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Corona and Chest Imaging

Dr Balaji Anvekar FRCR

COVID 19 stands for Corona virus disease 2019. It’s a highly contagious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2, SARS COV 2, a race of corona virus. Non-symptomatic carriers and asymptomatic transmission is a major cause of poor control over the disease. Older age is known for increased mortality.

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ECR: 3 tips for developing a successful cardiac imaging practice

AuntMinnie

VIENNA -- It's definitely possible to develop a successful cardiac imaging practice, according to a professional development presentation delivered February 28 at the ECR in Vienna. Together with our radiographers, I learned to scan cardiac patients and learned special anatomy from pediatric cardiologists and pediatric cardiac surgeons."

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REBEL Core Cast 107.0 – Vertebral Osteomyelitis

REBEL EM

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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5 Recommendations to Achieve Excellence in Pediatric Medical Imaging

Everything Rad

Typically, one of two things may happen when an imaging technologist or sonographer who infrequently performs pediatric diagnostic imaging studies images a child. This is an important and definitive line to draw. The same is true with children’s imaging. Remember, one idea is all it takes to change your world!

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REBEL Core Cast 94.0 – SBO

REBEL EM

There is no history or physical exam feature that rules out the disease Lactate elevation is a late finding in SBO. Examples: adhesions, neoplasms, inflammatory disease (i.e. rebound and guarding) Diagnostics Laboratory Tests Commonly ordered lab tests (i.e. Absent bowel sounds Peritoneal signs (i.e.

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Advancing the Clinical Utility of X-ray for Respiratory Diseases

Everything Rad

The data will be available through the OSIC Data Repository to AI experts and other collaborators to design algorithms that could potentially identify novel biomarkers and relate radiograph quantifications to clinical indicators, and to disease risk and prognostication factors. 1) There is no known cause and no known cure.

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Emergency Guide to Stroke Neuroimaging

Northwestern EM

Though these threshold values were used and validated by the SWIFT PRIME and EXTEND-IA trials, they are not definitive or universal.[15,18] Retrieved from [link] References National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion , Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention. Vascular Diseases of the Brain.”