Giant 24 cm Wilms Tumor in a 5-Year-Old Boy Reveals Hidden Horseshoe Kidney
A 5-year-old boy with one day of abdominal pain was found to have a giant 24 cm Wilms tumor arising ...
Tag: pediatric radiology
Lightweight AI Accurately Identifies Pediatric Lung Infiltrates on Chest Radiographs
A lightweight MobileNet V2 deep learning model detected pediatric pulmonary infiltrates with 90 percent accuracy and 95 percent sensitivity while ...
Meta-Analysis Assesses AI Accuracy in Pediatric Appendicular Fracture Detection
A systematic review and meta-analysis found artificial intelligence models demonstrated 92.0% sensitivity and 87.9% specificity for pediatric appendicular fracture detection, ...
CT scans reveal children’s portal veins measure larger than ultrasound suggests
A study of 1,101 children establishes CT-based portal vein reference values and shows multiplanar reformation measurements consistently exceed axial ones.
Liver MRI Scans Reveal Low Muscle Mass in Many Fontan Patients
A retrospective study found low skeletal muscle mass on existing liver MRI scans in 30% of children and 21% of ...
Hair Braiding Triggered Rare Subperiosteal Scalp Hematoma in 10-Year-Old Boy
Imaging of a 10-year-old boy with scalp swelling after hair braiding revealed a rare subperiosteal hematoma that mimicked a vascular ...
MRI bright stripes after bisphosphonates mimic disease flare in childhood bone disease
A retrospective study finds that symmetric metaphyseal bright stripes on whole-body MRI in bisphosphonate-treated children with chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis are ...
When a Neck Abscess Is Actually a Blood Vessel: Rare Arterial Danger Unmasked in a Child
A completely thrombosed mycotic aneurysm of the internal carotid artery in a seven-year-old boy masqueraded as a parapharyngeal abscess until ...
Ultrasound Reports Add Real Diagnostic Power to Pediatric Appendicitis Scores, Study Finds
A prospective cohort study finds that an appendicitis-compatible initial ultrasound report substantially improves diagnostic accuracy beyond age, Pediatric Appendicitis Score, ...
5-Tesla MRI Reveals Hidden Vascular Damage in Children With Juvenile Arthritis
A new 5.0-T MRI study maps the synovium-vascular axis in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, linking synovial inflammation, arterial narrowing, ...
Fetal MRI Reveals Signature Features of Enteric Duplication Cysts
A retrospective study of 36 pathologically confirmed cases maps the prenatal MRI signature of fetal enteric duplication cysts, highlighting a ...
Childhood Intussusception Rates Collapsed During COVID Lockdowns—Then Bounced Right Back
A ten-year study at Boston Children's Hospital shows pediatric intussusception fell 65 percent during COVID-19 social distancing and rebounded to ...
When Every Missed Breath Counts: AI Debate Over Detecting Neonatal Pneumothorax
A scholarly exchange in Pediatric Radiology over a deep learning model for detecting neonatal pneumothorax highlights the gap between overall ...
MRI Maps Heart Blood Flow Without Contrast Dye in Young Heart Patients
A prospective study of 30 children and young adults with congenital heart disease shows that non-contrast 4D flow MRI at ...
Rare Ewing Sarcoma in a Teenager’s Nasal Cavity Erodes the Hard Palate
A case report in Pediatric Radiology describes a 17-year-old girl with a rare Ewing sarcoma of the nasal cavity that ...
Rare Shoulder Birth Defect Linked to Twin Fractures Once Suspected as Abuse
A rare case report describes bilateral acromion fractures in a five-week-old infant that were ultimately linked to congenital glenoid dysplasia, ...
Breathing Xenon Into MRI Reveals Hidden Lung Damage in a Teenager
A new case report shows how hyperpolarized xenon-129 MRI directly mapped severe ventilation defects in a teenage stem cell transplant ...
Rare Partial Triradiate Cartilage Injury Seen in Teen Athlete After Minor Trauma
French clinicians report the first known case of a partial triradiate cartilage injury in a 14-year-old athlete after low-energy trauma, ...
Not All Collapsed Lungs Are Equal: Why AI Must Catch the Neonatal Pneumothoraces That Matter Most
A new Matters Arising exchange in Pediatric Radiology argues that overall accuracy is the wrong benchmark for AI systems detecting ...
Tracer Debate: Fluorinated MIBG Alternative Sparks Scientific Exchange in Neuroblastoma Imaging
A scientific exchange in Pediatric Radiology over the merits of fluorinated MIBG PET imaging highlights the evidence still needed before ...
