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Automated perfusion mapping falls short in stroke
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - Automatically generated color CT perfusion maps have a role in the emergency care of ischemic stroke patients, but they are less accurate than manually generated maps, according to research presented at ECR 2015.
March 7, 2015
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CT scanner in the ED cuts patient waiting times
By Eric Barnes
Substantial time can be saved by siting CT scanners in the emergency department (ED) rather than transporting patients to the radiology department hundreds of meters away, according to a new study in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
February 19, 2015
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Mobile stroke unit with CT scanner speeds care in Cleveland
By Eric Barnes
A mobile stroke treatment unit with a CT scanner and medical personnel aboard is dramatically cutting time-to-treatment decisions for Cleveland stroke patients. Clot-busting drugs were provided in nearly half the usual time, according to a study presented at this week's 2015 International Stroke Conference.
February 11, 2015
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CANM: Nuclear MPI tests could help ED docs rule out patients
By Louise Gagnon
The broader use of nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) stress tests could help emergency department (ED) physicians better determine which patients can be safely discharged after a normal electrocardiogram and negative biomarker results, according to a February 1 talk at the Canadian Association of Nuclear Medicine (CANM) meeting in Montreal.
February 4, 2015
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Study finds growing use of emergency imaging may be justified
By Kate Madden Yee
Policymakers continue to focus on how emergency department imaging use rates keep increasing, implying that the uptick is due to overutilization. But there may be other reasons for the growth, and patients may actually benefit, according to a new study published January 23 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
February 3, 2015
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Head CT may be overused in emergency departments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Few patients who present to the emergency department with syncope or dizziness actually need a head CT scan, even though current medical practice pressures physicians to perform them, according to a new study in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
January 27, 2015
Single-digit growth forecast for global x-ray market
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Increasing demand for bedside and emergency medical imaging is expected to expand the global x-ray market through 2018, according to a new report from Transparency Market Research.
January 6, 2015
Trauma CT experts unveil fresh data on accident fatalities
By Philip Ward
In all trauma cases, there is a higher incidence of upper cervical fractures compared with lower ones, and pedestrians involved in fatal accidents are far more likely than cyclists to suffer a cervical fracture, Swiss researchers reported at RSNA 2014.
December 2, 2014
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ER imaging rates are up, but is that a bad thing?
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - In contrast to Medicare outpatient imaging trends, imaging use in the emergency department has continued to grow. But that may not be a bad thing, according to a presentation given on Sunday at the RSNA 2014 conference.
November 30, 2014
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MRI seems 'suitable' 1st option for diagnosing appendicitis
By Wayne Forrest
Tuesday, December 2 | 10:50 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | SSG03-03 | Room E352MRI may be a suitable first-line imaging test to diagnose appendicitis in the general population, according to this study from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
November 10, 2014
Emergency departments continue to drive CT use
By Eric Barnes
Bucking an overall downward trend in utilization of advanced imaging services, emergency departments are still seeing growth in imaging, especially in CT use, which has tripled over the past decade, according to a new article in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
November 10, 2014
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Ultrasound can help diagnose appendicitis in reproductive-age women
By Kate Madden Yee
Thursday, December 4 | 12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m. | GIS386 | Lakeside Learning CenterUltrasound can be used for the initial evaluation of suspected acute appendicitis, especially in reproductive-age women, according to researchers from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California.
November 5, 2014
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