AuntMinnie

MAY 31, 2024

A group at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan, found that right ventricular myocardial strain ratio (RVMSR) measurements on N-13 ammonia PET images predicted cardiovascular events and suggested the approach can be used to identify patients who would benefit from clinical interventions.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

AI based lesion-detection software used in daily practice can help identify clinically significant incidental lung nodules on chest x-rays, according to a study published November 13 in Scientific Reports. needed clinical management,” wrote lead author Shin Hye Hwang, MD, and colleagues.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 25, 2024

Previous reports have documented healthcare access disparities and lack of inclusion in clinical research regarding historically underserved populations. Lopez and co-authors studied the relationship between NIH research funding awarded to radiology departments and Lown Institute Hospitals Index rankings for inclusivity and community benefit.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Neiman Health Policy Institute in Reston, VA, found that office ultrasound services have been mostly performed by radiologists while hospital outpatient and inpatient services have been performed more by cardiologists and cardiac surgeons. from 2009 to 2021. Researchers led by Casey Pelzl from the Harvey L. in 2009 to 34.2%

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European Radiology

JANUARY 24, 2024

Her PhD work is primarily centered on integrating artificial intelligence, particularly radiomics, into clinical practice. Jake Cowen is a radiology registrar at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, UK. Sonja Jankovic is a board-certified radiologist working at the Department of Radiology, University Clinical Center Nis.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2024

Researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles are among those monitoring the clinical and investigational role of AI in advanced cardiac CT imaging. These scans are often stored in hospital radiology systems for years without further use, but we could extract more information from these scans to guide preventative treatments."

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Risk-based lung cancer screening using a model called the PLCOm2012-Update appears to mitigate racial and ethnic disparities and improve screening performance compared to a protocol based on the USPSTF 2021 criteria, researchers have found. In 2021, the U.S. comparing it to the USPSTF's 2021 recommendation. PLCOm2012-Update 15.9

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 16, 2023

As part of the collaboration, IBA will enable the FLASH configuration in the clinical proton therapy system of PARTICLE to facilitate preclinical research on FLASH therapy. In the future, this could lead to new clinical functionality for patients. 2021 Sep 15;81(18):4808-4821. Epub 2021 Jul 28. [4] doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-21-1500.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 3, 2024

In a retrospective study, a team at the University Hospital Salzburg in Austria studied baseline F-18 FDG-PET/CT imaging parameters in patients with melanoma and found they were associated with the development of metastatic brain tumors. A 49-year-old patient with primary clinical stage III melanoma underwent F-18 FDG-PET.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 12, 2024

The result boosted the clinical value of the approach, the group noted. “We Thus, the researchers put the two approaches to the test on a difficult clinical task: differentiating F-18 FDG-PET/CT slices as benign or malignant, especially in lesions with poor F-18 FDG radiotracer uptake. “In The full study is available here.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A team led by Shannon Farmakis, MD, from Mercy Children’s Hospital in St. Farmakis and colleagues described results and trends from responses gathered for the 2021 survey, focusing on pediatric radiology. All ACR members were invited to participate, while previous surveys only allowed practice leaders and their proxies to participate.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Researchers led by Wenfei Xue from Hebei Province General Hospital in Shijiazhuang, China, found through such reconstruction that the tumor blood vessel diameter of ground-glass opacity (GGO) lesions are tied to the growth of malignant pulmonary nodules. “The This included 62 patients as stable and 54 patients in the nodule growth group.

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Everything Rad

JUNE 28, 2023

Reading Time: 8 minutes read By Dr. Niall Sheehy, MB, MRCP, FFR RCSI, St James’s Hospital -Trinity College Dublin. In May 2021, St James’s Hospital in Dublin was one of 54 public hospitals affected when the Health Service Executive (HSE) was the victim of a Cyber Attack by Conti, a sophisticated, financially-motivated criminal gang.

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 3, 2024

From 2004 to 2021, Dr. Costello was chief of the Radiology and Integrated Center for Comprehensive Excellence (ICCE) at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Currently, he is a faculty member and professor of radiology with clinical endeavors focused on thoracic imaging.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 5, 2024

In a clinical trial, F-18 FAPI-04 radiotracer performed better than F-18 FDG in identifying primary tumors, lymph node metastasis, and distant metastases in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). In the future, F-18 FAPI-04 PET/CT may play a greater role in the actual clinical management of PDAC,” the group wrote.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 8, 2024

In a study that included 104 patients, PET/MRI provided high sensitivity and specificity for determining underlying causes, especially in patients with elevated C-reactive protein, a blood biomarker of inflammation, according to lead author Tomas Rohan, MD, of University Hospital Brno in Brno, Czechia. “To

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 4, 2024

Bartholomew's Hospital in London. 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. Two radiologists reviewed the cases.

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 12, 2024

“We are grateful that CMS recognizes the potential of our SCINTIX therapy for patients with all stages of indicated cancers and, with this decision, has addressed provider payment as a barrier to clinical adoption,” continued Powell. CMS created two new reimbursement codes for use in the hospital outpatient setting, effective Jan.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 26, 2023

A steady increase in the volume of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) exams is occurring, especially at mid- to high-level community hospitals across the country. If staff choose the right subgroup of patients to examine with CCTA imaging, they can save their hospital, healthcare system, and insurance companies a lot of money.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 6, 2024

It added that 43% of the world’s population suffer from neurological disorders [ii] , yet only a fraction can be diagnosed by MRI, making the need to expand the neurological clinical applications of MRI critical. said Kelly Londy, CEO, MR GE HealthCare. Not cleared or approved by any global regulator for commercial availability. [ii]

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 6, 2023

In addition, Carestream’s Net Promoter Scores (NPS) increased since 2021. This important metric is correlated to customer repurchase intentions and is known to have a causative effect on revenue and market share gains.

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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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REBEL EM

APRIL 29, 2024

Many clinicians don’t consider IO placement while others consider it a last resort or only a pre-hospital procedure. Additional sites such as the sternal, iliac crest, distal femur, and distal tibia have also been utilized, and the use of these alternative sites should be considered based on the clinical presentation. Healthcare.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The clinical implementation of point-of-care ultrasound is making steady progress. Courtesy of Dr Michael Yam, lead for 3D printing centre in Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH). Courtesy of Dr. Joyce Yap, community geriatrician and lead for POCUS in Community (PIC). Proof-of-value remains the greatest hurdle for sustained implementation."

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Chen, MD, both of UC San Diego Health in California, adding that in a 2021 survey, 71% of radiologists said they had been sued. Autoimmune encephalitis: When your immune system attacks your brain and MRI is your detective, by Fernando Diego Choque Chavez, MD, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Spain. Image courtesy of UNC Radiology.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 16, 2023

The deep learning (DL) model may guide clinical decision-making in the management of patients with CAP by identifying high-risk patients who warrant hospitalization and intensive treatment,” concluded first author Eui Jin Hwang, MD, PhD, from the department of radiology at Seoul National University College of Medicine in Korea.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 25, 2024

The UW Clinical Tumor Ablation Program draws patients from all over the world to Madison. Lee is currently leading the translation of histotripsy for clinical use and is a board member and senior medical advisor for HistoSonics, Inc., Lee is a founder of two venture-backed medical device companies: NeuWave Medical Inc.,

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REBEL EM

JUNE 26, 2024

Pharmacotherapy 2021; 41(7): 598-607. Definition: A serum potassium level > 5.5 patients can jump from peaked T waves to sine wave) Management Basics: ABCs, IV, O 2 , Cardiac Monitor and, 12-lead EKG Identify + treat underlying cause of hyperkalemia (i.e. rhabdomyolysis -> hydration) Remove inciting factors (i.e.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The researchers included 123 women with breast masses in their retrospective study, with data collected between 2021 and 2023. A computer-aided diagnostic (CAD) system improves the diagnostic performance of breast ultrasound, according to findings published October 6 in Heliyon.

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REBEL EM

APRIL 17, 2023

Clinical evaluation may prove difficult since many PTA and peritonsillar cellulitis symptoms overlap. Moreover, POCUS can be used to augment clinical assessment, and the results may obviate the need for advanced imaging. A repeat search was completed in May 2021 & November 2022. 2021 May 12:34894211015590.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 25, 2024

The 2017–18 SIR president, Vedantham is widely recognized as a distinguished leader in the clinical delivery and rigorous investigation of image-guided therapies for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Louis, where he also serves as assistant dean for clinical research. “Dr. Lipman is a tireless advocate for his patients.

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REBEL EM

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Racial Differences in Detection of Fever Using Temporal vs Oral Temperature Measurements in Hospitalized Patients. PMID: 36066526 Clinical Question: Is there a discrepancy in fever identification between oral and temporal thermometers in Black vs white patients presenting with suspected infection? to 0.05C; p = 0.18 95% CI 0.89

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 2, 2024

“These new capabilities align with our precision care strategy to personalize care, enhance hospital efficiency and clinician effectiveness, and appeal to new and existing GE HealthCare and MIM Software users who see this as an opportunity to better serve patients and help improve outcomes." Ask your local representative about your options.

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Page Distinguished Fellow Award Olga Kagan, PhD, RN, CIMI, FAAAAI, FHIMSS, Fellow NYAM, Associate Adjunct Professor and Consortial Faculty, CUNY School of Professional Studies, New York, NY HIMSS Partner Award: HIMSS-ACCE Excellence in Clinical Engineering and Information Technology Synergies Award Christopher Falkner, MS, CCE, Sr.

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REBEL EM

JUNE 5, 2023

from 2019 to 2021 (from 48,000 to 81,400 annual deaths), which includes prescription opioids (natural and semi-synthetic opioids and methadone), heroin, and synthetic opioids other than methadone including fentanyl (1). They were referred to a low-barrier, no-cost addiction clinic with walk-in availability 7 days a week. PMID 33392580.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 14, 2023

When information-blocking provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act took effect in 2021, providers faced the need to make test results -- including radiology reports -- accessible to patients at the same time they were available to referring physicians. felt negative; and 9.3% felt positive.

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REBEL EM

MARCH 23, 2023

REBEL Cast Ep115 – Phenobarbital vs Lorazepam in Alcohol Withdrawal Click here for Direct Download of the Podcast Clinical question : Is a phenobarbital-based or lorazepam-based alcohol detoxification protocol associated with a lower hospital length of stay compared to Ativan for alcohol withdrawal? Paper : Hawa F et al.

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