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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

Radiology Business

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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REBEL Core Cast 132.0 – Recent-Onset AFib

REBEL EM

Ann Emerg Med 2011; 57(1): 32-3. Ann Emerg Med 2011; 57(1): 31-2. Ann of EM 2011; 58: 517-20. Louis, Mosby, Inc., 2010, (Ch) 79: p 1034-63. Decker WW, Stead LG. Selecting rate control for recent-onset atrial fibrillation. PMID: 21183084 Stiell IG, Birnie D. Managing reent-onset atrial fibrillation in the emergency department.

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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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Dr. William Donovan Receives Thorwarth Award for Radiology Leadership

Imaging Technology

Donovan began his career with the RUC in 2007 and in 2011 joined the AMA/RUC panel, first as the Alternate Radiology Member and then as Radiology Member from 2021 to 2024. Donovan’s commitment to the RUC has been recognized by many, including the American Medical Association.

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Enlarged Lymph Nodes on Screening Mammograms Predict Cardiometabolic Disease, Cardiovascular Risk

Imaging Technology

reviewed patients (women, 40–75 years) without known coronary artery disease who had a routine screening mammogram and cardiovascular risk factors available in the EMR within 1 year of the index mammogram (January 1, 2011–December 31, 2012). Rubino et al. likelihood of MACE within 10 years.

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