Pediatric Radiology

French team unveils findings on ultrasound in newborns

By Amerigo Allegretto

A research group from Paris has reported that appropriate use of ultrasound can accurately guide therapies in late preterm and full-term neonates with respiratory failure.

May 29, 2024

Imaging of children: Halliday gazes into the future

By Philip Ward

AI and decision support tools have the potential to transform pediatric radiology, top expert Dr. Kath Halliday told Arab Health delegates in a keynote talk on 30 January.

February 6, 2024

CT imaging increases children's blood cancer risk

By Kate Madden Yee

Children who undergo CT imaging are at increased risk of blood cancer, according to a team of investigators from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health.

November 14, 2023

Pediatric PET radiotracer doses drop by a third over two decades

By Will Morton

Over the past 20 years, children have benefited from a massive reduction in PET imaging radiotracer doses without compromising image quality, according to researchers in Switzerland.

October 22, 2023

Dutch MRI model segments abdominal fat tissues in children

By Amerigo Allegretto

An AI model trained on Dixon MRI may help with large studies researching abdominal fat distribution in children, according to a study conducted at Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam.

August 20, 2023

Deep learning aids prediction of myelin maturation age

By Kate Madden Yee

A deep-learning model helps radiologists accurately predict pediatric myelin maturation age on brain MRIs -- and it could help reduce the time needed to complete this task, Swiss scientists have reported in an article published on 26 July in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence.

July 31, 2023

Bayer begins Phase III assessment of MRI contrast agent

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Bayer has initiated a Phase III clinical development program called Quanti, which aims to explore the effectiveness and safety of gadoquatrane, the company's gadolinium-based contrast agent.

June 26, 2023

CT exposure increases brain cancer risk by up to fivefold in children

By Kate Madden Yee

German researchers have found that radiation exposure from CT imaging increases brain cancer risk in children by up to fivefold, depending on the level of exposure.

December 18, 2022

Debate focuses on MRI contrast use in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

By Philip Ward

German researchers have reported that contrast agent can be omitted in juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients when using an augmented knee MRI protocol comprising proton density-weighted sequences.

December 6, 2022

CT shines light on 17th century mummified Austrian baby

By Kate Madden Yee

German researchers using CT have examined a 17th century mummy of a 1-year-old boy found in the crypt of an Austrian aristocratic family, according to a report published on 26 October in Frontiers in Medicine.

October 26, 2022

Murder trial focuses on imaging evidence

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

X-ray findings from newborn twin babies who died came under intense scrutiny in a U.K. courtroom on 21 October, when a leading pediatric radiologist acted as an expert witness in the trial of neonatal nurse Lucy Letby.

October 24, 2022

4D ultrasound reveals how fetuses respond to taste and smell

By Amerigo Allegretto

Four-dimensional ultrasound scans from a study conducted in North-East England have provided compelling evidence that fetuses react to smell and taste. Midwives plan to use the results to educate women on the need to eat healthily during pregnancy.

September 22, 2022

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