Affected patients may have had their name, date of birth, address, health insurance information and medical information compromised, though there is currently no evidence that any data has been misused.
The state’s fourth largest hospital will no longer provide around the clock IR coverage—something physicians at the facility fear will affect patient care.
Cardiac ultrasound exams often require the sonographer to reach over a patient and hold the probe firmly against the chest while their body faces a different direction to operate the ultrasound machine, which can lead to orthopedic issues over time. Photo at ASE 2023 by Dave Fornell
Orthopedic issues are the biggest work-related injury in cardiology, but this low cost intervention may help.
The publication will include "pictorial essays, case reports and expert commentary for today’s practicing radiologists," the society announced Thursday.
Many newer devices are MRI conditional, but most legacy devices are not, leaving uncertainty around whether their abandoned leads are hazardous when in the presence of a strong magnetic field.
The scoring system has shown great utility in predicting lymph node invasion in various cancers, but until recently, its use in patients with breast cancer had not been thoroughly explored.