Pulmonary infections
Differences in MRI findings bet ...
Background MRI is sensitive for joint inflammation, but its ability to separate subgroups of arthritis in children has been questioned. Infectious a ...
Pediatric digital radiography s ...
On Feb. 4, 2010, the Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Radiology held a Pediatric Digital Radiography Summit. The goal was for radiologists ...
Improved cardiovascular flow qu ...
Background Cardiovascular flow is commonly assessed with two-dimensional, phase-contrast MRI (2-D PC-MRI). However, scan prescription and acquisitio ...
Paediatric radiology seen from ...
Radiologists in developing countries cite numerous reasons for poor research output including heavier workloads, poor remuneration (resulting in “br ...
Pulmonary infections
This paper reviews the most common imaging findings of pulmonary infection in children. Pneumonia is a leading cause of mortality in children in dev ...
Gastrointestinal tract imaging ...
Imaging of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract in children continues to evolve, with new techniques, both radiological and non-radiological, being added ...
Functional and molecular imagin ...
MRI is a very versatile tool for noninvasive imaging and it is particularly attractive as an imaging technique in paediatric patients given the abse ...
Diagnostic errors in pediatric ...
Background Little information is known about the frequency, types and causes of diagnostic errors in imaging children. Objective Our goals were to d ...
Role of MRI in osteosarcoma for ...
Background Histological necrosis, the current standard for response evaluation in osteosarcoma, is attainable after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Objec ...
The standardized exposure index ...
The exposure index is currently a method by which digital radiography manufacturers provide feedback to the technologist regarding the estimated exp ...
Radiology residents’ experience ...
Background Residents should be exposed to adequate procedural volume to act independently upon completion of training. Informal inquiry led us to qu ...
CT scans in young people in Nor ...
Background Although CT can be greatly beneficial, its relatively high radiation doses have caused public health concerns. Objective To assess patte ...
Hepatobiliary and pancreatic im ...
Imaging plays a major role in the diagnostic work-up of children with hepatobiliary or pancreatic diseases. It consists mainly of US, CT and MRI, wi ...
Clinical applications in molecu ...
Molecular imaging is aimed at the noninvasive in vivo characterization and measurement of processes at a cellular and molecular level with clinical ...
Variable MR imaging appearances ...
Background Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) is rare in the general pediatric population but is increasingly found in treated pediatric cancer patient ...
Skeletal imaging effects of pam ...
Background After observing metaphyseal changes in pediatric and young adult patients with osteosarcoma who were treated with pamidronate, we initiat ...
Continuing challenges in defini ...
To achieve significant dose reduction without compromising diagnostic efficacy, it is important to understand the effects of exposure reduction on i ...
Interloop fluid in intussuscept ...
Background Sonography has been used to predict pneumatic reduction outcome in children with intussusception. Objective To assess the prognostic sign ...
Individualized volume CT dose i ...
Background A practical body-size adaptive protocol providing uniform image noise at various kV levels is not available for pediatric CT. Objective ...
Update on congenital nephrotic ...
The clinical classification of nephrotic syndrome (NS) is based on age at presentation. However, this classification is arbitrary because the majori ...
Imaging of biliary disorders in ...
Biliary atresia and related disorders of the biliary tree, such as choledochal cyst, must be considered in the differential diagnosis of prolonged c ...
Focal nodular hyperplasia in ch ...
Background Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) is a benign hepatic tumor that is rare in children. In order to understand whether there are differences ...
Unilateral absence of pulmonary ...
Background Unilateral absence of pulmonary artery (UAPA) is a rare congenital anomaly with few published studies focusing on anatomy and outcome. O ...
Radiation exposure monitoring: ...
A method is described for gathering and distributing radiation exposure data from X-ray-based imaging procedures such as CT, angiography, fluoroscop ...
Ultrasonographic evaluation of ...
Background Free intraperitoneal fluid can be an important sign in an abdominal inflammatory process or abdominal trauma. It is often present in chil ...