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AuntMinnie 2014: Health information exchange lowers repeat emergency imaging

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Our top article in 2014 reported on the financial benefits of health information exchanges. Lammers is also part of another team evaluating the effect of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, which established the meaningful use program, for the U.S.

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Clinical Conundrum: Do I Have to Replace the Nail After an Avulsion?

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Clinical Scenario: A 6-year-old boy presents to the Peds ED with an injury to their left 2nd digit. Replacement allows the nail to act as a rigid splint, reduce pain to the injured site and prevent adhesions between the eponychial fold and germinal matrix ( Patel 2014 ). Pediatr Emer Care 2014; 30: 742-8. 2012;17(1):151-4.

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Life Molecular Imaging, Sofie add Neuraceq availability out of Ohio

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Neuraceq may also assist in assessing treatment eligibility for newly approved anti-amyloid drugs or for enrollment in clinical trials to further support drug development in neurodegenerative diseases, the company said.

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Pneumonia on CT? Consider additional imaging so as not to miss cancer

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Organizing pneumonia can hide underlying lung cancers in up to 10% of cases, and repeat imaging in the form of PET/CT -- and additional biopsy -- should be considered in patients with high clinical suspicion of malignancy, researchers have reported. The bottom line?

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

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Most Influential Radiology Researcher Erik Middlebrooks, MD, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL Erik Middlebrooks, MD. One of this year's nominations for Most Influential Radiology Researcher is Erik Middlebrooks, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL.

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FCH-PET/CT superior to MIBI-SPECT/CT for guiding parathyroid surgery

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MIBI-SPECT/CT is considered the standard technique for guiding these surgeries, yet several phase II clinical trials suggest advantages of a newer approach using FCH-PET, such as superior spatial resolution for detecting small adenomas and lower radiation exposure to patients, they noted. The full study is available here.

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High body fat raises fracture risk in women treated for breast cancer

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To address this gap in knowledge, the researchers enrolled 237 women with early breast cancer who were undergoing adjuvant treatment with aromatase inhibitors and denosumab (60 mg every six months) at their hospital in Brescia from September 2014 to June 2018. Data analysis was conducted in June 2022.

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