62 Result(s)

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Consensus statement on abusive head trauma in infants and young children

Abusive head trauma (AHT) is the leading cause of fatal head injuries in children younger than 2 years. A multidisciplinary team bases this diagnosis on history, physical examination, imaging and laboratory fi...

Arabinda Kumar Choudhary, Sabah Servaes, Thomas L. Slovis… in Pediatric Radiology (2018)

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Survey of gadolinium-based contrast agent utilization among the members of the Society for Pediatric Radiology: a Quality and Safety Committee report

Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) have been used for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging over the last three decades. Recent reports demonstrated gadolinium retention in patients’ brains following intraveno...

Einat Blumfield, Michael M. Moore, Mary K. Drake, Thomas R. Goodman… in Pediatric Radiology (2017)

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The etiology and significance of fractures in infants and young children: a critical multidisciplinary review

This paper addresses significant misconceptions regarding the etiology of fractures in infants and young children in cases of suspected child abuse. This consensus statement, supported by the Child Abuse Commi...

Sabah Servaes, Stephen D. Brown, Arabinda K. Choudhary… in Pediatric Radiology (2016)

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What you need to know about statistics, part II: reliability of diagnostic and screening tests

The foundation for the usefulness of any diagnostic test should be that it is both reliable and accurate in its clinical diagnosis. In this article we present the second of a two-part series on validity and re...

Marwan Zidan, Ronald L. Thomas, Thomas L. Slovis in Pediatric Radiology (2015)

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What you need to know about statistics Part I: validity of diagnostic and screening tests

The intent of this manuscript is to provide guidance and support to clinicians and investigators for reporting the results of screening and diagnostic tests. This article is the first of two parts addressing s...

Ronald L. Thomas, Marwan A. Zidan, Thomas L. Slovis in Pediatric Radiology (2015)

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Boots on the ground: how to influence your local radiology departments to use appropriate CT dose

Most pediatric CT examinations (as many as 85%) are performed at non-pediatric-focused facilities. In contrast to children’s hospitals and pediatric emergency departments, the number of CT examinations is incr...

Thomas L. Slovis in Pediatric Radiology (2014)

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Expert opinion: what are the greatest challenges and barriers to applying evidence-based and practical approaches to preclinical and clinical research in the field of pediatric radiology?

Amaka C. Offiah, Savvas Andronikou, Fred Avni, Pedro Daltro… in Pediatric Radiology (2014)

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Reply to Greenberg: indeed, what has changed!

Thomas L. Slovis in Pediatric Radiology (2012)

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Sedation and anesthesia issues in pediatric imaging

Sedation and anesthesia for pediatric imaging departments has changed dramatically for the following reasons: (1) radiologists have stopped sedating patients; (2) the majority of sedations are not for CT (because...

Thomas L. Slovis in Pediatric Radiology (2011)

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Where we were, what has changed, what needs doing: a decade of progress

In the last decade, there has been recognition of the effects of low-dose radiation in children. A critical mass of scientists, health care providers and manufacturers of radiation-producing imaging equipment ...

Thomas L. Slovis in Pediatric Radiology (2011)