Pediatric Radiology: Page 17

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

Ultrasound improves umbilical vein catheter positioning in newborns

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Neonatal placement of umbilical vein catheters can be reliably guided by thoraco-abdominal x-ray or ultrasound, but ultrasound more accurately confirms the position of the catheter tip.

December 16, 2011

Prenatal ultrasound marker predicts complex gastroschisis in neonates

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Intra-abdominal bowel dilatation on prenatal ultrasound strongly predicts complex gastroschisis, researchers from France report. Gastroschisis, a congenital abdominal wall defect, complicates one to five in 10,000 births.

November 29, 2011

3D digital x-ray holds up against CT for lower extremities

By Rebekah Moan

Three-dimensional digital x-ray performs just as well as 3D CT when it comes to measuring the leg-length discrepancies of children and adolescents, according to study published online in European Radiology. Two-dimensional measurements, however, didn't fare as well.

November 14, 2011

Stereotactic brachytherapy 'highly effective' for certain gliomas in children

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Stereotactic brachytherapy with iodine-125 seeds is "safe, minimally invasive, and highly effective" in children with inoperable low-grade gliomas, German researchers say.

November 14, 2011

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