Children often undergo multiple CT exams when admitted with traumatic injuries to hospital emergency departments. But chest CT studies might not be needed for many pediatric trauma patients if an abdominopelvic CT scan is ordered and includes images of the lower chest, according to a study published online in Pediatric Radiology.
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The radiation dose of pediatric MDCT exams can be reduced by as much as 75% without compromising the ability to detect small lung nodules in young children, according to a study published in the July issue of Academic Radiology.
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By Eric Barnes
AuntMinnie.com staff writer
June 19, 2009
The battle for healthcare reform has begun in earnest now, with U.S. President Barack Obama stumping for far-reaching change to an audience of physicians fearful of pay cuts, healthcare insurers wary of government competition, and skeptical consumers whose views often reflect their own access to care.
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MRI and MDCT assessments of left ventricular functional parameters were inaccurate when evaluated on a moving heart phantom with known parameters, according to research published in the March issue of European Radiology. CT, particularly dual-source CT, did outperform MRI, however.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Feb 13 - In patients with infective endocarditis, the accuracy of multislice CT for detecting valvular abnormalities is close to that of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), and the newer technique could help in surgical planning, according to a report in the February 3 Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 30 - Multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) cystography can be used to evaluate vesicourethral leaks at the anastomotic site after prostatectomy, according to a report in the December issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
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