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Thermal ablation effective long term in patients with thyroid cancer

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

To address the knowledge gap, the group retrospective analyzed outcomes among 179 patients with T1N0M0 PTC who underwent treatment at four university hospitals in China from June 2010 to March 2014. The 10-year disease-free survival was 93.9%. The mean age of patients was 45.8 years old and 118 (65.9%) were women.

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Breast MRI surveillance reduces disease recurrence

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 6, 2025

Postoperative MRI surveillance appears to lower the odds of advanced second breast cancer in women with a personal history of the disease, researchers have reported. "In The research included 3,688 women who underwent breast cancer surgery between January 2009 and December 2014.

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Myosteatosis on preoperative chest CT suggests worse NSCLC survival

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

They conducted a study that included 838 patients with stage 0 to IIB NSCLC who underwent lobectomy or bilobectomy at three hospitals between 2014 and 2017. (In

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Tributes pour in for CT pioneer Willi Kalender

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Willi Kalender, PhD, and close colleagues at RSNA 2014. Kalender's other main fields of research were radiation protection and the development of quantitative diagnostic procedures, for example, for the assessment of osteoporosis, lung, and cardiac diseases, noted the International Society for CT. Courtesy of Wolfram Veitl.

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Life Molecular Imaging, Sofie add Neuraceq availability out of Ohio

AuntMinnie

APRIL 4, 2024

for the detection of beta-amyloid plaques in the brains of adult patients with cognitive impairment who are being evaluated for Alzheimer's disease and other causes of cognitive decline, according to the vendor. With this expansion, LMI continues driving commercial sales of Neuraceq around the U.S.

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Expanding smoking time frame increases pool of those eligible for LCS

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 19, 2024

Lung cancer screening with low-dose CT (LDCT) has been shown to reduce mortality rates from the disease. The findings were published August 19 in Annals of Internal Medicine.

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

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Organizing pneumonia is a form of interstitial lung disease with broad radiologic presentation, she noted, but its features – peripheral consolidation, ground-glass opacities, perilobular opacities, reversed halo sign, and nodules or masses – are nonspecific. Kim discussed a case that demonstrated how additional biopsy proved necessary.

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Deep-learning algorithm improves liver fibrosis diagnosis

AuntMinnie

APRIL 23, 2024

Noninvasive tests can be used to screen patients with chronic liver disease for advanced liver fibrosis. The retrospective study included adult patients with a history of chronic liver disease or unexplained abnormal liver function test results who underwent B-mode liver ultrasound between 2014 and 2022 at three healthcare facilities.

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Anderson wins SNMMI's Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer award

AuntMinnie

JUNE 9, 2024

Her research also contributed to FDA approval of Lu-177 DOTATATE for treating neuroendocrine tumors; recently, she and collaborators developed a PET imaging agent for vaso-occlusive crisis in sickle cell disease, which has been approved for human studies by the FDA as an Investigational New Drug (IND).

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NIH: Occupational radiation dose to RTs needs careful monitoring

AuntMinnie

APRIL 12, 2024

"[The study supports] the need to update and revise current estimates of cumulative organ-absorbed doses [among radiologic technologists] for more precise assessment of occupational radiation exposure and disease risks," Milder and colleagues noted.

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MRI reveals functional brain alterations associated with depression

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The team took this data from a UK Biobank cohort enrolled between January 2014 and December 2018; all study participants underwent brain MR imaging.

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High breast density tied to impaired recurrence-free cancer survival

AuntMinnie

APRIL 19, 2024

The study included data from 1,082 women who were part of the prospective Malmö Diet and Cancer Study (1991-2014). Out of the total women, 265 (24.4%) had recurrent disease. The women were assessed for locoregional and distant recurrences, with a median follow-up of 10.15

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Soft tissue changes on follow-up CT suggest PDAC recurrence postsurgery

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 23, 2024

To clarify the question, in 2023 the Society of Abdominal Radiology (SAR) PDAC Disease Focused Panel (DFP) published a consensus statement regarding postoperative imaging surveillance after PDAC resection, outlining which postoperative CT findings after PDAC surgery indicated possible local disease recurrence rather than postsurgical changes.

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Thoracic aortic calcification data could help predict CAC risk

AuntMinnie

MARCH 27, 2025

Their study included 7,404 asymptomatic individuals who underwent nongated, noncontrast chest CT as part of a national general health screening program between January 2007 and December 2014 (of these, 79.3% It's possible that AI-based TAC data used with routine chest CT imaging could improve assessment of patients' heart disease risk. "[We

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2024

His research interests include using structural and functional MRI -- particularly ultrahigh-field, 7-tesla MRI -- to map brain microstructure and develop neurosurgical treatment of brain tumors, epilepsy, and neurodegenerative and movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and dystonia.

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Opportunity for osteoporosis check on lumbar spine plain radiographs

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

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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Clinical Conundrums: Should You Give the First Dose of Antibiotics IV Before Discharging Home on Oral Antibiotics?

REBEL EM

JANUARY 9, 2024

This finding persists when looking at a number of other infections including skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) ( First10EM ), pyelonephritis ( Strohmeier 2014 ) and even bone and joint infections ( Li 2019 ). Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. PLoS medicine.

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AuntMinnie 2016: A proposal would let nurses take on imaging duties

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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Thirona Announce Partnerships to Enhance AI-based Lung Image Analysis

Imaging Technology

JUNE 26, 2024

The company, founded in 2014 by female scientist now Therona CEO Eva van Rikxoort , partners with research institutions and medical companies in their innovation programs aimed to enable breakthroughs in precision medicine for personalized treatment of pulmonary diseases. says Eva van Rikxoort, CEO and Founder of Thirona.

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LifeQ Leadership to Bring Biometric Healthcare Solutions to HIMSS 2023

Imaging Technology

APRIL 13, 2023

LifeQ offers a 24/7 lens into the body, generating actionable health insights from personal wearable devices and assisting in screening for disease and illness and uncovering its root cause," stated Laurie Olivier, LifeQ CEO and co-founder.

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Carolyn J. Anderson, PhD, Receives SNMMI 2024 Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award

Imaging Technology

JUNE 10, 2024

More recently, she and her collaborators developed a PET imaging agent for vaso-occlusive crisis in sickle cell disease, recently approved for human studies by the FDA as an Investigational New Drug. Welch Award (SNMMI) in 2012, the Distinguished Investigator Award from the Academy of Radiology Research in 2014, the Paul C.

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WBCT Indication Series: Charcot Arthropathy

CurveBeam AI

JULY 25, 2023

Additionally, in the early stages of Charcot (Eichenholtz stages 0 and 1), a WBCT scan at regular intervals may be used to track progression and instability of the disease process. His clinical interests include ankle arthritis, neuropathic disease, forefoot reconstruction, and deformity. (1) Diabet Med. 2011 Feb;28(2):195-8.

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American College of Radiology (ACR) Leader Delivers Testimony in Support of NIH Funding, Highlights Examples of Radiology and Imaging Advancements

Imaging Technology

APRIL 4, 2023

Excerpts from the testimony presented by Thorwath, ACR CEO since 2014, specifically addressing the four significant examples of NIH funding which has advanced ACR’s work and patient care follow. This study will have a long-term impact for those currently suffering from heart disease, or who may in the future.”

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REBEL Core Cast 107.0 – Vertebral Osteomyelitis

REBEL EM

AUGUST 30, 2023

The degree of elevation does not predict disease severity. Executive Summary: 2015 Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis in Adults. ESR and CRP are sensitive, yet not specific. Clin Infect Dis 2015 Sept 15;61(6):859-63.

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Abbott Secures FDA Approval for MRI Labeling Expansion for the Proclaim DRG Neurostimulation System

Imaging Technology

JANUARY 18, 2024

4 National Organization of Rare Diseases. Food and Drug Administration. See [link]. Proclaim DRG Neurostimulation System Clinician’s Manual. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Accessed Nov. 5 Lee DH, Noh EC, Kim YC, et al. Risk Factors for Suicidal Ideation among Patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. 2017;158(4):669-681.

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Radiologists and AI-powered health informatics: Leading the way in screening

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Everything we do at DeepHealth is about empowering radiologists and healthcare professionals, not just in the detection and diagnosis of diseases but across the whole care continuum. I always relish the opportunity to talk to our customers from around the world. Can you tell us a little more about DeepHealth? Yes, of course.

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SBRT as Effective as Conventional Radiation for People with Intermediate Risk, Localized Prostate Cancer

Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The PACE B ( Prostate Advances in Comparative Evidence ) study found SBRT performed as well as standard treatment with moderately fractionated radiation for people whose prostate cancer had not spread, demonstrating a five-year 96% disease control rate, compared to 95% for conventional radiation. second only to skin cancer for male patients.

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IVC Distensibility Index vs Collapsibility Index: Using the Correct Index

REBEL EM

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

May 2014; PMID: 24495437. As with most things in medicine, it is important to understand the pitfalls. Ultrasonographic measurement of the respiratory variation in the inferior vena cava diameter is predictive of fluid responsiveness in critically ill patients: systematic review and meta-analysis. Ultrasound Med Biol. Sanfilippo F, et al.

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The PROPHY-VAP Trial: Ceftriaxone to Prevent VAP in Patients with Acute Brain Injury

REBEL EM

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

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. SECONDARY OUTCOMES At day 28 , ceftriaxone group had (vs placebo): Lower VAP risk (20% vs 36%); hazard ratio 0.62 DOI: 10.1186/cc13775. Klompas, M.;

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Return Encounters in Emergency Department Patients Treated with Phenobarbital Versus Benzodiazepines for Alcohol Withdrawal

REBEL EM

MAY 11, 2023

History of liver disease, history of substance abuse disorder, and history of delirium tremens were also extracted from the hospital EMR. N Engl J Med 2014 , 371 (22), 2109-2113. What They Did: Retrospective cohort study at a single academic medical center between July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2019. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra020617. (2)

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REBEL Cast Ep123: Reduced-Dose Systemic Peripheral Alteplase in Massive PE?

REBEL EM

JANUARY 29, 2024

in the paper but 2.7% to ≈0.99 (p<0.001) Mean MPI/Tei Index≈ 0.47 selection bias) Unclear therapies prior to lytics (i.e. CHEST 2010. PMID: 19741062 Kucher N et al. Randomized, Controlled Trial of Ultrasound-Assisted Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Acute Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism. PMID: 24226805 Piazza G et al.

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REBEL Core Cast 85.0 – Superficial Venous Thrombosis

REBEL EM

JULY 20, 2022

Bauersachs 2013 ) Clinical Significance SVT previously thought to be a benign disease entity ( Cosmi 2015 ) However, subsequent studies have demonstrated that in patients with lower extremity SVT concomitant DVT and PE was seen in approximately 25% and 5% respectively. Risk factors for the development of SVT are similar to those of VTE.

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Managing the Patient with Alcohol Intoxication

REBEL EM

MARCH 9, 2023

The situation is more dangerous given the high incidence of chronic disease, critical illness, and acute trauma. Prerost 2014) In a patient with chronic alcohol use, hallucinations should prompt consideration of acute intoxication, alcoholic hallucinosis, or delirium tremens (DT). 2014 Mar;6(2). 2014 Apr;46(4):582-7.

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

The British Institute of Radiology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

There will be multiple benefits associated with the adoption of AI technology in breast imaging for patients and clinicians alike; for example, enhanced clinical confidence, improved workflow efficiencies, accelerated disease detection and increased accuracy of breast cancer diagnosis. 2014 Jun 25;311(24):2499-507. [3] 106(10), 2014.

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Serial PoCUS for ED Patients with Acute Dyspnea: Is More Actually Better?

REBEL EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

It can be used to distinguish between various conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation, acute heart failure (AHF), pleural effusion, pulmonary edema, pericardial effusion, pneumothorax, and pneumonia [2,3]. 2014 Aug;2(8):638-46. Epub 2014 Jul 3. Staub LJ, Biscaro RRM, Kaszubowski E, et al.

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Acute Infective Vasitis

Global Radiology CME

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

Discussion: Vasitis refers to a rare inflammatory disease of the vas deferens (1). Published 2014 Oct 17. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-206994 Amara Ahmed is a medical student at the Florida State University College of Medicine. Color Doppler ultrasound of the same section as Figure 4. J Ultrasound Med. 2010;29(12):1711-1715.

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REBEL Core Cast 91.0 – Testicular Torsion

REBEL EM

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

2014, (Ch) 99: p 1326-1356. In patients with a high suspicion for torsion, emergent surgical consultation should not be delayed by diagnostic imaging as “time is testicle” Scrotal Ultrasound Standard imaging technique Diagnostic characteristics Sensitivity: 88 – 100% (+ Lr = 8.8 – 10) Specificity: 90% (+) LR = 8.8-10,

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Thirona Announces Partnerships to Enhance AI-based Lung Image Analysis

Imaging Technology

JUNE 26, 2024

The company, founded in 2014 by female scientist now Therona CEO Eva van Rikxoort , partners with research institutions and medical companies in their innovation programs aimed to enable breakthroughs in precision medicine for personalized treatment of pulmonary diseases. says Eva van Rikxoort, CEO and Founder of Thirona.

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REBEL Core Cast 94.0 – SBO

REBEL EM

JANUARY 25, 2023

There is no history or physical exam feature that rules out the disease Lactate elevation is a late finding in SBO. Examples: adhesions, neoplasms, inflammatory disease (i.e. There is no history or physical exam feature that rules out the disease Lactate elevation is a late finding in SBO. Emery Med J 2014; 31(3): 248-9.

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REBEL Core Cast 96.0 – Acute Vision Loss I

REBEL EM

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Asymptomatic until late in disease after vision loss occurs. T-cell-dependent disease. Signs Decreased visual acuity common, but normal visual acuity does not rule out disease. Open angle Closed angle Definitions Increased resistance to aqueous outflow through the trabecular meshwork. Most common cause: pupillary block.

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REBEL Core Cast 87.0 – Hypercalcemia

REBEL EM

OCTOBER 5, 2022

2014, (Ch) 125: p 1636-53. mg/dL 10.5 – 12.0 Louis, Mosby, Inc., Read More LITFL: QT Interval LITFL: Hypercalcemia LITFL: Hypercalcemia Post Peer Reviewed By: Salim R. Rezaie, MD (Twitter: @srrezaie ) The post REBEL Core Cast 87.0 – Hypercalcemia appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog.

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

REBEL EM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Traumatic Hemothorax: Pigtail vs Chest Tube References: MacDuff A, Arnold A, Harvey JManagement of spontaneous pneumothorax: British Thoracic Society pleural disease guideline 2010Thorax 2010;65:ii18-ii31. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2014, Issue 12. PMID: 20696690 Baumann, M. Strange, C., Heffner, J. Luketich, J.

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Pigtail Catheter vs Large Bore Chest Tube for Pneumothorax

REBEL EM

DECEMBER 1, 2022

While clinically relevant and heavily debated, the primary outcome is disease-oriented and not patient-oriented. Investigators assume that pneumothorax is a homogeneous disease process. While investigators used two tools to assess for bias in cohort studies and RCTs, they did not explicitly describe bias in each included study.

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ARRS Roentgen Fund Names Francis Baffour, Hyun Soo Ko Radiology Journalism Fellows

Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

As associate medical director of the CT Clinical Innovation Center in Mayo Clinic Rochester’s department of radiology, he supports the mission of facilitating high-impact imaging innovations with direct effect on patients, such as radiation dose reduction techniques, novel CT technologies, and quantitative assessment of disease activity.

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Thermal ablation effective long term in patients with thyroid cancer

Breast MRI surveillance reduces disease recurrence

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Myosteatosis on preoperative chest CT suggests worse NSCLC survival

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