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Olympic imaging squad gets set for summer games

AuntMinnie

A team of 32 radiologists and 36 radiographers are limbering up to work at the summer Olympics, which begins July 25. Clinical information is essential to refine the diagnosis, but we must also understand the sporting issues in order to adapt the athletes’ care.” They are likely to perform more than 1,800 scans on injured athletes.

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REBEL Core Cast 107.0 – Vertebral Osteomyelitis

REBEL EM

Take Home Points Clinical presentation is very nonspecific; evaluate all patients presenting with back pain for infectious risk factors. MRI is key to diagnosis, obtain this imaging in all patients who raise clinical suspicion Patients with hemodynamic instability and neurologic compromise warrant empiric antibiotics.

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The DINAMO Study: Efficacy and Safety of Non-Antibiotic Outpatient Treatment in Mild Acute Diverticulitis

REBEL EM

Additionally, several recent clinical trials have offered a challenge to the long-held dogmatic belief of antibiotic necessity 3,4. PMID: 34183510 [ Access on Read by QxMD ] Clinical Question : Is it necessary to prescribe antibiotics to all patients undergoing outpatient management for mild diverticulitis as identified on CT scan?

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Why understanding breast density matters

The British Institute of Radiology

1) and may go undetected until they are larger and more likely to present with clinical symptoms [4]. A growing number of medical organisations link to the DenseBreast-info.org website, including the EFRS (European Federation of Radiographer Societies) and the Society of Radiographers. Radiology 230:42–48 5.

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The radiologist in 22 years time

Radiology Cafe

They will still play a vital role in advising other doctors which scan would be the most appropriate to answer their clinical query. It is likely that they will lead clinic with patients to discuss their imaging, as already happens in some hospitals. 2011, Radiographics, pp. 2006, Pharm Res, pp. Monsky, Derek S.

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Journal Scan – This Month in Other Journals, June 2023

AJNR

0000000000001232 Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) is one of the most common clinical conditions that a neuroimager will encounter. CSVD is associated with an increased risk of clinical ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, silent infarcts, and cognitive decline and dementia. Continuum (Minneap Minn). 2023;29(2):501-518. doi:10.1212/CON.0000000000001232

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