Pediatric Radiology: Page 13

EOS lands Hong Kong installation
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Orthopedic digital imaging developer EOS Imaging has installed its EOS digital radiography system at a second hospital in Hong Kong.
September 22, 2015
Decision model cuts unnecessary wrist x-rays by 22%
By Kate Madden Yee
Using a clinical decision model developed by Dutch researchers for pediatric wrist trauma could cut unnecessary emergency x-ray imaging for the condition by 22% -- thereby reducing children's radiation exposure and healthcare costs, according to a study published online in Pediatric Radiology.
September 15, 2015
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PET/MRI can be a boon for pediatric cancer patients
By Wayne Forrest
Young pediatric patients may benefit from FDG-PET/MRI for staging and clinically evaluating oncologic disorders, given the hybrid modality's superior soft-tissue contrast and significantly lower radiation dose, according to a study published online August 24 in Investigative Radiology.
September 10, 2015
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MRI shows kids may not outgrow ADHD
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
MRI scans show differences in brain structure and activity in young adults who were diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adolescence, according to a study published online August 26 in European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
August 26, 2015
Spain: Study highlights rise in pediatric CT scan rate
By Frances Rylands-Monk
A new study published in Pediatric Radiology looking at pediatric CT patterns of use in the Spanish region of Catalonia has revealed gradual increases in CT scans and the number of CT-scanned patients over 23 years from 1991 to 2013.
August 25, 2015
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MRI finds brain changes in boys who faced adversity
By Wayne Forrest
MRI scans have found that boys who faced challenges during the first six years of their lives had less cortical gray brain matter and altered brain structure by the time they reached their late teens or early 20s, according to a study conducted at a leading U.K. institution.
August 19, 2015
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Bicycle spoke injuries: What's the best approach?
By Philip Ward
Injuries resulting from a leg being trapped in bicycle spokes are surprisingly common, particularly in children, but no guideline or protocol defines what type of radiography can diagnose or rule out a fracture. Dutch researchers have now acted to fill this knowledge gap.
August 16, 2015
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U.K. hospitals fall short in pediatric x-ray, audit finds
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
An audit by the Royal College of Radiologists has revealed U.K. hospitals are failing in their pediatric x-ray services.
July 27, 2015
Postmortem MRI measures up for fetal autopsy
By Rebekah Moan
Compelling new evidence of postmortem MRI's value has emerged. It can provide clinically important information in more than half of cases in which a conventional autopsy is nondiagnostic, typically in fetuses, according to a recent U.K. study.
June 17, 2015
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WHO event addresses safety in pediatric imaging
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The safety of pediatric medical imaging was addressed at a 26 May side event held at the World Health Organization's (WHO) World Health Assembly in Geneva, according to the European Society of Radiology.
May 28, 2015
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No need for CT: Contrast US can follow up solid-organ injuries
By Erik L. Ridley
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can be used instead of CT for following up solid-organ injuries in children and young adults, avoiding unnecessary radiation exposure in this vulnerable population, according to researchers from London's King's College Hospital who reported their findings from a large retrospective study.
May 3, 2015
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Safety-net hospital lifts the lid on child abuse
By Philip Ward
Fresh data about suspected cases of abuse show that about a quarter of children evaluated at an inner city hospital by means of a skeletal survey with radiography were found to be the victims of abuse. Furthermore, of the abused children, around 39% had skeletal trauma and 61% did not.
April 28, 2015
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