Pediatric Radiology: Page 96

Brain structure may vary in teens with major depressive disorder

By Jerry Ingram

Teenagers who suffer from major depressive disorders also appear to have smaller hippocampi, implying that certain biological markers can be pinpointed in pediatric mood disorders with MRI, according to Canadian researchers. They published their results in the online journal BMC Medicine.

February 11, 2004

Imaging of the Newborn, Infant, and Young Child

Imaging of the Newborn, Infant, and Young Child serves as an excellent reference for a resident during the first month of pediatric radiology. This well-written text should be considered a primary read throughout residency and into daily practice.

February 11, 2004

Neuroblastoma patients benefit from 131I MIBG scans throughout treatment

By Shalmali Pal

The positive feedback for MIBG scans in neuroblastoma patients continues. In a presentation at the 2003 RSNA conference in Chicago, Dr. Soo-Ah Im from the Catholic University of Korea in Seoul shared her department’s experience with imaging neuroblastoma patients with 123I MIBG after chemotherapy.

February 3, 2004

Treating children with kid gloves

By Shalmali Pal

Medical specialties and turf issues aside, doctors are particularly mindful of using the least harmful, most sensitive methods when it comes to pediatric patients. Two recent reports -- from the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the American Society for Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology (ASTRO) meetings -- focused on the pre- and post-treatment results in children who undergo imaging, or radiation therapy for cancer.

November 11, 2003

Oral pentobarbital tops chloral hydrate for pre-imaging infant sedation, study claims

By Jill Stein

Until now, chloral hydrate has been the gold standard for oral sedation for pediatric radiological imaging, explained Dr. Keira Mason and colleagues from Children’s Hospital in Boston in a poster presentation at the 2003 American Society of Anesthesiologists meeting in San Francisco.

November 10, 2003

3-D ultrasound shows promise in neonatal, pediatric neurosonography

By Erik L. Ridley

Austrian and U.S. researchers found a number of benefits to 3-D pediatric ultrasound in a study of the technology published in European Radiology. The researchers compared 3-D scanning to 2-D ultrasound, and to other modalities like CT and MRI.

November 3, 2003