DECT-based technique identifies metastatic lymph nodes
Wednesday, November 29 | 3:30 p.m.-3:40 p.m. | W7-SSCH08-4 | Room E350
In this Wednesday presentation, researchers will share results from a study that demonstrated how a dual-energy computed tomography (DECT)-based technique can identify lymph node metastases in breast cancer patients.
The technique uses iodine quantification and fat fraction analysis, according to a group led by Ibrahim Yel, MD, of the University Hospital Frankfurt in Germany. Yel's team performed a study that included 30 women with breast cancer who underwent DECT before undergoing lymph node removal; histological information after surgery was the ref...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 13, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: 2023 CT Preview Source Type: news
"A new order of poisonous substances": revisiting Robert M. Glover's dissertation on the physiological effects of bromine, chlorine, and iodine compounds - Perkins-McVey M.
Robert Mortimer Glover's contribution as the first to identify the anaesthetic effects of chloroform went unrecognized for over 130 years. Posterity now remembers Glover as the first to experimentally demonstrate the effects of chloroform, and yet, the sco... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
PCCT offers multiple benefits for imaging pediatric patients
Photon-counting CT (PCCT) has much to offer when it comes to pediatric imaging, according to a review article published October 25 by American researchers in the British Journal of Radiology.The technology could make diagnosis of diseases and/or conditions among children easier, wrote a team led by Kelly Horst, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN."Because children are generally more prone to movement during scan acquisition than are adult patients, pediatric CT protocols tend to prioritize rapid image acquisition to reduce motion artifacts, in addition to radiation dose reduction," the group noted. "Dual-source CT [i....
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 30, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Clinical News CT Source Type: news
Creation of rare heavy elements witnessed in neutron-star collision
Space telescope used to monitor event 1bn light years away that sheds light on how unusual elements are formedAstronomers have witnessed the creation of rare heavy elements in the aftermath of a violent collision between two neutron stars that were booted out of their home galaxy about 1bn light years away.The cataclysmic explosion unleashed a burst of gamma rays more than 1m times brighter than the Milky Way and blasted material into space that formed the rare element tellurium and others known as actinides and lanthanides. The more common elements iodine and thorium are also thought to have been forged in the event.Conti...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 25, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Space James Webb space telescope Science Astronomy Black holes Chemistry Source Type: news
Less Dairy Leads to Decline in Iodine Concentrations Less Dairy Leads to Decline in Iodine Concentrations
Iodine concentration declines among women of reproductive age in the United States over two decades correlate with reductions in dairy consumption.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Fresenius Kabi launches substitute for MRI contrast Gadavist
Fresenius Kabi has released a generic substitute for the MRI contrast agen...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Fresenius Kabi to launch generic contrast agents in the U.S. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 8, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
RAI Effects on Clonal Hematopoiesis in Thyroid Cancer RAI Effects on Clonal Hematopoiesis in Thyroid Cancer
Could radioactive iodine therapy contribute to an increase in clonal hematopoiesis? A new study examines the treatment effects in patients with thyroid cancer.Clinical Endocrinology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Journal Article Source Type: news
Multimodality ultrasound risk model outperforms TI-RADS
A risk prediction model using multimodality ultrasound bests TI-RADS when i...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Imaging protocol described for thyroid treatment (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - June 28, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
What Can Boric Acid Be Used For?
Discussion
Boron is possibly an essential trace element for humans and is found in water and plants. Common sources are apples, beans (cooked and dried), coffee, fruits, milk, and potatoes. Borates are used as cleaning agents, fertilizers, greasing agents, food preservatives, in fiberglass production, as an insecticide, and even to help prevent wet and dry rot in wood. They can be used to acidify or thicken fluids.
Toxic borate exposure can occur through inhalation, or oral and dermal routes with non-intact skin being a bigger problem. Borate toxicity can cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, emesis, fever, irritability, seizure...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - June 26, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Surgery, Radioactive Iodine for Hyperthyroidism Up Survival Surgery, Radioactive Iodine for Hyperthyroidism Up Survival
In large cohort study, both radioactive iodine and thyroidectomy extended longevity compared with antithyroid medications, while surgery raised the risk for weight gain.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - June 25, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
What Are Potential Problems of Using Povidone-Iodine?
Discussion
Povidone-iodine (polyvinylpyrrolidone iodine or PVP-I) is one of the most common antiseptics for more than 150 years. It is used for antisepsis mainly topically but also in mucosal cavities (i.e. mouth, nose, throat, vagina, etc.) or surfaces (i.e. umbilical cord). It has been used to treat chronic mucosal infections such as adult chronic rhinosinusitis. It’s irritant properties are used for chemical pleurodesis.
A common trade solution is Betadine® which contains “90% water, 8.5% PVP and 1% available iodine and iodine with a free iodine concentration of 1 parts-per-million.” PVP-I is a brown/...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - June 19, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
ISMRM: Can MRI contrast residuals in hospital wastewater be reduced?
TORONTO - Can the amount of MRI and CT contrast residuals found in hospita...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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More than half of rads concerned about contrast agent availability (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - June 3, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Kidney ultrasound detects abnormalities in children with UTI
About one in five children with first febrile urinary tract infection (UTI...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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3D printing method uses MRI to build pediatric urology models (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 30, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
People On TikTok Are Using Iodine To Target Pimples. But Does It Work?
The antiseptic, which is commonly seen in hospitals, helps prevent infections. Here's what experts think about putting it on your face. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Use of both iodine- and gado-based contrast boosts kidney injury risk
Patients who present in the emergency department (ED) and undergo advanced C...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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More than half of rads concerned about contrast agent availability (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 28, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
