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IN MEMORIAM: THOMAS SLOVIS M.D., FACR

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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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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

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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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ASPNR response to Lancet article by Pearce et al concerning cancer risks in children undergoing CT exams

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In response to the recently published article by Pearce et al (Lancet DOI 10.1016/S01400736(12)60815-0) concerning the potential risks of cancer in children undergoing multiple CT scans, the

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