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Lung ultrasound underdiagnoses pneumothorax in trauma patients

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Lung ultrasound underdiagnoses clinically significant pneumothorax, suggest findings published September 20 in Surgery. Researchers led by Jarrett Santorelli, MD, from the University of California, San Diego found that ultrasound on initial trauma evaluation has low sensitivity and a high rate of false-negative exams.

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LUS reliable for care strategies in infants with RDS

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Lung ultrasound (LUS) scoring is reliable for determining whether preterm newborns need surfactant for suspected respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), a study published February 19 in Pediatrics & Neonatology found. It also compared ultrasound scores with chest x-ray scores to predict the need for surfactant administration.

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Canon Medical expands ultrasound, R/F offerings at ECR 2024

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Canon Medical's new midrange ultrasound scanner, Aplio me. VIENNA -- Canon Medical Systems Europe unveiled a new ultrasound scanner and a radiography/fluoroscopy (R/F) system in its booth at ECR 2024. Image courtesy of Canon Medical. It acquires super-resolution 1024 matrix images for cardiac and body exams and features a 0.24-second

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AI shows promise for evaluating scoliosis on spine x-rays

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Orthopedic surgeons in Japan have developed an AI method based on spine x-ray. AI algorithm creates x-ray-like images from ultrasound scans Ultrasound could rule out need for x-ray in scoliosis screening Simple steps improve x-ray for spinal surgery

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HPI: Almost a third of image interpretation done by nonradiologists

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for digital x-ray 0.9% for ultrasound Radiologists performed a lower percentage of cardiac exams compared to noncardiac ones. Ultrasound 0.4% X-ray -- -- 97.9% Of these, 88.5 million (72.1%) were interpreted by radiologists. This overall percentage varied by modality, the group reported: 97.3%

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The Difference Between X-rays, CT Scans, and Other Diagnostic Imaging Methods

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For X-rays, it usually takes less than 10 minutes. An ultrasound can take about 30 minutes to an hour while CT scans can take 10-20 minutes. This article will talk about the different diagnostic imaging methods such as X-rays, CT scans, Ultrasound, and MRI.

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Interventional x-ray, mobile C-arm markets exceed $4B

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The interventional x-ray and mobile C-arm equipment market grew notably in 2022. Education is the catalyst to increased adoption of handheld ultrasound RSNA 2022: Predictions vs. reality Education is the catalyst to increased adoption of handheld ultrasound RSNA 2022: Predictions vs. reality

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