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Olympic imaging squad gets set for summer games

AuntMinnie

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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Why understanding breast density matters

The British Institute of Radiology

1) and may go undetected until they are larger and more likely to present with clinical symptoms [4]. In these women, screening tests, such as ultrasound or MRI, when added to mammography, substantially increase the detection of early-stage breast cancer. Mammograms will miss about 40% of cancers in women with extremely dense breasts.

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REBEL Core Cast 94.0 – SBO

REBEL EM

2.3 – 5.4) (-) LR: 0.18 (0.09 – 0.35) Ultrasound Findings Dilated loops of bowel (diameter > 2.5 2.3 – 5.4) (-) LR: 0.18 (0.09 – 0.35) Ultrasound Findings Dilated loops of bowel (diameter > 2.5 J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2012; 73(5): S362-9. Louis, Mosby, Inc., 2010, (Ch) 92: p 1216-1227.

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