Pediatric Radiology: Page 2

Bayer begins Phase III assessment of MRI contrast agent

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Bayer has initiated a Phase III clinical development program called Quanti, which aims to explore the effectiveness and safety of gadoquatrane, the company's gadolinium-based contrast agent.

June 26, 2023

CT exposure increases brain cancer risk by up to fivefold in children

By Kate Madden Yee

German researchers have found that radiation exposure from CT imaging increases brain cancer risk in children by up to fivefold, depending on the level of exposure.

December 18, 2022

Debate focuses on MRI contrast use in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

By Philip Ward

German researchers have reported that contrast agent can be omitted in juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients when using an augmented knee MRI protocol comprising proton density-weighted sequences.

December 6, 2022

CT shines light on 17th century mummified Austrian baby

By Kate Madden Yee

German researchers using CT have examined a 17th century mummy of a 1-year-old boy found in the crypt of an Austrian aristocratic family, according to a report published on 26 October in Frontiers in Medicine.

October 26, 2022

Murder trial focuses on imaging evidence

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

X-ray findings from newborn twin babies who died came under intense scrutiny in a U.K. courtroom on 21 October, when a leading pediatric radiologist acted as an expert witness in the trial of neonatal nurse Lucy Letby.

October 24, 2022

4D ultrasound reveals how fetuses respond to taste and smell

By Amerigo Allegretto

Four-dimensional ultrasound scans from a study conducted in North-East England have provided compelling evidence that fetuses react to smell and taste. Midwives plan to use the results to educate women on the need to eat healthily during pregnancy.

September 22, 2022

Attention shifts to pros and cons of pediatric teleultrasound

By Amerigo Allegretto

Researchers from Tours, France, have delivered an upbeat assessment of teleultrasound in a study that examined the use of the technology to evaluate children seen in the emergency department. The results were published in Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology.

September 11, 2022

Is it a fracture caused by child abuse? Or is it rickets?

By Will Morton

Some medicolegal experts claim certain fractures seen on x-rays in child abuse cases result from rickets and not traumatic injury. But this is a fringe belief, and a recent study has countered it by showing that radiologists can reliably differentiate between the two.

July 17, 2022

ECR: Attention focuses on best use of pediatric CT in COVID-19 cases

By Kate Madden Yee

VIENNA - Is chest CT indicated for children with suspected COVID-19? Perhaps not, according to a panel discussion held on 14 July at ECR 2022.

July 14, 2022

Chest x-ray technique can cut radiation dose in infants

By Will Morton

Chest radiography is the most frequently used imaging modality in neonatal intensive care units. Researchers have found that radiation doses to neonates undergoing chest x-rays can be significantly reduced by using a novel method.

June 30, 2022

AI chest x-ray software displays clinical promise in children

By Will Morton

A new study has found that an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm initially cleared for analyzing chest x-rays of adult patients may also be effective for use in children. The algorithm was tested for identifying eight detectable lesions, and achieved an accuracy of 87.5%.

June 23, 2022

A tale of hope: Germans deliver aid to Ukrainian refugees

By Amerigo Allegretto and Philip Ward

Radiologist Dr. Matthias Jöckel and his colleagues from Mainz have taken busloads of essential relief supplies in support of Ukraine. In an interview posted on 2 June by the German Roentgen Society (Deutsche Röntgengesellschaft, DRG), he spoke about his experiences and the team's inspiring efforts.

June 6, 2022

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