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What can we do to increase global access to imaging?

AuntMinnie

There was no x-ray available. The fracture was put in a cast without proper reduction, and he will have a limp for the rest of his life -- a life of pain and discomfort, all for lack of an x-ray. The First Read Initiative donated 7 Butterfly iQ+ ultrasound devices to the Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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What can global radiology learn from Singapore?

AuntMinnie

Courtesy of Dr Michael Yam, lead for 3D printing centre in Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH). Chest x-ray AI technology was introduced across Singapore during the pandemic. Proof-of-value remains the greatest hurdle for sustained implementation." Singapore has emphasized 3D printing of anatomical models.

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Tricuspid Valve Repair with MitraClip

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AP Chest X-ray demonstrating placement of 3 MitraClips over the tricuspid valve. A: AP chest X-ray demonstrating placement of 3 MitraClips over the tricuspid valve (yellow arrow) B: Coronal chest CT showing 3 MitraClips over the tricuspid valve in the right atrioventricular septum (red arrow). Name the cardiac device.

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Capsule Retention Following Capsule Endoscopy

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2 Imaging: In asymptomatic patients, plain abdominal x-ray 15-days following capsule ingestion is the preferred confirmation imaging of CR. If capsule endoscopy findings suggest potential CR, then performing an abdominal x-ray 7-days post-capsule ingestion is advisable, since most capsules are excreted within 3-7 days.

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Chance fracture

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Increased distance between the pedicles and facet joints on plain X-ray may also be seen in a Chance fracture [3]. Rice, MD is the president of Global Radiology CME Dr. Rice is a radiologist with ,Renaissance Imaging Medical Associates and is currently the Vice Chief of Staff at ,Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Los Angeles, California.

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Chalk Stick Fracture in Ankylosing Spondylitis

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2 Ossification of vertebral ligaments present as the dagger sign on X-ray, while ossification of the outer fibers of the annulus fibrosus presents as a bamboo spine. Rice, MD is the president of Global Radiology CME and is a radiologist with Cape Radiology Group.

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Radiology suffers in missile attack on Kyiv pediatric hospital

AuntMinnie

X-ray and ultrasound machines were badly damaged in a rocket attack on Ukraine's largest children's hospital on July 8, according to radiologist Stanislav Rebenkov, MD. Rebenkov has been head of radiology at Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital since 2020. It will take months to recover, he said.

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