Imaging Technology

JULY 12, 2024

With the 510(k) approval we expand our ability to help pathology laboratories transform to fully digital workflows, saving time and easing the burden on pathologists and patients,” said Martijn Hartjes, Clinical Informatics Business Leader at Philips. “We

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 16, 2023

In this AJR accepted manuscript , a DL model was developed in 7,105 patients via one institution from March 2013 to December 2019 (3:1:1 allocation to training, validation, and internal test sets) to predict risk of all-cause mortality within 30 days after CAP diagnosis using patients’ initial chest radiograph. CURB-65 score). “The

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 26, 2023

"[The] E-I ratio that quantifies the screening-eligible versus incident cases was 53% lower [under the PLCOm2012-Update] among African Americans compared with White participants under the 2021 USPSTF guidelines -- despite the increased eligibility among African American individuals … compared with the 2013 USPSTF guidelines [21.4%

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Everything Rad

JUNE 28, 2023

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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Imaging Technology

MARCH 25, 2024

The UW Clinical Tumor Ablation Program draws patients from all over the world to Madison. Lee is currently leading the translation of histotripsy for clinical use and is a board member and senior medical advisor for HistoSonics, Inc., Lee is a founder of two venture-backed medical device companies: NeuWave Medical Inc.,

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 26, 2024

Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approvals of radiopharmaceuticals for neuroendocrine tumors and then for prostate cancer, theranostics has picked up momentum in clinical practice, propelled by encouraging research. Since 2013 we've had several more radiopharmaceutical therapies get FDA approval. Since the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

"Our findings support the widely held notion that HIE can reduce redundant medical services and thereby produce cost savings," wrote lead author Eric Lammers, PhD, and colleagues in the journal Medical Care (December 26, 2013). If all hospital-based EDs in California and Florida fully participated in HIE, more than $2.9

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REBEL EM

MAY 29, 2024

If you treat a posterior bleed at a hospital without ENT, I would transfer as surgical intervention is pretty common REBEL EM: Do Patients with Epistaxis Managed by Nasal Packing Require Prophylactic Antibiotics? Epistaxis, medical history and the nasopulmonary reflex: what is clinically relevant. Laryngoscope 2013; 123: 2928-9.

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REBEL EM

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In non-PCI-capable hospitals this goal is not always achievable due to delays in transfer. Similar clinical efficacy and angiographic endpoints occurred in both treatment groups. Background: Primary PCI is the recommended reperfusion strategy in patients with STEMI and should be initiated within 2 hours after first medical contact.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 20, 2024

Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approvals of radiopharmaceuticals for neuroendocrine tumors and then for prostate cancer, theranostics has picked up momentum in clinical practice, propelled by encouraging research. Since 2013 we've had several more radiopharmaceutical therapies get FDA approval. Since the U.S.

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REBEL EM

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

PMID: 36027563 [ Access on Read by QxMD ] Clinical Question: Does revascularization by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) improve event-free survival and left ventricular function in patients with severe ischemic left ventricular systolic dysfunction compared to optimal medical therapy alone? Paper: Perera D et al. OMT: 38.0%

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Aidoc

JULY 5, 2023

AI for CAC Emergent cardiovascular diseases strain hospital resources, but one of the most useful, non-invasive tools in predicting the likelihood of coronary artery disease – CAC scoring delivered through chest CT – is frequently not leveraged effectively for proactive disease management. 1 Okwuosa, T. Greenland, P.,

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REBEL EM

MARCH 23, 2023

REBEL Cast Ep115 – Phenobarbital vs Lorazepam in Alcohol Withdrawal Click here for Direct Download of the Podcast Clinical question : Is a phenobarbital-based or lorazepam-based alcohol detoxification protocol associated with a lower hospital length of stay compared to Ativan for alcohol withdrawal? Paper : Hawa F et al.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 11, 2024

One of the first studies, by Kanda et al in 2013, found higher signal intensity in the brains of patients who received gadolinium contrast; Kanda confirmed the results with a follow-up study in 2015, and the findings were replicated by McDonald et al that same year.

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REBEL EM

AUGUST 18, 2022

Fletcher, MD, FACEP and Nicholas Slattery, MD Background: Diverticulitis is a common finding amongst Emergency Department patients, accounting for more than 360,000 visits in 2013 alone 1. Additionally, several recent clinical trials have offered a challenge to the long-held dogmatic belief of antibiotic necessity 3,4.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 22, 2024

The company, founded in 2013, which has offices in Boston, MA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Shangha, China, reports that its FDA-cleared and CE-marked Lunit INSIGHT suite for cancer screening serves over 3,000 hospitals and medical institutions across 40+ countries. “We

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The British Institute of Radiology

MAY 4, 2023

Even today we have 2000 full-time consultant clinical radiologist posts unfilled across the UK. We have a rigorous commitment to clinical governance, and we are proud of our work force of GMC-registered/FRCR-radiologists with sub-specialty interests. Simon is a cardiothoracic and interventional radiologist, appointed in 1994.

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Radiology Cafe

JANUARY 4, 2019

"Discussions around diagnostic imaging tests should not be viewed as yet another job that we need to do, but a core part of good clinical care" Discussions around diagnostic imaging tests should not be viewed as yet another job that we need to do, but a core part of good clinical care. Journal of Clinical Nursing. Carlsson, S.

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Ben White

APRIL 23, 2023

I began my diagnostic radiology residency in 2013 as the Core Exam was about to be administered for the first time. The clinical categories are breast, chest (includes cardiac and thoracic), abdominal (includes gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and ultrasound), musculoskeletal, nuclear radiology, pediatrics, and neuroradiology.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 19, 2024

Deep-learning models could have potential as predictive tools for breast cancer prognosis, a study published January 17 in Clinical Breast Cancer has found. The researchers included data from 1,242 patients recruited between 2013 and 2018 and divided them into training (n = 1,014) and testing groups (n = 228).

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The technology figured prominently in five Minnies categories, including Hottest Clinical Procedure. Pickhardt believes using additional clinical data on CT imaging could save healthcare costs, especially when AI tools are used in parallel, suggesting it is a cost-effective or even cost-saving strategy for personalized or precision medicine.

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REBEL EM

JANUARY 19, 2023

However, management continues to be debated and may lead to unnecessary hospitalization. Previous studies regarding ambulatory management included randomized trials that lacked adequate power, and recently, a 2013 systematic review that, although showed promise in the ambulatory approach, had poor data quality with a high risk of bias.

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REBEL EM

AUGUST 12, 2024

Intravenous amino acid therapy for kidney protection in cardiac surgery a protocol for a multi-centre randomized blinded placebo controlled clinical trial. The PROTECTION trial. Contemp Clin Trials. Epub 2022 Aug 28.

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REBEL EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) is a valuable clinical tool in the assessment of acute dyspnea. Thus, PoCUS is an important facilitator that can narrow differential diagnoses and guide treatment plans with better predictive value than traditional clinical practice [6]. Article: Arvig MD, Lassen AT, Gæde PH, et al.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 19, 2023

Beauchamp was previously chair of the radiology department and a professor of radiology, neurosurgery, and industrial engineering and systems design at the University of Washington (UW), where he also served as president of a 1,600-physician clinical practice employed by UW.

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Everything Rad

MAY 10, 2023

Adrian Brady, President of the European Society of Radiology; and consultant radiologist from Mercy University Hospital in Cork, Ireland. Often an “error” is determined later in the light of additional information and a developing clinical picture. Correction: initially review the study blindly before reading the clinical information.

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REBEL EM

JANUARY 29, 2024

PMID: 37188358 Clinical Question: What is the efficacy and safety of low-dose (25mg) prolonged administration (over 6hrs) of alteplase in patients with massive PE? Click here for Direct Download of the Podcast Paper: Aykan AC et al. Reduced-Dose Systemic Fibrinolysis in Massive Pulmonary Embolism: A Pilot Study. Clin Exp Emerg Med 2023.

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REBEL EM

MAY 11, 2023

PMID: 34697777 Clinical Question: In patients with moderate to severe alcohol withdrawal being discharged from the emergency department (ED), does treatment with phenobarbital alone and phenobarbital plus benzodiazepines compared to benzodiazepines alone decrease the odds of returning to the ED within 3 days after initial discharge?

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REBEL EM

JULY 18, 2022

2013 Sep;31(9):1389-92. Epub 2013 Jul 30. Clinical Question: Does the topical application of standard injectable tranexamic acid in adult patients presenting to the ED with persistent epistaxis reduce the need for anterior nasal packing? Am J Emerg Med. PMID: 23911102.

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REBEL EM

MAY 15, 2024

Pathogens ( Gudiol 2013 ) : The pathogens responsible for neutropenic fever have changed over time. Follow your hospital’s protocol (if available). High Risk Patients will need hospitalization and IV antibiotics. Antibiotics are effectively the only thing standing between these patients and overwhelming sepsis.

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Northwestern EM

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Each boasts near perfect sensitivity and negative predictive values for clinically significant acute intracranial processes. Only New Orleans included clinical intoxication, while NEXUS was the only rule to include coagulopathy. versus 99.1%) compared with the original study for clinically significant intracranial injury.

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Ben White

JUNE 30, 2023

Medical school should basically start with a few months of Step 2 CK-type material and the clinical skills/reasoning components that are intermittently peppered into the first two years. I don’t care if it takes you three years or 3 months or nothing at all to be ready to pass Step 1. Then clerkships. It’s asinine in the age of Chat-GPT.

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