Diagnostic Patient Safety Radiology 
AuntMinnie
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Another way to reduce radiation to patients would be to scale back on adjacent x-ray imaging, says a group in Australia, which will present a study on Sunday suggesting that a vast majority of second scans of the upper and lower limbs have no new findings. Are carbon nanotubes the future for digital x-ray systems? 3:00 p.m. | 4:00 p.m. |
Professional Radiology
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Mammograms are a crucial diagnostic tool that helps doctors detect early signs of breast cancer and other breast-related issues. However, many patients have concerns about radiation exposure and the potential risks involved. As the leading diagnostic imaging radiology center in El Paso, patient care and safety are our top priorities.
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AuntMinnie
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Each year, the Minnies award winners reflect the current challenges, issues, and advances in radiology. And for the first time since 2018, physician burnout did not win the Minnies award for Biggest Threat to Radiology. Interested in the history of the Minnies, our annual award program recognizing excellence in radiology?
AuntMinnie
JULY 26, 2024
The published CMS estimates indicate that most of radiology will be minimally impacted (0%) by the PFS rule, but interventional radiology would see a 2% decrease. Our estimate of the actual impact is as follows: Subspecialty Imaging Center Global Fee Hospital Professional Fee Combined Impact Interventional Radiology -5.8% -1.8% -4.8%
AuntMinnie
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Current and future applications of ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) in radiology hold immense promise for improving patient care and outcomes, according to an article published October 5 in Academic Radiology.
AuntMinnie
JANUARY 18, 2024
A team of researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital has developed an age-specific dose catalog for estimating radiation exposure to children from diagnostic and interventional radiology fluoroscopy procedures. They analyzed metrics to estimate age-specific effective dose per IR procedure type and diagnostic fluoroscopy exam.
AuntMinnie
JANUARY 5, 2024
While laboratory and diagnostic deficits may be readily quantified, the impact of disrupted or delayed care on patient outcomes is less readily quantifiable, they noted. “We Prepare : Cyberattack contingency plan essential to mitigate risk from further ransomware attacks.
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