Pediatric Radiology: Page 17

Siemens installs 4th ultrasound unit at women's center

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare has installed a fourth Acuson S2000 ultrasound system at Birmingham Women's National Health Service Foundation Trust, U.K.

August 20, 2012

Full assessment of CT dose indicators can bring impressive results

By Philip Ward

Conducting a CT dose survey is essential for understanding and analyzing practice, and the mean values from these surveys are useful to compare with national or even international diagnostic reference levels to facilitate benchmarking and ultimately optimization of dose, finds an Australian study.

August 14, 2012

Elekta supports Spanish pediatric cancer research

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish radiation oncology firm Elekta has given a 32,000 euro grant to Madrid Hospital Foundation's Pediatric Oncology program at the Madrid Montepríncipe Hospital's Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Unit.

July 17, 2012

Carestream rolls out new DRX software features

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Carestream Health has introduced new software features for its DRX-1, DRX-Mobile Retrofit Kit, and DRX-Transportable systems.

July 2, 2012

WHO guidelines to diagnose childhood pneumonia criticized

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The World Health Organization (WHO) criteria for diagnosing radiographic pneumonia were ineffective for screening young children admitted to the emergency department at Children's Hospital Boston, according to a study in the June issue of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.

June 12, 2012

Lancet: Pediatric CT may triple risk of leukemia, brain cancer

By Philip Ward

Radiation exposure from two or three head CT scans in childhood can triple the risk of developing brain cancer, while five to 10 such scans may triple the risk of developing leukemia, according to a major study published online on 7 June by Lancet.

June 5, 2012

Pediatric chest CT: What you really need to know

By Philip Ward

CT is vital for evaluating the central airway, mediastinal structures, and lung parenchyma, plus it's more sensitive than plain radiographs in detection of structural changes within the lungs, but CT examinations must be clinically justified by the referring clinician and radiologist.

April 30, 2012

IAEA: Doctors don't always follow guidelines for pediatric CT

By Wayne Forrest

As indicated by the increasing use of CT in pediatric patients worldwide, clinicians are not always following appropriate criteria when using the modality to scan these patients, according to a study in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

April 29, 2012

IAEA: Doctors don't always follow guidelines for pediatric CT

By Wayne Forrest

As indicated by the increasing use of CT in pediatric patients worldwide, clinicians are not always following appropriate criteria when using the modality to scan these patients, according to a study in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

April 29, 2012

Keepsake fetal ultrasound vendors face clampdown

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K. Society and College of Radiographers has published a reminder that anyone who performs an ultrasound scan on a human body must register with the Care Quality Commission, the independent agency that regulates health and social services in England.

February 20, 2012

Rigorous planning helps overcome pediatric CT dose concerns

By Cynthia E. Keen

February is the anniversary month of Image Gently, the global campaign to reduce radiation dose to children. So it's timely that the European Journal of Radiology has published an online article containing comprehensive dose-reduction recommendations for planning a pediatric CT examination.

January 29, 2012

Italians spell out best use of CT in pediatric oncology

By Cynthia E. Keen

If children diagnosed with cancer are old enough to understand the implications of radiation exposure, it may be wise to tell them to regard their imaging tests and treatments like a balancing act. Not enough radiation may fail to cure; too much could cause illness in the future.

January 10, 2012

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