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Dealing with an ABR Core Exam Failure

Ben White

Dissect Your Performance Look at the two breakdowns: organ (breast, cardiovascular, GI, GU, MSK, neuro, peds, and thoracic) and modality (CT, IR, MR, Nucs, radiography, US, NIS, and Physics). On a related note, if you never saw them, the ancient free official ABR practice test from 2014 is available on the Wayback machine here.

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

AuntMinnie

Elliot Fishman, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine The second finalist is Elliot Fishman, MD, a category for which he took the trophy in 2001, 2007, 2014, and 2017. She is a registered technologist in radiography and received her radiologic technology degree from Drexel University in Philadelphia.

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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

2014 Jun 25;311(24):2499-507. [3] 106(10), 2014. [7] Hologic is proud to be leading the way with its AI solutions for our customers and partners, helping to save time and lives across the breast health continuum of care. Breast cancer screening using tomosynthesis in combination with digital mammography. 3] Olivia DiPrete, Ana P.

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

REBEL EM

Absence of residual pneumothorax or the presence of an apical residual pneumothorax smaller than 2 cm, based on chest radiography. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2014, Issue 12. Outcomes: Primary Outcome: Pulmonary expansion 24 hours after the procedure. Secondary Outcomes: Pulmonary expansion 7 days after the procedure.

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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 ). A prospective comparison of supine chest radiography and bedside ultrasound for the diagnosis of traumatic pneumothorax.