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Researchers offer age-specific dose estimator for fluoroscopy exams

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A team of researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital has developed an age-specific dose catalog for estimating radiation exposure to children from diagnostic and interventional radiology fluoroscopy procedures. mSv for interventional radiology (24 procedure types) and 0.001 to 0.44

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Powering down idle IR systems can reduce environmental impact

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Powering down idle interventional radiology (IR) imaging systems can substantially decrease carbon emissions and electricity costs, according to a group of researchers at University Hospital Basel in Switzerland.

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GE HealthCare and MediView Announce the World's First Installation and Clinical Use of Augmented Reality Interventional Suite that Aims to Transform the Practice of Interventional Radiology

Imaging Technology

a leading clinical augmented reality med-tech company, announced the successful first installation and clinical cases using the OmnifyXR Interventional Suite [1] at North Star Vascular and Interventional in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Since there is no “typical” hospital, and many variables exist — e.g., hospital size, case mix, etc.

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Meet the Minnies 2024 semifinal candidates

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Image from Molly Charney, MD, of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, et al. tesla MRI AI body composition analysis Cardiac PET Cryo/thermoablation CT colonography Genicular artery embolization Hyperpolarized xenon-129 MRI PET/MRI Photon-counting CT Radiomics Theranostics Whole-body MRI screening Image of the Year 3D PET/MR image.

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Image-Guided Epidural Injections for Back Pain

Midstate Radiology Associates

Considered a minimally invasive procedure, image-guided epidural injections for back pain may be administered at a doctor’s office, surgical center or hospital imaging center. Role of Imaging In Epidural Injections In the 1980s, radiologists began using fluoroscopy to assist with needle placement.