Pediatric Radiology: Page 9

FET-PET gives boost to pediatric neuro-oncology
By Wayne Forrest
Danish researchers have found that fluoroethyl-tyrosine (FET)-PET can help confirm the success of surgical procedures performed on children with brain and spinal cord tumors to ensure that no residual tumor is left behind. Their study was published online on 25 January in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
February 3, 2019
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German groups create radiology education guidelines
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
After five years of debate, the German Medical Conference 2018 has passed a new set of guidelines on the training and education of radiologists, particularly in neuro and pediatric radiology.
January 22, 2019
Fukushima study sheds light on childhood thyroid cancer
By Philip Ward
The latest results of mass ultrasound screening of children for thyroid cancer after the Fukushima disaster were published online on 29 November by JAMA Otolaryngology. The study provides vital data on thyroid cancer, but may lead to more demands outside of Japan for ultrasound scans in younger people, increasing the risk of overdiagnosis.
November 28, 2018
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Spanish apply 3D printing to pediatric tumor surgery
By Abraham Kim
Using 3D-printed models to plan and guide surgery for pediatric tumors enabled researchers from Spain to improve their understanding of complex anatomy and predict possible complications, according to a recent article published online in the European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports.
November 14, 2018
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French reveal latest thinking on pediatric liver tumors
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Masses in the liver often are difficult to diagnose and manage in adults, but they pose extra challenges in children, and radiologists must be resourceful and imaginative when using the various techniques for their workup, delegates heard at the recent French radiology congress.
October 21, 2018
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European groups release DRL guidelines for kids
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Society of Radiology (ESR) and EuroSafe Imaging have published the new European guidelines on diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for pediatric imaging.
September 17, 2018
App helps U.K. kids deal with MRI scans
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A British physicist has created a mobile app designed to help children cope with their impending MRI scan.
September 16, 2018
RCR welcomes controversial ruling on Bawa-Garba case
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) said it welcomes the Court of Appeal's decision on 13 August to overturn a previous court ruling to strike Dr. Hadiza Bawa-Garba from the medical register.
August 14, 2018
CT scans may be linked to brain cancer in kids
By Abraham Kim
Could exposure to CT radiation increase the risk of brain tumors in kids? Yes, say researchers from the Netherlands, who reported a 1.5-fold increase in cancer incidence for children in a study published online on 18 July in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
July 22, 2018
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MRI reveals details in brains of transgender kids
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The brain activity and structure of transgender adolescents more closely resemble the patterns typically found in the brains of their desired gender than their birth gender, according to research presented at the European Society of Endocrinology 2018 annual meeting in Barcelona, Spain.
May 31, 2018
Ultrasound finds more pneumonia than x-ray
By Kate Madden Yee
Lung ultrasound finds more cases of pneumonia in children and young adults than chest radiography does, according to a study published online on May 11 in the journal Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology.
May 23, 2018
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A medical physicist's perspective on radiation dose
By Rebekah Moan
Radiation dose directives, dose management software, etc., etc. -- how can a busy radiologist keep up with it all? Medical physicist Virginia Tsapaki, PhD, shared practical and timely information about these issues at ECR 2018 in Vienna.
April 5, 2018
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