Pediatric Radiology: Page 56

Ultrasound aids imaging of pediatric pneumonia
By Erik L. Ridley
Tuesday, November 29 | 4:10 p.m.-4:20 p.m. | MSVP32-07 | Room S102ABUltrasound is a useful imaging modality for evaluating childhood pneumonia, a German team has concluded.
November 13, 2011
Abused children often have spinal bleeding
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Spinal bleeding is often found in young children who are abused, which supports complete spine imaging for children undergoing brain MRI for moderate or severe traumatic brain injury, according to a study published online in Radiology.
November 7, 2011
12T MRI could show infant brain lesions
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Pediatric neuroscientists at Oregon Health & Science University's Doernbecher Children's Hospital are having early success in viewing tiny white-matter injuries with 12-tesla MRI in premature fetal sheep, suggesting the modality could potentially be used to image the brains of preterm infants.
November 7, 2011
Carestream lands DRX-Evolution install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has added another customer for its DRX-Evolution wireless digital radiography system.
October 26, 2011
PET may help in future ADD treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are using PET scans on mice to test the efficacy of drugs to increase levels of dopamine in the brain and possibly alleviate some forms of attention deficit disorder (ADD).
October 16, 2011
Minority kids less likely to get CT in ED
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
African-American and Hispanic children are less likely than white children to receive a cranial CT scan in an emergency department (ED) following minor head trauma, according to a study presented on October 14 at the American Academy of Pediatrics annual meeting in Boston.
October 13, 2011
MRI risk to kids minimal, but rises with contrast use
By Wayne Forrest
A new study of MR imaging in pediatric clinical trials concluded that the risks of physical and psychological harm from the modality are no greater than risks that healthy children face from everyday activities, according to a study in IRB: Ethics & Human Research, a journal of the Hastings Center.
October 4, 2011
NaF-PET proves best for pediatric skeletal imaging
By Wayne Forrest
Skeletal imaging with sodium fluoride (NaF) PET provides "superior imaging" compared to standard nuclear imaging techniques and can help physicians accurately investigate the cause of bone pain in children, according to a paper in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
September 27, 2011
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Cardiac MRI helps determine tumor type in children's hearts
By Wayne Forrest
Cardiac MRI can predict the likely tumor type in a majority of children with a cardiac mass, but cannot always conclusively determine if the tumor is malignant, according to a study in the August 30 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
August 29, 2011
Toshiba, AHRA expand grant program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems and the AHRA announced the fourth year of their joint Putting Patients First program, which provides grants to help hospitals and imaging centers build new or expand existing education and patient care initiatives.
August 17, 2011
PET shows brown fat in children
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center and Children's Hospital Boston used PET scans to show that brown fat occurs in varying amounts in children and is most active in leaner youngsters, according to a study published in the Journal of Pediatrics.
August 11, 2011
FDG-PET finds bone marrow involvement in Hodgkin's lymphoma
By Wayne Forrest
FDG-PET is sensitive and specific in detecting bone marrow involvement in pediatric Hodgkin's lymphoma patients and may be a safe alternative to an invasive bone marrow biopsy in routine staging procedures, according to a study published online August 8 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
August 8, 2011
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