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Road to RSNA 2024: Digital X-Ray Preview

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You can also view the complete 2024 scientific and educational program on the RSNA website. R5A-SPCH-7 | Learning Center AI can significantly enhance patient safety by identifying suspected misplacements of endotracheal tube (ETT) placements, according to a presentation in this session. 1:30 p.m. | 12:45 p.m. |

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Michigan adds requirements for medical imaging equipment operators

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The new rules now in effect in Michigan help ensure that only medical radiologic technologists with the appropriate education and training can operate medical imaging equipment, according to an American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) legislative update. Read the full filing here.

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Is ChatGPT too ‘smart’ for its own good?

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ChatGPT shows promise in answering questions by radiology patients, yet the complexity of its responses may complicate its use as a patient education tool, according to a group at the University of Pennsylvania. However, its role in addressing patient imaging-related questions remains unexplored, they added.

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Minnies winners for 2023 highlight AI, innovation in radiology

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AuntMinnie.com · Minnies 2023 - Most Influential Radiology Researcher Runner Up: Emily Conant, MD, University of Pennsylvania Most Effective Radiology Educator Minnies 2023 Winner: Christine "Cooky" Menias, MD, Mayo Clinic - Arizona Christine "Cooky" Menias, MD. Count that for the patient," she said. Innumerable nodules?

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Customized support reduces CT, MRI order errors

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Postintervention 1: 353 orders placed after putting into place an initiative in the cardiac surgery department that consisted of a customized order option in the electronic health record for routine pre-operative patients (February to March 2022). The complete study can be found here.

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ISMRM: 'Reinventing' an MRI safety protocol

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"We first sent out an anonymous survey to all MRI technologists in our network, asking them to rate their opinions on moving to a more ferrous-free environment, how the network could support that transition, and encouraged them to share any other thoughts they had about MRI safety," the team highlighted. Positive results of St.

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ACR releases updated manual on MRI safety

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Urges that "plans for the design of a new MRI facility should be reviewed by experienced personnel familiar with patient safety and patient flow considerations." Notes that MRI personnel are distinct from non-MRI personell, in that they have passed MRI safety education defined by the MRMD. MRI screening.

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