The practice of ordering an abdominal x-ray exam for constipated children to assess the presence of retained feces or to confirm a diagnosis made during a physical exam should be stopped, as the procedure is of limited value, according to an analysis published online in Pediatric Radiology.
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It’s no secret that CT radiation dose levels in children — especially in the emergency department, where patients are fidgety and physicians need fast answers — are too high.
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CHICAGO - When performing MR angiography, functional MRI, and MR cholangiopancreatography procedures on pediatric patients, a 3-tesla magnet is the preferred modality at the Hospital for Sick Children of the University of Toronto. Three-tesla MRI offers good signal-to-noise ratio and image quality, faster imaging capability, improved resolution visualizing small vessels and ducts, and improved spectral [...]

CHICAGO (Reuters Health), Dec 1 - Auditory and language processing are significantly delayed in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), investigators reported here Sunday at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA 2008).
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