Primary hypothyroidism mimicking a pituitary macroadenoma: regression after thyroid hormone replacement therapy.

abstract：:We report a rare example of catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) in a young child. A 3-year-old girl with no previous medical history presented with extensive and recurrent thromboses. The diagnosis of CAPS was based on the occurrence of cardiopulmonary embolism in the child with a high titre of autoantibodie...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Olivier C,Blondiaux E,Blanc T,Borg JY,Dacher JN

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Computed tomography (CT) is commonly used to evaluate suspected acute appendicitis. Although very effective, CT uses ionizing radiation, exposing patients to an increased risk of cancer. OBJECTIVE:This study assessed the potential for decreasing the field of view of the CT (and therefore the dose to the pat...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Davis J,Roh AT,Petterson MB,Kopelman TR,Matz SL,Gridley DG,Connell MJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four cases of congenital megacalycosis associated with ipsilateral segmental megaureter in children are presented. This association has not been emphasized, although review of the English and French literature revealed eight such cases. In all cases, the concurrent entities are unilateral, with a left-sided predominan...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Mandell GA,Snyder HM 3rd,Heyman S,Keller M,Kaplan JM,Norman ME

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Machine learning algorithms can help to improve the accuracy and efficiency of cancer diagnosis, selection of personalized therapies and prediction of long-term outcomes. Artificial intelligence (AI) describes a subset of machine learning that can identify patterns in data and take actions to reach pre-set goals witho...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Daldrup-Link H

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We review the clinical and imaging characteristics of the most common ovarian neoplasms in children and adolescents. Because of the widespread use of diagnostic imaging, incidental ovarian neoplasms might be encountered during the evaluation of abdominal pain, trauma or other indications and might pose a diagnostic di...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Epelman M,Chikwava KR,Chauvin N,Servaes S

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data suggest an increased risk of thyroid dysfunction following iodine-based contrast material (IBCM) in children. OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) abnormalities following exposure to a single dose of intravenous IBCM during computed tomography (CT) in young children...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Gilligan LA,Dillman JR,Su W,Zhang B,Chuang J,Trout AT

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Different iterative reconstruction techniques are available for use in pediatric computed tomography (CT), but these techniques have not been systematically evaluated in infants. OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of iterative reconstruction on diagnostic performance, image quality and radiation dose in infa...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Haggerty JE,Smith EA,Kunisaki SM,Dillman JR

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MRI is invaluable in assessing the neonatal brain following suspected perinatal injury. Good quality imaging requires adaptations to both the hardware and the sequences used for adults or older children. The perinatal and postnatal details often predict the pattern of lesions sustained and should be available to aid i...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Rutherford M,Biarge MM,Allsop J,Counsell S,Cowan F

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risks associated with total splenectomy, including overwhelming postsplenectomy infection, have led to an interest in the use of partial splenectomy as an alternative surgical option for children with congenital hemolytic anemias and hypersplenism. Partial splenectomy, a procedure designed to remove enough spleen ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Hollingsworth CL,Rice HE

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stüve-Wiedemann syndrome (SWS) is a rare disorder characterized by bowing of the long bones, camptodactyly, respiratory distress, hyperthermic episodes and early lethality. We report six additional cases of SWS, suggesting that this syndrome is homogeneous. All patients had feeding and swallowing difficulties, respira...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Cormier-Daire V,Munnich A,Lyonnet S,Rustin P,Delezoide AL,Maroteaux P,Le Merrer M

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diffusion tensor parameters can be analysed by fitting regions of interest (ROIs) to selected brain structures. The clinical usefulness of these measurements is influenced by their reproducibility and validity. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the reproducibility of fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Lepomäki VK,Paavilainen TP,Hurme SA,Komu ME,Parkkola RK,PIPARI study group.

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudoaneurysms (PAn) are uncommon in adults and even less common in children. They are most often encountered after iatrogenic arterial injury. Presentation may be substantially delayed after the iatrogenic event, and diagnosis can be difficult, especially when the PAn occurs in an unexpected location. Treatment of P...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Pelchovitz DJ,Cahill AM,Baskin KM,Kaye RD,Towbin RB

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is debated whether iso-osmolar and low-osmolar contrast media are associated with different incidences of contrast medium-induced nephropathy (CIN) in patients with renal insufficiency. OBJECTIVE:To compare the incidence of CIN in children undergoing contrast-enhanced multidetector computer tomography (M...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Zo'o M,Hoermann M,Balassy C,Brunelle F,Azoulay R,Pariente D,Panuel M,Le Dosseur P

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During the course of our routine renal ultrasound examinations, we noticed that some children who developed dilatation of a renal pelvis following voiding had reflux found on voiding cystourethrography (VCUG). PURPOSE:To determine if increase in renal pelvic size on post-void ultrasound is an accurate predi...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Evans ED,Meyer JS,Harty MP,Bellah RD

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mainstay of imaging of gastrointestinal (GI) pathology in infants has always been and still is the plain radiograph of the abdomen and conventional contrast studies. In this review emphasis is placed on the situations where there are new imaging strategies and alternative modalities of imaging, including US, CT, M...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Ryan S,Donoghue V

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The filamin-1 (FLN-1) gene is responsible for periventricular nodular heterotopia (PNH), which is an X-linked dominant neuronal migration disorder. OBJECTIVE:To review the clinical and imaging findings in a series of patients with documented filamin-1 mutations. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A retrospective review...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Poussaint TY,Fox JW,Dobyns WB,Radtke R,Scheffer IE,Berkovic SF,Barnes PD,Huttenlocher PR,Walsh CA

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fetal MRI can be performed in the second and third trimesters. During this time, the fetal brain undergoes profound structural changes. Interpretation of appropriate development might require comparison with normal age-based models. Consultation of a hard-copy atlas is limited by the inability to compare mul...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Chapman T,Matesan M,Weinberger E,Bulas DI

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rare earth filters are known to reduce radiation dose in radiological investigations. The present investigation used Er and Sm filters that were selected because of their chemical stability and ability to withstand prolonged exposure to the atmosphere. They were used in a comparison with a conventional aluminium filte...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Fleay RF,Fox RA,Sprague PL,Adams JP

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperthyroidism occurs secondary to overproduction of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland. This condition can have rather serious effects on children, and thus timely diagnosis and treatment are of utmost importance. Imaging is quite useful in the management of children with hyperthyroidism. In addition to determinin...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Williams JL,Paul D,Bisset G 3rd

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases are presented of children who demonstrated complete absence of bone marrow signal on MR imaging of the spine following bone marrow transplantation. The possible causes for these appearances are discussed. ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Boothroyd AE,Sebag G,Brunelle F

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between image noise and radiation dose was investigated in computed tomography (CT) images of a pediatric abdomen phantom. A protocol which provided a minimum absorbed dose consistent with acceptable image noise criteria was determined for a fourth generation CT scanner. It was found that pediatric ab...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Robinson AE,Hill EP,Harpen MD

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an unusual case of popliteal entrapment syndrome type I in an 11-year-old boy. Presenting symptoms were exercise-related pain and pallor in his left lower leg. The diagnosis of popliteal entrapment syndrome was established by acral plethysmography, colour-coded Doppler sonography and MRI. After myotomy of t...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Schwarz T,Schellong SM,Neumann U,Traut H,Daniel WG

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An evaluation of the Siemens Digiscan has been undertaken to determine whether digital luminescence radiography (DLR) could replace conventional radiography in the examination of the neonate and young infant. Whilst the overall image quality of the digital radiograph was consistently higher than for conventional radio...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Arthur RJ,Pease JN

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 10-year old, mentally and physically normally developed girl complained of back pain following an accident. Radiological findings revealed an inhomogeneous, coarse osteosclerosis along the endplates and posterior parts of the ovoid shaped vertebral bodies, in the proximal and distal femora-, proximal humeri and tibi...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Schmidt H,Mannkopf H,Ullrich K,von Lengerke HJ

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The CT findings in 120 cerebral palsied children are analysed. The 72.5% positive findings are correlated with the clinical types, as well as the aetiological basis for the cerebral palsy. The spastic type, 83.3% of the total number of children, had the highest positive findings. The yield was increased in children wi...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Kolawole TM,Patel PJ,Mahdi AH

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric multiple sclerosis (MS) deserves special attention because of its impact on cognitive function and development. Although knowledge regarding pediatric MS has rapidly increased, understanding the peculiarities of this population remains crucial for disease management. There is limited expertise about the effi...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Padilha IG,Fonseca APA,Pettengill ALM,Fragoso DC,Pacheco FT,Nunes RH,Maia ACM Jr,da Rocha AJ

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study was performed of the radiographic patterns of the lungs in children being followed in the Children's Hospital Aids Program (CHAP). The most consistent finding was a diffuse reticulonodular pattern in the lungs. In addition, lung consolidation, either isolated or in combination with nodules, was n...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Marquis JR,Berman CZ,DiCarlo F,Oleske JM

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stress fractures of many etiologies are found not infrequently in various tarsal bones but are less commonly recognized in carpal bones. OBJECTIVE:To assess the distribution of tarsal and carpal stress fractures. MATERIALS AND METHODS:During the last three decades, the senior author collected locations of ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Oestreich AE,Bhojwani N

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intussusception in the pediatric patient may have a varied clinical presentation depending on its location, presence of lead point, intermittent occurrence, or underlying systemic disease. Computed tomography (CT) may be used at times in the evaluation of children with complicated presentations. The purpose of this in...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Cox TD,Winters WD,Weinberger E

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This multicenter collaborative study was undertaken to review the types and complications of femoral neck fractures in children. It is a retrospective clinical and radiological review of 108 femoral neck fractures. Cases originated from four different pediatric hospitals. All the patients had plain radiographs. Fractu...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Azouz EM,Karamitsos C,Reed MH,Baker L,Kozlowski K,Hoeffel JC

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00