Pediatric Radiology: Page 83

Virtual bronchoscopy helps find foreign body aspiration in kids
By Cynthia E. Keen
A percentage of children suspected of ingesting a foreign object may be able to avoid conventional bronchoscopy if virtual bronchoscopy is first performed, according to a study published in Emergency Radiology by Turkish researchers.
January 29, 2009
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CompuMed aids in pediatric screening program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CompuMed is partnering with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in a newly created pediatric screening program.
January 28, 2009
Young women treated for childhood cancer avoid breast screening
By Kate Madden Yee
Young women who were treated with chest radiation therapy in childhood seem to be unaware of guidelines recommending that they start mammography screening earlier, due to their higher risk of developing cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
January 26, 2009
IMRT reduces risk of hearing loss in pediatric medulloblastoma patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
A study from Houston researchers confirmed that most pediatric medulloblastoma patients can be treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) without the risk of severe hearing loss. The newer study produced results nearly identical to those from a smaller 2002 trial.
January 18, 2009
GE launches pediatric CT scanning protocols
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has introduced a set of protocols designed to optimize and reduce radiation dose in pediatric CT studies.
January 13, 2009
U.S. radiation guidelines not suited for women, children
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A major new study claims that U.S. radiation exposure guidelines do not adequately protect women and children because they are based on standards designed for 20- to 30-year-old Caucasian males.
January 12, 2009
Biospace Med nets EOS sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
French digital radiography firm Biospace Med has received an order from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
January 11, 2009
CT coronal reconstructions aid pediatric appendicitis diagnosis
By Cynthia E. Keen
Adding coronal reformatted images to axial images in MDCT exams can improve the diagnosis of appendicitis in children, radiologists from Gachon University Gil Medical Center in Incheon, South Korea, have determined.
January 11, 2009
Study calculates radiation dose risk for infants in Belgian NICU
By Cynthia E. Keen
A Belgian study has shed additional light on the amount of radiation dose delivered to infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The research provides reference values for NICU radiation dose, and also offers guidance on collecting dose measurements and converting them into organ-dose values.
January 7, 2009
Pediatric Hodgkin's survivors face high risk of breast cancer as young adults
By Cynthia E. Keen
Girls who received treatment for Hodgkin's disease between 1960 and 1990 and are now adult women have a 37-fold increased risk of developing breast cancer compared to the general population. The U.S. study also found that these patients had a high likelihood of developing bilateral breast cancer at an early age.
December 29, 2008
Multislice CT beats aortography for pediatric thoracic aortic coarctation
By Caitanya Min
Results from a study by Tunisian researchers indicate that compared with invasive contrast aortography, 64-slice CT is the imaging modality of choice for pediatric patients with thoracic aortic coarctation.
December 24, 2008
AAPM approves Image Gently work group agenda
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Image Gently Pediatric CT Physics Work Group has received formal consensus approval from the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) to proceed with its work to establish consistency among CT scanner equipment measuring pediatric radiation dose.
December 22, 2008
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