Imaging Technology

JANUARY 18, 2024

6 MRI is one of the most widely used technologies to create detailed images of the inside of the body to inform diagnoses and treatment approaches for people with chronic pain. 3 CRPS is a rare and painful condition that affects about 200,000 people in the U.S. each year. 7 MRIs can be used to help assess the progression of CRPS.

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REBEL EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

Thus, PoCUS is an important facilitator that can narrow differential diagnoses and guide treatment plans with better predictive value than traditional clinical practice [6]. Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosing Patients with Severe Dyspnea and Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure. 2014 Aug;2(8):638-46. Epub 2014 Jul 3.

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REBEL EM

AUGUST 30, 2023

New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2014 Winters ME, Kluetz P et al. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Aug; 39(1):10-7. PMID: 18550153 Pruitt CR, Perron AD. Specific Disorders of the Spine. In: Sherman SC eds. Simon’s Emergency Orthopedics. Back Pain Emergencies. Med Clin North Am, 2006 May;90(3):505-23. PMID: 16473102 Zimmerli W. Vertebral Osteomyelitis.

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Global Radiology CME

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

of all diagnosed fractures. With over 20% of Lisfranc fractures missed upon presentation, it is important to diagnose these injuries promptly, as lack of diagnosis could lead to future foot deformities, midfoot arthritis, pain, chronic instability, and disability [1,5].

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REBEL EM

DECEMBER 10, 2023

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 ). What they did: Retrospective study performed at a level 1 trauma center of patients diagnosed with pneumothorax from 2018-2020.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The American Cancer Society estimates about 238,340 new cases of lung cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. In this study, the researchers externally validated the model in a separate group of never-smokers who underwent routine outpatient chest x-rays from 2013 to 2014.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 6, 2024

(B) Coronal view from supplemental screening with automated whole-breast ultrasound image in the same patient four months later shows an irregular hypoechoic mass (dashed yellow circle) in the right breast, diagnosed as invasive ductal carcinoma. (C)

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Berg had her own breast cancer experience in 2014. The act would require private and government insurers to cover out-of-pocket costs often faced by high-risk women who need supplemental imaging to diagnose their cancer. Still, the modality needs federal backing before being more widely available for women with dense breasts.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 23, 2024

Their research included 126 patients who had surgery for PDAC between January 2009 and December 2014. Patient was diagnosed with locoregional recurrence. Additionally, new luminal narrowing is observed at portomesenteric confluence (asterisk, D). CA 19-9 level was elevated at time of subsequent CT. CT was labeled as recurrence CT.

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REBEL EM

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

ATS and CDC criteria to diagnose VAP are still inferior to lung histopathology, which was not used in this study. Critical Care 2014 , 18 (2), 208. Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014 , 35 (8), 915-936. DOI: 10.1186/cc13775.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 4, 2024

In 2014, news reports charged that long wait times at the VA's Phoenix Health Care System led to a number of deaths among patients waiting for healthcare services -- including radiology studies.

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The findings, which are the latest from a series of studies investigating the benefits of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for people diagnosed with prostate cancer, will be presented today at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting. Prostate cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the U.S.,

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AJNR

APRIL 10, 2023

Ninety-three consecutive patients diagnosed with acute symptomatic LDH were included in this study with a mean age of 48.7 In this study, red flags suggesting alternative diagnoses included an insidious onset, positive nonspecific serum antibody, and failure to fulfill autoimmune encephalitis diagnostic criteria. Spine Journal.

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AJNR

MAY 16, 2023

This was a cohort study of adults with anterior circulation large vessel occlusion admitted between 6 and 24 hours after last-seen-well at 5 participating Swiss stroke centers between 2014 and 2021. The National Cancer Database was queried for pediatric patients who were diagnosed with CNS tumors from 2004 to 2018.

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REBEL EM

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

What They Did: Investigators performed a retrospective cohort study in the Emergency Department at the University of Michigan between July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2018.

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Northwestern EM

JANUARY 6, 2020

A 2014 pooled analysis of 21 studies from 1993 to 2013 showed CTA has a sensitivity of 83.2% 2014 Nov 29;384(9958):1929-35. 2014 Aug;4(4):282-90. Comparative accuracy of CT perfusion in diagnosing acute ischemic stroke: A systematic review of 27 trials. and specificity of 95% with a 97.1% Filho JO, Samuels OB. Mancall EL.

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AJNR

OCTOBER 5, 2022

To determine the patterns of recurrence, they merged simulation CT images containing isodose volumes from RT planning with the MR images used to diagnose the recurrence. Data for this case-control study was obtained from MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters between 2008 and 2014. 4 tables, 2 figures with MR 5.

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REBEL EM

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Herpes simplex keratitis: A treatment guideline – 2014. However, the American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends treatment of epithelial keratitis to prevent recurrence and progression to stromal or endothelial keratitis. PMID: 7997324 Chan RV et al. Herpes simplex keratitis – Latin America. American Academy of Ophthalmology.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Overall, the lifetime probability of being diagnosed with cancer among Black men and women is 37% and 35%, respectively, compared with 41% and 40%, respectively, among white men and women. These four cancers will account for 58% of all new cancers diagnosed among Black people.

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