Pediatric Radiology: Page 55

Consensus is key when developing structured report templates
By Cynthia E. Keen
Is it possible to convert a large radiology department to using structured reports rather than free dictation, while at the same time winning the support of radiologists? Yes, it is. Cincinnati Children's Hospital explained how its effort succeeded in a presentation at the recent RSNA 2011 meeting.
December 18, 2011
Toshiba joins Steris for hybrid surgical suites
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has formed an alliance with surgical products provider Steris to offer vascular, cardiovascular, pediatric, and neurosurgical hybrid surgical suites.
December 12, 2011
Pay attention! A different brain pathway for kids with ADHD
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Researchers employing functional MRI have found that children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may show different brain activity patterns when processing visual attention information.
November 28, 2011
AccelaRad completes Mo. install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS technology developer AccelaRad has installed its SeeMyRadiology.com image sharing platform at Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics in Kansas City, MO.
November 22, 2011
Image Gently, SNM launch guidelines campaign
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Image Gently campaign and the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) have launched a new campaign called "Go With the Guidelines" to encourage community hospitals, academic hospitals, and clinics to observe new guidelines for administering radiopharmaceuticals in children.
November 15, 2011
Siemens notches 1st Luminos Agile install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has completed the first installation of its Luminos Agile digital fluoroscopy and radiography system.
November 14, 2011
Can MRI help diagnose acute Guillain-Barré syndrome in kids?
By Wayne Forrest
Sunday, November 27 | 11:05 a.m.-11:15 a.m. | SSA17-03 | Room N228Focusing on the terminal end of the spinal cord, known as the medullary conus, the combination of plain MRI and contrast-enhanced, T1-weighted MR imaging can be very sensitive in diagnosing acute Guillain-Barré syndrome in children.
November 14, 2011
Pediatric MRI not always safer than CT
By Eric Barnes
CT versus MRI -- the latter is the obvious choice for children because MRI does not use ionizing radiation, right? Actually, CT can be safer depending on the exam, say researchers eyeing the comparative risks of the modalities.
November 14, 2011
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2 MR parameters highly predictive of MS diagnosis in children
By Rosemary Frei
A large study of children at 23 pediatric hospitals across Canada has yielded a combination of two MRI parameters that predicts the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) with an accuracy of approximately 90%. The results were published online November 7 in Lancet Neurology.
November 13, 2011
Shear-wave elastography shows promise in liver fibrosis
By Erik L. Ridley
Thursday, December 1 | 11:10 a.m.-11:20 a.m. | SSQ03-05 | Room E353AAn Italian team believes that real-time shear-wave elastography can improve upon the limitations of transient elastography in detecting liver fibrosis.
November 13, 2011
US insufficient to evaluate hepatic steatosis in obese adolescents
By Erik L. Ridley
Thursday, December 1 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SSQ15-01 | Room S102DA Dutch team has found that while ultrasound has good sensitivity and specificity for finding hepatic steatosis in obese adolescents, it does not have acceptable positive post-test probability.
November 13, 2011
Ultrasound and Alvarado score may stratify pediatric appendicitis risk
By Erik L. Ridley
Wednesday, November 30 | 10:50 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | SSK14-03 | Room S102ABIn this presentation, researchers will describe how the combination of focused appendicitis ultrasound and Alvarado score may help diagnose pediatric appendicitis.
November 13, 2011
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