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Latest (3) Full Text Articles (61)141 mHealth sustainability top of mind Full Text Healthcare IT News, April 9, 2013
142 CMS pays out nearly $12.7B to date in meaningful use EHR adoption incentives Full Text Healthcare IT News, April 9, 2013
143 ONC forges partnership for HIE standards Full Text Healthcare IT News, April 9, 2013
144 Worries rise on insurance exchanges Full Text Healthcare IT News, April 9, 2013
145 Cleveland Clinic research: Prior chest radiation grows risk of death after heart surgery Full Text EurekAlert!, April 9, 2013
146 New Mayo software identifies and stratifies risk posed by lung nodules Full Text EurekAlert!, April 9, 2013
147 Non-invasive mapping helps to localize language centers before brain surgery Full Text ScienceDaily, April 9, 2013
148 New Medicare cuts threaten non-profit hospitals - Moody's Full Text Reuters Health News, April 9, 2013
149 Mostashari, policy committee take critical look at CommonWell Full Text Healthcare IT News, April 8, 2013
150 Low levels of serum bilirubin spell higher lung cancer risk for male smokers Full Text EurekAlert!, April 8, 2013
151 MRI measure of blood flow over atherosclerotic plaque may detect dangerous plaque Full Text ScienceDaily, April 8, 2013
152 New minimally invasive, MRI-guided laser treatment for brain tumor found to be promising in study Full Text ScienceDaily, April 8, 2013
153 Scans May Reveal Pre-Schizophrenia Brain Changes Full Text HealthDay, April 8, 2013
154 Therapy for Barrett's Esophagus Full Text Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News, April 8, 2013
155 US Endoscopy Launches Oracle EUS Balloon for Endoscopic Ultrasound Procedures Full Text Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News, April 8, 2013
156 HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Statement on National Minority Health Month HHS News Releases, April 8, 2013
157 4 ways health IT can build trust Full Text Healthcare IT News, April 5, 2013
158 Web First: CDS overwhelmed by data Full Text Healthcare IT News, April 5, 2013
159 HIT unprepared for omics onslaught Full Text Healthcare IT News, April 5, 2013
160 Integrating cardiovascular imaging modalities revolutionises care offered patients Full Text EurekAlert!, April 5, 2013
Clinical Pearls in Radiology
- CT-scanning before primary PCI is associated with significant delays in door-to-balloon times
- MRI bone edema in metatarsophalangeal and wrist joints is an independent predictor of future RA in patients with early undifferentiated arthritis (UA)
- PET/CT is less sensitive and specific for recurrent differentiated thyroid cancer than Ultrasound and CT
Highlights in Radiology
Full-field digital breast screening mammography superior to screen film mammography
Based on a meta-analysis published in The Breast, full-field digital mammography was shown to be more accurate than screen field mammography for breast screening in women < 50 years of age. The meta-analysis involved 10 studies and 667, 649 women.
Read the article summaryBiopsy of echogenic breast masses
As published in Radiographics, approximately 0.5% of echogenic breast masses are malignant. Biopsies should be considered for echogenic breast masses in patients with a history of cancer or radiation therapy, or masses in ecstatic ducts.
Read the article summaryPredicting carotid infarcts
As published in the American Journal of Neuroradiology, age > 75 years, a history of hypertension and carotid wall thickness > 4 mm is predictive of incident stroke in most patients with < 70% carotid stenosis.
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3 Dysfunctional Foods U.S. News & World Report - Health, April 2, 2013
4 5 heavy hitters take lead on UDI Healthcare IT News, April 29, 2013 Free full text
5 Migraines and Brain Abnormalities Ivanhoe, April 1, 2013 Free full text
6 mHealth sustainability top of mind Healthcare IT News, April 9, 2013 Free full text
7 TEDMED speakers propose some innovative new uses for big data Healthcare IT News, April 19, 2013 Free full text
8 Doctors urged to pause before they post, text or e-mail USA Today, April 15, 2013 Free full text
9 Prostate Cancer Lasers Ivanhoe, April 23, 2013 Free full text
10 Paper: Sharing individual health information could improve care and reduce costs for all EurekAlert!, April 16, 2013 Free full text
11 Freezing nerves knocks pain out cold EurekAlert!, April 15, 2013 Free full text
12 Diagnostic Errors Are the Most Common Type of Medical Mistake Time, April 25, 2013 Free full text
13 Navidea cancer imaging agent may see wider use Reuters Health News, April 5, 2013 Free full text
14 Radioactive bacteria targets metastatic pancreatic cancer ScienceDaily, April 23, 2013 Free full text
15 Few to no work efficiencies when different providers read different scans on same patient EurekAlert!, April 10, 2013 Free full text
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