Pediatric Radiology: Page 8

ECR: Is chest CT indicated for children with suspected COVID-19?

By Kate Madden Yee

VIENNA - Is CT indicated for children with suspected COVID-19? Perhaps not, according to a panel discussion held on July 14 at ECR 2022 in Vienna.

July 14, 2022

Is it child abuse injury or rickets? Fringe beliefs prompt study

By Will Morton

Some medical-legal experts claim fractures seen on x-rays in child abuse cases result from rickets and not traumatic injury, according to a U.S. group. They say this is a fringe belief and countered it recently with a study showing that radiologists can reliably differentiate between the two.

July 13, 2022

Most fetal deaths caused by defects, lack of heartbeat

By Amerigo Allegretto

Congenital defects and lack of intrauterine heartbeat are leading factors in terminating pregnancies, and both can be detected on ultrasound scans, suggests a study published June 30 in the Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

July 5, 2022

Is CT best for congenital lung findings in infants?

By Kate Madden Yee

Is CT the best modality for detecting serious disease in infants with congenital lung malformations? Perhaps not, according to research published on June 30 in JAMA Network Open.

July 4, 2022

Bogged down in the reading room? Managing interruptions is key

By Will Morton

Time lost due to interruptions in the reading room can gut radiologist productivity, according to a U.S. group. They detailed the issue at their hospital in Ohio, and offered their take on how to improve workflows, in a June 27 article in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

June 29, 2022

Chest x-ray technique reduces radiation dose in infants

By Will Morton

Radiation doses to neonates undergoing chest x-rays can be significantly reduced by using a high kilovoltage technique, according to a study using anthropomorphic phantoms published June 21 in Radiation Physics and Chemistry.

June 28, 2022

'Pop-up' alert boosts appropriate pediatric CT use in the ED

By Kate Madden Yee

A simple "pop-up" clinical decision-support alert for children presenting in the emergency department (ED) with mild brain injury reduces unnecessary head CT scans, a study published June 23 in the Annals of Emergency Medicine has found.

June 27, 2022

AI chest x-ray software looks promising for use in children

By Will Morton

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm initially cleared for analyzing chest x-rays of adult patients may also be effective for use with children, according to a study published June 17 in Scientific Reports.

June 20, 2022

New PET/CT scanners may offer safer imaging in children

By Will Morton

The latest digital whole-body PET/CT scanners could dramatically improve clinical practice in nuclear medicine, particularly for children, according to a session at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging meeting in Vancouver, Canada.

June 16, 2022

Study finds racial inequity in imaging rates at pediatric EDs

By Erik L. Ridley

A large cross-sectional study encompassing 38 children's hospitals and more than 12 million pediatric emergency department (ED) visits has found significant differences in imaging utilization among racial and ethnic groups.

June 2, 2022

Ultrasound correlates well with MRI for pediatric liver disease

By Amerigo Allegretto

Ultrasound shear-wave elastography can correlate well with MR elastography for measuring liver stiffness in children and young adults with known or suspected liver disease, said researchers who published their results May 24 in Radiology.

May 24, 2022

Contrast ultrasound works well for pediatric vascular imaging

By Amerigo Allegretto

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound is more accurate than color Doppler in characterizing different types of soft-tissue vascular abnormalities, according to research published May 23 in the European Journal of Radiology.

May 23, 2022

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