Pediatric Radiology: Page 84

MEG reveals sound processing delays in autistic children
By Charlene Laino
CHICAGO - Using magnetoencephalography (MEG), researchers have found that children with autism react to sound an average of 20 msec slower than other children -- a finding that may help to explain the language and communication impairments associated with the disorder.
December 1, 2008
NeuroLogica launches CT dose-reduction technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Portable CT developer NeuroLogica launched a new noise/dose reduction algorithm designed to maintain high spatial resolution while reducing image noise for low-dose CT scans at this week's RSNA conference in Chicago.
November 29, 2008
Parents sue California hospital over pediatric CT radiation overdose
By Cynthia E. Keen
A rural California hospital is being sued by parents of a child who underwent a CT exam during an emergency department visit for a neck injury. The parents allege that their 23-month-old boy received radiation burns and has permanent chromosomal damage due to excessive radiation exposure from the CT scan, which took over an hour to perform.
November 19, 2008
Obesity's toll on children; new CT lung screening study
By Brian Casey
November 12, 2008
DWI-MRI predicts pediatric brain trauma outcomes
By Cynthia E. Keen
Diffusion-weighted MR imaging (DWI-MRI) can detect injury in children presenting with traumatic brain injury, even if other neurological signs appear normal, according to the results of a new study. The research demonstrates that DWI is predictive of long-term outcomes in pediatric patients.
November 12, 2008
Overweight kids have worse cardiac ventricular function
By Charlene Laino
NEW ORLEANS - Using a speckle tracking-based analysis tool that can analyze 2D data from ultrasound scanners, Australian researchers have shown that overweight and obese children have worse left ventricular function than their normal-weight counterparts, according to research presented at this week's American Heart Association (AHA) meeting.
November 12, 2008
Ultrasound shows advanced vascular age of obese children
By Charlene Laino
NEW ORLEANS - Using carotid artery ultrasound with a high-resolution probe, researchers have found that vascular age is advanced in children who are obese or who have unfavorable lipid profiles, according to a report at this week's American Heart Association (AHA) meeting.
November 11, 2008
CareCore endorses Image Gently campaign
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology benefits management firm CareCore National will require members of its network to use radiation dose guidelines that are recommended by the Image Gently campaign for pediatric CT scans.
November 11, 2008
Study finds lower dose for slot-scanning DR unit
By Brian Casey
The campaign to reduce pediatric radiation dose has been focusing on CT of late, but efforts are also under way to reduce dose in radiography exams. A Canadian study has found that a new type of slot-scanning digital radiography (DR) system can produce sharply lower dose in pediatric scoliosis studies compared to computed radiography.
November 2, 2008
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Female Hodgkin's survivors have greater risk of secondary cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
Pediatric Hodgkin's disease survivors aren't necessarily out of the woods, as they have a seven to 18 times higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer as an adult. In addition, the risk is significantly higher for women than for men, according to new study results.
October 27, 2008
Agfa wins Indiana install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has won an installation of one of its computed radiography systems at an Indiana hospital.
October 22, 2008
Swiss pediatric CT survey leads to national dose standards
By Cynthia E. Keen
When a child needs a CT exam of the head, chest, or abdomen in Switzerland, pediatricians and parents can be assured that the radiation dose exposure will be identical regardless of the hospital. The country's success in standardizing pediatric CT dose could provide a model for similar efforts under way in the U.S.
October 22, 2008
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