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The Society of Interventional Radiology 2024 Gold Medals and Charles T. Dotter Lecture Delivered at Annual Meeting

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milla1cf Mon, 03/25/2024 - 06:00 March 25, 2024 — The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) presented its highest honor, the SIR Gold Medal , to Fred T. These awards acknowledge distinguished and extraordinary service to SIR or to the specialty of interventional radiology. MD ; Albert A. Nemcek, Jr.,

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Weekend admission for TIPS procedure tied to higher mortality risk

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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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Advancing Precision Care: GE HealthCare Introduces an Innovative Solution to Help Expand Interventional CT Access

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Interventional radiology – and specifically interventional CT – plays a key role in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Laura Crocetti , associate professor of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, University of Pisa in Italy and deputy chairperson of the European Conference on Interventional Oncology ( ECIO )i.

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Medicare proposed rule again cuts radiology reimbursement in 2025

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The published CMS estimates indicate that most of radiology will be minimally impacted (0%) by the PFS rule, but interventional radiology would see a 2% decrease. Radiology -3.8% -1.8% -2.8% However, those calculations do not take into account the Congressional adjustment to the 2024 fee schedule.

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Trauma Resuscitation Updates

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Lancet 2010 [10] >20,000 adult trauma patients with SBP <90mmHg Patients randomized to TXA 1g over 10 min + 1g IV over 8hrs vs Placebo given within 8hrs of injury In-hospital mortality by 28d reduced (14.5% Intensive Care Med 2020. [13] NEJM 1994. [2]

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

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Louis School of Medicine and completed his residency and a neuroradiology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He has contributed chapters to textbooks such as First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 and Core Radiology: A Visual Approach to Diagnostic Imaging and is an editor at Radiopaedia.org. Elliot Fishman, MD.

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Bracco Imaging Announces Publication of Data Reinforcing Efficacy, Safety of Gadopiclenol in Contrast-Enhanced MRI of Certain Body Regions

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market as VUEWAY (gadopiclenol) injection and VUEWAY (gadopiclenol) Pharmacy Bulk Package, with a series of hospitals leading first clinical usage. Otto, MD , Department of Radiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX. Chicago, IL; February 2020. Chicago, IL; February 2020.

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