Automated AI-generated measurements combined with annotated CT images can improve treatment planning and help referring physicians and patients better understand their disease, explained Sarah Jane Rinehart, MD, director of cardiac imaging with Charleston Area Medical Center.

Finding such discrepancies is critical to the continuity of patient care, as medical records and reports are often utilized across multiple providers and facilities. 

Advanced imaging equipment using ionizing radiation enters the global market at the rate of one new technology every five years.

Given the subjective nature of diagnosing concussions, it can be difficult to make the call on whether a patient needs imaging, but many doctors err on the side of caution.

The course’s release follows numerous reported MRI accidents that have occurred in recent years, many that resulted in severe injury and some that were even fatal.

There are still nearly 30 million people who actively smoke in the United States.

There have been a total of 11 incidents so far, including seven injuries and two deaths. Boston Scientific said the agent can still be used if operators follow specific instructions during lower GI bleed embolization procedures.  

The recommendations differ between professional medical organizations and contrast manufacturers as well.