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Anniversary of X-ray Discovery and National Radiologic Technology Week Commemorated by American Society of Radiologic Technologists

Imaging Technology

Despite early-day misunderstandings, only two months after its discovery doctors in Europe and the United States were using X-rays for clinical purposes, to identify broken bones, tumors and foreign objects. billion diagnostic X-ray examinations performed annually in hospitals, clinics and health care settings worldwide, noted ASRT.

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How Good is Ultrasound at Diagnosing PTA?

REBEL EM

Clinical evaluation may prove difficult since many PTA and peritonsillar cellulitis symptoms overlap. Moreover, POCUS can be used to augment clinical assessment, and the results may obviate the need for advanced imaging. 2015 May;204(5):1064-8. Article: Kim DJ et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. PMID: 25905942. Epub ahead of print.

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Generative AI, radiologist shortages feature in 2024 Minnies

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Middlebrooks, MD, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL Erik H. Middlebrooks, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. Given the extensive array of sequences and techniques employed in clinical imaging, we must address the inherent challenges associated with each," he noted. Middlebrooks, MD.

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The state of radiology: Part 1 -- Is practice building dead?

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"We are seeing a rising crisis in terms of the volatility of our radiologist workforce," noted Geoffrey Rubin, MD, chair and professor of medical imaging at the University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson, at the 2024 meeting of the Society for Computed Tomography in Boston.

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WBCT Indication Series: Hallux Valgus

CurveBeam AI

Comparative assessment of midfoot osteoarthritis diagnostic sensitivity using weightbearing computed tomography vs weightbearing plain radiography. Eur J Radiol. 2021 Jan;134:109419. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2020.109419. 2020.109419. Epub 2020 Nov 21. PMID: 33259992. (5)

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Capsule Retention Following Capsule Endoscopy

Global Radiology CME

Approximately 2% of all capsule endoscopies result in CR [ 2 ] The clinical indication for capsule endoscopy is correlated with different rates of CR. Computed tomography (CT) could be used to determine the capsule’s location if it is difficult to do so via x-ray. 2015.3820/2015 9. Rev Esp Enferm Dig. doi: 10.17235/reed.2015.3820/2015

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Lens Subluxation

Global Radiology CME

Computed tomography is also an alternative method for lens subluxation which again can show deviation of the lens (Figs. Sai is also a member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society and is involved with giving back to the community at a local free clinic as a medical assistant.