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Philips research center in Ohio lands grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Philips Healthcare Global Advanced Imaging Innovation Center has received $2.5 million in research grants from the Ohio Third Frontier Commission.
September 6, 2011
Bedside US may clear up undifferentiated hypotension picture
By Erik L. Ridley
Performing bedside ultrasound on emergency department patients with undifferentiated hypotension can reduce diagnostic uncertainty and have a clinically significant impact on more than half of cases, according to research from George Washington University Medical Center.
August 31, 2011
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64-slice CT speeds diagnosis in multiple-casualty setting
By Eric Barnes
It may seem intuitive enough that 64-detector-row CT is faster for multiple-casualty trauma than four-detector-row machines, but minutes make a big difference when patients are seriously injured, according to researchers of a new study in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 23, 2011
Rise in CT use linked to drop in hospital admissions
By Eric Barnes
CT use in emergency departments has risen sharply in the past decade, and it's not hard to find opposition to the kinds of growth numbers that some find alarming. But there has been little opposition to an ongoing drop in hospital admissions, and now a study in the Annals of Emergency Medicine has linked the two trends.
August 10, 2011
320-slice cardiac CT yields advantages in the ER
By Eric Barnes
There are significant differences in the way 320-detector-row and 64-detector-row CT scanners perform heart scans of chest pain patients in the emergency room, according to a study presented at the recent Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography meeting in Denver.
July 25, 2011
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Imaging Advantage debuts ED initiative
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology management and interpretation services firm Imaging Advantage has rolled out its Rad-ED Optimization Program.
July 17, 2011
Study hints at unnecessary imaging for acute pelvic pain
By Erik L. Ridley
A new study has found that women admitted to the emergency department for acute pelvic pain may be receiving more imaging exams than needed. Many diagnoses are made based on the initial imaging study and additional exams are unnecessary, the authors say.
July 14, 2011
Kids with normal head CTs don't require hospitalization
By Cynthia E. Keen
Routine hospitalization for neurological observation of children who've had minor blunt head trauma is unnecessary when cranial CT exam results are normal, according to a study of more than 13,500 children that was published online June 17 in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
June 20, 2011
Siemens sponsors ultrasound research
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has underwritten a $20,000 grant from the Emergency Medicine Foundation for point-of-care ultrasound research in emergency settings.
June 19, 2011
Guidelines needed for cervical spine injury evaluation in kids
By Cynthia E. Keen
In a survey evaluating the use of diagnostic imaging to rule out cervical spine injury in a 2-year-old child, 67% of emergency medicine physicians did not elect the recommended standard of care, an x-ray exam, according to an article published in Pediatric Emergency Care.
June 17, 2011
ER docs say malpractice fear leads to tests
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Forty-four percent of almost 1,800 emergency room (ER) physicians responding to a poll reported that the biggest challenge to cutting costs in the emergency department is the fear of lawsuits, according to the American College of Emergency Physicians.
May 26, 2011
MRI can play a vital role in cardiac diagnoses in ED
By Wayne Forrest
MONTREAL - As MRI becomes faster and provides more detailed images, the modality will increase its value for diagnosing acute coronary syndrome and sources of chest pain in emergency departments (EDs), according to speakers at Tuesday's session of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine meeting.
May 9, 2011
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