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Beware risk of adverse events associated with GBCAs

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To make the situation more complicated, not all possible adverse events from GBCAs are noted in drug packaging, wrote a team led by Lu Wang , PhD, of Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital in Yantai, China. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first GBCA in 1998, and ever since, this class of drugs has been used with MRI to diagnose disease.

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ISMRM: MRI shows promise for helping to diagnose PTSD

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SINGAPORE - MRI shows promise for helping to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a presentation delivered May 7 at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) meeting. He and his team found motivation for the study after the Tokyo subway sarin event in 1995.

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GE HealthCare Signs $44 Million Contract with BARDA to Develop Artificial Intelligence-Augmented Ultrasound Technology to Aid Clinicians in Diagnosing and Treating Traumatic Injury and Enhance National Preparedness for Mass Casualty Incidents

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Technology resulting from this jointly funded program will help healthcare professionals at all skill levels rapidly diagnose and provide timely treatment for patients with lung pathologies and traumatic injuries to the abdomen, chest and head. Trauma patients’ survival is dependent on receiving timely and appropriate care.

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SNMMI: Patel discusses INOCA, new cardiac PET tracers

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INOCA is increasingly being recognized as a substantial contributor to events such as myocardial infarction and heart failure, with women more likely to have the finding, Patel noted. “It It has a strong preponderance to affect women. Women are 2.5 Women are 2.5 We don’t quite know why,” she said.

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PET/CT shows promise detecting early atherosclerosis

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Shiv Patil, a student and researcher from the University of Pennsylvania, presented an F-18 NaF-PET/CT study that found the approach visualized biologically active vascular microcalcification in patients at early stages of the disease versus healthy volunteers.

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CT may be preferred over ICA for younger cardiac patients

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A team led by the DISCHARGE Trial Group found that while age does change the effect of CT and invasive coronary angiography (ICA) on the outcome of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), it does modify the effect of these techniques on major procedure-related complications.

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Dartmouth event bats around promise, shortcomings of AI in healthcare

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Langlotz's laboratory investigates the use of deep neural networks and other machine-learning technologies to detect disease and eliminate diagnostic errors through analysis of medical images and clinical notes. Photo courtesy of Dartmouth.