Tag: Imaging Devices
Stress Echo Safe for ER Triage of Patients With Chest Pain
Smaller proportion of patients undergoing SE are hospitalized, with shorter length of stay than CCTA
Surveillance Frequency Doesn’t Cut Mortality in Colorectal Cancer
And, intensity of imaging surveillance not linked to time to detection of colorectal cancer recurrence
Confirmatory Testing Follows ER Use of Ultrasound
Majority of emergency doctors rely on gold standard testing in addition to point of care ultrasound
Similar Risk Predicted for Automated, Clinical BI-RADS Density
Similar discriminatory accuracy for automated, clinical BI-RADS density measures for interval, screen CAs
Mean Depth of Ultrasonographic Penetration Greater in Autism
Greater depth in first trimester versus developmental delay group, typical development group
Ultrasound for Rectal Cancer Staging Tied to More Chemoradiation
But no significant improvement in overall survival compared with CT of the abdomen and pelvis only
Quality Improvement Efforts May Improve Cath Lab Efficiencies
Positive outcomes include improved start times, turn-around times, and days at full utilization
FDA Says U.S. Will Now Produce Critical MRI Component
New technology approved to produce the country's own supply of the radioisotope Technetium-99m
3-D Analysis Differentiates Fat Grafting Techniques
Cotton pad filtration technique found to improve the volume retention of grafted fat
PCPs Perform Ultrasound for DVT Similarly to Vascular Experts
However, further training could improve general practitioners' sensitivity
