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Cinematic rendering bolsters visualization of acute trauma
By Abraham Kim
Monday, November 26 | 11:20 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | SSC04-06 | Room S504ABIn this Monday presentation, researchers from Canada will detail their initial experience with cinematically rendered images in the context of acute trauma.
November 5, 2018
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Do older patients wait longer for CT trauma evaluation?
By Abraham Kim
Tuesday, November 27 | 3:30 p.m.-3:40 p.m. | SSJ06-04 | Room S402ABOlder trauma patients tend to wait longer for CT exams than younger patients do, despite presenting with similar types of injuries, researchers have found.
October 31, 2018
Radiologists dominate emergency CT utilization
By Abraham Kim
Tuesday, November 27 | 3:20 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | SSJ06-03 | Room S402ABThe utilization rate of CT in U.S. hospital emergency departments has sharply increased since 2004, with radiologists continuing to perform most CT interpretations for nearly all subcategories, researchers will report in this Tuesday presentation.
October 31, 2018
Choosing Wisely doesn't reduce pediatric chest x-rays
By Brian Casey
Nearly half of children presenting at U.S. emergency departments from 2007 to 2015 with acute bronchiolitis received radiography, despite the publication in 2013 of Choosing Wisely guidelines recommending against the imaging exam, according to a research letter published October 16 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
October 16, 2018
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CT decision aid cuts follow-up imaging in kids with trauma
By Abraham Kim
Shared decision-making using a decision aid did not reduce the use of head CT for children with minor head injury, but it did improve parental knowledge and engagement and ultimately decrease downstream imaging, according to an article published online September 21 in JAMA Network Open.
September 21, 2018
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ISCT: Should CT be first for evaluating chest trauma?
By Abraham Kim
SAN DIEGO - What's the best first-line diagnostic technique for assessing penetrating chest trauma? Dr. Savvas Nicolaou made the case for CT as the imaging modality of choice in a Friday presentation at the 2018 International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT) symposium.
September 13, 2018
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High rate of pediatric head CT persists despite efforts
By Abraham Kim
U.S. emergency departments continue to rely on CT to routinely evaluate children presenting with head trauma, despite long-standing efforts -- such as the Image Gently initiative -- to reduce overuse of the exam, according to an article published online September 4 in Pediatrics.
September 4, 2018
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IMS to roll out teaching software at ASER meeting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
International Medical Solutions (IMS) plans to release IMS Learn, an interactive teaching software module, at the upcoming American Society of Emergency Radiology (ASER) annual meeting in McLean, VA.
August 15, 2018
Philips issues security advisory for cardiac PACS software
By Erik L. Ridley
Philips Healthcare and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team have issued security advisories regarding vulnerabilities in the vendor's IntelliSpace Cardiovascular and Xcelera cardiology image and information management software.
August 15, 2018
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AI algorithm can triage head CT exams for urgent review
By Erik L. Ridley
An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can prescreen head CT exams for a range of acute neurological events such as stroke, hemorrhage, or acute hydrocephalus, enabling triage of cases that require urgent review by radiologists, according to research published online August 13 in Nature Medicine.
August 13, 2018
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AI developer MaxQ AI files papers for $8M public offering
By Brian Casey
Artificial intelligence (AI) software developer MaxQ AI has filed papers with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of just over $8 million. The company plans to use the funds to commercialize its Accipio family of AI algorithms for analyzing head CT scans to rule out stroke.
August 13, 2018
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3 reasons why trauma injuries are missed on whole-body CT
By Abraham Kim
There are three major characteristics that predict which patients presenting with multiple traumatic injuries will have their injury overlooked on a whole-body CT exam, according to an August 7 article in Radiology. Identifying these risk factors early could help improve injury detection.
August 8, 2018
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