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Whole-body MRI startup Prenuvo partners with concierge emergency care provider catering to the wealthy

Radiology Business

Sollis Health operates private emergency rooms, allowing customers to bypass hospitals to receive around-the-clock care from physicians.

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AI assist for x-ray reads serves nonradiologists well in the ED

AuntMinnie

Presenting the research on November 28 at RSNA 2023, Jan Rudolph, MD, from the department of radiology at University Hospital LMU Munich said nonradiologists can significantly benefit from AI assistance in emergency-related chest x-ray analysis. “If

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A Race Against Time: How One Idaho Hospital Added a New CT Suite to Better Serve Its Community

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With only one CT scanner in the hospital to service outpatients and the emergency room, Bonner General saw an urgent need for expansion in order to better serve its patients. Since 2014, Bonner General Health in Sand Point, Idaho, has experienced a staggering 73% increase in the number of CT scans they perform annually.

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Interstitial lung abnormalities linked to respiratory disease risk

AuntMinnie

The investigators tracked episodes of acute respiratory disease (increased cough or dyspnea lasting 48 hours and requiring antibiotics or corticosteroids) and severe acute respiratory disease episodes (those requiring an emergency room visit or hospitalization) via questionnaires patients completed every three to six months.

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Increase in CCTA exams expected to mirror TAVR growth trend

AuntMinnie

A steady increase in the volume of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) exams is occurring, especially at mid- to high-level community hospitals across the country. If staff choose the right subgroup of patients to examine with CCTA imaging, they can save their hospital, healthcare system, and insurance companies a lot of money.

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ECR: Green protocols can reduce radiology department energy consumption

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The green project conducted by radiographers at the European Institute of Oncology in Milan and nearby Hospital of Legnano saved an estimated 12,000 euros ($13,000), said Andrea Masperi, who presented the details. The group developed a "green imaging review" for patients accessing the emergency room.

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Paramedics weigh in on the feasibility of portable MRI for stroke care

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Door-to-needle" time -- that is, time elapsed from a patient's hospital arrival to the administration of stroke treatment -- is a key factor to a positive outcome. Communication between ambulance and emergency room teams. "If Stroke is the second main cause of mortality around the world, the group noted. one respondent queried.

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