Pediatric Imaging

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The LEGO Foundation has announced it will donate 600 LEGO MRI Scanners to hospitals worldwide to help children cope with the uncertainty of having a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan.
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
The LEGO Foundation Donates LEGO MRI Scanners to Hospitals

February 23, 2022 — The LEGO Foundation has announced it will donate 600 LEGO MRI Scanners to hospitals worldwide to ...

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Dr. Lee will be formally recognized as the 2022 ARRS Gold Medalist during the opening ceremony of the ARRS Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA on Sunday, May 1, 2022. Image courtesy of Dr. Edward Y. Lee, American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)
News | Radiology Business
American Roentgen Ray Society awards 2022 ARRS Gold Medal to Edward Lee

February 4, 2022 — The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) announced that Edward Y. Lee, MD, MPH of Boston Children’s ...

Time February 04, 2022
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Orlando Simonetti (right) works with MRI technologist Heather Hermiller to operate a new FDA-approved MRI machine that he helped develop. The machine has a lower magnetic field and larger patient opening, expanding access to patients who were previously unable to undergo MRI.
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
New FDA-approved MRI Expands Access to Life-saving Imaging

January 18, 2022 — Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a powerful medical tool that provides detailed images of ...

Time January 18, 2022
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According to an article in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), whole-spine MRI commonly demonstrates isolated thoracolumbar injuries in children with suspected abusive head trauma. #childabuse #pediatricimaging
News | Pediatric Imaging
Whole Spine MRI in Suspected Child Abuse

January 12, 2022 — According to an article in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), whole-spine MRI commonly ...

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Newborn babies with heart defects frequently exhibit abnormal extracardiac development of the brain or other organs as well. Fetal MRI, a magnetic resonance imaging procedure that can be performed on the unborn child, can detect these abnormalities at an early stage.
News | Pediatric Imaging
Fetal MRI is a Valuable Adjunct to Ultrasound in Detecting Abnormal Extracardiac Development in Fetuses with Congenital Heart Defects

December 24, 2021 — Newborn babies with heart defects frequently exhibit abnormal extracardiac development of the brain ...

Time December 24, 2021
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Diagnosis of community acquired pneumonia in children usually involves X-rays, despite recommendations to limit their use by professional societies. In efforts to reduce radiation exposure from x-rays in children and reinforce guideline compliance, researchers from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and colleagues developed a simple diagnostic model that accurately predicts whether patients are at high risk or low risk for community acquired pneumonia, eliminating the need for x-ray
News | Pediatric Imaging
Simple Diagnostic Model for Pneumonia in Kids to Reduce Need for X-rays

December 15, 2021 — Diagnosis of community acquired pneumonia in children usually involves X-rays, despite ...

Time December 15, 2021
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Figure 1. MRI super-resolution reconstruction and atlas-based tissue segmentation. (A, B) Postprocessed MRI super-resolution reconstructions in axial and sagittal planes of a fetus at 26+6 GW. (C, D) Respective manually corrected atlas-based tissue segmentation.
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
MRI Reveals Altered Brain Structure in Fetuses Exposed to Alcohol

December 1, 2021 — In the first MRI-based study to investigate prenatal alcohol exposure, researchers found significant ...

Time December 01, 2021
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Figure 1. Significant alterations in the brain’s white matter in adolescents with ASD.
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Autism Changes Brain’s White Matter over Time

November 23, 2021 — Researchers at Yale University analyzing specialized MRI exams found significant changes in the ...

Time November 23, 2021
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Figure 1. MRI images of the brain, with the default mode network (DMN) highlighted in orange/red. The DMN is active during periods of wakeful rest, when the mind is not focused on a particular task. The green and blue arrows point to areas of the network that are disrupted in adolescent patients with concussions.
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Multiple Concussions Can Disrupt Brain Connectivity in Teens

November 22, 2021 — Adolescents and young adults with post-concussive symptoms who suffered three to five concussions ...

Time November 22, 2021
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The FDA authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Oct. 29 for the prevention of COVID-19 in children 5 to 11 years of age. This was based on a safety review of more than 3,000 patients receiving the vaccine ages 5-11. #COVID19 #COVIDvaccine #COVID #SARSCoV2. Getty Images
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Ages 5-11

November 5, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID ...

Time November 05, 2021
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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) ...

Time October 06, 2021
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#coronavirus #COVID19 #pandemic #RSNA21 will require all attendees and exhibitors to show proof of #vaccination and wear a #mask
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 ...

Time August 12, 2021
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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 ...

Time July 09, 2021
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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 ...

Time July 02, 2021
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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) ...

Time June 01, 2021
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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 ...

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pediatric MRI brain imaging in children
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 ...

Time March 25, 2021
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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 ...

Time March 15, 2021
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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 ...

Time March 04, 2021
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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 ...

Time March 03, 2021
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