Pediatric Radiology: Page 76

UN's IAEA launches pediatric rad therapy network
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has launched the first global initiative by a United Nations organization to improve pediatric radiation oncology treatment in low- and middle-income countries.
September 13, 2009
Pediatric specialists excel reading chest x-rays, but rads are better
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiology departments in hospitals with pediatric intensive care units should provide 24/7 radiology services, either by onsite staffing 24 hours a day or utilizing a teleradiology service offering pediatric radiology-specific services, according to a study from Georgetown University.
September 10, 2009
Digisonics adds pediatric cardiology orders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound image management firm Digisonics has received orders from Texas Children's Hospital in Houston and Children's Medical Center of Dayton in Ohio.
September 9, 2009
Prenatal ultrasound does not increase risk for autism
By Erik L. Ridley
Antenatal ultrasound does not appear to be associated with an increased risk for autism spectrum disorders, according to a study published online this month in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
September 9, 2009
AuntMinnie.com Pediatric Imaging Insider
By Cynthia E. Keen
September 7, 2009
Tetris boosts brain matter on fMRI exams
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using functional MRI (fMRI), researchers at the Mind Research Network have found that playing the computer game Tetris makes the brain more efficient, as the repetitive activity results in increased gray matter.
August 31, 2009
SPR survey addresses pediatric rad shortage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Many radiology residents may not fully understand the opportunities available in pediatric imaging -- perhaps accounting for the discipline's current shortage of radiologists, according to a new survey conducted by the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) of Reston, VA.
August 30, 2009
Image Gently goes interventional; CT spots pediatric PE
By Brian Casey
August 24, 2009
Pulmonary CTA finds more than pulmonary embolism in children
By Cynthia E. Keen
Despite recent concerns over the use of CT in children, the modality is a good tool for diagnosing pediatric patients with clinical suspicions of pulmonary embolism (PE), according to an article in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 24, 2009
Image Gently campaign expands to interventional radiology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging is expanding the scope of its Image Gently campaign to include interventional radiology. The organization launched a global campaign this week to increase awareness of the need to keep radiation dose as low as possible when performing interventional radiology procedures on children.
August 23, 2009
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Radiation dose and cancer risk in pediatric CTA exams
By Cynthia E. Keen
When it's clinically necessary to evaluate the coronary arteries of a child, the quality and detail of images produced by electrocardiogram-gated coronary CT angiography (CTA) are the best that can be created by an imaging modality. But is the image clarity worth the radiation dose?
August 20, 2009
High-field MRI appropriate for fetal autopsy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Whole-body high-field MRI yields diagnostically accurate images of human fetuses, according to a new U.K. study. As a minimally invasive postmortem exam, a whole-body high-field MRI exam may be more acceptable than a conventional autopsy to parents, who are often reluctant to approve this invasive procedure.
August 17, 2009
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