Thompson Matthew,  Davis Joseph,  Thompson Atalie,  Hull Nathan,  Schooler Gary

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: SCI-055

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a decrease in hematocrit is predictive of an intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) on neonatal head ultrasound (HUS). Read More

Authors:  Thompson Matthew , Davis Joseph , Thompson Atalie , Hull Nathan , Schooler Gary

Keywords:  intracranial hemorrhage, head ultrasound, hematocrit

Arceo Salvador,  Christopher Ross,  Milla Sarah,  Riedesel Erica

Final Pr. ID: Paper #: 165

Head trauma is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatrics. Non-contrast Head CT is the accepted gold standard imaging study to evaluate for suspected acute intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), however small acute extra-axial hemorrhage may be easily missed due to size and similar density to the bony calvarium. In Dual Energy CT (DECT), materials within the body such as bone/calcium and hemorrhage can be more easily discriminated based on differential attenuation at high and low peak voltage image acquisitions. This allows for advanced post-processing including automated bone removal which has been shown to improved visualization of acute ICH in the adult radiology literature, but has not yet been described in pediatrics. We report a retrospective review of DECT with automated bone removal for detection of acute ICH in the pediatric population. Read More

Authors:  Arceo Salvador , Christopher Ross , Milla Sarah , Riedesel Erica

Keywords:  Dual Energy, Trauma, Intracranial Hemorrhage