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Whole-body CT cuts ED time for lower extremity fractures
By Kate Madden Yee
Whole-body CT reduces the time patients presenting with lower extremity fractures spend in the emergency department (ED) -- but at a price, a study published in the June issue of Emergency Radiology has found.
June 2, 2022
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Report: U.S. needs $100M annually to study low-dose radiation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine estimates that the U.S. needs $100 million annually over the next 15 years to investigate the impact of low doses of radiation on human health.
June 1, 2022
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GE contrast plant in Shanghai to approach full production next week
By Brian Casey
There may be a light at the end of the tunnel for the global shortage of iodinated contrast media. GE Healthcare said on June 2 that a contrast manufacturing plant in Shanghai, China, will return to close to 100% production of contrast media next week.
June 1, 2022
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Chest CT shows how well COVID-19 vaccines work
By Kate Madden Yee
Chest CT illuminates differences in how well different COVID-19 vaccines work to mitigate the impact of the illness, a study published June 1 in the American Journal of Roentgenology shows.
June 1, 2022
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Does increased use of head CT in the ED translate to overuse?
By Kate Madden Yee
Head CT utilization in the emergency department (ED) has continued to increase, as has the use of physician assistants and nurse practitioners in this setting. Are the two related? Apparently not, a study published May 30 in Academic Radiology has found.
May 31, 2022
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Stryker nets FDA clearance for Q Guidance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Orthopedic device developer Stryker has garnered U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Q Guidance spine surgery navigation software.
May 30, 2022
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COVID-19 has long-term negative cognitive effect on healthy people
By Kate Madden Yee
Even patients who have recovered from COVID-19 may experience long-term negative cognitive effects due to the disease -- and the phenomenon doesn't necessarily show up in brain imaging or laboratory results, say researchers in a study published May 26 in the Journal of NeuroVirology.
May 30, 2022
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Radiology experts share strategies for managing CT contrast shortage
By Kate Madden Yee
What's the best way for imaging facilities to manage the ongoing shortage of iodinated contrast media? In a May 26 webinar hosted by RSNA, a panel of radiology experts outlined the practical ways they are handling the shortage, describing strategies their institutions have implemented to respond.
May 26, 2022
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National funds needed to update imaging equipment in Canada
By Louise Gagnon
Canada's inadequate and outdated inventory of medical imaging equipment requires that some scanners be retired to make way for new technology, which will require a massive injection of funds from the national government.
May 25, 2022
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Diversify, divide to conquer the CT contrast shortage crisis
By Kate Madden Yee
In the midst of the CT contrast shortage crisis, radiologists continue to offer their peers tips on how to cope, from diversifying suppliers to dividing contrast doses, say researchers from Texas in a report published May 25 in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.
May 24, 2022
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Radiology mourns loss of LungRADS co-creator McKee
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CT lung screening pioneer Dr. Brady McKee of Amesbury, MA, died May 15 as the result of an accident, according to an obituary published May 18 in the Salem News.
May 24, 2022
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AI aids CT lung screening by assessing suspicious lung nodules
By Erik L. Ridley
Radiologists can improve their assessment of indeterminate lung nodules on CT exams with help from artificial intelligence (AI)-based computer-aided diagnosis software, according to research published online May 24 in Radiology.
May 24, 2022
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