Pediatric Radiology: Page 75

Chest x-rays good for at-risk Kawasaki patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Chest radiographs easily identify children with Kawasaki disease who are at risk for serious coronary artery aneurysms, Canadian researchers report in a study published online September 26 in Pediatric Cardiology.
October 14, 2009
New protocol treats pediatric choroid plexus tumors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new protocol that may improve the odds by nearly twofold of children surviving choroid plexus tumors, a rare pediatric brain tumor, was announced by a team of international researchers at the International Society of Pediatric Oncology annual meeting.
October 12, 2009
DEXA gets nod for kids with cystic fibrosis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) exams can help identify bone mineral density reduction in children diagnosed with cystic fibrosis as young as age 5, according to researchers from Italy.
October 7, 2009
Given gets pediatric PillCam nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Video-capsule endoscopy developer Given Imaging has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to market its products for pediatric applications.
October 1, 2009
Digisonics upgrades at 2 sites
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound image management firm Digisonics has expanded its DigiView cardiovascular information and image analysis system with four more licenses at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Gainesville, FL.
October 1, 2009
Cutting pediatric PET/CT dose; EISNER study; CAD for virtual colonoscopy
By Brian Casey
September 30, 2009
Pediatric low-dose PET/CT protocols cut radiation dose in half
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation dose for whole-body pediatric PET/CT exams can be cut in half with new low-dose protocols customized to the weight of children, according to research published in the October issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
September 30, 2009
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Radiology data better estimate incidence of pediatric stroke
By Cynthia E. Keen
The incidence of pediatric stroke may be seriously underreported in the U.S., according to California researchers who reviewed radiology data to develop what they believe is a better estimate of stroke incidence among infants and children. Their results were published online September 17 in the journal Stroke.
September 22, 2009
PQI pediatric program gets ABR nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Board of Radiology (ABR) has qualified a new free program on quality improvement in pediatric CT as fulfilling the ABR's maintenance of certification requirements for diagnostic radiologists.
September 17, 2009
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California technologist faces testimony in CT overdose case
September 17, 2009
California technologist faces testimony in CT overdose case
By Donna Domino
SACRAMENTO, CA - A California radiologic technologist accused of delivering a major radiation overdose faced testimony this week. Witnesses who spoke at a hearing on revoking the technologist's license said they still don't understand how a 23-month-old boy received 151 CT scans in just over an hour.
September 17, 2009
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Siemens donates DR in children's benefit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has donated a digital radiography (DR) system to a New York hospital to benefit the Children's Health Fund.
September 16, 2009
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