Pediatric Imaging

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12-Year-Old Boy With Chronic Budd-Chiari Syndrome, Presenting With Recurrent Abdominal Pain and Distention, After Undergoing Left Hepatic Vein Angioplasty.

News | Radiology Imaging

Shear-Wave Elastography for Interventional Monitoring of Pediatric Budd-Chiari Syndrome

October 6, 2021 — According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), liver stiffness measurements (LSM) ...

October 06, 2021

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News | RSNA

RSNA21 Will Require Proof of Vaccination, Masks

August 12, 2021 — RSNA 2021 will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination from all in-person attendees and exhibitors at ...

August 12, 2021

According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), reduced-dose CT depicts greater than 90% of lung nodules in children and young adults with cancer, identifying the presence of nodules with moderate sensitivity and high specificity.

News | Computed Tomography (CT)

Reduced-Dose Versus Standard-Dose CT for Lung Nodules in Children, Young Adults With Cancer

July 9, 2021—According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), reduced-dose CT depicts greater than 90% of ...

July 09, 2021

How new technology can aid in reducing radiation dose levels in pediatric patients

Feature | Pediatric Imaging | By David Legg

Advancing Pediatric Dose Technologies

Let’s face it, kids hurt themselves. They jump off structures that are too high, slip off monkey bars, or some are born ...

July 02, 2021

A) Ultrasound in 28-year-old woman (B) MRI in 34-year-old woman with suspected PAS disorder. Focal area of placental tissues bulge toward imaginary lines of normal uterine contour (dash lines). Length (L) and depth (D) measurements of placental bulge also demonstrated. p = placenta; b = bladder. Image courtesy of American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)

News | Ultrasound Imaging

Ultrasound, MRI Aid Placenta Accreta Diagnosis

June 1, 2021 — According to an open-access Editor's Choice article in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) ...

June 01, 2021

team of researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health has developed a new ultrasound technique to monitor the placenta for impaired fetal blood flow early in pregnancy.

News | Ultrasound Imaging

New Ultrasound Technique Detects Fetal Circulation Problems in Placenta

May 18, 2021 — A team of researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health has developed a new ultrasound ...

May 18, 2021

News | Pediatric Imaging

Study Reveals Rates of Brain Abnormalities in Healthy Children

March 25, 2021 — A large study of brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans from 11,679 nine- and ten-year-old ...

March 25, 2021

Prenatal MRI of a Zika fetus showing enlarged cerebral fluid space, dilation of the cerebral ventricles, thinning of brain tissue, poorly developed cerebellum and the absence of brain cortical gyri. (Image coutesy of RSNA)

News | Pediatric Imaging

MRI Scans More Precisely Define and Detect Some Abnormalities in Unborn Babies

March 15, 2021 — Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning can more precisely define and detect head, neck, thoracic ...

March 15, 2021

Benign bone tumors may be present in nearly 20 percent of healthy children, based on a review of historical radiographs in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio in partnership with Wolters Kluwer.

News | Pediatric Imaging

Historical X-rays Lend New Insights to Benign Bone Tumors in Kids

March 4, 2021 — Benign bone tumors may be present in nearly 20 percent of healthy children, based on a review of ...

March 04, 2021

Philips and The Walt Disney Company EMEA announced they are teaming up to test the effects of custom-made animation, including specially-made Disney stories, within Philips Ambient Experience, a solution that integrates architecture, design and enabling technologies, such as dynamic lighting, video projections and sound, to allow patients and staff to personalize their environment to create a relaxing atmosphere

News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Philips and Disney Join Forces to Improve Healthcare Experience of Children

March 3, 2021 — Philips and The Walt Disney Company EMEA announced they are teaming up to test the effects of custom ...

March 03, 2021

Example MR images from paediatric brain tumour patients. This first column shows T1-weighted images following the injection of gadolinium contrast agent. The second column shows T2-weighted images and the final column shows apparent diffusion coefficient maps calculated from diffusion-weighted images. (a–c) are taken from a patient with a Pilocytic Astrocytoma, (d–f) are from a patient with an Ependymoma and (g–i) were acquired from a patient with a Medulloblastoma.

News | Pediatric Imaging

Child Brain Tumors can be Classified by Advanced Imaging and AI

February 17, 2021 — Diffusion weighted imaging and machine learning can successfully classify the diagnosis and ...

February 17, 2021

A study led by UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine shows that Black children are 18% less likely to get imaging tests as part of their emergency department visit compared to White children. Hispanic children are 13% less likely to have imaging done than Whites.

News | Pediatric Imaging

Study Shows Black or Hispanic Kids Receive Less Medical Imaging

February 3, 2021 — A study led by UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh School of ...

February 03, 2021

New technology introduces a new level of realism to pediatric emergency training

News | Pediatric Imaging

Immersive Emergency Point-of-care Ultrasound Training Solution

January 28, 2021 — Gaumard Scientific Co., a healthcare simulation company committed to industry leadership through ...

January 28, 2021

Bringing the comfort of a personal movie theater into the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning procedure. Combining vivid video and symphonic-quality audio, Resonance Technology offers the ultimate in-patient comfort. CinemaVision is an immersive entertainment system with an MR Headset and Visor that helps to alleviate anxiety and claustrophobia by transporting patients to a breathtaking virtual world

News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Resonance Technology's CinemaVision Makes the MRI Experience Virtually Entertaining

December 4, 2020 — Bringing the comfort of a personal movie theater into the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning ...

December 04, 2020

Yale New Haven Children's Hospital (YNHCH) opened its state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in 2018, demonstrating the hospital’s continued commitment to provide the best in advanced care for premature babies and infants with medical complications.

News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital Installs Groundbreaking, Patient-Focused, MRI System

December 2, 2020 — Yale New Haven Children's Hospital (YNHCH) opened its state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit ...

December 02, 2020

By eliminating the need to move neonates from the NICU to the radiology department, Aspect Imaging’s Embrace enables a safer way to perform the MRI procedure

News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Aspect Imaging Lauded by Frost & Sullivan for Its Revolutionary Embrace Neonatal MRI System

December 1, 2020 — Based on its recent analysis of the global neonatal intensive care unit magnetic resonance imaging ...

December 01, 2020

Spectrum Dynamics Medical, a leading innovator in diagnostic imaging solutions, announces that its VERITON-CT digital SPECT/CT with personalized scans has received a pediatric program contract from Vizient, Inc., a member-driven healthcare performance improvement company in the U.S.

News | SPECT-CT

Spectrum Dynamics Named Vizient Pediatric Provider for VERITON-CT Digital SPECT/CT

November 20, 2020 — Spectrum Dynamics Medical, a leading innovator in diagnostic imaging solutions, announces that its ...

November 20, 2020

DRX-Revolution Nano offers high-quality images at lowest radiation dose

News | Pediatric Imaging

Carestream Highlights Innovation in Diagnostic Imaging for Pediatric Patients

November 4, 2020 — Carestream Health’s DRX-Revolution Nano will be in the spotlight as the company showcases its ...

November 04, 2020

Videos | Artificial Intelligence

VIDEO: AI Features on the GE Voluson Swift Ultrasound System

GE Healthcare is highlighting artificial intelligence (AI) automation features on its Voluson Swift ultrasound platform ...

October 26, 2020

Intel and Samsung Medison, a division of Samsung Electronics and manufacturer of ultrasound devices, announced their collaboration on new smart workflow solutions to improve obstetric measurements that contribute to maternal and fetal safety and can help save lives.

News | Ultrasound Women's Health

Intel and Samsung Medison Announce AI Ultrasound Technology for Fetal Care

September 11, 2020 — Intel and Samsung Medison, a division of Samsung Electronics and manufacturer of ultrasound devices ...

September 11, 2020