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AuntMinnie 2001: Frontline radiologists recall September 11

AuntMinnie

New articles will be published each Monday up until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. Our top article from 2001 reported on the role radiologists played in responding to the terrorist attacks on 9/11 and was published on October 31, 2001. Patients who needed CT scans were transported to radiology on the hospital’s third floor.

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AuntMinnie 2010: Settlement reached in Mad River pediatric CT radiation case

AuntMinnie

New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. Our top article in 2010 was a follow-up of our most highly viewed article in 2009. There, a doctor ordered x-rays and CT scans to check for damage to the child's cervical spine. The dose the boy received compares with a range of 1.5

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AuntMinnie 2009: California technologist faces testimony in CT overdose case

AuntMinnie

New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. In 2009, our top article reported on an incident involving a child receiving over 150 CT scans in an hour. There, a doctor ordered x-rays and CT scans to check for damage to the child's cervical spine.

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AI-Based Analysis of Dynamic Digital Radiography Data Gives Researchers Greater Insight into Lung Function and Pulmonary Disorders

Imaging Technology

“DDR allows capturing of breathing dynamics with relative ease compared to PFTs,” says Thomas John Pisano , MD, PhD, Neurology Resident at the University of Pennsylvania, and co-author of the article. We are excited about the ability to deploy this in emergency room, inpatient and intensive care medicine.

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How Covid Impacted Vital Health Screenings

Vesta Teleradiology

When facilities did open back up, people were fearful of going to hospitals and other places where COVID might be prevalent, says the article. Cancer prevention begins with screening When cost is a barrier, says the article, there are options. In addition, some hospitals encouraged their own staff to be screened.

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AuntMinnie 2020: COVID-19 can be seen on CT scans outside the chest

AuntMinnie

New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. In the early stages of the global pandemic, articles on COVID-19 were very popular amongst AuntMinnie members. Topping the list in 2020 was a story on how patients with COVID-19 may initially present with non-respiratory symptoms.