Pediatric Radiology: Page 60

Pediatric pneumothorax volume measurement system developed
By Cynthia E. Keen
Diagnosing a pneumothorax in a pediatric patient and assessing its size are important for proper clinical management, especially in determining the need for chest-tube drainage. MDCT scans make diagnosis easier, but manually contouring identified pneumothoraces to determine their size can take hours to perform.
March 27, 2011
Chemo lowers cancer risk for pediatric Hodgkin's survivors
By Cynthia E. Keen
Childhood cancer survivors who received radiation therapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma had a significantly higher risk of developing a second malignant tumor compared to patients who only received chemotherapy, according to an Australian study published online March 10 in the Annals of Oncology.
March 22, 2011
ECG helps screen for pediatric heart conditions
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Adding an electrocardiogram (ECG) to a history and physical examination can identify undiagnosed heart conditions in healthy children and adolescents, according to a pilot study from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. An echocardiography study was also found to be useful.
March 17, 2011
X-ray identifies chronic rhinosinusitis in most kids
By Cynthia E. Keen
A conventional x-ray should be the first exam ordered for children suspected of having chronic rhinosinusitis because it works for the majority of cases, according to an article published in the European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
March 14, 2011
Siemens inks pediatric GPO agreement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare and the Child Health Corporation of America (CHCA) have entered into a group purchasing organization (GPO) agreement.
March 7, 2011
ECR 2011: Contrast allergies, gonad shielding, and evidence-based radiology
By Brian Casey
March 7, 2011
Study recommends skipping gonad shields in pediatric x-rays
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - Gonad shielding is more trouble than it's worth, concluded Dutch researchers in a study of more than 700 children undergoing x-ray exams of the abdomen and pelvis. Shield placement is rarely correct, they said, and crucial anatomy ends up being covered even when performed correctly, especially in girls.
March 6, 2011
High-pitch chest CT captures fast-moving babies
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - High-pitch chest CT is a robust technique that provides high-quality thoracic images of babies in motion -- quickly, without sedation, and at low radiation doses -- according to a study presented at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 5, 2011
NY Times probes infant overradiation, regulatory gaps
By Cynthia E. Keen
The New York Times lambasted the U.S. Congress in a front-page article for its failure over the past 12 years to enact legislation that would establish uniform training and certification requirements for radiologic technologists, medical physicists, and 10 other occupations in medical imaging and radiation therapy.
March 1, 2011
Danish firm Visiana tackles bone age evaluation
By Erik L. Ridley
Bone age has typically been determined manually from hand x-rays by radiologists or pediatric endocrinologists, but this method is subjective and prone to reader variability. Danish company Visiana believes its automatic bone age assessment software can do the job better and faster.
February 27, 2011
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Dialysis patients at higher risk from multiple CT scans
By Eric Barnes
Dialysis patients receive more frequent medical imaging exams, particularly CT, and hence more radiation exposure than the population as a whole, putting them at increased risk of developing cancer, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
February 24, 2011
Image Gently launches fluoro campaign on 3rd anniversary
By Cynthia E. Keen
Image Gently's new campaign to reduce patient exposure to radiation dose during diagnostic fluoroscopy procedures represents a new milestone for the initiative, which in just three years has made major strides in raising radiation dose awareness among both patients and healthcare providers.
February 13, 2011
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