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Olympic imaging squad gets set for summer games

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A team of 32 radiologists and 36 radiographers are limbering up to work at the summer Olympics, which begins July 25. Clinical information is essential to refine the diagnosis, but we must also understand the sporting issues in order to adapt the athletes’ care.” They are likely to perform more than 1,800 scans on injured athletes.

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Responding to a Ransomware Attack in Radiology

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Reading Time: 8 minutes read By Dr. Niall Sheehy, MB, MRCP, FFR RCSI, St James’s Hospital -Trinity College Dublin. In May 2021, St James’s Hospital in Dublin was one of 54 public hospitals affected when the Health Service Executive (HSE) was the victim of a Cyber Attack by Conti, a sophisticated, financially-motivated criminal gang.

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The DINAMO Study: Efficacy and Safety of Non-Antibiotic Outpatient Treatment in Mild Acute Diverticulitis

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Additionally, several recent clinical trials have offered a challenge to the long-held dogmatic belief of antibiotic necessity 3,4. PMID: 34183510 [ Access on Read by QxMD ] Clinical Question : Is it necessary to prescribe antibiotics to all patients undergoing outpatient management for mild diverticulitis as identified on CT scan?

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The RAMPP Trial: Randomised Ambulatory Management of Primary Pneumothorax

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However, management continues to be debated and may lead to unnecessary hospitalization. PMID: 32622394 Clinical Question: Can ambulatory management of patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax reduce the length of hospitalization? Often patients are otherwise young and healthy. Paper: Hallifax RJ et al.