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Optimizing the Diagnostic Radiology Interface as a Resident

Ben White

Should New Residents Worry about Efficiency and Ergonomics? I don’t think it’s ever too early to start thinking deliberately about what makes you better and more efficient in your job or able to act more sustainably. If anything, spending more time on workflow and ergonomics early on in your career is an investment in yourself.

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CEUS shines in diagnostic, interventional settings

AuntMinnie

“Ultrasound contrast agent use can be ubiquitous in interventional practice and can solve many logistical or clinical diagnostic problems,” he said. In ultrasound, contrast use has been shown to improve differentiation of liver lesions and the diagnostic performance of O-RADS in assessing ovarian lesions among other examples.

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Researchers highlight opportunities for diagnostic radiology oral exam

AuntMinnie

The impending diagnostic radiology oral exam should be welcomed for aspiring radiologists, according to an article published January 5 in Academic Radiology. These include the diagnostic radiology qualifying exam and the diagnostic radiology certifying exam. The latter can be taken as early as 12 months after residency.

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PI-RADS optimizes MRI-based diagnostics for prostate cancer detection

AuntMinnie

To address the knowledge gap, the team evaluated the benefit of using PI-RADS upgrading rules with MRI-directed diagnostic sequences. But evidence as to how this type of upgrade impacts various pathways for diagnosing prostate cancer is unclear.

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Philips Strengthens its Leadership in Digital Pathology as its Philips IntelliSite Pathology Solution Receives 510(k) Clearance

Imaging Technology

Philips’ open-platform approach and ability to securely share data also facilitates medical research with the potential to develop new diagnostic algorithms, disease biomarkers and treatment options based on large-scale digital pathology data sets. link] [4] Sandbank et al.,

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LG Launches 5MP Diagnostic Monitor for Breast Imaging

Imaging Technology

mtaschetta-millane Wed, 07/17/2024 - 10:58 July 17, 2024 — LG Electronics (LG) is accelerating its B2B medical device business, expanding its lineup of diagnostic monitors with the new 21HQ613D-B, which was recently cleared by the U.S. LG’s expanded lineup of diagnostic monitors covers the major display needs of large hospitals.

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ABUS useful as DBT adjunct in screening, diagnostic imaging

AuntMinnie

Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) is useful as an adjunct to digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) in opportunistic screening and diagnostic imaging, suggest findings published October 14 in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. The team included 1,089 ABUS exams, with 909 being screening exams and 180 being diagnostic exams.