Pediatric Radiology: Page 80

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
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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