Pediatric Radiology: Page 93

VC earns high marks in symptomatic kids
By Eric Barnes
In what may be the first peer-reviewed study of virtual colonoscopy in children, researchers from Diagnóstico Maipu in Buenos Aires have produced high sensitivity and specificity with a low-dose VC protocol, compared to optical colonoscopy.
July 26, 2005
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Philips opens first 'ambient' pediatric CT suite
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems of Andover, MA, has partnered with Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital in Chicago in opening an Ambient Experience pediatric CT suite.
July 25, 2005
BPD/NBL ratio useful in predicting trisomy 21
By Erik L. Ridley
The second-trimester fetal biparietal diameter/nasal bone length (BPD/NBL) ratio is a significant and independent predictor of trisomy 21, according to an article in the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
June 15, 2005
Can pediatric radiology be saved?
By Brian Casey
June 13, 2005
New efforts urged to 'save' pediatric radiology
By Eric Barnes
According to a recent Society of Pediatric Radiology report, 100 pediatric radiology positions went unfilled in the U.S. in 2003, and by the end of 2004 the total had risen to 117. Is the subspecialty in crisis? The authors of a June Radiology editorial think so, and suggest a number of creative ideas for reinventing pediatric radiology.
June 13, 2005
Low-dose CT matches x-ray for pediatric sinus imaging
By N. Shivapriya
Low-dose CT pediatric sinus images are of diagnostic quality, and the effective radiation is comparable to that of standard radiography, according to Belgian researchers.
June 8, 2005
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CT finds TB lesions not shown on x-ray
By N. Shivapriya
Pediatric CT detects tuberculosis (TB) lesions that are not seen on chest x-ray, according to a study from India. The study found CT useful in detecting pulmonary lesions for cases in which the radiograph was normal, but the presence of the TB bacteria was detected on gastric lavage cultures.
April 20, 2005
Ultrasound measurements help diagnose testicular torsion
By Radiology Review
(Radiology Review) Sonographic measurement and appearance of the testicular appendage can be used to diagnose torsion of the testicular appendage, according to Brazilian researchers. Their findings are published in the April issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
April 20, 2005
4D ultrasound shows promise for improving fetal echocardiography
By Erik L. Ridley
A 4D ultrasound technique can create "digital casts" of the fetal cardiac chambers and great vessels, opening the door for expanded detection of congenital heart disease, according to an article in the April issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
April 5, 2005
HCG modular unit opens in Philadelphia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Modular-building firm HCG Building Technologies has supplied an MRI modular facility to the Newborn/Infant Center at Children's Hospital in Philadelphia.
March 15, 2005
DEXA reveals relationship between BMD and children with fragile bones
By Jerry Ingram
WASHINGTON, DC - Researchers at Shriners Hospital in Houston have found a possible correlation between bone mineral density (BMD) and functional outcomes in pediatric osteogenesis imperfecta, a rare genetic disorder characterized by bones breaking easily, often from little or no apparent cause.
February 24, 2005
Gammex rmi awarded grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation monitoring developer Gammex rmi of Middleton, WI, has received a phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to develop advanced digital phantoms and software for neonatal radiology quality control.
February 10, 2005
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