RapidAI receives FDA 510(k) for another pulmonary embolism tool
Rapid RV/LV uses AI to calculate the ratio between the right and left ventricles, an indicator of pulmonary embolism severity. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - February 22, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Woman, 29, was 'coughing up blood' for days due to multiple blood clots in her lungs
Doctors concluded her pulmonary embolism was caused by an inherited disorder combined with her use of birth control. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AHA Recommends Earlier Surgery in High-Risk Acute PE AHA Recommends Earlier Surgery in High-Risk Acute PE
Modern surgical strategies and mechanical circulatory support yield excellent survival even among the sickest patients with acute pulmonary embolism, the AHA notes in a new scientific statement.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Pulmonary barotrauma in SCUBA diving-related fatalities: a histological and histomorphometric analysis - Casades ús JM, Nieto-Moragas J, Serrando MT, Boadas-Vaello P, Carrera A, Aguirre F, Tubbs RS, Reina F.
Arterial gas embolism following pulmonary barotrauma occurs in 13-24% of cases of diving deaths. The study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of a histomorphometric digital analysis in the detection of air space over-distension due to pulmonary barotrauma. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news
A case of early pulmonary embolism following blunt trauma to chest and a long bone fracture: a case report - Thivaharan Y, Dayapala A, Thanushan M.
BACKGROUND: After substantial trauma, pulmonary embolism (PE) carries a high risk of morbidity and mortality. Early post-traumatic PE in the absence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a distinct entity that might be connected to rare mechanisms or unidentifi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Family 'distraught' as mum dies after going to sleep with painful shoulder
Clare Duffy died of a pulmonary embolism. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
PCCT cuts CCTA contrast by 25%, without impacting image quality
Photon-counting CT (PCCT) reduces the amount of contrast needed for coronar...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Photon-counting CT just as good as MRI for quantifying liver fat
PCCT outperforms conventional CT for pulmonary embolism diagnosis
PCCT reduces abdominal imaging radiation dose by almost 20% (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 30, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Blood Clots in the Lungs: Consider Surgery Earlier to Help Save Lives
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2023 -- The American Heart Association has issued a new scientific statement on pulmonary embolism (PE), a sometimes fatal condition in which a blood clot travels to the lungs.
The American Heart Association (AHA) statement... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 25, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
PCCT outperforms conventional CT for pulmonary embolism diagnosis
Photon-counting CT (PCCT) pulmonary angiography imaging outperforms conventiona...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Texture analysis of CTPA may improve PE assessment
SIIM: AI doesn't improve pulmonary embolism detection on CT
AI can augment radiologists for detecting PE on CTPA scans
CTPA doesn't necessarily improve usual care for PE diagnosis (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 27, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
For Minorities With PE: Less Advanced Treatment, More Mortality For Minorities With PE: Less Advanced Treatment, More Mortality
Non-White patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) were less likely to get advanced therapies, and Hispanics and Asians/Pacific Islanders, had higher death rates than Whites, new data show.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - December 10, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Real-World Study Confirms Benefit of XARELTO ® (rivaroxaban) for Secondary Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Cancer Patients
TITUSVILLE, NJ, December 9, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced observational data from eight years of clinical practice showing that the oral Factor Xa inhibitor XARELTO® (rivaroxaban) is associated with comparable effectiveness and safety to the Factor Xa inhibitor apixaban for the treatment of cancer-associated thromboembolism (CAT) in a broad cohort of patients with various cancer types. Patients with CAT are at a higher risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), which is the second-leading cause of death in people with cancer.1Data from the Observational Study in Cancer-A...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - December 9, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Oxidative Stress in Acute Pulmonary Embolism Severity Oxidative Stress in Acute Pulmonary Embolism Severity
Could oxidative stress markers help determine the severity of acute pulmonary embolism?BMC Pulmonary Medicine (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - December 1, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
RSNA launches Screening Mammography Breast Cancer Detection AI Challenge
The RSNA has launched the Screening Mammography Breast Cancer Detection Artificia...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
RSNA AI challenge focuses on brain tumors
SIIM, RSNA, others partner on COVID-19 AI challenge
RSNA announces pulmonary embolism challenge winners
RSNA names PE as 2020 AI challenge topic
RSNA announces AI challenge winners (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 30, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Al Rocker was 'admitted to hospital' following a life-threatening pulmonary embolism
The Today Show weatherman and host Al Rocker disappeared from his regular fixture as he was hospitalised. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pellet pulmonary embolism following lower extremity shotgun injury - Biddle K, Nyandoro MG, Jarmin MJ, Weber D.
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Source: SafetyLit - November 14, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
