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Friday, March 6, 2020

What’s the Right Drinking Protocol for...

Choosing the right contrast and drinking protocol has a direct impact on an imaging department’s productivity. Patients who cannot complete their drinking protocol often require encouragement or, in some cases, nasogastric tube placement. This...

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Friday, January 31, 2020

Restraint vs Stabilization in Diagnostic...

During our sales process we are occasionally asked if iFIX is a form of stabilization or if it could it be considered a restraint. This is a valid question considering all of the requirements associated with placing a patient in restraints. To answer...

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Friday, November 1, 2019

When Infection Prevention Can Mean...

In medical imaging, there’s a question that should keep every technologist awake at night: is it really clean? Hospitals are exposed to innumerable diseases and bacteria every day, making it crucial for technologists to clean all surfaces with...

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Friday, October 25, 2019

NG Placements: When Pediatric Patients Can’t...

What do you do when pediatric patients can’t ingest the required amount of contrast for enterography? Chances are, your medical staff resorts to nasogastric intubation (NGT) - a thin tube placed through patient’s nose into the stomach. This is an...

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Friday, July 5, 2019

Are HAIs Lurking on Your Imaging Table?

Healthcare associated infections (HAI) will account for 1.7 million infections this year and cause up to 99,000 patient deaths in the United States alone. Bacteria, fungus, and viruses are typically responsible for infection, and bacteria alone is...

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Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Patients in Motion: How to Stabilize Patients...

Reducing patient exposure to radiation is a high priority for any imaging department. Groups like Image Gently champion facilities that practice safe imaging. Safer imaging and patient care are a foremost concern for Agnieszka Dziubinski, Manager of...

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Friday, December 7, 2018

Localization of Needle Entry Point For CT...

Since first suggested in 1976, CT guidance during interventional procedures has become indispensable. Common procedures that utilize CT guidance and can benefit from a localization device include biopsies, drainages, cryoablation, celiac plexus, and...

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Friday, October 19, 2018

Cincinnati Children’s Compares Two Neutral...

The Department of Radiology at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center compared two neutral oral contrast agents and published their findings (Comparison of Two Neutral Oral Contrast Agents in Pediatric Patients: A Prospective...

CT of Abdomen/Pelvis

Friday, July 13, 2018

Current Trends with Oral Contrast in...

Every hospital has its own set of protocols to address the needs of their patient population. When it comes to diagnostic CT, drinking protocols for oral contrast can vary from facility to facility. While oral contrast plays a critical role in...

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