AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2024

Eventually, these AI tools could reduce hospital length of stay and improve quality of life and health for people at high risk for cardiovascular events. Certain applications are progressing faster than others, however.

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Diagnostic Imaging

OCTOBER 29, 2024

times higher in patients who had major adverse cardiovascular events, according to multicenter research presented at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference. Al-powered quantitative assessment of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) revealed that non-calcified plaque volume was over 3.5

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Radiology Business

AUGUST 23, 2024

University of Toronto experts analyzed information from the U.S. FDA's database, pinpointing reasons that errors occurred during thermal ablation procedures.

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Interventional Radiology Radiology 122

Imaging Technology

JULY 9, 2023

The Association for Medical Imaging Management’s (AHRA) 2023 Annual Meeting and Exposition kicked off today at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, bringing to a close the association’s year-long 50th anniversary celebration.

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The alert pertains to the BioZorb and BioZorb LP markers, implanted in soft tissue to indicate the site for radiographic procedures.

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Diagnostic Imaging

DECEMBER 2, 2024

While seemingly extraneous imaging requests may lead to annoyance and frustration, there are some common contributing factors that may be at the root of these requests.

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Imaging 75

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 5, 2024

A new risk score based on SPECT imaging and other variables can accurately predict risks for women of major adverse cardiovascular events, according to a December 5 study published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.

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Diagnostic Imaging

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Sixty-eight percent of radiation oncologists said average delays with prior authorization are five days or more, and seven percent of survey respondents said these delays have been a contributing factor in the death of cancer patients.

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Radiation 81

Diagnostic Imaging

AUGUST 16, 2024

Acute clinical events with stable MRI (ACES) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are reportedly associated with significantly higher rates of confirmed disability accrual, relapse-associated worsening, and transition to secondary progressive MS.

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REBEL EM

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

events/1000d of peripheral IV infusion) 60% of extravasations caused no or minimal tissue injury (Infiltration grade 0 to 1) No patient required surgical intervention Protocol Criteria Met: 355 patients (55.1%) failed to meet at least one component of the protocol at some point during peripheral IV norepinephrine Catheter size: 83.3% (i.e.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 30, 2024

CT imaging shows that severe acute respiratory disease events can be caused by quantitative interstitial abnormalities (QIA) -- that is, small irregularities that don't necessarily meet diagnostic criteria for advanced pulmonary diseases but show up on CT exams over time, a study published April 30 in Radiology has reported.

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Health Imaging

MAY 22, 2024

The Class I recall, which is the most serious recall the FDA issues, comes after numerous adverse events and complications linked to the radiographic markers were reported.

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Health Imaging

MAY 6, 2024

This week at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine’s annual meeting, a team of experts presented new data on the technologist’s role in MRI safety events.

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MRI 124

Health Imaging

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The system combines findings from SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging with lifestyle and clinical factors to predict risk of major cardiovascular events.

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Clinic Imaging 104

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In a video interview at RSNA 2023, Tobias Gilk of Gilk Radiology Consultants discusses recent MRI safety incidents and shares how a new adverse event reporting system could facilitate better safety practices.

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MRI Radiology 132

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Estimating the prevalence and severity of coronary artery calcium (CAC) using data gleaned from nongated chest CT imaging improves risk assessment of postsurgical major clinical events before a patient undergoes noncardiac surgery, according to research published in the October 10 issue of Circulation. compared with 2.9%. 1 to 2 3.7%

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Radiology Business

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

NRC estimates that 29 of these “medical events” occurred between 2021 and 2023, with “many” involving new therapeutic radiopharma procedures.

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Radiopharmaceuticals Medical 114

Radiology Business

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The American Investment Council hosted an event Wednesday in Charlotte, N.C., featuring a fireside chat with AIC CEO Drew Maloney and Robert L. Mittl Jr.,

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Radiologist Imaging 110

Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Building on the success of DBI’s 2022 inaugural event, #WorldDenseBreastDay will reach tens of thousands of patients, health providers and health organizations across the globe, noted the September 12 statement. The 2022 event engaged participants in 37 countries with over 8.6 million posts read.

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Health Imaging

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Although serious adverse events related to COVID-19 vaccines are rare, some are life-threatening. It is important that radiologists are aware of how these complications present.

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Radiologist IT 105

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Exercise activity is an independent predictor of "hard events" such as heart attacks in patients undergoing stress PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), according to a group at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Among the 221 patients who experienced hard events, the event rate decreased with increasing exercise activity: 16.5%

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Clinic Disease Diagnose Imaging 98

Imaging Technology

MAY 24, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 05/24/2024 - 07:00 May 24, 2024 — Smokers who have small abnormalities on their CT scans that grow over time have a greater likelihood of experiencing acute respiratory disease events, according to a new study published today in Radiology , a journal of the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ).

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Since 2020, WIRED has hosted student-led events focusing on education, skills, and community. It has also worked to coordinate themed events, journal clubs, and outreach events with medical students in Arizona, New York, Ohio, Illinois, Hawaii, Texas, Ecuador, Algeria, and India.

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Radiology Education Medical Clinic 96

UCSF Biomedical Imaging

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This event is the final event of the annual commemoration of ci2’s third anniversary.

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Imaging MRI 98

Ben White

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The researchers reported a nearly 38 percent increase in central line infections, a dangerous kind of infection that medical authorities say should never happen, and a 27 percent increase in falls by patients while staying in the hospital.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 18, 2024

The event will be held on Saturday, April 20 from 11 a.m. RadNet plans to host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its MammogramNow initiative in Milford, DE, which opened in December 2023. to 3 p.m., at the Walmart Supercenter in Milford.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

The event aims to build " greater awareness of the value that radiology contributes to safe patient care, and improving understanding of the vital role radiologists and radiological technologists play in the healthcare continuum," the IDoR committee said.

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 11, 2023

“We carefully made this decision in light of the horrifying recent events," CEO Erez Meltzer said in a statement issued Oct.

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Imaging 104

Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

is the premier event for health information and technology, acting as a nexus for experts to unite over education, innovation and partnership. The Healthcare Information and Management Systems (HIMSS24) Conference and Exhibition (March 12-14, in Orlando, Fla.)

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REBEL EM

JUNE 26, 2023

This could potentially help improve thrombin generation, reduce blood product consumption, but also could increase the risk of thromboembolic events. Additionally, the use of 4F-PCC resulted in a higher rate of thromboembolic events compared to placebo. 4F-PCC contains factors II, VII, IX, X as well as Proteins S and C.

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Health IT Analytics

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Two studies to be presented at the AHA’s Scientific Sessions show that AI and deep learning may be capable of flagging heart disease and cardiovascular event risk.

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Disease 103

Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

and Athletic Heart’s inaugural joint event occurred at an athlete health screening event on Saturday, February 17, 2024, prior to the All-Star game in Indianapolis. milla1cf Wed, 02/21/2024 - 19:13 February 21, 2024 — Hyperfine, Inc. , Hyperfine, Inc.

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Ben White

JULY 23, 2024

We have had a diagnosis that has the status of an event. It seems that after the event, the decision we make is to remain. A piece of news. The news makes a rupture with what went before: clean, complete and total, save in one respect. Our [family] unit stands … We learn something. We are mortal.

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IT 147

Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Currently, there is no standardized reporting requirement related to BACs, and ACR classifies reporting vascular calcifications on breast imaging as optional.

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Imaging 59

Ben White

JUNE 27, 2023

Because the news is about the exceptional, and the more exceptional an event is – be it a terrorist attack, violent uprising, or natural disaster – the bigger its newsworthiness.” Rare events that cause your outrage are singled out to be given to you in regular doses to keep your attention and maximize your engagement. It’s simple.

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IT 130

AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

According to RANT, Sirona's business continuity platform will eliminate IT costs and manual interventions associated with clinical interruptions that result from downtime events. RANT's more than 280 radiologists service 70 hospitals and 50 imaging centers, freestanding ER centers, and physician practices across rural and urban North Texas.

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Radiology Operations Hospital Radiologist Clinic 96

Diagnostic Imaging

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

For patients undergoing curative treatment for lung cancer, coronary artery calcification scoring via computed tomography has a 97 percent likelihood of determining their risk for major cardiovascular events, according to a new meta-analysis.

Computed Tomography 87

Computed Tomography 87