Pediatric Radiology: Page 19

U.K. program adds pediatric skeleton imaging
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A U.K. Department of Health program has added pediatric skeleton image interpretation sessions to its e-learning program, which will for the first time be available outside the National Health Service.
June 1, 2011
Philips partners with charity on Moscow pediatric unit
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare is partnering with the cancer charity the Grant Life Foundation to provide imaging technology to a new Children's Oncology complex in Moscow, which opened yesterday.
June 1, 2011
CT pioneer puts renewed emphasis on cutting pediatric dose
By Becky McCall
The radiation dose of CT can be reduced by up to 80% by manipulating different components of a scan, and it is possible to lower dose from 5 mSv to 1 mSv, Willi Kalender, PhD, told delegates at the radiation safety summit of the International Pediatric Radiology 2011 meeting.
May 30, 2011
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CT exams for U.K. kids doubled from 1993-2003
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The frequency of CT exams performed in Northern England on children and young adults up to 21 years of age more than doubled between 1993 and 2003, according to a trend analysis published online 19 May in Pediatric Radiology.
May 25, 2011
Teleradiology can bolster global campaign against child abuse
By Philip Ward
Lossless compression and transfer of medical images should replace the dangerous, but alarmingly common, practice of sending files by regular mail in suspected cases of child abuse, according to radiologists from six leading U.K. pediatric hospitals.
May 3, 2011
Proposed radiation standard in Ireland relies on infant weight
By James Brice
Infant body weight has been given precedence over infant age in the Republic of Ireland, where a new diagnostic reference level standard is being developed to define radiation exposure limits from mobile chest x-ray performed in the country's neonatal intensive care services.
April 24, 2011
GE nets newborn MRI research award
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received a research and development award from U.K. charitable organization Wellcome Trust to explore the potential use of MRI for newborns at high risk of brain injury.
April 11, 2011
X-ray identifies chronic rhinosinusitis in most kids
By Cynthia E. Keen
A conventional x-ray should be the first exam ordered for children suspected of having chronic rhinosinusitis because it works for the majority of cases, according to an article published in the European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
March 14, 2011
Study recommends skipping gonad shields in pediatric x-rays
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - Gonad shielding is more trouble than it's worth, concluded Dutch researchers in a study of more than 700 children undergoing x-ray exams of the abdomen and pelvis. Shield placement is rarely correct, they said, and crucial anatomy ends up being covered even when performed correctly, especially in girls.
March 6, 2011
Carestream launches pediatric package at ECR
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
VIENNA - Carestream Health is launching a new package for low-dose pediatric radiography at this week's European Congress of Radiology (ECR).
March 6, 2011
High-pitch chest CT captures fast-moving babies
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - High-pitch chest CT is a robust technique that provides high-quality thoracic images of babies in motion -- quickly, without sedation, and at low radiation doses -- according to a study presented at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 5, 2011
Danish firm Visiana tackles bone age evaluation
By Erik L. Ridley
Bone age has typically been determined manually from hand x-rays by radiologists or pediatric endocrinologists, but this method is subjective and prone to reader variability. Danish company Visiana believes its automatic bone age assessment software can do the job better and faster.
February 27, 2011
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