Pediatric Radiology: Page 70

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
ACR Foundation launches Haiti relief
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) Foundation has launched a relief fund for Haiti to help the country recover from the devastating January 12 earthquake.
February 9, 2010
CATCH rules accurately predict which kids need head CT
By Eric Barnes
Canadian researchers have issued a new set of clinical rules for determining which injured children need head CT. They hope the new guidelines could help prevent unnecessary radiation exposure and costs associated with CT overuse, researchers said.
February 8, 2010
Siemens wins U.K. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has been chosen by a new U.K. hospital to supply a range of imaging technology.
February 3, 2010
CT beats x-ray for pediatric cervical spine trauma
By Cynthia E. Keen
When a CT exam is ordered for a child presenting with cervical spine trauma, follow-up radiography adds little to no additional diagnostic information, according to an analysis from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto published in the February issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
February 3, 2010
Teleradiology firm sets up Haiti link
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A U.S. teleradiology firm has set up a link with a children's hospital in Haiti to help diagnose patients injured in the massive January 12 earthquake.
February 1, 2010
Study cuts radiotracer dose for pediatric PET exams by half
By Wayne Forrest
Philadelphia researchers have found that it's possible to reduce PET radiotracer dose among pediatric patients and still maintain image quality, according to a new study in the February issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
January 31, 2010
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