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Pediatric Radiology: Page 20
Two normal sonograms exclude fetal overgrowth in gestational diabetes
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Two consecutive normal sonograms are enough to exclude fetal overgrowth in women with gestational diabetes, according to a report in the September 23 online
Diabetes Care
.
October 11, 2010
Ultrasound pregnancy dating risky for girl babies
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Using ultrasound to gauge gestational age could put late-term female fetuses at risk of poor outcomes and even death, a new study from Sweden shows.
September 23, 2010
MRI-compatible incubator increases procedure use for neonates
By
Cynthia E. Keen
MRI exams can provide valuable information about neurological abnormalities in preterm infants. But the process of having an MRI exam can be hazardous to very fragile and unstable neonates, limiting the value of this powerful technology -- unless you have an MRI-compatible incubator.
August 30, 2010
Algorithm can't tell which kids need voiding cystourethrogram: study
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 12 - When Finnish researchers were looking for a way to identify kids with urinary tract infection who needed voiding cystourethrography, they tested a clinical rule published 10 years ago -- but it didn't work in their patients.
August 11, 2010
Quick brain scan could screen for autism
By
Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), Aug 11 - A 15-minute brain scan could someday be used to test for autism, helping doctors diagnose the complex condition more cheaply and accurately. British scientists said their rapid test had proved more than 90% accurate in adults and there was no reason why it should not work equally well in children.
August 10, 2010
Constipated kids don't need abdominal x-rays
By
Cynthia E. Keen
The practice of ordering an abdominal x-ray exam for constipated children to assess the presence of retained feces or to confirm a diagnosis made during a physical exam should be stopped, as the procedure is of limited value, according to an analysis published online in
Pediatric Radiology
.
August 3, 2010
Cardiac dysfunction common in young adults after childhood cancer
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 27 - Young adult survivors of childhood cancer have an "alarmingly" high rate of subclinical cardiac dysfunction, researchers reported July 26 in the
Archives of Internal Medicine
.
July 26, 2010
Database identifies radiation therapy toxicities in kids
By
Cynthia E. Keen
Since 2004, radiation oncologists in Germany have been submitting information about pediatric radiotherapy treatments to a study trial center database. Now an analysis of acute toxicities from this database of more than 1,000 patients has been recently published in
Radiotherapy & Oncology
, providing an overview of the pattern of acute toxicities of irradiated organs.
July 14, 2010
Cancer survivors have higher death risk for decades
By
Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), Jul 14 - People who survive cancer in childhood have a heightened risk of dying of a heart attack, stroke, or another cancer decades later -- a risk that is likely to be due to the original treatment, scientists said on Tuesday.
July 13, 2010
Magnetic systems reduce ablation radiation
By
AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Magnetic navigation systems reduce both procedure times and fluoroscopy radiation exposure for children undergoing catheter ablations, according to a study published in the July 1 issue of the
American Journal of Cardiology
.
July 1, 2010
FAST recommended first for kids with blunt abdominal trauma
By
Cynthia E. Keen
In many emergency departments, CT exams are the imaging study most frequently ordered for patients admitted with blunt abdominal trauma. However, pediatric surgeons and radiologists from Germany recommend that ultrasound combined with clinical assessment is just as effective, thus avoiding radiation exposure.
May 6, 2010
Pediatric CT dose is low but varies widely in Belgium
By
Cynthia E. Keen
A national survey of scan protocol behavior and radiation dose at hospitals in Belgium has found that even though most facilities are generally keeping pediatric CT radiation dose low, there is still some variation between sites in terms of median dose levels.
April 22, 2010
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