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SNMMI Elects Jean-Luc C. Urbain, MD, PhD, FASNC, as President-Elect at 2024 Annual Meeting

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His hospital appointments include positions at Catholic University of Louvain; CHGH University Affiliated Hospital in Hornu, Belgium; Temple University Hospital; Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the Cleveland Clinic Foundation; St.

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AuntMinnie 2007: Gadolinium: A 'necessary factor' in the development of NSF?

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report of NSF in 33 dialysis patients at a St. Louis hospital. You know the next few suits will involve the hospital and the radiologists. In all cases, the hospital obtains verbal informed consent from patients receiving contrast. If you render appropriate patient care, that's the best protection."

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Minnies winners for 2023 highlight AI, innovation in radiology

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Every low-value exam we avoid improves patient safety and lowers costs to patients and society." Under a long-standing agreement between the state and the federal government, all Maryland hospitals receive a single, annual global payment for their services, similar to capitation. The latter type of imaging is waste.

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