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Supracardiac Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)Supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) case study: A term newborn infant developed profound respiratory distress shortly after birth. After a negative echocardiogram, venovenous ECMO was performed. A cardiac CTA was requested, but complicated by the fact that the patient was on ECMO.
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Toshiba sets 'dynamic volume' as new CT frontierEarly CT systems delivered insights about the body’s anatomy that were previously impossible.
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My Proposed Solution for Government Waste and InefficiencyLike radiology practices hire practice management groups, the government should hire Disney.
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A Case for Prior Authorization of Imaging ServicesThe head of a speciality benefit management company gives his take on why prior authorization is the only system that ensures that vast data is seriously considered in patient diagnosis and treatment.
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As climbing popularity soars, so do musculoskeletal injuriesMountaineering and climbing have been popular sports for many decades. The recent advent of artificial climbing walls and improved safety equipment have transformed the sport and brought it to a wider audience than ever. Such innovations allow individuals to climb safely in any weather conditions.
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Imaging forecast: warmer, chance of cloud computingAdvanced computing architectures are necessary to support the demands of wide area radiology.
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CT’s Effect on Diagnostic ConfidenceWhy the imaging industry is looking to CT to improve clinical outcomes.
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FDG-PET imaging tackles large arteries with atherosclerosisA noninvasive technique to detect vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque is critically needed. Formation of atherosclerotic plaque is a dynamic inflammatory process that involves interactions between atherogenic lipoproteins and macrophages. As vulnerable plaques are usually numerous, extending beyond the culprit plaque and involving multiple vessels, targeting a single plaque underestimates the complexity and extent of disease. Thus, an ideal imaging modality should be able to identify the vulnerable arterial bed and, therefore, the vulnerable patient, to prevent the serious complications of atherosclerosis.
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Image IQ: 44-year-old Woman, Screening Mammogram44-year-old woman presents for screening mammogram.
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Unmet Needs in Imaging ModalitiesJoseph Cavallo, MD, MBA, and Dushyant Sahani, MD, discuss unmet needs in imaging modality technology and the contrasting agents used.
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ACCESORY ANULAR PANCREAS CAUSING GASTRIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTIONA 62-year-old man with findings of chronic iron deficiency anemia and weight loss. Symptoms included intermittent rectal bleeding alternated with black stools.
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Image IQ: 74 y/o; Lump over right axillary regionA 74-year-old female presents with palpable lump over the right axillary region.
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Ultrasound seeks out metastatic melanomaCutaneous malignant melanoma is a relatively common malignancy, and its incidence is increasing worldwide, especially in the Caucasian population. The clinical course of melanoma depends on tumor thickness, localization, ulceration, growth rate, and histology of the primary tumor. Metastatic spread may arise from very small masses.
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Diagnostic ultrasound withstands test of timeUltrasound has long been a prime target in imaging turf wars because it does not employ ionizing radiation. Radiology lost cardiac ultrasound, and it is questionable that the specialty will continue to be a major player in obstetrics.
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Thoughts on Part-Time RadiologistsACR commission recommends each group establish their own policies regarding employing part-time radiologists.
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Follow-up, Chemotherapy, RadiotherapyCase History: Patient presented for follow up after completion of chemotherapy and radiotherapy for hypopharyngeal cancer.
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Intracranial implant materialeffects create reporting issuesImplanted medical devices such as neurostimulators,cardiac pacemakers, cochlear implants, and infusionpumps have become common.
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MRS, perfusion MRI separate radiation necrosis from tumorRadiation plays an important role in the treatmentof primary and secondary centralnervous system neoplasms.
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Embolotherapy controls largegastrointestinal bleeds safelyGastrointestinal bleeding is a frequent cause ofhospital admissions. Patients present withmelena, hematemesis, hematochezia, and/orshock. GI hemorrhage usually stops spontaneouslyor responds to conservative management.
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Legal Ramifications of Computer Aided Detection in MammographyCAD may help highlight nodules the clinician may have otherwise missed, but its use is not without legal ramifications. What do you think? Take this survey.
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Vioguard blasts germs off keyboardsHospital-associated infections are a growing concern for hospitals. Some 1.7 million people pick up infections each year while in hospitals. More than 99,000 die. While these infections may come from several sources, studies have shown that computer keyboards are a leading contributor. With the introduction of their first product, a self-sanitizing keyboard, Seattle-based Vioguard hopes to eliminate the keyboard as a vector of infection in hospitals.
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MR-guided ultrasound ablation gains groundThe therapeutic potential of focused ultrasound was first appreciated almost 70 years ago.
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Surgeons face growing need to interpret imagesReduced access to radiologists forces self-reliance for patient care and preoperative surgical planning
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Radiology Wife: US Arts 131 (Ultrasound Appreciation)Since ultrasounds are like opera but better, why are there no college classes offered in Ultrasound Appreciation alongside the other cultural arts? Since they don't yet exist I guess I should just offer a class myself. So here is the syllabus; let me know if you want to attend.
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Assessing tissue stiffness may boost breast imaging specificityFor many years, ultrasound has had a defined and very limited role in breast evaluations, being used for neither diagnosis nor detection.
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Cross-enterprise standard fosters imaging exchangeThe Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise initiative is intended to enable plug-and-play interoperability between clinical information systems from different vendors. Embraced by most major healthcare IT vendors, the IHE harnesses existing healthcare and IT standards such as DICOM and HL7 into integration profiles. The profiles amount to technical recipes for how standards must be implemented by vendors to ensure interoperability for specific tasks and problems faced by healthcare providers.
