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AuntMinnie 2011: Joint Commission issues alert on medical radiation

AuntMinnie

Our top article in 2011 reported on a “sentinel alert” issued by the U.S. Editor's note: As part of the celebration of AuntMinnie.com's upcoming 25th anniversary, we're presenting 25 for 25 -- a series featuring our most popular content for each of the last 25 years. Joint Commission on the dangers of medical radiation.

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Black women should start breast cancer screening 8 years earlier, new data suggest

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women spanning 2011-2020. The recommendation is based on an analysis of mortality data from 415,000 U.S.

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Radiologist performance has improved since the introduction of DBT for breast cancer screening

Health Imaging

Food and Drug Administration in 2011, DBT has become the most common method for breast cancer screening, and as of September 2022, 84% of all U.S. Since being approved by the U.S. mammography screening facilities housed DBT units.

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Abstract No. 38 Trends in Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease in the Medicare Population from 2011 to 2021

JVIR

There have been recent advances in endovascular treatments of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), specifically atherectomy.

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Hyperpolarized MRI Technology Resource Center: New MRI Technology to Advance Patient Care

UCSF Biomedical Imaging

Established in 2011, the HMTRC is the quintessential example of our department's vision of Leading Imaging Innovation to Improve Health, and its strategic pillar of Team Science and Moonshot. Hyperpolarized 13C MRI is an emerging molecular imaging technique that provides unprecedented tissue metabolic information.

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REBEL Core Cast 131.0 – Traumatic Arthrotomy

REBEL EM

cefazolin or cefuroxime) If risk factors for MRSA present, use agent with activity against MRSA (i.e. vancomycin) If significant soft tissue injury, add gram negative coverage like late generation cephalosporin, extended-spectrum penicillin, or aminoglycoside (i.e.

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ACR names recipient of Thorwarth award for radiology leadership

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In 2011, he joined the American Medical Association (AMA)/RUC panel, first as the alternate radiology member and then as radiology member from 2021 to 2024. He is a past chair of the ACR Neuroradiology, Reimbursement, and College Nominating committees. Donovan began his ACR service with the RVS Update Committee (RUC) in 2007.