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

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Our top article in 2016 reported on a proposal to enable advanced-level nurses in the VA health system to order, perform, supervise, and interpret some imaging studies. New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. The controversial proposal was scaled back later in the year.

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

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Most Influential Radiology Researcher Erik Middlebrooks, MD, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL Erik Middlebrooks, MD. One of this year's nominations for Most Influential Radiology Researcher is Erik Middlebrooks, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. But we're still just scratching the surface." Perry Pickhardt, MD.

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PI-RADS optimizes MRI-based diagnostics for prostate cancer detection

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It's better to take Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) upgrading rules into account when it comes to deciding whether a patient with clinically significant prostate cancer needs a biopsy, researchers have reported. "[Our] The study results were published February 14 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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CAC measurements on nongated chest CT improve surgery risk assessment

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Estimating the prevalence and severity of coronary artery calcium (CAC) using data gleaned from nongated chest CT imaging improves risk assessment of postsurgical major clinical events before a patient undergoes noncardiac surgery, according to research published in the October 10 issue of Circulation. compared with 2.9%. 1 to 2 3.7%

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Tributes pour in for CT pioneer Willi Kalender

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He is the father of contemporary CT imaging -- and thus of clinical radiology as we know it today," Christiane Kuhl, MD, PhD, told AuntMinnie.com on November 4. Willi was the one to invent helical CT, the type of CT which is used today for all whole-body applications of clinical radiology," she said. Willi Kalender, PhD.

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CT shows body composition changes in patients treated with Ozempic

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These changes are beyond what can be evaluated by clinical measures such as weight and waist circumference, wrote a team led by Leslie W. Nelson, DO, of the University of Wisconsin in Madison. "[We The study findings add to current research regarding Ozempic's efficacy, according to Nelson's team. "By The complete study can be found here.

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PET/MRI may help diagnose fevers of unknown origin

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Both FUO and IUO can be caused by a wide range of pathological processes, from malignancies, infections, and granulomatous and inflammatory diseases, to miscellaneous causes. They evaluated the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of the PET/MRI findings in relation to the final diagnosis.

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