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Ultrasound nonmass breast lesion features may signal malignancy

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Some nonmass breast lesion characteristics on ultrasound exams can be considered suspicious for malignancy at screening ultrasound, according to research published November 5 in Radiology. The retrospective, multicenter study included data collected from 2012 to 2019 from 993 women with an average age of 50 years.

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Diagnostic Imaging Trends: Point of Care Ultrasound – POCUS

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Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is revolutionizing the healthcare industry and changing how doctors prescribe treatment for patients. POCUS is a diagnostic tool that utilizes ultrasound imaging to diagnose, monitor, and guide treatments for medical conditions. What Is Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)?

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Lymphoscintigraphy underused in the U.S. to diagnose lymphedema

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Several recent expert panels have suggested from anecdotal experience that LSG is used infrequently and that the diagnosis of lymphedema is usually based on clinical examination, the team wrote. insurance database who had a new diagnosis of lymphedema between April 2012 to March 2020.

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REBEL Core Cast 116.0 – Achilles Tendon Rupture

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Take Home Points Achilles tendon rupture is a clinical diagnosis. You will notice the squeeze will cause no motion if there is a full rupture/tear, and diminished motion if there is a partial tear Performance Characteristics ( Garras 2012 ) Sensitivity Specificity (+) LR (-) LR 96-100% 93-100% 13.7 Br J Sports Med. Coll Antropol.

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REBEL Core Cast 91.0 – Testicular Torsion

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History, physical examination and ultrasound are all flawed in making the diagnosis. Take Home Points Consider the diagnosis of testicular torsion in all patients with acute testicular pain Testicular torsion is a surgical emergency that requires immediate urologic consultation to increase the rate of tissue salvage. OR = 58.8 (Ben-Israel

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CEM has tradeoffs for imaging extremely dense breasts

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The researchers evaluated CEM’s diagnostic performance in this population, collecting data from consecutive CEM exams in asymptomatic women performed between 2012 and 2022. Subsequent targeted ultrasound showed a 0.5-cm cm irregular hypoechoic mass (not shown) for which ultrasound-guided biopsy showed invasive carcinoma, with a 1.2-mm

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CT imaging markers flag diabetes, cardiometabolic disease risk

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To this end, Chang's group assessed the ability of automated CT-derived markers to predict diabetes and associated cardiometabolic comorbidities via a study that included 32,166 Korean adults who underwent PET/CT exams between January 2012 and December 2015. The complete study can be found here.

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