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Opportunity for osteoporosis check on lumbar spine plain radiographs

AuntMinnie

In a retrospective study led by presenter Bin Zhang, MD, of The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University in China, 1,538 pairs of lumbar spine radiographs and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) results from females aged ≥ 50 years were collected between January 1, 2014, and October 10, 2019.

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Unlock the advantage of time across the breast health continuum of care

The British Institute of Radiology

If we can embrace smarter technology, this will help to provide better workflow efficiency and clinical confidence across the patient pathway, unlocking that much needed time to care for breast cancer patients. 2014 Jun 25;311(24):2499-507. [3] 106(10), 2014. [7] It is evident that AI is sure to revolutionise healthcare.

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Lisfranc Fracture Dislocation

Global Radiology CME

Is the diagnostic validity of conventional radiography for Lisfranc injury acceptable? She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance and International Business with honors college completion and an international bank management certificate in 2014. PMID: 28846306. Bookshelf ID: NBK448147.

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Don’t Believe the Headline: Ultrasound vs CXR in Traumatic Pneumothorax Diagnosis

REBEL EM

Though the initial focus of the FAST exam was for detection of abdominal free fluid, the eFAST (Extended FAST) is more commonly used and adds thoracic windows helping to identify pneumothorax ( Musthafa 2014 ). Clinical Question: Is ultrasound or supine CXR more sensitive in the detection of pneumothorax? J Trauma Acute Care Surg.

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The Needle Vs. The Knife for Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Closer Look at the EXPRED Study

REBEL EM

PMID: 36693146 Clinical Question: In patients aged 18-50 years with primary and complete pneumothorax, is simple aspiration non-inferior to chest tube drainage for rates of pulmonary re-expansion within 24 hours? Absence of residual pneumothorax or the presence of an apical residual pneumothorax smaller than 2 cm, based on chest radiography.

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The ED Guide to Neuroimaging: Part 2

Northwestern EM

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.