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Perception Of The General Public Of Radiologists Versus Reality

RadsResident

Ever wonder what the general public thinks about who we are and what we do daily? Here are some thoughts and fallacies about their perception of us versus our reality! General Public Thinks Radiologists And Radiology Technologists Are The Same! Almost every radiologist gets the question from their family or friends about whether you help position the patients to take the images they interpret.

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Socioeconomic and Survival Analysis of Radioembolization in Patients with Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Propensity Score–Adjusted Study

JVIR

To determine whether transarterial radioembolization (TARE) is associated with longer survival of patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) and whether access to TARE is influenced by socioeconomic factors.

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Time for a Change: The KMG Difference

Kings Medical Group

Feeling Stuck When you think of your future, you typically picture yourself in a career where you are happy and thriving. In my previous career, I found myself stuck. I was fearful to leave a company that I had been with for nearly 7 years of my life since I didn’t really know anything different […] The post Time for a Change: The KMG Difference appeared first on Kings Medical Group.

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The RAMPP Trial: Randomised Ambulatory Management of Primary Pneumothorax

REBEL EM

Background: Primary spontaneous pneumothorax, by definition, occurs without trauma or any underlying lung pathology. Often patients are otherwise young and healthy. However, management continues to be debated and may lead to unnecessary hospitalization. Previous studies regarding ambulatory management included randomized trials that lacked adequate power, and recently, a 2013 systematic review that, although showed promise in the ambulatory approach, had poor data quality with a high risk of bia

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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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How Omega Helps Hospitals Meet the Quadruple Aim in Healthcare

Omega Medical Imaging

The Triple Aim was developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) as an approach to optimize health system performance. The goal of the Triple Aim was to “improve the patient care experience, improve the health of a population, and reduce per capita health care costs.” The Quadruple Aim adds a fourth aspect – improved clinical experience.

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Uterine Fibroid Embolization: Everything You Need to Know

Cassling's MRI

For many women, undergoing any procedure can leave fear and uncertainty. Especially when it comes to a procedure that your patients may not know much about it. Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE) certainly fits the bill. UFE is a minimally invasive surgery that targets fibroids in the uterus, but it still has relatively low adoption among providers, and even fewer patients know about this operation and how it can improve quality of life.

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Letter to the Editor: “Comparison of diagnostic performance of the ACR and Kwak TIRADS applying the ACR TIRADS’ size thresholds for FNA”

European Radiology

Dear Editor, We read with interest the article by Sun Huh et al [1] in the Jul 2021 issue of European Radiology. In this article, the authors showed the modified Kwak-TIRADS incorporating the size thresholds of the ACR-TIRADS seen higher diagnostic performance and a lower unnecessary FNA rate than the original Kwak-TIRADS, which they believed was caused by the ACR-TIRADS’s higher threshold for FNA.

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SHIFT – January 2023

MRI Network

Trending Topics in the World of Work Our January issue of SHIFT examines what’s important to today’s C-suite; uncovers optimism about the future among business leaders; tracks job cuts in corporate America; and reviews a recent book on managing workplace burnout. What’s important to the C-suite – how leaders are turning strategy in action in 2023 Today’s executives face an unprecedented level of economic and geopolitical volatility.

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Financial Analysis of Intravascular Ultrasound–Guided Transvenous Biopsy in an Outpatient Medicare Population

JVIR

Intravascular ultrasound (US)–guided transvenous biopsy (TVB) is a safe and effective biopsy technique for targets adjacent to the inferior vena cava or iliac veins (1,2). However, because of the expensive supplies required, including a side-viewing phased-array intracardiac echocardiography intravascular US catheter, it is important to determine whether this procedure potentially incurs a financial loss.

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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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Bayer Acquires Imaging AI Platform Provider in the UK

MedImaging Industry News

Bayer (Leverkusen, Germany) has acquired Blackford Analysis Ltd. (Edinburgh, UK), a global strategic imaging AI platform and solutions provider. The.

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Artificial Intelligence Can Help Improve MRI Scanning Speed

Health IT Analytics

Published in Radiology, a… read more

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New fluorescent dye can light up the brain

ScienceDaily

Chemists have developed a tool for noninvasive brain imaging that can help illuminate hard-to-access structures and processes. Their small-molecule dye is the first of its kind that can cross the blood-brain barrier, allowing researchers to differentiate between healthy brain tissue and a glioblastoma tumor in mice.

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Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided Transvenous Biopsy of Retroperitoneal Lymph Nodes: Diagnostic Accuracy and Safety Compared with CT-Guided Percutaneous Biopsy

JVIR

To compare the diagnostic accuracy and adverse event rates of intravascular ultrasound (US)-guided transvenous biopsy (TVB) versus those of computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous needle biopsy (PNB) for retroperitoneal (RP) lymph nodes.

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The Employers Guide to Controlling Cancer

About 40% of us will be diagnosed with cancer in our lifetime, and patients are getting younger. At the same time, the cost of treatment continues to rise, with employers spending 8.5% more on cancer care for each employee than they did last year. The best thing employers can do for their employees and business tomorrow is to invest in cancer detection and care today.

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Senior Gynaecologist fined for doing Anomaly Scan as it missed the Anomaly, Important Judgment

Sumer's Radiology

According to [link] it appears to be a case of medical malpractice where Dr. Usha Mukhi, a gynaecologist, is being held liable for not detecting a congenital abdominal wall defect during an ultrasound examination of a patient's pregnancy. The patient, Seema Deswal, argues that the Dr. Mukhi should have referred her to a qualified radiologist and that the anomaly could have been detected earlier and the baby could have been aborted within 20 weeks of pregnancy.

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Deep-Learning Tool Can Predict Lung Cancer Risk Within Six Years

Health IT Analytics

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Researchers use AI to triage patients with chest pain

ScienceDaily

Artificial intelligence (AI) may help improve care for patients who show up at the hospital with acute chest pain, according to a new study.

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Preoperative Transarterial Embolization of Advanced Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma Using n-Butyl Cyanoacrylate: Case-Control Comparison with Microspheres

JVIR

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of transarterial embolization (TAE) with n-butyl cyanoacrylate (nBCA) for juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA).

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Improving Access To & Utilization Of Cancer Screening With Color

Discover how Color's comprehensive care solution is revolutionizing cancer screening adherence and knowledge. Through an in-depth case study, Color's unique approach to comprehensive cancer care has shown significant benefits in increasing screening rates and enhancing patient knowledge. Participants reported a 2-3x increase in adherence to screening guidelines over just 8 weeks, with 84% of participants increasing their familiarity with timing and frequency of cancer screening.

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Author’s Response: Emerging Therapies for Deep Vein Thrombosis Should Be Rigorously Evaluated before Routine Use

JVIR

The author thanks Mittleider et al (1) for their interest in the position statement of the Society of Interventional Radiology. If a single-session endovascular treatment for acute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis (DVT) was rigorously shown to provide clinical benefits without the use of fibrinolytic drugs, it would indeed be a major advance. Recognizing that challenging clinical circumstances occasionally arise, the remark after Recommendation 8 does suggest that mechanical thrombectomy (MT) ma

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Partnership to Improve Specialty Care for Heart Failure Patients

Health IT Analytics

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Stroke symptoms, even if they disappear within an hour, need emergency assessment

ScienceDaily

A new scientific statement discusses rapid evaluation for transient ischemic attack (TIA) due to high risk of future stroke.

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DL Tool Triages Chest Pain Patients, Predicts Adverse Outcomes

Health IT Analytics

A new study published this… read more

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From Prevention to Survivorship: How HR Can Support Employees Facing Cancer Diagnoses

Explore the latest insights from the American Cancer Society's “Cancer Statistics 2024” report, which unveils multiple alarming trends in cancer data. Cancer is on the rise among young adults, and diagnoses for 6 of the 10 most common cancers are escalating. With over 2 million new cancer cases projected in the U.S. this year, employers face increased challenges when it comes to supporting employees.

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Partnership Led to the Launch of a Healthcare Innovation Studio

Health IT Analytics

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Little brain better visualized with the help of new technology

ScienceDaily

Researchers have developed a new method to look at the cerebellum in detail.

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