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51 US Babies Born With
Zika-Related Birth Defects in 2016
Health officials published the largest study so far estimating the risk of severe birth defects from Zika infections in pregnant women in the United States. Knowledge gaps about Zika may lead to an underestimation of the increase in Zika-related birth defect cases. In response to these findings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that babies infected with Zika should undergo CT scans or ultrasounds of their brains to monitor abnormalities not obvious at birth.
3D Scoliotic Spine Model Aids Presurgical Planning in 8-Year-Old Girl
A team of radiologists at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital used a 3D printed model of an 8-year-old girl’s scoliotic spine as a guide to successfully conduct a multistage procedure. During the surgery, a member of the surgical staff assisted in giving the sugeon a visual by holding up and manipulating the 3D model. Costing $750 and more than 10 hours to create the 3D model, materials and labor were still cheaper than expected. However, surgeons urge that billing codes be established for in-house models.
Researcher Develops 5D Ultrasound to Detect Cancer
Nishikant Deshmukh, PhD, a researcher at John Hopkins University, has created the first 5D ultrasound system as part of his PhD thesis. Deshmukh’s system combines 3D ultrasound B-mode and 3D ultrasound elastography volumetric data to give vision to surgeons in real time when decision-making is at its utmost importance. Ultrasound used today is mostly 2D and some hospitals are using the advanced 3D. The 3D model has had its difficulties because it does not image in real time and takes longer to generate images. Deshmukh says his technology could help detect early stage prostate and breast cancers and could be useful to rural areas in the developing world where MRIs are not available.
Kids Spared Radiation Exposure With Use of Handheld Detectors
Children at NHS Lanarkshire at the Monklands Hospital in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, are avoiding X-rays after swallowing coins by getting checked with handheld, medical-grade metal detectors first. The aim of the practice is to cut down on the potentially unnerving experience and exposure to radiation children would receive in the routine procedure—undergoing one or more X-rays to determine whether a metallic object was indeed swallowed and whether the object is stuck in the gullet. |
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“There is no other field of medicine that I would rather do, but working among radiology colleagues who refuse to step up and become more integrated into their local clinical services risks turning radiologists into technicians. We must get out of the dark, in more ways than one.”
— Cory Michael, MD, a radiologist commenting on issues he sees in the field of radiology in a blog post at www.kevinmd.com titled, “Isolation threatens the practice of diagnostic radiology”
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