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15 Year Trend in Inferior Vena Cava Filter Utilization Before and After FDA Communications: Data from the National Inpatient Sample 2005-2019

JVIR

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the contemporary trends in IVC filter utilization in the inpatient setting following the FDA safety communications and to compare those trends in relation to incidence of hospital admissions involving venous thromboembolism. The National Inpatient Sample was queried between 2005-2019.

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Deep learning helps distinguish benign vertebral fractures on CT

AuntMinnie

The group conducted a study that investigated the reliability of CT-based deep learning and included 532 patients with benign or malignant vertebral fractures imaged between June 2005 and December 2022. The team developed three models, all of which used 3D U-Net encoder-classifier architecture.

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Radiology leadership changes to begin in the new year

AuntMinnie

Reeder has been faculty at UW-Madison since 2005 and previously served as director of the clinical magnetic resonance imaging fellowship, chief of MRI, chief of sectional cardiovascular imaging, and senior vice chair of research. Reeder's term becomes effective in early 2024, according to UW.

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Radiology leadership changes to begin in the new year

AuntMinnie

Reeder has been faculty at UW-Madison since 2005 and previously served as director of the clinical magnetic resonance imaging fellowship, chief of MRI, chief of sectional cardiovascular imaging, and senior vice chair of research. Reeder's term becomes effective in early 2024, according to UW.

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Pediatric PET radiotracer doses drop by a third over two decades

AuntMinnie

To quantify these developments, the group analyzed administered doses in 243 children and adolescents who underwent 466 clinical F-18 FDG-PET/CT or PET/MRI scans of the body at their hospital between January 2000 and May 2021.

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GE HealthCare and Biofourmis Collaborate on Virtual Care-at-Home Solutions

Imaging Technology

christine.book Tue, 03/12/2024 - 12:14 March 12, 2024 — GE HealthCare and Biofourmis have announced a strategic collaboration aimed at enhancing continuity of care by enabling safe, effective, and accessible care in the home to support the patient journey beyond the hospital setting. American Hospital Association. 2022, September 19).

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Dr. Stavropoulos Chooses Omega as the Centerpiece of the Endoscopy Program at Archbold

Omega Medical Imaging

He leads the new Program in Advanced Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Endoscopic Surgery at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, GA. He was one of the first practitioners in the US of ESD in 2005, the first practitioner of POEM in 2009, and the first practitioner of EFTR and STER in 2012.