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AuntMinnie 2007: Gadolinium: A 'necessary factor' in the development of NSF?

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In 2007, our top article offered a deep dive into the association of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) with gadolinium-based contrast agents. Louis hospital. New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the first U.S.

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Consideration needed in breast cancer screening for young women

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The retrospective study included data collected between 2007 and 2019 from 4,150 women in this age range who underwent 4,448 screening mammograms. Consideration is needed for breast cancer screening in women younger than 40 years, according to research presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting.

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Interstitial lung abnormalities linked to respiratory disease risk

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To this end, they conducted a study that included 3,972 participants with a 10-pack-year or greater smoking history who underwent a baseline chest CT exam and a follow-up exam five years later between November 2007 and July 2017 (patient data was part of the COPDGene study).

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AI model used with one-inhale CT helps diagnose COPD

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But some hospitals can't easily carry out expiratory CT protocols due to added training requirements, and elderly patients may have difficulty holding their breath during an expiratory CT exam, according to Hasenstab. CT is also used to diagnose COPD, and it requires two image acquisitions, inspiratory and expiratory.

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

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Louis School of Medicine and completed his residency and a neuroradiology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Elliot Fishman, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine The second finalist is Elliot Fishman, MD, a category for which he took the trophy in 2001, 2007, 2014, and 2017. Deng is lauded internationally as an educator.

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E-cigarette users less likely to undergo lung cancer screening

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Electronic cigarettes entered the market in 2007, and, as of 2021, had become the second most used tobacco product among American adults, the group noted. Individuals who use e-cigarettes are less likely to undergo lung cancer screening (LCS), researchers have reported.

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Imaging has elevated role in caring for bomb blast victims

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Zahra Rahmatullah, a final-year medical student from Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, presented her team’s findings on imaging trends for abdominal and pelvic injuries for these patients, with CT and ultrasound being the modalities most used. “CT And between 2007 and 2011, the city experienced 46 explosions.

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