Emergency Radiology: Page 25

Siemens issues security advisory for molecular products
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthineers and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team have issued security advisories regarding security vulnerabilities in the vendor's molecular imaging products running on Windows XP or Windows 7.
August 3, 2017
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Canadian head CT rule reduces unnecessary exams
By Kate Madden Yee
Using the Canadian CT Head Rule to assess the need for imaging after trauma in community emergency departments reduces unnecessary exams by more than 5%, according to a study published online July 21 in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
July 25, 2017
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WhatsApp works well for pediatric ortho trauma
By Brian Casey
Researchers in Israel are finding new clinical uses for WhatsApp, the popular global text messaging platform. Reading images sent to smartphones via WhatsApp showed good agreement with the same images being read on a PACS workstation for pediatric orthopedic surgeons, according to a new study in Pediatric Emergency Care.
July 23, 2017
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Study questions use of FAST exam for kids with trauma
By Erik L. Ridley
Can a focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) exam improve the clinical care of hemodynamically stable children who have blunt trauma to the torso? Apparently not, according to research published June 13 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
June 13, 2017
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Handheld ultrasound scanner hits the trail
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Handheld-ultrasound technology developer Clarius Mobile Health is touting the use of its scanner for a novel application: patrolling trails at a mountain resort in Canada to diagnose skiing and mountain biking injuries.
June 1, 2017
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Do ED MRI scans reduce hospital stays for MS patients?
By Wayne Forrest
Could performing MRI scans on individuals who present to the emergency department (ED) with symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) cut how long they end up staying in the hospital? Researchers from Johns Hopkins reported interesting findings in a new study.
May 30, 2017
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Who should read point-of-care ED ultrasound exams?
By Erik L. Ridley
When radiologists interpret initial ultrasound studies in the emergency department (ED), fewer follow-up imaging studies are needed, according to research presented at the American College of Radiology meeting in Washington, DC.
May 25, 2017
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Increases in ED imaging use aren't across-the-board
By Kate Madden Yee
The use of CT and MRI in the emergency department (ED) has grown over the past 20 years, but that growth varies from one disease to another, and it appears to be concentrated on a limited number of conditions, according to a study published online May 5 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
May 14, 2017
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Taking care of logistics can reduce errors in emergency radiology
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Errors in medicine have become headline news in recent years, and legal action against physicians for alleged malpractice is an increasing problem. Radiology is not exempt from this phenomenon. Emergency radiologists must, therefore, learn how best to safeguard their practice against human error and champion processes that will prevent systematic flaws.
March 4, 2017
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Follow-up imaging is less when rads read ED ultrasounds
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients undergo less follow-up imaging when radiologists rather than nonradiologist physicians read ultrasound scans performed in the emergency department (ED), according to a study published online February 22 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
February 22, 2017
Ultrasound elevates diagnosis of pulmonary embolism
By Erik L. Ridley
Adding lung and venous ultrasound into the diagnostic process for pulmonary embolism can yield improved sensitivity and specificity, obviating the need for CT pulmonary angiography in many cases, according to research that will be published in the March issue of Academic Emergency Medicine.
February 7, 2017
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SPECT/CT advances abdominal emergency diagnoses
By Wayne Forrest
SPECT/CT can be a valuable resource for diagnosing gastrointestinal and genitourinary bleeding in the emergency room setting, and it does so in a reasonable amount of additional time, according to a study from Stony Brook University.
January 30, 2017
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