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CEUS adds to locoregional therapy for liver disease

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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can improve locoregional therapy for treating metastatic disease of the liver, according to early study results presented April 10 at UltraCon. Furthermore, metastatic disease to the liver is common in this area due to hepatic dual blood supply. The average tumor diameter recorded was 4.2

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Radiation doses estimated in infants with congenital heart disease

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M7-SSPH05-2 | Room N229 Findings will be presented in this Monday afternoon presentation on organ-specific ionizing radiation doses in neonatal patients who undergo interventional procedures for congenital heart disease (CHD). Monday, November 27 | 3:10 p.m.-3:20 3:20 p.m. | Louis, and colleagues.

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5 Recommendations to Achieve Excellence in Pediatric Medical Imaging

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Not only are children more radiosensitive than adults (the cancer risk per unit dose of ionizing radiation is higher), but children also have a longer expected lifetime, which puts them at greater risk of cancer following radiation exposure.(1) The balance of dose and image quality is even more important in pediatric medical imaging.