Pediatric Radiology: Page 57

Contrast-enhanced MRI safe in patients less than 18 months old
By Wayne Forrest
With proper screening for contraindications, gadoteric acid (Gd-DOTA), a gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent, can be used safely in pediatric patients younger than 18 months old, according to a study published online July 24 in Pediatric Radiology.
July 28, 2011
Gene predicts risk of 2nd cancer in Hodgkin's lymphoma
By Cynthia E. Keen
Two genetic variations can help predict which survivors of Hodgkin's lymphoma are most likely to develop radiation-induced second cancers years after treatment, according to a genome-wide association study published online July 24 in Nature Medicine.
July 25, 2011
Merge adds iConnect sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare has signed Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago as a new user for its iConnect software suite.
July 25, 2011
fMRI helps show physiologic differences in autistic children
By Wayne Forrest
By combining functional MRI (fMRI) and passive speech stimulation, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center in New York have discovered physiologic differences between autistic and healthy children, according to a study in the August issue of Radiology.
July 25, 2011
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Pediatric CT techniques scan hearts in a fraction of the dose
By Eric Barnes
New techniques for coronary CT angiography -- particularly high-pitch scanning -- are slashing radiation dose levels to provide safer scans for children without the need for sedation, according to a study presented at last week's Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography meeting in Denver.
July 18, 2011
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US predicts psychiatric disorders in preemies
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Brain ultrasound can be used to predict future risk of psychiatric disorders in premature infants, according to research published in the July issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.
July 18, 2011
Childhood cancer research center opens
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Seattle Children's Research Institute has announced the opening of its Center for Childhood Cancer Research.
July 17, 2011
Protocols protect pediatric caregivers from I-131 exposure
By Wayne Forrest
With the right protocols and precautions in place, caregivers who take care of pediatric neuroblastoma patients can avoid high levels of radiation exposure from iodine-131 metaiodobenzylguanidine (I-131 MIBG) therapy.
July 12, 2011
GE gets design awards for concept MRI scanners
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received a pair of awards from an industrial design society for several "concept" MRI scanners, as well as an award for a scanner that's pending 510(k) clearance.
July 10, 2011
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Study reconfirms CT scan cancer risk in young adults
By Cynthia E. Keen
An analysis of the risk of radiation-induced cancers to young adults from body CT scans predicts that the majority of cancers will occur in patients who had these exams infrequently. The study results were published in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
July 5, 2011
FDG-PET has low radiation risk to fetus in pregnant patients
By Wayne Forrest
While radiation exposure to a fetus from an FDG-PET scan is low, every effort should be made to minimize exposure by modifying the imaging protocol, according to a study in the July issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
July 4, 2011
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PET/CT aids in treatment of neuroblastoma
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
British researchers are using PET/CT to select children with primary refractory or relapsed high-risk neuroblastoma for treatment with a molecular radiotherapy known as lutetium-177 (Lu-177) DOTATATE, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
June 29, 2011
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