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REBEL Core Cast 116.0 – Achilles Tendon Rupture

REBEL EM

2005; 39(11): 838-42. Rezaie, MD (Twitter/X: @srrezaie ) The post REBEL Core Cast 116.0 – Achilles Tendon Rupture appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog. Sports Med. 1998; 25(2): 79-100. PMID: 9519398 Kayser R et al. Br J Sports Med. PMID: 16244194 Margetic P et al. Coll Antropol. 2007; 31:279-284.

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ACR, BCRF and GE HealthCare Announce Enrollment of First Patients in Contrast Enhanced Mammography Imaging Screening Trial (CMIST)

Imaging Technology

The FDA’s recent announcement requiring a single national “dense breast” reporting standard after years of advocacy is a win for patients, as well as providers, in the fight against breast cancer,” said Jyoti Gupta, PhD – President & CEO for Women’s Health and X-ray at GE HealthCare. Eur J Radiol. Ann Intern Med. 4] Pisano et al.

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

Omega Medical Imaging

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. The endoscopy program uses the latest technology and provides cutting-edge, advanced gastrointestinal procedures and patient-focused healthcare.

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Generative AI model shows promise in chest x-ray study

AuntMinnie

A multimodal generative AI model achieved high diagnostic accuracy and showed clinical value in preliminary reporting of chest x-ray images, according to research published March 25 in Radiology. million radiograph-report pairs for training and 2,145 x-ray exams for testing. RSNA Final analysis included 8.8

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The RAMPP Trial: Randomised Ambulatory Management of Primary Pneumothorax

REBEL EM

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.

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Don’t Believe the Headline: Ultrasound vs CXR in Traumatic Pneumothorax Diagnosis

REBEL EM

Historically, the chest x-ray (CXR) was the initial imaging modality used during the primary survey to look for pneumothorax (PTX) but it is notoriously insensitive. Prior studies have noted sensitivities of ultrasound for pneumothorax ranging from 91-98%, in comparison to CXR, which ranges from 47-75% ( Blaivas 2005 ; Chan 2020 ).

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Tributes pour in for CT pioneer Willi Kalender

AuntMinnie

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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