POCUS used widely in lung ultrasound applications
Some of the top "domains" of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) incorporate the technology into lung ultrasound applications, according to research published in the Journal of Radiology Nursing.
A team led by the POCUS Certification Academy, part of Inteleos in Rockville, MD, published a list of the top 25 POCUS community-defined practice domains, dubbed “POCUS25.” They found via survey data that the POCUS community believes the most important domains are tied to imaging of the pneumothorax, pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade detection, normal lung ultrasound, basic practical physics, and extended focused assess...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 17, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Source Type: news
How to Talk to Your Family About Their Heart Health History
Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) is the most common genetic heart disease, affecting about 1 in every 500 people, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). In people with HOCM, genetic variants cause the heart’s walls to thicken and stiffen, blocking blood from flowing freely from the left ventricle to the aorta. This, in turn, results in shortness of breath and chest pain (especially during physical activity), abnormal heart rhythms, lightheadedness, dizziness, and fainting, and can worsen over time.
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If a parent has HOCM, offspring have a 50% ch...
Source: TIME: Health - April 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sarah Klein Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Can Chat GPT accurately refer patients to IR for treatment?
Chloe Cross, MD, of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.In interventional radiology (IR), most of us quickly become accustomed to needing to explain what we do -- to other clinicians, patients, their families, and even our own families. But how do patients get their own information about IR, if at all? When a patient receives a diagnosis, they may have multiple medical specialists offering various treatment recommendations, so they may be unsure which to follow.If patients search for information using new tools like artificial intelligence, what is it telling them? How much does AI know about IR? Does ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 1, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Chloe G. Cross, MD Tags: Interventional Interventional Radiology Source Type: news
Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: A'Silver Lining'? Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: A'Silver Lining'?
While they can be fatal upon rupture or dissection, ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms are also associated with apparent protection against atherosclerosis.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - January 2, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Aspirin Tied to Slower Growth of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Aspirin Tied to Slower Growth of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Aspirin use may reduce growth and progression of abdominal aortic aneurysms in certain patients, with a favorable safety profile, observational data suggest.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - December 13, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
CEUS has role in follow-up for endovascular aortic repair
Monday, November 27 | 1:40 p.m.-1:50 p.m. | M6-SSVA02-2 | Room N226The performance of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in follow-up imaging after endovascular aortic repair will be compared to that of CT in a 12-year study to be presented in this session.In his talk, Johannes Rübenthaler, MD, from the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich will present research showing how while CEUS may not replace CT in this area, it could be a supplementary modality.Effective diagnostic follow-up is needed for planning and implementing therapy for secondary rupture caused by endoleaks after endovascular aortic repair. While CT is...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 14, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: 2023 Ultrasound Preview Source Type: news
ACR releases updated appropriateness criteria
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released an update to its Appropriateness Criteria, which includes nine new and nine revised topics.
The criteria in total include 233 diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology topics with more than 1,100 clinical variants covering more than 3,000 clinical scenarios. All topics include a narrative, an evidence table, and a literature search summary. The ACR said the criteria aim to assist referring physicians and other providers in making the most appropriate imaging or treatment decisions for specific clinical conditions.
The following are the new topics:
Imaging of In...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 10, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
PET Scan at Diagnosis May Help Predict Aneurysm Risk in GCA PET Scan at Diagnosis May Help Predict Aneurysm Risk in GCA
Patients with aortic inflammation detected by PET were at greater risk for developing aortic aneurysms, particularly thoracic aortic aneurysms.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - October 2, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
Do Fluoroquinolones Up Risk for Aortic Aneurysm or Dissection? Do Fluoroquinolones Up Risk for Aortic Aneurysm or Dissection?
A multipronged observational study suggests that fluoroquinolone use does not increase the risk for aortic aneurysm or dissection. But an expert urges caution in interpretation of these data.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 2, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
World Cup athletes, family and colleagues remember Grant Wahl's legacy
As the U.S. women's team advances through the World Cup, some are mourning the absence of one of the soccer's most prominent voices. Grant Wahl, the leading soccer journalist in the United States, died suddenly of an aortic aneurysm while covering the men's World Cup in Qatar in Dec. 2022. Now,…#worldcup #grantwahl #qatar #brianascurry #uswomennationalteam #sportsillustrated #sportswomenofyear #meglinehan #grant #cbsnews (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Docs Misdiagnose Aneurysm and Patient Dies; Must Pay $29M Docs Misdiagnose Aneurysm and Patient Dies; Must Pay $29M
Was this a case of"when you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras?" The patient ' s presentation was unusual with nonspecific symptoms, plus he was young to have an aortic aneurysm.Medscape Business of Medicine (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Bicuspid Aortic Valves and Aortopathy Cluster Among Close Relatives
(MedPage Today) -- Diagnoses of bicuspid aortic valve (BAV), thoracic aortic aneurysm, and thoracic aortic dissection appeared to run in families extending beyond first-degree relatives, according to the largest pedigree-based study on the subject... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - June 15, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
EVAR vs Aneurysm Activity; Carotid Stenosis Inaccuracy; More PAP in Heart Failure?
(MedPage Today) -- In patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms, endovascular aneurysm repair was shown to reduce aortic microcalcification and disease activity according to fluoride-18 uptake. (Heart)
There was a shrinking of small abdominal aortic... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - May 16, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Novel Risk Tool IDs Those at Risk for Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury
WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 -- A novel risk assessment tool can be used preoperatively to identify patients at risk for contrast-associated acute kidney injury (CA-AKI) after elective endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR), according to... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 29, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Genetic causes of three previously unexplained rare diseases identified
Using a new computational approach developed to analyse large genetic datasets from rare disease cohorts, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and colleagues including the University of Bristol, have discovered previously unknown genetic causes of three rare conditions: primary lymphedema (characterised by tissue swelling), thoracic aortic aneurysm disease, and congenital deafness. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - March 16, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, International, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Translational Health Sciences; Press Release Source Type: news
