Pediatric Imaging

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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

The global pediatric imaging market size is expected to reach $12.2 billion by 2027, registering a CAGR of 7.6% over the forecast period, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc.

News | Pediatric Imaging

Pediatric Imaging Market Size Worth $12.2 Billion By 2027

August 26, 2020 — The global pediatric imaging market size is expected to reach $12.2 billion by 2027, registering a ...

August 26, 2020

New ACS NSQIP analysis highlights ways to improve appendicitis care for pediatric patients with developmental and cognitive impairments

News | Pediatric Imaging

Kids with Cognitive Delays More Likely to Have CT Scan to Diagnose Appendicitis

August 24, 2020 — Computed tomography (CT) is used at a higher rate than ultrasound in children with developmental and ...

August 24, 2020

Study indicates comparable image quality to conventional protocols at 64% of the original dose using Samsung’s GM85 Mobile System with S-Vue Image Engine

News | Pediatric Imaging

New Research Shows Dose Can be Lowered on NICU Patients without Significantly Impacting Image Quality

August 17, 2020 — A study in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) shows that low-dose protocols for digital ...

August 17, 2020

Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation’s top children’s hospitals in all 10 specialties surveyed, treats young orthopaedic patients quickly and efficiently with the Carestream OnSight 3D Extremity Imaging System, designed to offer convenient high-quality image processing for a rapid diagnosis at the point of care.

News | Computed Tomography (CT)

Rady Children’s Hospital Provides Point-of-Care Diagnoses with Carestream’s OnSight 3D Extremity System

July 29, 2020 — Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation’s top ...

July 29, 2020

Simulation finds starting at age 30 with MRI and mammography to be the preferred strategy; starting at 25 prevented marginally more deaths, but with more testing and emotional stress

News | Breast Imaging

When and How to Monitor for Breast Cancer After Childhood Chest Radiation

July 9, 2020 — Chest radiation is used to treat children with Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma as well as lung ...

July 09, 2020

Cardiac MR can offer data above and beyond anatomical imaging, which is the main reason why this system was installed at Baylor Scott White Heart Hospital in Dallas. The system is a dedicated heart MRI scanner.

News | Pediatric Imaging

MRI Scan Used for Heart Disease Could Also Pick Out Aggressive Cancers

June 29, 2020 — A type of smart magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan used in people with heart disease could help ...

June 29, 2020