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Society of Interventional Radiology Position Statement on Endovascular Trauma Intervention in the Pediatric Population

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Pediatric trauma care, including the role of endovascular management, varies considerably from that of adults. Pediatric solid organ injury is more frequently and effectively treated nonoperatively. Protocols for nonoperative management (NOM) in children were developed to maximize resource utilization and limit repeat imaging and have been validated prospectively (1).

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Butterfly and partners collaborate on maternal health in South Africa

AuntMinnie

Ultrasound technology developer Butterfly Network is collaborating with the Clinton Health Access Initiative and the Global Ultrasound Institute on a maternal health initiative in South Africa. The partnership will initiate Phase Two of Butterfly's iQ+ probe deployment and point-of-care ultrasound training program for maternal and fetal health. The program is funded by a $5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Butterfly received in March 2022.

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Sonio taps new scientific advisory board member

AuntMinnie

Paris-based AI developer for ultrasound Sonio has appointed Yinka Oyelese, MD, as a new scientific advisory board member. Oyelese is a maternal-fetal medicine physician currently serving as director of obstetric imaging at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, both in Boston. He has previously worked at St. George's Hospital in London, U.K. and completed his OB/GYN residency at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC, and fellowship training in maternal-fetal