AuntMinnie

AUGUST 5, 2024

In 2007, our top article offered a deep dive into the association of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) with gadolinium-based contrast agents. Imagine going in for a diagnostic MRI scan and coming out with a progressive, irreversible, and potentially fatal disease. Louis hospital. report of NSF in 33 dialysis patients at a St.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 30, 2024

CT imaging shows that severe acute respiratory disease events can be caused by quantitative interstitial abnormalities (QIA) -- that is, small irregularities that don't necessarily meet diagnostic criteria for advanced pulmonary diseases but show up on CT exams over time, a study published April 30 in Radiology has reported.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 24, 2024

Quantitative interstitial abnormalities (QIA) are subtle abnormalities on chest CTs that do not meet the diagnostic criteria for advanced pulmonary diseases but are nonetheless associated with decreased lung function and capacity, increased respiratory symptoms and death. “QIA

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

They retrospectively accessed discharge data from the State Emergency Department Databases for California and Florida for 2007-2010, and then merged the data with information on hospital HIE participation from market research firm HIMSS Analytics. Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC). "As

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REBEL EM

MARCH 9, 2023

Patients may be agitated or altered, hindering their initial evaluation and diagnostic workup. It is reasonable to wait to consult psychiatry until clinical sobriety is achieved. If there is a strong clinical suspicion of alcohol use, but a patient denies drinking, it is reasonable to send an alcohol level.

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Global Radiology CME

JULY 26, 2021

The expanding phenotype of COL4A1 and COL4A2 mutations: clinical data on 13 newly identified families and a review of the literature. Textbook of Fetal Abnormalities, Elsevier, 2007, pp. Diagnostic Imaging: Obstetrics, Elsevier, 2016, pp. Annals of Neurology. 56 (2): 287–290. doi: 10.1002/ana.20184. PMID 15293282.

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Communication Education Global Radiology Radiology 52

Everything Rad

MAY 10, 2023

Adrian Brady, President of the European Society of Radiology; and consultant radiologist from Mercy University Hospital in Cork, Ireland. Often an “error” is determined later in the light of additional information and a developing clinical picture. Correction: initially review the study blindly before reading the clinical information.

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Radiology Radiologist Communication Radiograph 98