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Opportunity for osteoporosis check on lumbar spine plain radiographs

AuntMinnie

In a retrospective study led by presenter Bin Zhang, MD, of The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University in China, 1,538 pairs of lumbar spine radiographs and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) results from females aged ≥ 50 years were collected between January 1, 2014, and October 10, 2019.

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Lisfranc Fracture Dislocation

Global Radiology CME

Is the diagnostic validity of conventional radiography for Lisfranc injury acceptable? Published 2019 Jul 2. During medical school, she volunteered at the IU student outreach clinic and participated in Kids in Nutrition, teaching healthy habits, and providing nutritional education to elementary students. PMID: 28846306.

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Minnies winners for 2023 highlight AI, innovation in radiology

AuntMinnie

The technology figured prominently in five Minnies categories, including Hottest Clinical Procedure. Pickhardt believes using additional clinical data on CT imaging could save healthcare costs, especially when AI tools are used in parallel, suggesting it is a cost-effective or even cost-saving strategy for personalized or precision medicine.

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Patient position affects radiation exposure during PET/CT scans

AuntMinnie

The finding underscores the importance of considering these factors when evaluating radiation exposure in clinical practice, noted lead author Ken Takada, PhD, of Ogaki Municipal Hospital in Ogaki City, and colleagues. They divided patients into those scanned in the arm-raised position (n = 545) and arm-lowered position (n = 187).

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Innovation Through a Pandemic – How to survive when there’s nothing to report

The British Institute of Radiology

A period of uncertainty, business survival, the protection of our staff and their livelihoods and a readiness to provide a clinical service our patients rely on. Just in one single day in that month, Telemedicine Clinic (TMC) reported over 1400 elective cross-sectional scans to its NHS customer base.

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Extend the Life of Your X-ray Imaging Equipment

Everything Rad

Reading Time: 9 minutes read Mid-cycle refresh can increase clinical, operational, and security benefits. Does it support new medical imaging software that can help improve clinical outcomes? In visits to clinics and hospital departments, we interact with technologists often.

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The ED Guide to Neuroimaging: Part 2

Northwestern EM

Each boasts near perfect sensitivity and negative predictive values for clinically significant acute intracranial processes. Only New Orleans included clinical intoxication, while NEXUS was the only rule to include coagulopathy. versus 99.1%) compared with the original study for clinically significant intracranial injury.