Pediatric Radiology: Page 14

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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MRI shows babies feel pain like adults
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
MR images have shown regions in the brains of infants that suggest that they are more sensitive to pain than adults, according to a study by U.K. researchers published online on 21 April in eLife.
April 21, 2015
4D US links fetal movement and maternal smoking
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
In a small study published in Acta Paediatrica, researchers in the U.K. used 4D ultrasound to detect changes in facial movements of fetuses that could reflect the effect of maternal smoking.
March 23, 2015
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Europe adopts U.K. guidelines for imaging child abuse
By Rebekah Moan
The European Society of Pediatric Radiology (ESPR) has adopted the U.K. guidelines for determining the best imaging strategy in suspected cases of nonaccidental injury in children. The chair of the ESPR's Child Abuse Task Force, Dr. Amaka Offiah, has called this a "major development."
November 23, 2014
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How a British boy band changed imaging forever
By Becky McCall
LONDON - What do circus tricks and a top British boy band have in common? Both had a major impact on the development of imaging during the second half of the 20th century, Dr. Stavros Stivaros, PhD, told the audience at last week's U.K. Royal College of Radiologists annual public lecture.
November 9, 2014
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Carestream aids cruise telemedicine
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Carestream Health will be providing a cloud-based teleconsultation portal to the Instituto Giannina Gaslini Children's Hospital in Genoa, Italy, which will use the technology to perform pediatric telemedicine services for the MSC Cruises cruise line.
October 20, 2014
PET/MRI matches PET/CT with less radiation for children
By Wayne Forrest
German researchers have found promising evidence that PET/MRI is equivalent to PET/CT for lesion detection in pediatric cancer patients, while at the same time delivering just one-quarter of the radiation dose, according to a study published in the October issue of Radiology.
October 19, 2014
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Consent problems hold back fetal autopsies
By Philip Ward
Global researchers who are eager to gain experience in fetal autopsies using CT and MRI are facing immense frustration due to ongoing difficulties over obtaining consent, and one investigator reports being "hamstrung" by the procedures and bureaucracy of ethics committees.
October 14, 2014
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