Imaging Technology

JULY 25, 2023

The results also follow those of the PICTURE clinical trial published in Investigative Radiology in May, 2023, which found the non-inferior quality of morphologic assessment of lesions of the brain and spine with VUEWAY compared with Gadavist. mmol/kg versus a full dose of gadobutrol (0.1 mmol/kg). [i] mmol/kg gadopiclenol (VUEWAY) with 0.1

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 4, 2024

Abbreviated breast MRI offers a cost-effective way to use the modality without compromising diagnostic accuracy, Suaris explained. She and colleagues assessed the performance of this type of protocol in women at high risk for breast cancer via a study that included 236 shortened breast MRI exams performed between 2018 and 2021.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 26, 2024

Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approvals of radiopharmaceuticals for neuroendocrine tumors and then for prostate cancer, theranostics has picked up momentum in clinical practice, propelled by encouraging research. Traditional treatments didn't slow the disease in these patients, noted UT’s Vroman.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Effective initial staging of prostate cancer, particularly with regards to the detection of metastatic disease, is critical to optimal clinical management of patients,” said Phillip H. Such information can help guide treatment selection and potentially avoid futile surgery for patients with high-risk disease.” “We

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 27, 2023

The potential impact of nuclear medicine in the care of patients dealing with cancer, heart disease, brain disease, and other challenges is enormous,” she said. “We and ‘How can we ensure diversity in all parts of the nuclear medicine family?’ SNMMI Fellowship is recognized with the designation FSNMMI.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 31, 2023

We can’t treat what we don’t see, which is why we require precise image quality to help diagnose, plan treatment for, and monitor disease,” explains Prof. Medical imaging is a crucial tool for diagnosing disease, identifying a course of treatment, and determining whether therapy is successful for millions of patients around the world.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 30, 2024

Efforts to bring quantitative MRI analysis into clinical practice received a boost with the availability of two new Category III Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for brain MRI. The timing of the new codes dovetails with advances in neuroimaging, such as in the assessment of white-matter diseases.

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CurveBeam AI

AUGUST 22, 2023

The most common etiology is posttraumatic degeneration, but primary degeneration and inflammatory diseases can also result in osteoarthritis of the midfoot joints.​ Epub 2018 Oct 8. Comparative assessment of midfoot osteoarthritis diagnostic sensitivity using weightbearing computed tomography vs weightbearing plain radiography.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 20, 2024

Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approvals of radiopharmaceuticals for neuroendocrine tumors and then for prostate cancer, theranostics has picked up momentum in clinical practice, propelled by encouraging research. Traditional treatments didn't slow the disease in these patients, noted UT’s Vroman.

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REBEL EM

APRIL 17, 2023

Background: The increased utility and accessibility of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has allowed clinicians the freedom to rethink their diagnostic approach for many common diseases, including peritonsillar abscess (PTA). Clinical evaluation may prove difficult since many PTA and peritonsillar cellulitis symptoms overlap.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

If we can embrace smarter technology, this will help to provide better workflow efficiency and clinical confidence across the patient pathway, unlocking that much needed time to care for breast cancer patients. Diagnostic innovation is on a trajectory that we cannot ignore. Radiology: Volume 286: Number 3—March 2018 [4] Cancer.org.

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REBEL EM

MARCH 9, 2023

Patients may be agitated or altered, hindering their initial evaluation and diagnostic workup. The situation is more dangerous given the high incidence of chronic disease, critical illness, and acute trauma. It is reasonable to wait to consult psychiatry until clinical sobriety is achieved. 2018 Mar;71(3):279-288.

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Future Teleradiology

APRIL 3, 2020

Government hospitals face unique challenges that restrict the quality of healthcare provided thus, people prefer private hospitals and clinics. Also, National Health Profile 2018 data reveals that out of total 10 lakh registered modern medicine doctors, 80% serve in tier 1 and tier 2 cities. Crisil notes, the insurance coverage of Rs.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 2, 2023

milla1cf Tue, 05/02/2023 - 23:50 May 2, 2023 — Blue Earth Diagnostics , a Bracco company and recognized leader in the development and commercialization of innovative PET radiopharmaceuticals, today announced additional results from its completed Phase 3 SPOTLIGHT trial of 18F-rhPSMA-7.3 Chief Executive Officer of Blue Earth Diagnostics.

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JUNE 29, 2023

milla1cf Thu, 06/29/2023 - 21:10 June 29, 2023 — Blue Earth Therapeutics , a Bracco company and emerging leader in the development of innovative next generation therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals, today announced highlights from early clinical and preclinical studies of 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1

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JULY 26, 2021

The expanding phenotype of COL4A1 and COL4A2 mutations: clinical data on 13 newly identified families and a review of the literature. Avery’s Diseases of the Newborn, Elsevier, 2018, pp. Obstetric Imaging: Fetal Diagnosis and Care, Elsevier, 2018, pp. Diagnostic Imaging: Obstetrics, Elsevier, 2016, pp.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2024

As of January 2023, hybrid iterative reconstruction (HIR) -- a blend of FBP and MBIR -- was the state-of-the-art image reconstruction technique, according to Lennart Koetzier; Martin Willemink, PhD; and colleagues, who wrote about the technical principles and clinical prospects for the RSNA journal Radiology.

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AUGUST 26, 2020

Now in 2019, in Circulation, the Guidelines on Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease by American College of Cardiology (ACC)/ American Heart Association (AHA) recommend considering CAC scores in decision making to assess risk. They go on to state borderline to intermediate risk patients with CAC=0 do not need statin therapy. There was 0.98

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 31, 2024

In data from a phase III clinical trial, the investigators found that gallium-68 (Ga-68) PSMA-11 PET initiated major management changes to salvage radiotherapy (RT) planning in 33% of patients – notably, a group for whom the technique was first approved in the U.S. The study was published January 29 in European Urology.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The technology figured prominently in five Minnies categories, including Hottest Clinical Procedure. And for the first time since 2018, physician burnout did not win the Minnies award for Biggest Threat to Radiology. Our hope is that we'll be able to determine how to use this as a diagnostic tool in actual practice,” he said.

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APRIL 23, 2018

Written by: Justin Seltzer, MD (NUEM PGY-1) Edited by: Andrew Cunningham, MD, (NUEM PGY-3) Expert commentary by : David Rusinak, MD Neuroimaging, mainly using CT, has become an indispensable part of our emergency diagnostic process, but, all too often we rely on radiologists to interpret what we ordered. Neurovascular Diseases.

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APRIL 3, 2023

produced, non-uranium based Mo-99 for use in diagnostic imaging. These capabilities will help them develop and deliver products with the potential to improve care for even more patients with serious disease. “In Ac-225 supply to advance clinical research and ensure adequate availability for commercial radiopharmaceutical products.

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Radiology Cafe

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Portrait of Sir Godfrey Hounsfield (1919-2004) The first clinical CT scan: Atkinson Morley's Hospital, October 1971 Credit: impactscan.org. IR came to life through the combination of the creative thinking and technical skills of diagnostic radiologists and angiogiographers. (11) 2018 Aug; 18(8): 500–510.

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REBEL EM

AUGUST 7, 2023

PMID: 36286254 Figure 1: CAM Algorithm for Delirium (Source: @MRamzyDO ) Clinical Question: Does the use of haloperidol lead to a significantly greater number of days alive and out of the hospital at 90 days than placebo in ICU patients with delirium? Paper: Andersen-Ranberg NC,et al; AID-ICU Trial Group. N Engl J Med. 2022 Dec 29.

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Manipal Hospitals Radiology Group

DECEMBER 18, 2019

GLOBOCAN – 2018 India Cancer Fact sheet states that 28,696 new cases had been detected and 17,184 deaths related to prostate cancer have happened in the year of 2018 in India and the estimate of 5 year prevalence of prostatic malignancy was 47,558. These patients are at intermediate risk to develop advanced disease.

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REBEL EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) is a valuable clinical tool in the assessment of acute dyspnea. Another trial found the utilization of PoCUS of the heart, lung, and legs’ deep veins improved the diagnostic accuracy in patients with dyspnea from 60% to 90% when done within 4 hours of arrival [5]. Emerg Med J.

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AJNR

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Patient demographics, aneurysm characteristics, surgical procedures, and clinical outcomes were analyzed. The authors examined the survival outcomes and dosimetry to critical structures in patients treated with Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) for ≥ 25 metastases in a single session or cumulatively over the course of their disease.

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REBEL EM

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

PMID: 38262428 Clinical Question: Does antibiotic prophylaxis with a single dose of ceftriaxone reduce the incidence of early VAP in adults with severe brain injury who require mechanical ventilation? Two major entities, the CDC and ATS, have put out diagnostic algorithms for VAP, and agreement between the two is not absolute.

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REBEL EM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

PMID: 31148204 Clinical Question: Does a TEG-guided transfusion strategy lead to lower use of blood products compared with standard practice (guided by PT and INR) in acute non-variceal bleeding among patients with advanced cirrhosis? It’s unclear whether these differences are clinically relevant or had any bearing on the study outcome.

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AJNR

MAY 16, 2023

Main reasons for DAWN ineligibility were the absence of clinical-imaging-mismatch, low baseline NIHSS score (ie, <10 points), and premorbid functional disability (ie, mRS score >1 point). 14432 RCVS is a cerebrovascular phenomenon that presents clinically as recurrent TCHs predominantly affecting females. 2 figures, 4 tables 2.

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Northwestern EM

JANUARY 6, 2020

5,16] Algorithms translate detected changes in MTT, CBV, and CBF into images that can be used in clinical decision-making. Retrieved from [link] References National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion , Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention. Last Update: September 14, 2018. Mancall EL.

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