Pediatric Radiology: Page 78

CT not useful for pediatric headache patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ordering CT examinations for children younger than age 6 who are admitted to an emergency department for a headache seldom aids in diagnosis, exposes the child to unnecessary radiation, and is a waste of money.
July 5, 2009
US screening advised for newborns at risk for hip dysplasia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Screening all newborn infants for hip dysplasia with a physical exam, and performing an ultrasound examination of infants identified at high risk, can significantly decrease the chance that they will develop early arthritis, according to new research.
July 1, 2009
Web site educates patients about radiation dose
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology residents from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston have created a Web site for patients to calculate and record the radiation doses of common diagnostic imaging procedures.
July 1, 2009
FDG-PET benefits findings in children with refractory epilepsy
By Wayne Forrest
While PET and MRI work well together in guiding surgery for children with refractory epilepsy, PET may have an edge in several areas in evaluating these patients, according to a new study from Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital Boston.
July 1, 2009
Childhood leukemia curable without cranial radiation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia can be successfully treated without exposure to cranial radiation, investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital report in the June 25 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
June 23, 2009
Viztek wins Boston contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging informatics firm Viztek has won a contract with a Boston hospital for its PACS system.
June 18, 2009
Dose can be reduced by 75% in pediatric chest CT exams
By Cynthia E. Keen
The radiation dose of pediatric MDCT exams can be reduced by as much as 75% without compromising the ability to detect small lung nodules in young children, according to a study published in the July issue of Academic Radiology.
June 17, 2009
GE completes first pediatric dose reduction install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sanford Children's Hospital is the first children's hospital in the U.S. to install a new software application from GE Healthcare designed to reduce radiation dose in pediatric CT studies.
June 17, 2009
FDG-PET/CT helps track pediatric bone and soft-tissue tumors
By Wayne Forrest
TORONTO - A new study by Canadian researchers has confirmed FDG-PET/CT's benefits in managing pediatric bone and soft-tissue tumors when caregivers chart the progress or regression of the cancer at four scan time intervals.
June 15, 2009
Philips releases new TEE transducer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has debuted a new transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) transducer for cardiac imaging of neonatal patients.
June 4, 2009
Color-coded CT protocols help reduce pediatric radiation dose
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiologists at Massachusetts General Hospital were able to reduce pediatric CT radiation dose by up to 90% through a system of color-coded exam protocols customized to individual patients, according to an article published in the July issue of Radiology.
June 3, 2009
U.K. hospital deploys homegrown IT system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust has implemented an internally developed IT system at its Children's Acute Transport Service (CATS) for referring hospitals to share medical data on emergency patients more quickly and securely.
June 1, 2009
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