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Abdominal CT imaging shows potential for diagnosing sarcopenia

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Improving sarcopenia diagnosis has the potential to improve patient care through tailored interventions, such as exercise programs and nutritional support," said senior author Robert Boutin, MD, of Stanford University, in an HPI statement. Neiman Health Policy Institute (HPI) in Reston, VA.

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

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In any case, for Pickhardt, research is key to providing high-quality patient care. "I I love how research improves my clinical acumen and 'moves the needle' for patient care," he said. At BJH, Beyder guided his clinical teams toward a 5-star patient experience award and quality and safety awards.

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More radiology research funding tied to limited patient outreach

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Among these metrics is the community benefit metric, which measures charity care spending, Medicaid as a proportion of patient revenue, and other community benefit spending. The researchers included funding data collected between 2017 and 2021 from 75 U.S.-based based radiology departments.

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Ultrasound ablation is effective for treating hyperparathyroidism

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And interest in applying these interventional techniques in patient care continues to rise. However, the investigators noted that ablation outcomes in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism have not been well characterized. They also assessed the safety of these treatments in secondary hyperparathyroidism patients.

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NucleusHealth to Present Cloud-Based Image Management Capabilities in Support of Cancer Research at HIMSS 2017

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San Diego, California (PRWEB) February 14, 2017 — NucleusHealth™, advancing clinical practice and patient care through innovative medical image management, has been invited to present on their web-based, cloud-hosted solution during a special session at HIMSS 2017 in Orlando.

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Understanding Breast Density and the Impact of the New FDA Requirement: How Aidoc and ScreenPoint Support MQSA Compliance

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Aidoc’s offering of ScreenPoint’s Transpara Breast Density solution supports radiology teams in staying compliant with FDA standards while enhancing the quality of patient care. Annals of Internal Medicine 2017. Citations 1 Sprague, Conant, et.

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Machine learning used with CT imaging foretells lung abnormalities

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Hata's team conducted a study that included 1,382 chest CT scans from patients in the Boston Lung Cancer Study collected between February 2004 and June 2017 -- of these, 75% were conducted with contrast -- and developed automated 12 ILA probability prediction algorithms that included section inference and case inference models.

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