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Weekend admission for TIPS procedure tied to higher mortality risk

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Weekend admission for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedures is tied to higher mortality risk and post-procedure morbidity, suggest findings published June 12 in Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology. Researchers led by Renxi Li from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., days vs. 2.8

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Radiology leadership changes to begin in the new year

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Reeder has been faculty at UW-Madison since 2005 and previously served as director of the clinical magnetic resonance imaging fellowship, chief of MRI, chief of sectional cardiovascular imaging, and senior vice chair of research. Reeder's term becomes effective in early 2024, according to UW.

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How MHRG helped Clinic at the Mall, Uganda provide high quality and personalized patient care possible to its people

Manipal Hospitals Radiology Group

Story behind the birth of The Clinic at the Mall, Uganda: The Clinic at the Mall provides accessible, high quality and personalized healthcare services to families in Kampala and beyond. Thus, the dream of The Clinic at The Mall began. MHRG devised a 24/7 remote radiology solution for the Clinic.

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Radiology leadership changes to begin in the new year

AuntMinnie

Reeder has been faculty at UW-Madison since 2005 and previously served as director of the clinical magnetic resonance imaging fellowship, chief of MRI, chief of sectional cardiovascular imaging, and senior vice chair of research. Reeder's term becomes effective in early 2024, according to UW.

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CT-FFR shows how smoking affects heart volume-to-myocardial mass ratio

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Mechanisms driving low V/M in smokers and the potential use of V/M as a surrogate marker of vascular health and predictor of downstream clinical outcomes require further study. Both current and former smokers show lower coronary volume-to-myocardial mass ratio (V/M) on CT fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR), researchers have found.

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Informing patients about diagnostic imaging: can we do better?

Radiology Cafe

” The question was initially puzzling, as it seemed to have an obvious answer… but do we always inform patients appropriately of decisions around diagnostic imaging? Healthcare provider and patient perspectives of diagnostic imaging investigations. Journal of Clinical Nursing. Carlsson, S. 22(21-22):3225-3234.

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CT Test Simulates Blood Flow to Assess Risk in Patients with Angina

Imaging Technology

In the prospective study, researchers in Denmark assessed the three-year clinical outcomes of patients who underwent CT angiography and CT angiography-derived fractional flow reserve ( CT-FFR ). candidate in the Department of Cardiology at the University Hospital of Southern Denmark in Esbjerg. Madsen, M.D.,

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