Pediatric Radiology: Page 54

CT doses are lower in dedicated pediatric radiology departments
By Eric Barnes
Radiation exposure from CT was significantly lower when abdominal scans were performed in a dedicated pediatric radiology department compared to scans performed in a department serving both children and adults, researchers report in this month's Journal of the American College of Radiology.
May 1, 2012
320-row CT cuts pediatric radiation dose versus 64-slice imaging
By Eric Barnes
Pediatric radiation dose was cut by as much as half for some clinical applications by swapping 64-detector-row CT for 320-detector-row scanning, according to researchers from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. The study indicates that advances in CT technology can be successfully used to cut pediatric radiation dose.
April 29, 2012
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IAEA: Doctors don't always follow guidelines for pediatric CT
By Wayne Forrest
As indicated by the increasing use of CT in pediatric patients worldwide, clinicians are not always following appropriate criteria when using the modality to scan these patients, according to a study in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
April 25, 2012
Study shows more kids having CT for abdominal pain
By Eric Barnes
CT use has continued to rise for young patients who visit the emergency department for nontraumatic abdominal pain, according to a new study published online April 24 in Radiology.
April 23, 2012
Pediatric CT dose reduction lags in community hospitals
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - A decade into worldwide dose reduction efforts, most community hospitals and imaging centers still haven't adopted low-dose CT techniques, according to a study presented on Thursday at the 2012 Society for Pediatric Radiology meeting.
April 19, 2012
fMRI shows infants' faces evoke brain activity
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using functional MRI (fMRI), researchers concluded that images of infants' faces appear to activate brain activity in adults that reflects preparation for movement and speech, as well as feelings of reward, according to a study in the journal NeuroImage.
March 18, 2012
Toshiba adds systems at Tenn. hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has completed installation of two RadRex-i digital radiography (DR) systems at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, TN.
March 5, 2012
DTI-MRI shows brain differences in infants who develop autism
By Wayne Forrest
Using diffusion-tensor MRI (DTI-MRI), researchers have discovered significant differences in early brain development in high-risk infants who later develop autism, compared with those who do not develop the disorder, according to a study published online February 17 in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
February 16, 2012
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FDG-PET/CT helps manage retinoblastoma cancer
By Wayne Forrest
Optic nerve uptake at baseline on an FDG-PET/CT scan and response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy are strong predictors of event-free and overall survival for young children with stage III retinoblastoma, according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
February 13, 2012
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Dexmedetomidine is easy, effective for pediatric sedation
By Cynthia E. Keen
When MRI exams are ordered for very young children, they tend to be performed in hospital radiology departments because these patients require sedation. The positive experiences of an outpatient MRI center using dexmedetomidine are reported in the February issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
February 9, 2012
JACR: Experts offer tips for minimizing pediatric CT dose
By Eric Barnes
An article in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology offers expert advice on radiation dose optimization techniques in pediatric CT. What's the most important step? Making sure a pediatric CT study is justified before it even begins, according to the authors.
January 5, 2012
Toshiba, AHRA announce grant recipients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems and AHRA have named the seven recipients of their fourth annual Putting Patients First grant program.
December 18, 2011
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