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21-05-2024 | Original Article

Associations of BRAFV600E mutation with the American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System and clinicopathological characteristics in pediatric patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma

Thyroid cancer is the principal endocrine cancer in the pediatric population, with accelerating incidence in recent years [ 1 ]. Approximately 90% of histological types of pediatric thyroid cancer are papillary thyroid cancer. Compared to adults …

Authors:: Yan Tan, Jia Zhong, Taiqing Zheng, Yusi Fu, Minghui Liu, Guotao Wang

21-05-2024 | Original Article

Comparison of pediatric lens scattered dose measurements between axial 40-mm and helical 160-mm detector width computed tomography scan modes

Area-detector computed tomography (CT)—such as the Revolution CT with a 256-row, 0.625-mm multidetector, and the Aquilion ONE GENESIS Edition with a 320-row, 0.5-mm multidetector—can capture an area of up to 160 mm in a single rotation, and CT …

Authors:: Takanori Masuda, Masao Kiguchi, Chikako Fujioka, Takayuki Oku, Toru Ishibashi, Yasushi Katsunuma, Takayasu Yoshitake, Shuji Abe, Kazuo Awai

20-05-2024 | Abusive Head Injury | Hermes

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Authors:: Justine Chanclud, Eléonore Blondiaux, Catherine Garel

18-05-2024 | CT Angiography | Image

Congenital pulmonary venolobar syndrome with thoracic ectopic kidney

Authors:: Neeraj Kumar, Niraj Nirmal Pandey, Sivasubramanian Ramakrishnan, Priya Jagia

17-05-2024 | Computed Tomography | ESPR 2024, Seville

Pediatric three-dimensional quantitative cardiovascular computed tomography

High-resolution, isotropic, 3-dimensional (D) data from pediatric cardiovascular computed tomography (CT) offer great potential for the accurate quantitative evaluation of pediatric cardiovascular and pulmonary vascular diseases. Recent pilot …

Author:: Hyun Woo Goo

17-05-2024 | Computed Tomography | Image

Deep learning reconstruction computed tomography with low-dose imaging

Authors:: Akio Tamura, Yoshitaka Ota, Kunihiro Yoshioka

16-05-2024 | CT Angiography | Case Report

Ultrasound and computed tomography angiography diagnosis of fetal right atrial isomerism with cardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection and intestinal malrotation: a case report and literature review

Right atrial isomerism is a rare and severe isomerism. It is frequently associated with complex congenital heart disease and various extracardiac anomalies. Imaging diagnosis of right atrial isomerism is a challenge. Multisystem and complex …

Authors:: Junxia Gao, Hongping Ou, Hui Xing, Hui Chen, Yanli Huang, Feng Cao, Yu Wang

16-05-2024 | Fetal Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Pictorial Essay

Clinical and radiological evaluation of caudal regression syndrome

Caudal regression syndrome is a form of segmental spinal dysgenesis involving the caudal spinal column, ranging from segmental coccygeal agenesis to extensive thoracolumbar agenesis with varying degrees of spinal cord dysgenesis. A majority of …

Authors:: Venkatram Krishnan, Sriram Jaganathan, Sateesh Jayappa, Charles Glasier, Arabinda Choudhary, Raghu Ramakrishnaiah, Janice Murphy

16-05-2024 | Computed Tomography | Editor’s Commentary

CT radiation exposure and cancer risk: from knowing to acting

Authors:: Donald P. Frush, Guy Frija, Bibb Allen, Boris Brkljacic, John Damilakis, Mahadevappa Mahesh

14-05-2024 | Osteomyelitis | Pictorial Essay

The many faces of sickle cell disease in children: complications in the appendicular skeleton

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary red cell disorder with clinical manifestations secondary to sickling or crescent-shaped distortion of the red blood cells. Musculoskeletal complications of SCD are often the main causes for acute and …

Authors:: Marcela De La Hoz Polo, Victoria E. Hudson, John Adu, Subarna Chakravorty, Saira Haque

13-05-2024 | Osteitis Pubis | Original Article

MR imaging spectrum of adolescent pubic symphyseal injuries/athletic pubalgia

The pubic symphysis is a complex non-synovial cartilaginous joint providing stability to the pelvis through its musculotendinous and ligamentous attachment [ 1 , 2 ]. The aponeurosis, made from blended fibers of the abdominis rectus, adductor …

Authors:: Rida Salman, Abeer Albar, J. Herman Kan

Open Access 08-05-2024 | Original Article

Evaluating breast ultrasonography as a complementary diagnostic method in girls with central precocious puberty

Onset of breast development in girls before 8 years of age is considered the first sign of precocious puberty. It has been demonstrated that overweight/obesity is associated with earlier breast development, as well as earlier menarche in girls [ 1 …

Authors:: Erhan Bıyıklı, Didem Helvacıoğlu, Onur Buğdaycı, Buşra Gürpınar Tosun, Serap Turan, Tülay Güran, Abdullah Bereket

Open Access 03-05-2024 | Computed Tomography | Original Article

Photon-counting computed tomography for paediatric congenital heart defects yields images of high diagnostic quality with low radiation doses at both 70 kV and 90 kV

Computed tomography (CT) is used in paediatric patients with congenital heart defects for diagnosis, preoperative planning, and postoperative evaluation [ 1 – 3 ]. CT is widely available and fast. It can often be used without sedation or with …

Authors:: Fredrik Stålhammar, Marie-Louise Aurumskjöld, Sofie Meyer, Marie Wiklund, Pär Wingren, Petru Liuba, Erik Hedström

02-05-2024 | Pediatric Emergency Medicine | Original Article

Gartland classification concordance of supracondylar fractures among pediatric emergency medicine physicians, radiologists, and orthopedic surgeons

First proposed by Gartland et al. in 1959 and subsequently refined by Wilkins in 1984, the modified Gartland classification has become a widely accepted and valuable grading scale for communication and initial treatment guidance of supracondylar …

Authors:: Rebecca J. Schultz, Jason Zarahi Amaral, Callie S. Bridges, Joseph Y. Allen, Eric S. Bih, Andrea T. Cruz, Aharon Z. Gladstein, Erin B. Henkel, Steven J. Kraus, Brian G. Smith, Jon C. Wall Jr., J. Herman Kan

02-05-2024 | Interventional Radiology | Original Article

Percutaneous cecostomy: 25-year two institution experience

Pediatric percutaneous cecostomy with subsequent antegrade colonic enemas was originally described in 1996 as an effective treatment option for fecal incontinence in patients with neurogenic bowel failing medical management [ 1 , 2 ]. A single …

Authors:: Charles A. James, Mark J. Hogan, Ryan P. Seay, Luke T. James, Hanna K. Jensen, Nicholas A. Kaukis, Mary B. Moore, Leah E. Braswell

Open Access 30-04-2024 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Original Article

As fast as an X-ray: real-time magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis of idiopathic scoliosis in children and adolescents

Idiopathic scoliosis is common in adolescents, with a prevalence of up to 5%, of which about 20% require treatment [ 1 ]. Due to the rapid growth of the spine in this age group [ 2 ], the development of scoliosis must be regularly documented by …

Authors:: Christian Roth, Christoph-Eckhard Heyde, Eckehard Schumann, Dirk Voit, Jens Frahm, Franz W. Hirsch, Rebecca Anders, Daniel Gräfe

Open Access 26-04-2024 | Rhabdomyosarcoma | Case Report

Bone marrow disease in rhabdomyosarcoma visualized by 2-[18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography

Bone marrow metastases—noted in 6% of patients with rhabdomyosarcoma—have been linked to very poor outcomes. Bilateral bone marrow sampling from iliac crests has been the gold standard for bone marrow examination in rhabdomyosarcoma, but sampling …

Authors:: Pia Kröning, Sebastian Berg, Martin T Freitag, Reineke A Schoot, Alexandra Fischer, Alexander Puzik, T Feuchtinger, Charlotte Niemeyer, Philipp Tobias Meyer, Markus Uhl, Simone Hettmer

24-04-2024 | Magnetic Resonance Cholangio Pancreatography | Image

Congenital agenesis of the common bile duct

Authors:: Siddhi Chawla, Ashish Swami

22-04-2024 | Hamartoma | Original Article

Imaging findings of children with PTEN-related hamartoma tumor syndrome: a 20-year multicentric pediatric cohort

Germline pathogenic variants in the phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) gene are associated with PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome, which includes a broad spectrum of autosomal dominant clinical phenotypes with overlapping features [ 1 ]. The …

Authors:: Claudia Martinez-Rios, Laura S. De Leon Benedetti, Luis Octavio Tierradentro-Garcia, Ozge Aksel Kilicarslan, Pablo Caro-Dominguez, Hansel J. Otero

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