Diversity among the radiologist workforce may be lacking, despite commitment from the specialty to address this issue. But one New York radiology department has found promise piloting a virtual imaging internship to target underrepresented minority medical students, experts reported Thursday.Weill Cornell Medicine recently designed the four-week program, hoping to provide clinical exposure and allow students […]
Lung ultrasound (LUS) score is predictive of the development of moderate to severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (ms-BPD), with moderate diagnostic accuracy on the third day of life (DOL) and the seventh DOL, according to the results of a multicenter, prospective, observational diagnostic accuracy study published in the journal CHEST.Researchers sought to examine the diagnostic accuracy of the […]
The CMS said it has instructed Medicare administrative contractors to temporarily hold all Medicare claims with dates of service on or after April 1 until a moratorium on Medicare sequestration cuts is extended, shielding health care organizations from a 2% payment cut set to take effect today. The agency also announced it “will resume standard […]
Dr. Maya Goldenberg has broadened her research into the science-values complex to investigate vaccine hesitancy as illustrative of poor public trust in scientific institutions. She will be taking us through vaccine hesitancy, looking at social and political concerns including mistrust of scientific institutions and government. You won’t want to miss this!Earn 5.0 CE Hours and […]
Objective: The purpose of this study was to categorize patients into different grades of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) by ultrasonography and to compare the findings with their serum lipid profile. Materials and Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study design was used. One hundred and nine patients without a history of alcohol consumption of age more than […]
It is clinically important to assess the degree of hepatic injury in addition to the clinical diagnosis of underlying liver diseases. Fibrotic deposits represent the response of liver tissue to damage, and the degree of hepatic fibrosis is an important prognostic indicator and therapeutic target in liver diseases. Invasive liver biopsy has been the golden […]
Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) dissection is a rare disease. Most of the cases are diagnosed through contrast-enhanced computed tomography. The use of emergent bedside ultrasound has been described to diagnose aortic dissection. However, evidence is limited regarding the use of bedside ultrasound for diagnosing SMA dissection, which is a known risk factor for aortic dissection. […]
A 57-year-old female presented with a swelling in her right groin for the last 2 years. There was gradual increase in size of the swelling over 2 years. Currently, she presented with acute pain. The swelling reduced on lying down and increased on standing. It was an isolated groin swelling without evidence of associated great […]