Tag: Imaging Devices
FDA: Stop Using Eco-Med Ultrasound Gels, Lotions
Health care providers, facilities should stop using and discard all ultrasound gels and lotions due to risk for bacterial contamination
Patients Burdened by Cost of Diagnostic Imaging Interpretations
Half of patients are liable for some costs of secondary imaging interpretation, but only 17.1 percent made out-of-pocket payments
AI Can Detect Scaphoid Fractures on Conventional Radiographs
No significant difference in AUC seen for detecting scaphoid fractures with convolutional neural network versus 11 radiologists
AI Algorithm Helps Evaluate Pulmonary Nodules Detected on Screening CT
Deep learning algorithm could aid malignancy risk estimation of pulmonary nodules detected on low-dose screening CT
AI System Can Predict Deterioration in COVID-19 Patients in ED
System that uses chest X-ray images, clinical variables had area under the curve of 0.786 for predicting deterioration in 96 hours
ACP Advises Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Aid Diagnosis of Dyspnea
POCUS suggested in addition to standard diagnostic pathway for patients in ED, inpatient setting when diagnosis is uncertain
Occult Brain Mets Detected in Patients With Advanced Renal Cancer
Asymptomatic brain metastases incidentally diagnosed in about 4 percent of patients with mRCC during clinical trial screening
Noncalcified Coronary Plaque Up for People Living With HIV
Calcified coronary plaque prevalence lower among PLWH without known cardiovascular disease versus healthy volunteers without HIV
Children With Down Syndrome at Higher Risk for Leukemia
Risk particularly high for acute myeloid leukemia before age 5 years
Brain Activity May Play Role in ‘Broken Heart Syndrome’
Stress-related brain activity tied to higher risk for developing Takotsubo syndrome