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Corticosteroids in Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia: Could CAPE COD catalyze a change in critical care management?

REBEL EM

Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) can lead to pulmonary and systemic inflammation, resulting in impaired gas exchange, sepsis, organ failure, and an increased risk of death. Corticosteroids have excellent anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects that could mitigate some of the inflammation caused by pneumonia. There have been several randomized trials that have shown glucocorticoids have positive effects in patients with CAP.

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Study Shows Mixed Results with AI Software for PE Detection on CTPA Scans

Diagnostic Imaging

While the artificial intelligence (AI) triage system significantly reduced wait times for computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) results that were positive for pulmonary embolism (PE), researchers found no significant differences in the use of adjunctive AI with respect to accuracy rates and specificity rates.

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“A comprehensive vision”: Novant Health CIO Shares Insights on Enterprise-Wide AI Adoption

Aidoc

What does it mean to have a comprehensive vision when adopting novel technologies in your health facility? Onyeka Nchege, SVP and CIO of Novant Health, a four-state integrated network consisting of over 1,600 physicians throughout 15 medical centers and hundreds of outpatient facilities and physician clinics, weighed in during a recent conversation with Aidoc.

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AI Solution Identifies Previously Undetected Cardiovascular Risk from Routine Chest CT Scans

MedImaging General Imaging

Researchers using an AI-powered solution to evaluate routine CT scans have found that over half of the patients were unaware they had moderate to severe coronary artery calcium levels, which are known markers for future cardiac events.

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Testing Innovations in Cancer: How to evaluate and use new technologies

Amidst rising cancer prevalence and soaring costs, new cancer technologies and innovations are emerging to support the early detection, treatment, and surveillance of cancer. Read this guide to understand how to evaluate these solutions for your employees and members – and to learn more about the current state of coverage, clinical and cost effectiveness, and impact on quality and outcomes.

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Advances from MSK Researchers Reported at 2023 ASTRO Meeting

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Thu, 10/05/2023 - 15:09 October 5, 2023 — Researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) were recognized for their achievements at the 2023 meeting of ASTRO , the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. Teams reported new findings about radiation-induced secondary cancers, a new guidance system for radiation therapy, and the consequences of insurance denials, among other topics.

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Additional Results of POSLUMA (Flotufolastat F 18) Performance in Newly Diagnosed, High-risk Prostate Cancer Patients Presented at ASTRO

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Thu, 10/05/2023 - 15:16 October 5, 2023 — Blue Earth Diagnostics , a Bracco company and recognized leader in the development and commercialization of innovative positron emission tomography (PET) radiopharmaceuticals, today announced results from a sub-group analysis from the Phase 3 LIGHTHOUSE trial ( NC04186819 ) which evaluated the safety and diagnostic performance of POSLUMA (flotufolastat F 18) PET in men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer.

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Too Many Women Skipping Annual Mammograms

Lake Medical Imaging

With highly advanced technology to find breast cancer - even in dense breast tissue - mammograms saves lives. 40 or over? Schedule yours today. AuntMinnie.com staff writers Oct 2, 2023 Almost 60% of women over the age of 40 skip annual mammograms, and almost a quarter (23%) say they've never had one, according to [.

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Study Reveals High Accuracy of MR-guided Radiotherapy for Intracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Thu, 10/05/2023 - 15:25 October 5, 2023 — A new study, led by radiation oncology physicists at Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida , displayed positive results using intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery , also known as SRS, for an MR-guided radiotherapy system. The study, ‘ Commissioning Intracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) for an MR-guided Radiotherapy (MRgRT) system: MR-RT Localization and Dosimetric End-to-End Validation ’ published in the Internat

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EUSOBI Gold Medal for Sardanelli

European Radiology Experimental

The European Radiology Experimental Editor in Chief, Professor Francesco Sardanelli was honoured with the EUSOBI Gold Medal during the recent congress in Valencia. Huge congratulations to him for this outstanding achievement! Pictured: T. Helbich, F. Gilbert, F. Sardanelli, M. Fuchsjäger, P. Panizza.

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Maximize Your Radiology Center’s Performance With Specialized Scheduling

Patient-centric scheduling can only be achieved through optimized radiology workflows, effective communications between staff and physicians, and, of course, through specialized schedulers. In this guide, we’ll take you through a step-by-step process to transform your radiology center into a high-performance hub of medical imaging.

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Treatment of a Pathologic Radial Fracture Associated with an Arteriovenous Malformation Using Sclerotherapy and Cementoplasty

JVIR

A 26-year-old woman was diagnosed with a right radial fracture associated with an arteriovenous malformation (AVM). The patient presented with acute pain and motor dysfunction in the right forearm. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) confirmed that the radial bone fracture was pathologic and was associated with an AVM (Fig 1a). This report was approved by the institutional review board of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine.

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Image-Guided Lumbar Drain Catheter Placement in Patients with Severe Cerebrospinal Fluid Depletion

JVIR

Lumbar drain catheter placement is a common procedure performed by neurologists and neurosurgeons. Although it is often performed without image guidance, interventional radiologists are called in cases of difficult anatomy or multiple failed attempts. This procedure is used to manage a variety of conditions, such as cranial or spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks, posttraumatic CSF rhinorrhea, and refractory intracranial hypertension (1).

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