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AuntMinnie 2008: Radiologist pays $7M to settle federal fraud claims

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In 2008, our top article shared the story of a $7 million settlement for allegations of fraudulent Medicare billing. The consulting and clinical research agreements noted by the government were terminated six years ago, prior to the government's investigation. A Florida radiologist has paid the U.S.

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IBA Pioneers Theranostic Advancements, Empowering the Market to Produce Astatine-211

Imaging Technology

Furthermore, an IBA cyclotron Cyclone 70XP , installed in France in 2008, has enabled multiple research programs already. Despite its scarcity, At-211, an alpha emitter, is used in clinical research for targeted alpha-therapies in the field of oncology to treat brain, thyroid, ovarian, breast, prostate cancer.

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PET/CT predicts brain tumors in melanoma patients

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To that end, the group investigated the prognostic value of F-18 FDG-PET/CT in predicting the occurrence of brain metastases in 159 consecutive patients with proven melanoma who underwent imaging at their hospital in Salzburg between 2008 and 2021. A 49-year-old patient with primary clinical stage III melanoma underwent F-18 FDG-PET.

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Pre-Hospital Antibiotics in Sepsis?

REBEL EM

PMID: 35387313 Clinical Question: Do prehospital antibiotics impact 28 day mortality, length of stay in the hospital and ICU length of stay for patients triggering sepsis compared to usual care (No prehospital antibiotics)? Clinical Take Home Point: Cutting corners to speed up time is not always a good thing in medicine.

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HPI: Resident education work on decrease among attending radiologists

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Neiman Health Policy Institute (HPI) found "a 19% drop-in rate of cases read with a trainee among teaching radiologists [between 2008 and 2019], representing a significant and meaningful decrease," said lead author Judah Burns, MD, of Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY, in a statement released by HPI. in 2008 to 26.3%

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AI helps select patients for supplemental breast cancer screening

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In clinical practice, individuals with very high AISmartDensity score may benefit from supplemental screening tests to enhance early detection,” the authors wrote. The researchers noted that their model is currently acting as a postscreening reader in a randomized clinical trial to flag high-risk mammograms for supplemental MRI.

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Martin B. Shirley Executive Vice President Sales, Marketing & Clinical Operations

TTG Imaging Solutions

Martin Shirley was appointed the role of TTG Imaging Solutions Executive Vice President Sales, Marketing & Clinical Operations in April of 2023 as part of TTG Imaging Solutions acquisition of Digirad Health, Inc and its subsidiaries Digirad Diagnostic Imaging, Inc and Digirad Imaging Solution, Inc. The post Martin B.