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IN MEMORIAM: THOMAS SLOVIS M.D., FACR

• Filed under: Newsworthy

Dear ASPNR members, It is with enormous regret that I must inform you all of the passing of Thomas Slovis M.D., FACR, our beloved and esteemed colleague. Tom was a major force in our pediatric

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ASPNR Winter Member Mailing 2017 from Ashok Panigraphy MD

• Filed under: President's Letter

It’s with great enthusiasm that I write the 2017 President’s letter to our ASPNR members. There are many exciting upcoming events and new initiatives that are being planned in the upcoming year. Our ASPNR Committees are working to further expand our Society by not only facilitating inter-societal collaboration but also providing innovative pediatric neuroimaging programming for different sub-specialty meetings. We are now in the process of planning our FIRST stand-alone ASPNR Annual Meeting. As such, we are hoping to expand our membership base and increase the number of volunteers that can serve on our existing and new committees. This means that now, more than ever, we need our valuable members to be actively involved in the activities of the Society.

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WINNERS OF THE 2017 ASPNR/ASNR INTERESTING PEDIATRIC CASE SESSION

• Filed under: Grants and Awards

The three winners of the 2017 ASNR/ASPNR Interesting Pediatric Case Session held on April 26, 2017 at the ASNR meeting in Long Beach, CA were: 1) Dr. Anant Krishnan from Beaumont Hospital,

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2017 ASPNR RESEARCH AWARD

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This year, the annual American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology grant for pediatric neuroradiology research was awarded to Dr. Kristen Yeom, for her application titled “Radiogenomic

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2017 ASPNR GOLD MEDAL AWARD

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Dr. Tina Young Poussaint from Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) is the 2017 ASPNR Gold Medal Award Recipient. This award acknowledges those who have made extraordinary contributions to enhance the

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ASPNR SPRING MEMBER MAILING 2017 FROM SUSAN PALASIS MD

• Filed under: President's Letter

It has been such a pleasure and an honor to serve as your President this past year. Your ASPNR committee members have worked hard to grow the society, create more opportunities for involvement, and extend its outreach. We have increased our membership and strengthened our inter-societal collaborations. It is an exciting time to be a member of the American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology!

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NEW ASPNR MEMBERS!

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Please welcome 11 new members to the society! Mariam Aboian MD University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA Reem O. Basalem MD King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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TO SEDATE OR NOT TO SEDATE…… GENERAL ANESTHETIC CONSIDERATIONS IN PEDIATRIC IMAGING

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In December of 2016, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a safety warning concerning the risk of repeated use of general anesthetics and sedation drugs in young children and 

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IN MEMORIAM

• Filed under: Newsworthy

Dear Colleagues, It is with a heavy heart that I inform you of the untimely passing of Dr. Andrea Poretti this past week. Many of you knew Andrea from his outstanding contributions to the field

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MRI and Fetal Safety

• Filed under: Journal Club

Fetal MRI in the first trimester, no harm found! Fetal MRI has long been a useful adjunct to ultrasound in the evaluation of fetal pathology. Generally felt to be safe in the second and third

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