Pediatric Radiology: Page 70

FDA clears Biospace Med's sterEOS for pediatrics
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
French digital radiography firm Biospace Med has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its sterEOS 2D/3D workstation for pediatric use in spine applications.
March 10, 2010
Prenatal MRI discovers often-misdiagnosed genetic disease
By Wayne Forrest
In what is believed to be a first in the U.S., radiologists at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in Stanford, CA, have used prenatal MRI to detect a rare genetic disease in a newborn.
March 9, 2010
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Low-dose CT may be suitable for pediatric fracture diagnosis
By Erik L. Ridley
VIENNA - Ultralow-dose CT appears to be sufficient for diagnosing complex fractures in pediatric patients, according to research from Germany presented at the 2010 European Congress of Radiology.
March 6, 2010
320-row CT minimizes dose in pediatric abdominal studies
By Eric Barnes
It's no secret that CT radiation dose levels in children -- especially in the emergency department, where patients are fidgety and physicians need fast answers -- are too high. One solution, investigated by researchers from Toronto and Berlin, is wide-area-detector scans with 320-detector-row CT.
March 2, 2010
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Pediatric CT dose varies globally; Image Gently marks milestone
By Brian Casey
February 24, 2010
Study finds wide variations in global pediatric CT dose
By Cynthia E. Keen
A new report published this month offers good news and bad news regarding pediatric CT radiation dose in developing countries. The bad news: Pediatric CT dose varies widely internationally, and some sites have been using adult protocols on children. The good news: Education can spur CT sites to change their ways.
February 24, 2010
Image Gently achieves global reach by 2nd anniversary
By Cynthia E. Keen
The Image Gently campaign reached its second birthday last month, and while no official parties were held, there are plenty of reasons for children to celebrate. Image Gently has evolved from a modest, volunteer-driven initiative focused on North America into a global movement to raise awareness of radiation dose.
February 24, 2010
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AuntMinnie.com Pediatric Imaging Insider
By Cynthia E. Keen
February 21, 2010
DR summit yields Image Gently CR/DR campaign, ACR dose registry
By Cynthia E. Keen
The Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging has expanded the scope of its global Image Gently campaign to include computed radiography (CR) and digital radiography (DR) exams. The new initiative was formally launched -- along with a new American College of Radiology DR dose registry -- at a DR summit earlier this month.
February 21, 2010
Image breech babies twice for hip dysplasia, study suggests
By Cynthia E. Keen
A new study published in this month's issue of Journal of Children's Orthopaedics indicates that breech babies at risk of hip dysplasia might benefit from an extra imaging exam beyond what's recommended by current clinical guidelines.
February 14, 2010
Case report: Imaging tracks course of H1N1 in girl
By Cynthia E. Keen
Texas researchers have published a case report demonstrating how medical imaging exams offer insight into the physiological changes wrought by the H1N1 virus in a 12-year-old girl who died of the disease.
February 11, 2010
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Pediatric cancer risk from thallium imaging defined
By Cynthia E. Keen
Researchers from a Tennessee children's hospital have found that thallium-based bone nuclear imaging studies can raise the risk of cancer incidence in pediatric patients, according to an article in the January issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
February 10, 2010
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