Research Horizons at Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation
Explore highlights of the exciting research happening at Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation with Research Horizons. Each issue features recent studies published by Cincinnati Children's investigators. By combining cutting-edge research and education with the best in pediatric care, we are striving to improve the lives of children and families everywhere.
This issue features the following news briefs:
In addition, you will find the following feature stories that highlight some of our many world-class researchers:
Cincinnati Children's has one of the largest pediatric radiology departments in North America. With 32 clinical faculty and seven research faculty, the department is responsible for training nearly one-third of all pediatric radiology fellows in the United States each year. [ Read More ]
Despite years of training as a pediatric radiologist and neuroradiologist, Mark Halsted devotes much of his energy to creating technology and systems that lead to faster and more accurate diagnoses by radiologists. [ Read More ]
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) ransacks the lives of nearly 2 million children in the United States. For some of these sleep-deprived patients, an innovative MRI technique combining static and moving images of the airway can now help determine treatment. [ Read More ]
Studies at Cincinnati Children's using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during verb generation and story listening tasks show how the language development area of the brain reorganizes in children following a perinatal left middle cerebral stroke. [ Read More ]
Early detection of Cystic Fibrosis and accurate monitoring of its progression are vital components to prolonged survival for CF patients. Alan Brody, MD, is working to show that imaging technology, such as computed tomography (CT) scanning, can be a more effective tool than current testing techniques to evaluate and monitor this disease. [ Read More ]
Using a parameter unique to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may allow for early detection of cartilage changes that occur with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis ( JRA), according to research conducted at Cincinnati Children's. [ Read More ]
