Pediatric Radiology: Page 79

Study: US not ready to verify intubation tubes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Can ultrasound replace radiography to confirm endotracheal intubation? Emergency physicians from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Ohio report that ultrasound verification is faster and highly reproducible, but doesn't achieve the accuracy of a conventional chest x-ray.
May 27, 2009
Study: Childhood cancer rates remain constant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Cancer Society reports that there will be no change in the number of new cases of childhood cancer in 2009, according to its annual cancer statistics report. However, the number of deaths attributed to childhood cancer is estimated to decline by more than 7% in the U.S.
May 27, 2009
SPR group tackles radiation dose in pediatric nuclear medicine
By Marty Graham
So far, much of the recent attention toward reducing pediatric radiation dose has focused on CT. But nuclear medicine is also an area where radiation dose can be better tailored to the specific needs of children, according to members of a Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) working group tasked to address the issue.
May 21, 2009
AuntMinnie.com Pediatric Insider
By Cynthia E. Keen
May 17, 2009
MRI with STIR fails to change diagnosis in child abuse cases
By Wayne Forrest
Although whole-body MRI using a short-tau inversion recovery (WB-STIR) sequence detects some bone contusions and fractures not found on initial radiographic bone surveys, the technique may not be ready to replace radiography in the initial assessment of traumatic injury in cases of suspected child abuse, according to a new study.
May 11, 2009
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Computer-assisted ultrasound aids liver imaging in obese children
By Erik L. Ridley
An open-source image processing software package can be a useful tool for evaluating ultrasound images of obese children for signs of fat deposits in the liver, according to research from Brazil published in the May edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
May 7, 2009
Protons promise lower second cancer risk
By Tami Freeman
Proton therapy offers a lower second cancer risk than that associated with photon radiotherapies, even when neutron effects are taken into account, according to research from M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
May 7, 2009
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Trial date set for CT radiation overdose lawsuit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A trial date has been set in a lawsuit filed by the parents of a child who received an excessive radiation dose while undergoing a CT exam at a community hospital in California.
May 5, 2009
SPECT with OSEM-3D reconstruction lowers pediatric radiation dose
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School have found that they can get better image quality and lower radiation dose in pediatric SPECT renal studies by using a data reconstruction technique based on ordered subset expectation maximization with 3D resolution recovery (OSEM-3D).
May 4, 2009
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MRI spots brain abnormality in autistic children
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new study used MRI to discover that toddlers with autism appear more likely to have an enlarged amygdala, a portion of the brain that processes facial expression and alerts the cortical area to the emotional significance of events.
May 3, 2009
Study: Fetal radiation dose high for ERCP
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new study is raising concerns about the radiation dose received when a pregnant woman presents with symptoms of cholangitis, gallstone pancreatitis, or other conditions requiring endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
April 28, 2009
Finger tapping with fMRI reveals autism secrets
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
With the aid of functional MRI (fMRI), researchers are learning new information about the motor skills of children with autism. The study from the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore compared autistic children with their normal peers while performing a simple motor task -- tapping their fingers in sequence.
April 27, 2009
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