Carestream offers innovative X-ray solutions to help meet the unique needs of imaging children. The goal of every radiology exam is to produce a high-quality image that helps to accurately diagnose a disease or condition – and create that image at the lowest possible dose of
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Study: Pediatric Fracture Detection from Carestream Editor's note: the slides will not display on Internet Explorer. Please use another browser. Carestream RSNA 2015 Pediatric Fracture Detection Study As a research scientist at Carestream Health, my recent work has focused on pediatric X-ray imaging –
Read More[caption id="attachment_5174" align="alignleft" width="109"] Cyrill Aschenbrenner, Regional Business Manager, Europe, X-ray Solutions, Carestream[/caption] There was a recent interview on AuntMinnie Europe with Dr. Gabriele Hahn about the relative importance of pediatric radiology in Germany. In the interview, Dr. Hahn states that the number of practicing pediatric radiologists
Read More[caption id="attachment_5164" align="alignleft" width="288"] Alexander Towbin, MD, Neil D. Johnson Chair of Radiology Informatics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital (left), and Catherine Leopard, Child Life Specialist, Cincinnati Children's Hospital (right)[/caption] Patient comfort has always been an important component of the medical imaging process. However, when imaging pediatric patients,
Read More[caption id="attachment_4284" align="alignleft" width="112"] Casey Dye, (RT) Diagnostic Coordinator, Intermountain Primary Children's Medical Center[/caption] In keeping with the Image Gently Campaign, our staff reduced dose for pediatric patients by up to half. We image patients on a DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray system that replaced a CR unit.
Read More[caption id="attachment_3824" align="alignleft" width="109"] Lynn La Pietra, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Carestream[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3825" align="alignleft" width="106"] John Yorkston, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Carestream[/caption] Editor's note: read the more recent blog on a task-based observer study conducted with Hershey Medical Center on pediatric fracture detection. Radiography trends related to
Read MoreChildren's Hospital Los Angeles is one of the nation's leading children's hospitals and is acknowledged worldwide for its leadership in pediatric care. Dr. Marvin Nelson, MD, Pediatric Radiologist at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles, visited the Carestream booth to discuss the attention pediatric imaging is
Read More[caption id="attachment_2659" align="alignleft" width="122"] Helen Titus, Marketing Director, Digital Capture Solutions, Carestream[/caption] Creating exposure ranges for pediatric patients is an important goal—with action taking place on several fronts. Researchers from six children's hospitals in the U.S.are collaborating to build the first pediatric CT dose index registry.
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Editors Note: We asked Kathy Hood, Director, and Cathy Atkins and Judy Wilson, Managers of Diagnostic Radiology, at AnMed Health in Anderson, S.C. to share an inside look at how they have lowered pediatric dose. Everything about AnMed Health Kids’ Care is tailored to children—from the alphabet
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Carestream R&I scientists are collaborating with pediatric radiologists at leading children’s hospitals to understand pediatric image interpretability needs and lower dose levels without reducing image quality or losing diagnostic information.
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