AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Erin Stephens. The annual update to the Current Procedural Terminology 1 (CPT) for 2024 has 230 new codes, 70 revised codes, and 49 deleted codes. In addition, there are 395 new diagnosis codes contained in the ICD-10-CM 2 update, about one-third of them describing new ways to capture accidents and injuries. Although relatively few of these changes will impact radiology practices, it’s essential to know what they are and adjust your practice systems accordingly.

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MRI Network

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The cryptographic algorithms deemed secure today could crumble under quantum attacks, jeopardizing digital security across all industries. This looming vulnerability has created an emerging field: post-quantum cryptography (PQC). PQC aims to develop next-generation algorithms to resist known and anticipated quantum attacks. However, as the early adopters of PQC have found out, implementing these new algorithms into existing systems presents a significant challenge.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

PACS software developer Radsource added 10 new ProtonPACS clients in the second half of 2023. The new contracts included radiology practices in Mississippi, Nebraska, and Texas; a sports medicine center in North Carolina; a pulmonary and sleep medicine practice in Georgia; and a number of other medical facilities across the country, the company said.

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JVIR

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

This retrospective case series assessed the early effectiveness of combined spontaneous portosystemic shunt (SPSS) embolization and preemptive transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) creation for alleviation of medically refractory hepatic encephalopathy and prevention of portal hypertension complications in liver cirrhosis patients. Eight liver cirrhosis patients (5 men, 3 women; mean age 61 ± 10 years) and HE (overt, n = 7; covert, n = 1) refractory to lactulose and rifaximin ther

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FEBRUARY 11, 2024

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