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AI shows promise detecting TB in Zambia

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“AI can triage for active pulmonary TB with non-inferior performance to radiologists and detect differential diagnoses, indicating potential to aid cost effective TB screening,” said presenter Nsala Sanjase, a research fellow at the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Lusaka, in a session held November 30. In 2021, 1.6

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Tributes pour in for CT pioneer Willi Kalender

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In 2016, he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering for "development of spiral CT methods that enable modern high-speed 3D medical imaging with x-rays." He organized and hosted numerous international workshops and conferences, among them the World Conference of Medical Physics in 2005 in Nuremberg."

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The PROPHY-VAP Trial: Ceftriaxone to Prevent VAP in Patients with Acute Brain Injury

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Baseline chest X-ray before randomization was not part of study protocol, so pneumonia prior to VAP diagnosis possible. DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(23)00471-x From NLM. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2005 , 171 (4), 388-416. coli Need for broad-spectrum antibiotics after randomization was not different between groups. Klompas, M.;

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The RAMPP Trial: Randomised Ambulatory Management of Primary Pneumothorax

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Patients were observed for 1-2 hours for clinical stability, and placement was confirmed with a chest x-ray. The device was removed if there was sufficient reexpansion (<1cm of apical air on chest X-ray) and no air leak. Patients followed up every 1-2 days till day 4. Arch Intern Med 154: 157–163. PLoS Med 2(5): e138.