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

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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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Don’t Forget About the IO in the Critically Ill Patient

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In these situations, the American Heart Association (AHA) and the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) of 2015 recommend the intraosseous (IO) route after the peripheral route and before the central venous route ( 1). Many clinicians don’t consider IO placement while others consider it a last resort or only a pre-hospital procedure.

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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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AI helps select patients for supplemental breast cancer screening

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In clinical practice, individuals with very high AISmartDensity score may benefit from supplemental screening tests to enhance early detection,” the authors wrote. The researchers noted that their model is currently acting as a postscreening reader in a randomized clinical trial to flag high-risk mammograms for supplemental MRI.

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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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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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