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Good Radiologists Are Like Car Salespeople- Make Them An Offer They Can’t Refuse!

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As I was on the phone with a colleague trying to convince the referrer of why I think a patient has Paget’s disease instead of metastases, I described the cortical thickening of the iliopectineal line and the lack of activity on the bone scan at the site and elsewhere throughout the body. And allow me to tell you why.

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REBEL Core Cast 107.0 – Vertebral Osteomyelitis

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REBEL Core Cast 107.0 – Vertebral Osteomyelitis Click here for Direct Download of the Podcast Definition Inflammation of the vertebrae due to a pyogenic, fungal or mycobacterial organism. The degree of elevation does not predict disease severity. ESR and CRP are sensitive, yet not specific.

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AuntMinnie 2007: Gadolinium: A 'necessary factor' in the development of NSF?

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Imagine going in for a diagnostic MRI scan and coming out with a progressive, irreversible, and potentially fatal disease. It certainly doesn't help matters that the disease has been linked to gadolinium-based contrast agents, a ubiquitous tool in the MR armamentarium. In 2006 the U.S. Louis hospital.

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The rise of theranostics: Part 4 -- Women's theranostics on the horizon

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With CAM-H2, we engineered the protein to bind to a different epitope on HER2 to other approved therapies, so the option of combining CAM-H2 with other therapies is definitely an opportunity." In addition, the mean tissue dose did not reach the maximum tolerated dose for kidney, bone marrow, or liver.

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