Pediatric Radiology: Page 25

Early screening urged for children in families with HCM

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 4 - Findings from a Swedish study indicate that children with a family history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy should be screened at an early age because risk of sudden death peaks early.

June 3, 2008

Insight Agents launches contrast media in Europe

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

German contrast media developer Insight Agents announced the European launch of two new generic contrast media products, one for x-ray and CT in Germany, and one for MRI in 22 European countries.

November 25, 2007

Lower tube voltage leads to reduced dose in pediatric CT

By Brian Casey

SAN FRANCISCO - Radiation dose can be reduced in pediatric CT imaging without compromising image quality by using lower tube voltages, according to CT pioneer Willi Kalender, Ph.D. Dose could potentially be reduced even further if manufacturers tweaked their systems to enable them to scan at lower energies than those commonly used now, he said at yesterday's sessions of Stanford University's International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT.

June 13, 2007

MRI keeps pace with rapidly evolving musculoskeletal systems of young athletes

By Shalmali Pal

BERLIN - About 35 million kids in the U.S. participate in organized or recreational sports. In general, they concentrate on one sport and train at accelerated levels, resulting in overuse and repetitive stress injuries that are compounded by the delicate nature of a growing musculoskeletal system. At the 2007 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) meeting on Saturday, two presentations focused on pediatric sports injuries and typical MR signs of various chronic musculoskeletal issues.

May 19, 2007

Clinical and MRI correlates of cerebral palsy identified

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 4 - In a population-based study, researchers at eight European centers shed light on the clinical and MRI findings that characterize children with cerebral palsy. The results suggest that obstetrical mishaps play a role in a small proportion of cases.

October 3, 2006

Early bisphosphonate treatment benefits infants with osteogenesis imperfecta

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 31 - Early cyclical neridronate treatment has positive effects on growth and fracture rate in infants with severe osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), according to researchers. In a study published in the August issue of the Journal of Pediatrics, Italian researchers prospectively assessed the efficacy of bisphosphonate treatment in infants with severe OI.

August 30, 2006