Dear Pediatric Imaging Insider,
It seems logical to assume that commonly used terminology taught in medical school would have the same meaning for radiologists and referring physicians alike. But pediatric radiologists at Vanderbilt University questioned this premise when a resident asked the meaning of the term peripheral airway disease.
After reading about the results of their survey in this edition's Insider Exclusive, you might not make this assumption again. By the way, the Vanderbilt radiologists are willing to share their questionnaire with any radiologists who wish to poll their own referring physicians. AuntMinnie.com would be delighted to follow up and publish the results.
Speaking of follow-up, AuntMinnie.com reported the newly released findings of an investigation into the CT overdose of a 2-year-old patient in California. This has generated quite the commentary in our General Radiology Forum.
In addition, staff writer Eric Barnes reports on a study by Dr. Heljä Oikarinen, Ph.D., of Oulu University Hospital in Finland that found that CT exams for about a third of Norwegian patients younger than 35 could be substituted with less radiation-dose-intensive modalities. Ditto for Finland.
From the positive news department in the Pediatric Imaging Digital Community, when you need to order a CT exam with contrast, you'll be pleased to know that the risk of reactions to nonionic contrast material is very low. Click here to learn more from Children's Hospital Boston. And don't forget to read about a new location recommended for ovarian shielding. Your patients will appreciate it.
