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Surgeon General's alcohol advisory puts patient counseling at the fore

AuntMinnie

Patient communication and education may be key for radiologists in the wake of an advisory from the U.S. Lung and breast imaging experts weighed in on the warning, which outlined the direct link between alcohol consumption, even with just one or two drinks a day, and increased cancer risk.

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ECR: 3 tips for developing a successful cardiac imaging practice

AuntMinnie

Gutberlet described how he came to cardiac imaging early in his medical career. Imaging was so important [for cardiac indications], that I decided to become a radiologist," he said. Since Gutberlet was starting out, training for cardiac imaging has improved. years of follow-up compared with CT imaging (2.1%

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The PACSman Pontificates: Dog tired after HIMSS 2024

AuntMinnie

As part of their RSNA membership, radiologists get to attend the annual meeting for free. RSNA is also not just a technical show where they can evaluate the latest and greatest imaging modalities and systems like PACS, AI, and other technologies but a social event for many as well. have yet to change. have yet to change.

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Deep learning plus CT imaging can assess incidental kidney masses

AuntMinnie

Xiong's and colleagues' work was published February 7 in Nature Communications. The increased use of cross-sectional imaging modalities such as CT has boosted discovery of incidental kidney lesions -- which can lead to more surgeries and ablations, the group explained. The complete study can be found here.

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Choosing the Right Diagnostic Imaging Center: What Patients Should Consider

TRA Medical Imaging

Additionally, the staff should include certified radiologic technologists and board-certified radiologists who specialize in interpreting various imaging modalities. Ensuring your imaging center has these certifications guarantees that your scans will be handled by knowledgeable and experienced professionals.

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Is Radiology Still a Viable Career?

Ben White

Radiology & AI: It’s Complicated Back in 2016, Geoffrey Hinton, a deep learning pioneer and Turing Award winner, famously said : “People should stop training radiologists now–it’s just completely obvious within 5 years deep learning is going to do better than radiologists. The whole essay is a good read.

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The Whistle That Never Blew: Real-Time Communication Between Teleradiologists & Referring Physician Aids Diagnosis and Quick Clinical Decision

Cloudex Radiology

The Radiologist who was seeing the CT image had doubts of history and finding mismatch and discussed it with a pulmonologist then reported the presence of a metallic foreign body, and she got referred to a tertiary center with a Bronchoscope facility. Good, effective communication is an integral part of good patient care.