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2021-07-28 10:45:32 Rethinking Time-to-Exchange: Outcomes of Nephrostomy Tube Placement in Pregnancy
https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(21)01049-6/fulltext?rss=yes

This study evaluated outcomes for percutaneous nephrostomy tube placement in pregnant patients, including potential complications that required early, unplanned tube exchange. A retrospective review was conducted for 51 pregnant patients and a nonpregnant cohort matched 1:1 who received percutaneous nephrostomy tube placement between 2012 and 2020. Factors potentially contributing to unplanned tube exchanges were analyzed, including gestational age, prevalence and severity of hydronephrosis, presence of renal calculi, and serum calcium level. Open / Comment

2021-07-27 18:48:57 Chest X-Rays Miss Most Blunt Trauma Injuries
https://www.medimaging.net/radiography/articles/294788981/chest-x-rays-miss-most-blunt-trauma-injuries.html

A new study suggests that when used alone, chest X-ray (CXR), without other trauma screening criteria, has poor screening performance... Open / Comment

2021-07-27 18:47:57 Ultrasound Reduces Unnecessary Scoliosis Screening X-Rays
https://www.medimaging.net/radiography/articles/294788980/ultrasound-reduces-unnecessary-scoliosis-screening-x-rays.html

Using dedicated ultrasound to screen schoolchildren for scoliosis prior to specialist referral can help reduce radiation exposure, according to a... Open / Comment

2021-07-27 18:29:35 Patient Reported Quality of Life Outcomes Following Definitive Radiotherapy with Absorbable Spacer Hydrogel for Prostate Cancer
https://www.advancesradonc.org/article/S2452-1094(21)00113-5/fulltext?rss=yes

: SpaceOAR is a device approved for conventional radiation in prostate cancer. We sought to prospectively observe how SpaceOAR Hydrogel impacted quality of life (QOL) and dosimetry to organs at risk at our institution. Open / Comment

2021-07-27 18:28:35 Comparison between dose-escalated intensity-modulated radiotherapy and three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy for salvage radiotherapy after prostatectomy
https://www.advancesradonc.org/article/S2452-1094(21)00111-1/fulltext?rss=yes

To compare long-term outcomes and late toxicity between patients treated with three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) and with dose-escalated intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) as salvage radiotherapy (SRT) after prostatectomy. Open / Comment

2021-07-27 09:40:59 2022 Health Policy Update
https://www.aapm.org/government_affairs/CMS/2022HealthPolicyUpdate.asp

July 2021 Proposed Rule; Radiation Oncology Model 2020 Proposed Rule Summary... Open / Comment

2021-07-26 17:25:42 GE Healthcare Backs Development of Innovative Total-Body PET/CT Scanner for Simultaneous ...
https://www.medimaging.net/industry-news/articles/294789054/ge-healthcare-backs-development-of-innovative-total-body-pet-ct-scanner-for-simultaneous-whole-body-imaging.html

GE Healthcare (Chicago, IL, USA) is backing a collaboration among Quibim (Valenciana, Spain), Full Body Insight, and Oncovision (Valenciana, Spain)... Open / Comment

2021-07-26 13:34:35 Survey of Interventional Radiologists providing Endovascular Stroke Therapy in the United States
https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(21)01221-5/fulltext?rss=yes Open / Comment

2021-07-26 13:33:35 Stability of Retained Inferior Vena Cava Filter Fragments After Filter Removal
https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(21)01235-5/fulltext?rss=yes

To assess the stability and outcome of fractured inferior vena cava (IVC) filter fragments that are retained in patients after IVC filter removal. Open / Comment

2021-07-26 12:50:04 2020 AAPM Professional Survey
http://www.aapm.org/AAPMUtilities/download.asp?file=surveys/AAPM-Salary2020.pdf

The latest AAPM Professional Survey reporting 2020 data is now available. Open / Comment