Pediatric Radiology: Page 80

US replaces x-ray for diagnosing childhood constipation
By Cynthia E. Keen
British pediatricians at a London children's hospital are using ultrasound to assess the severity of constipation in children. They have found that ultrasound is a good substitute for abdominal x-ray, with its radiation exposure, or a digital rectal examination, a procedure that children find unpleasant and disturbing.
April 26, 2009
Cultural change cuts errors at Cincinnati Children's
By Marty Graham
CARLSBAD, CA - A safety program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital that emphasized changing the facility's work culture lowered the rate of serious safety events in the radiology department from one every 200 days to one every 839, according to a presentation at this week's Society for Pediatric Radiology meeting.
April 23, 2009
ARRS study: Child's body shape can reduce CT dose
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Technologists who evaluate the body shape of a child before setting CT exam protocols may be able to further reduce radiation dose, according to a study being presented next week at the 2009 American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting in Boston.
April 22, 2009
Rads can reduce pediatric CT dose; ARRS preview; brachytherapy market report
By Brian Casey
April 22, 2009
SPR news: Rads must take lead in reducing pediatric CT dose
By Marty Graham
CARLSBAD, CA - The simple step of coaching healthcare providers to check CT machine parameters before scanning kids may be one of the best things radiologists practicing in general hospitals can do for pediatric patients, according to Dr. M. Ines Boechat, president of the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) and chief of pediatric imaging at the University of California, Los Angeles.
April 22, 2009
Kids are kings of the castle at South Dakota hospital
By Cynthia E. Keen
Being admitted to a hospital can be a scary experience for any kid. But a newly opened hospital in Sioux Falls, SD, is hoping to make visits more Disney than dreadful, thanks to an imaginative design that combines state-of-the-art technology, child-sized facility design, and a castlelike building with a fairy-tale theme.
April 21, 2009
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Digisonics completes two installs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound image management firm Digisonics has installed its DigiView image management and reporting system at Pediatric Cardiology Associates of Southwest Louisiana.
April 19, 2009
MRI shows abnormal brain development from prenatal meth exposure
By Wayne Forrest
With the help of 3-tesla MRI, U.S. researchers have found indications that prenatal methamphetamine exposure accelerates brain development in an abnormal pattern, according to a study published this week in Neurology. The researchers analyzed 29 children who were exposed to meth and 37 unexposed children between the ages of 3 and 4 years.
April 14, 2009
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Passport for Care aids follow-up of childhood cancer survivors
By Cynthia E. Keen
A new program called Passport for Care is making it easier for physicians to follow up on pediatric cancer survivors, who studies indicate are at higher risk for chronic health conditions later in life.
April 12, 2009
Pediatric informatics director honored by HIMSS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dr. Brian Jacobs was awarded the 2008 HIMSS Physician IT Leadership Award at the 2009 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting.
April 7, 2009
Radiology reporting terms can confuse pediatricians
By Cynthia E. Keen
When radiologists use common terms in their reports of chest radiograph findings, they assume that clinicians use the same terms as well. However, some radiologic descriptors may lead to unintended diagnostic conclusions, as pediatric radiologists discovered after conducting a survey of pediatricians in the Nashville, TN, area.
April 2, 2009
Toshiba installs first Aquilion One at pediatric center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has installed its Aquilion One 320-detector-row CT scanner at Arkansas Children's Hospital.
March 31, 2009
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