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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. In 2018, we decided that instead of reading an x-ray sent to us by charities, we could read an x-ray for charities.

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What can global radiology learn from Singapore?

AuntMinnie

The number of inappropriate requests for lumbar spine MRI exams has dropped by 50% due to local guidelines on Appropriateness Criteria for Use of Imaging Technology (ACUITy) formulated in 2019-2021, and chest x-ray guidelines have helped to eradicate pre-enrolment x-rays for asymptomatic young people entering local universities.

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Global Medical Imaging AI Company Receives Additional FDA-Cleared Findings for Imaging Triage and Notification

Imaging Technology

christine.book Wed, 04/12/2023 - 13:55 April 12, 2023 — A global radiology artificial intelligence (AI) company, Annalise.ai , has announced it has received U.S. The clearances, including a suite of time-sensitive stroke findings and an expansion of findings for chest X-ray, build on Annalise’s momentum and growth strategy in the U.S.

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Tricuspid Valve Repair with MitraClip

Global Radiology CME

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

Global Radiology CME

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

Global Radiology CME

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

Global Radiology CME

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.