Brian McKinney, is the first CT technologist recognized with a Beekley Medical EMPOWER award. Brian has been in the field for over two decades and is a reliable champion to the imaging department at...
There is new insight into the debate over the use of oral contrast in the ED setting when evaluating patients with acute abdominal pain (AAP). A 2023 study from the University of Michigan saw a 30%...
Early in spring of 2022, GE shutdown its iohexol manufacturing facility in Shanghai to comply with China’s zero-covid policy. GE was unprepared for this sudden halt of production and flew dye to...
In October 2021, technologists in Interventional Radiology across the United States responded to a blind market survey and shared how they localize needle entry sites for biopsy. According to survey...
If the COVID-19 pandemic taught us anything, it revealed how fragile our supply chain systems really are. As of this writing, the US is experiencing a critical shortage of the contrast medium Iohexol.
Radiology is one of the most affected hospital departments by patient cancellations according to the article, " The Financial Burden of Missed Appointments: Uncaptured Revenue Due to Outpatient...
Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. experiences a stroke. It’s the fifth leading cause of death and the top contributor to long-term disability.
No-show patients and cancellations cost the health care system $150 billion a year, according to a study from SCI Solutions. Nationwide, no-show patients and cancellation rates are as high as 30%,...
Patients who have had an abdominal CT scan say that drinking the contrast before the procedure can be the worst part of the whole process because of the texture and/or flavor.
