality was less able to find lung metastases in the same group of subjects, according to a study in the February issue of Radiology.
February 12, 2013
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EOS Imaging sells DR unit to Ore. hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Shriners Hospitals for Children-Portland has purchased an orthopedic digital radiography (DR) system from EOS Imaging.
February 10, 2013
Kids get their own EHR format
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Pediatric patients are now getting their own electronic health record (EHR) format with children-specific data elements, thanks to a new initiative from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
February 7, 2013
Study lists 7 factors showing need for CT in pediatric trauma
By Eric Barnes
California researchers who examined more than 12,000 children who had blunt abdominal trauma have identified seven factors that necessitate a CT scan in the emergency department, according to a study in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
January 31, 2013
Aris acquires Pediatric Radiology of America
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Teleradiology services provider Aris Teleradiology has purchased radiology services firm Pediatric Radiology of America.
January 30, 2013
MRI finds mental illness risk genes in infants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using MRI, researchers have found that brain changes observed in adults with common gene variants linked to disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, and autism can also be seen in the brain scans of newborns. Results of the study were published January 3 in Cerebral Cortex.
January 2, 2013
CT use higher for ped appendicitis at community hospitals
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Children with symptoms of appendicitis were four times more likely to have a CT scan versus an ultrasound exam if they were admitted to a community hospital rather than a children's hospital, according to a study published online December 24 in Pediatrics.
December 25, 2012
DTI-MRI shows concussions' long-term effects in kids
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Diffusion-tensor MRI (DTI-MRI) has shown that brain changes in children who have sustained mild traumatic brain injury can last for months, even after symptoms of the injury are gone, according to a study published in the December 12 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience.
December 11, 2012
US tops stethoscope in diagnosing pediatric pneumonia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Point-of-care ultrasound outperforms auscultation by stethoscope in detecting pneumonia in children and young adults, according to research published online December 10 in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
December 9, 2012
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