Dear AuntMinnie Member,
There are more new developments in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) investigation of radiation overexposure incidents during CT brain perfusion studies. The agency yesterday said that it has found more cases in which patients received too much radiation during the scans.
The FDA held a news conference to provide an update on the status of its investigation, which originally focused on a case of 206 patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Now, the agency said it has received more reports of overexposure incidents, ranging from additional California hospitals to a facility in Alabama.
The FDA issued a set of guidelines that it said all facilities should implement as a means of reducing the risk that patients get too much dose. Are you following them? Find out by clicking here, or visit the CT Digital Community at ct.auntminnie.com.
Value of intraoperative MRI
In other news, we report on the use of a novel intraoperative MRI scanner for pediatric neurosurgery applications in an article in our Pediatric Imaging Digital Community.
Canadian researchers used a 1.5-tesla mobile MRI scanner with a frameless neuronavigation system, with the magnet moving over the surgical field thanks to overhead crane technology.
The researchers found that the system could serve as a quality assurance tool by enabling them to change surgical plans in the middle of treatment. Learn more by clicking here, or visit the Pediatric Imaging Digital Community at pediatric.auntminnie.com.
