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Reddit offers valuable insight into medical students’ perceptions of radiology

An inside look at medical students’ posts on Reddit is giving new insight into how radiology is perceived among candidates looking to pursue medicine as a career.

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Key trends in radiology at the European Congress of Radiology 2023 meeting

The European Congress of Radiology 2023 industry exhibition featured more than 250 medical imaging vendors. Bhvita Jani, research manager at the healthcare market analysis firm Signify Research, attended the meeting and offered several takeaway observations.

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Decreasing energy consumption in radiology: How one hospital reduced use and saved big

Energy consumption reduction tactics could decrease greenhouse gas emissions owed to radiology while also saving departments tens of thousands of dollars every year. A team of experts at University Hospital Basel in Switzerland detailed their strategy for reducing their radiology department’s energy consumption on April 18 in a new paper in Radiology.

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New partnership increases radiology’s presence within the FDA’s Network of Experts

The Radiological Society of North America is joining the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Network of Experts. RSNA made the announcement on Tuesday, April 18, indicating enthusiasm for the opportunity to share the renowned society’s expertise.

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Shear wave elastography assessment improves TI-RADS scoring

Evaluating the vascularity and elastography in suspicious Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) categories was recently proven an effective strategy for more accurately assessing thyroid nodules for malignancy.

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Blood, Breast Cancer Survivors Stand Out for Heart Risks Over a Decade Later

Certain cancers remained associated with a wide range of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) more than a decade down the road, according to a study of U.K. Biobank participants.

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AI’s growing impact on echocardiography

Cardiology is the speciality with the second largest grouping of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared artificial intelligence (AI) applications, trailing only radiology. A sizeable number of these cardiology-focused AI algorithms are for cardiac ultrasound, and that number is growing.

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Automated ultrasound excels for women with dense breasts

Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) allows for reproducible breast imaging without variation based on which sonographer performs the exam. It also can help centers where they are short on qualified breast sonographers.  Breast ultrasound can help identify cancers, or benign cysts, even in women with very dense breast tissue.

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High Out-of-Pocket Costs Tied to Less Follow-Up After Initial Mammography

While out-of-pocket costs (OOPCs) have largely been eliminated for screening mammography, they still serve as financial barriers to patients undergoing subsequent diagnostic tests, according to results from a retrospective cohort study.

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Embryo Development Delayed in Pregnancies Ending in Miscarriage

Embryonic morphological development is delayed in live pregnancies ending in miscarriage, according to a prospective cohort study from the Netherlands.

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Coffee and Heart Function; Ionizing Radiation and CVD

Check out this episode of HealthWatch that covers the cardiovascular impact of low and moderate dose radiation, coffee’s effect on heart function, COVID-19 testing in long-term care facilities, and the link between delirium after surgery in older adults and subsequent dementia.

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Improved OS With Hyperfractionated RT in Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Compared with standard fractionation, hyperfractionated intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) could significantly increase overall survival, as well as reduce the rate of severe late complications in patients with locally advanced recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

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