AuntMinnie

JUNE 14, 2024

found that cirrhosis patients admitted over the weekend for TIPS procedures exhibited higher incidences of mortality, hepatic encephalopathy, acute kidney injury, and transfers to alternate hospital facilities. They also experienced longer times from admission to surgery, extended hospital stays, and higher overall hospital costs.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 15, 2024

“Imaging surveillance rather than surgery is a reasonable approach for radial scars without atypia, particularly for those presenting as calcifications,” wrote coauthor Manisha Bahl, MD, MPH, from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Patients without surgical excision or at least 2 years of imaging follow-up after CNB were excluded.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 21, 2023

christine.book Wed, 06/21/2023 - 10:48 June 21, 2023 — NYU Langone Health has published an overview of an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tool designed to smooth hospital operations for better patient care. The resulting 4.1-billion-word

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 8, 2024

This yttrium-90 (Y-90)-labeled fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI)-46 research comes from Helena Lanzafame, MD, and colleagues from the department of nuclear medicine at University Hospital Essen in Germany, who noted their study involved the largest Y-90-FAPI-46 cohort studied to date. Image courtesy of SNMMI.

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Manipal Hospitals Radiology Group

AUGUST 26, 2020

This year’s SCCT, 2020 was virtual with three parallel video channels (which were formerly run out of three different halls). link] In Congenital Heart disease, the dual phase, biventricular and two phase venous Contrast CT protocols were again highlighted which were laid out in SCCT Consensus document. And what a conference….

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The study results may suggest ways women transitioning through menopause can be supported as their risk of cerebrovascular disease rises, wrote a team led by Wei Guo, PhD, of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University in Taian, China. The group's findings were published October 18 in Stroke. "[Our]

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 19, 2024

more than 6 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, a debilitating and far-reaching disease that accounts for 60% to 80% of dementia cases, and by 2050, this number is projected to rise to nearly 13 million, according to Alzheimer’s Disease International. The disease affects memory, thinking, and behavior. In the U.S.,

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Imaging Technology

JULY 12, 2024

For commercial providers and hospital pathology departments alike, it offers a route to meet growing demand. 2020 Oct;33(10):2058-2066. Epub 2020 May 11. And by securely lifting data out of the confines of the pathology lab, relevant data is accessible to care teams at every stage of a patient’s journey. Mod Pathol.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Since its initial FDA clearance in 2018 for recurrent brain tumors and subsequent FDA clearance in 2020 for newly diagnosed brain tumors, GammaTile Therapy has helped more than 1,000 people with operable brain tumors, reported the company in the statement released during ASTRO 2023. was founded by a team of brain tumor specialists.

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Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 20, 2023

NM-101 is a cloud-based analysis platform that is able to seamlessly integrate into existing workflows at hospitals and imaging centers. The device allows doctors to send neuromelanin MRI images to Terran directly through the hospital picture archiving and communication system (PACS) and receive a full report back in under an hour.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 14, 2024

In a study, Claire Crowley and Manisha Bahl, MD, from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, found that screening-detected radial scars without atypia at core-needle biopsy have a low upstaging rate to breast cancer of less than 2%. It excluded women without surgical excision or at least two years of imaging follow-up after biopsy.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 16, 2024

MNH at MUHAS is a public hospital serving Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania, and did not have a working mammography machine. 2 Additionally, the lifetime risk for developing breast cancer is approximately one in twenty, and approximately half of all women diagnosed with breast cancer in the country die of the disease.3

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 30, 2024

MRI is the imaging gold standard for diagnosis, yet identifying the disease using this method remains challenging, the researchers wrote. years depending on the patient case), all three patients remained stable without new disease relapses,” they noted. In all three cases, gadolinium-enhanced MRI scans did not show abnormalities.

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REBEL EM

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

1, 2 Its occurrence often portends worse outcomes in intubated patients, whose projected hospital course was already tenuous. Stratified by center (different hospital practices may affect results) and GCS (<8 or ≥8) (higher VAP risk inherent to lower GCS). 4, 8 Paper: Dahyot-Fizelier, C.,

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 16, 2024

Radiologists at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), part of the Muhimbili University of Health and Sciences and the largest public hospital in Tanzania, will receive mammography technology and advanced imaging training to help clinicians improve detection, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The team conducted a study that included 2,554 adults aged 45 and older who underwent in-hospital, major noncardiac surgery between 2016 to 2020; all patients had nongated chest CT imaging (either with contrast, 58.1%, or without contrast 41.9%) within one year before surgery.

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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). 2020 Nov;163(5):915-922. Epub 2020 Jun 2. 2020, August 18). Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 8, 2024

Because factors such as financial distress have been linked to higher mortality rates among patients with cancer -- in part because people may not get the screening exams they need and thus present with more advanced disease, wrote a team led by Samilia Obeng-Gyasi, MD, of the Ohio State University in Columbus. Of the total study cohort, 10.6%

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 12, 2024

This study included imaging from 143 patients with active abdominopelvic cancer and 64 patients without any active cancer who underwent whole-body PET/CT scans at Osaka University Hospital between January 2020 and August 2021. Extending the study to other institutions is an important future task, they wrote. “We

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2024

His research interests include using structural and functional MRI -- particularly ultrahigh-field, 7-tesla MRI -- to map brain microstructure and develop neurosurgical treatment of brain tumors, epilepsy, and neurodegenerative and movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and dystonia. Elliot Fishman, MD.

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REBEL EM

APRIL 29, 2024

CVC vs PIV The critically ill patient is often associated with pathology that makes IV access difficult such as shock state, hypovolemia, obesity, IV drug abuse, end-stage renal disease, cardiac arrest, as well as other conditions. Studies have compared IO to peripheral intravenous (PIV) and central venous (CVC) access for resuscitation.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 26, 2024

A team led by Leonard Jung, MD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, reported that these athletes had larger PVS volume compared with the unexposed group -- a finding that was associated with poor cognitive performance. The results were published August 26 in JAMA Network Open. The study included 224 male participants.

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Manipal Hospitals Radiology Group

MAY 19, 2020

In a nationwide study in China of over 1590 hospitalized patients, risk assessment was done to determine their prognosis. Associated chronic illnesses such as coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease are strong independent risk factors as well. The pre-test probability of disease (disease prevalence) is not of concern.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 25, 2023

market as VUEWAY (gadopiclenol) injection and VUEWAY (gadopiclenol) Pharmacy Bulk Package, with a series of hospitals leading first clinical usage. The risk for NSF appears highest among patients with: Chronic, severe kidney disease (GFR Acute kidney injury. mmol/kg gadopiclenol (VUEWAY) with 0.1 For all blinded readers, 0.05

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AuntMinnie

MAY 5, 2024

Presenter Han Lv, PhD, of Beijing Friendship Hospital in China and colleagues found high BMI to be causally associated with smaller brain volume and abnormal microstructural integrity in projection fibers, especially in adults under the age of 45.

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death for both men and women,” said lead researcher Andrew J. Diagnostic procedures are imperative for the timely diagnosis and risk stratification of patients with suspected cardiovascular disease.” Einstein , M.D., Einstein , M.D., With 93 centers across 34 U.S. published to date.

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REBEL EM

MAY 11, 2023

History of liver disease, history of substance abuse disorder, and history of delirium tremens were also extracted from the hospital EMR. 11 of those were admitted to the hospital. Am J Emerg Med 2020 , 38 (2), 178-181. Strengths Investigators asked a clinically valuable question that is patient-oriented. 3) Ibarra, F.,

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 21, 2023

Interventional radiology – and specifically interventional CT – plays a key role in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Since there is no “typical” hospital and many variables exist, i.e. hospital size, case mix, etc. link] iii As each hospital is unique, results may vary. Teriitehau, H. Sénéchal, F. Besse and M.

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REBEL EM

AUGUST 12, 2024

Hospitals should be cautious in deciding to put their efforts towards them when the data from this trial has actually shown that it works in a diversified patient population such as that which exists in the United States.

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Vesta Teleradiology

JANUARY 31, 2023

Doctors and specialists no longer need to travel to the hospital to provide critical care with Tele-ICU. Tele-ICU also helps reduce the number of visits to the hospital, as the patient can be monitored remotely, reducing the risk of infection. The pandemic pushed remote critical care to the forefront in 2020. What is Tele-ICU?

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Imaging Technology

MAY 29, 2024

co-leader of the challenge task force and professor in the Clinical Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Division at University of California at San Francisco ( UCSF ) and San Francisco General Hospital. co-leader of the challenge task force and assistant professor of neuroradiology at the University of Utah Hospital.

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Mint Physician Staffing

APRIL 14, 2020

Locum Tenens Radiology with Mint Physician Staffing There are many factors that are increasing the demand for radiology, including the aging population and the growth of chronic diseases and cancer survivors. Many hospitals are looking for a locum tenens physician that specializes in radiology.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 29, 2023

compared to 177Lu-PSMA I&T – an intrapatient comparison Results from an independent clinical study by BET collaborators at University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany, were presented by Ralph Bundschuh , MD, PhD, Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine. and 177Lu-PSMA I&T. Based on these initial results, the use of 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1

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REBEL EM

AUGUST 29, 2022

However, recently the National Emergency Airway Registry reported ketamine is associated with more-frequent hypotension than etomidate in critically ill patients (Mohr 2020). All intubations were performed on hospitalized patients, limiting application to the ED population. 2020 Nov;27(11):1140-1149. Epub 2020 Jul 20.

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REBEL EM

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Van Berkel 2017) In 2020 the NEAR study reported peri-intubation hypotension rates of 18.3% April 2020 ) RebelEM recently reviewed The EvK trial , which found a higher 7-day survival rate with ketamine but no difference in 28-day survival. April 2020 NEAR registry study represents 1/3rd the weight of this meta-analysis.

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Aidoc

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

My vision for Aidoc is to revolutionize healthcare by significantly reducing the global burden of disease—measured not just in numbers, but in lives saved and improved. After implementing those strategies consistently for many years, Nigeria was declared wild polio free in 2020.

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Aidoc

AUGUST 3, 2023

Last winter, the NHS faced one of the toughest periods in its history with most hospitals full to bursting, ED throughput stalling, ambulances stacking up outside hospitals waiting to offload patients and, in December 2022, waits of over 1.5 hours on average for category 2 calls for conditions such as strokes and heart attacks.

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