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   Articles with "diagnostic imaging" as a keyword



Understanding the Value of Diagnostic Imaging in Ischemic Stroke Outcomes.

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "JAMA network open"

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.23077

Abstract: The use of medical imaging in the US has been steadily increasing over the last 2 decades. 1 For patients with suspected ischemic stroke, almost all have received computed tomography (CT) imaging of the brain… read more here.

Keywords: imaging ischemic; value diagnostic; diagnostic imaging; stroke ... See more keywords

Small Study Effects in Diagnostic Imaging Accuracy

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "JAMA Network Open"

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.28776

Abstract: Key Points Question What are the prevalence and extent of small study effects in the diagnostic imaging literature? Findings This meta-analysis of diagnostic performance data pooled from 31 diagnostic imaging accuracy meta-analyses including 668 primary… read more here.

Keywords: study effects; effects diagnostic; small study; diagnostic imaging ... See more keywords

How do hospitals respond to payment unbundling for diagnostic imaging of suspected cancer patients?

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Health economics"

DOI: 10.1002/hec.4804

Abstract: Payments for some diagnostic scans undertaken in outpatient settings were unbundled from Diagnosis Related Group based payments in England in April 2013 to address under-provision. Unbundled scans attracted additional payments of between £45 and £748… read more here.

Keywords: suspected cancer; cancer; payment unbundling; imaging suspected ... See more keywords

Frequency, cost, and variation in inpatient diagnostic imaging use in children's hospitals.

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Journal of hospital medicine"

DOI: 10.1002/jhm.70183

Abstract: BACKGROUND Diagnostic imaging studies are frequently utilized when caring for pediatric patients. The most prevalent and costly imaging studies among hospitalized children are unknown. OBJECTIVE Identify imaging studies with highest frequency, cost, rates of repetition,… read more here.

Keywords: imaging studies; variation; imaging; cost ... See more keywords
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Photon-Counting CT: A Quantum Leap in Diagnostic Imaging?!

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "Clinical Neuroradiology"

DOI: 10.1007/s00062-022-01145-2

Abstract: When I started my education in neuroradiology almost 30 years ago, there was conventional x-ray, angiography, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Truth be told, I did not expect to see a new… read more here.

Keywords: quantum leap; photon counting; counting quantum; diagnostic imaging ... See more keywords

Imaging guidelines for acute pancreatitis: when and when not to image

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Abdominal Radiology"

DOI: 10.1007/s00261-019-02319-2

Abstract: In patients with acute pancreatitis (AP), diagnostic imaging is performed for various reasons, including the detection of the etiology (e.g., biliary obstruction caused by gallstones), diagnosis of pancreatitis in an unclear clinical setting, assessment of… read more here.

Keywords: acute pancreatitis; pancreatitis; image; diagnostic imaging ... See more keywords

The cost of callbacks: return visits for diagnostic imaging discrepancies in a pediatric emergency department

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Emergency Radiology"

DOI: 10.1007/s10140-019-01681-4

Abstract: PurposeDiagnostic imaging has mirrored the steady growth of healthcare utilization in the USA. This has created greater opportunity for diagnostic errors, which can be costly in terms of morbidity and mortality as well as dollars… read more here.

Keywords: pediatric emergency; return visits; diagnostic imaging; imaging discrepancies ... See more keywords
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Diagnostic imaging in COVID-19 pneumonia: a literature review

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recommendations! Published in 2021 at "Journal of Ultrasound"

DOI: 10.1007/s40477-021-00559-x

Abstract: In December 2019 in Wuhan (China), a bat-origin coronavirus (2019-nCoV), also known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified, and the World Health Organization named the related disease COVID-19. Its most severe… read more here.

Keywords: pneumonia literature; covid pneumonia; imaging covid; diagnostic imaging ... See more keywords

Toward a Framework for Benefit-Risk Assessment in Diagnostic Imaging: Identifying Scenario-specific Criteria.

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Academic radiology"

DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2017.02.002

Abstract: RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES Diagnostic imaging has many effects and there is no common definition of value in diagnostic radiology. As benefit-risk trade-offs are rarely made explicit, it is not clear which framework is used in… read more here.

Keywords: radiology; diagnostic imaging; benefit risk; framework ... See more keywords

Diagnostic imaging techniques in patient with liquefied aftercataract imitating intraocular lens opacification

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports"

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101262

Abstract: An 81-year-old patient was referred for an intraocular lens (IOL) exchange surgery because of a presumed IOL opacification. Using diagnostic imaging techniques such as anterior segment optical coherence tomography (OCT) and Scheimpflug imaging, we revealed… read more here.

Keywords: liquefied aftercataract; intraocular lens; opacification; imaging techniques ... See more keywords

Increased detection of blunt carotid and vertebral artery injury after implementation of diagnostic imaging pathway in level 1 trauma centre in Western Australia.

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Injury"

DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2017.06.006

Abstract: BACKGROUND The incidence of Blunt Carotid Artery and Vertebral Artery Injury (BCVI) is relatively low in modern trauma practice. However, these injuries may be associated with severe neurological consequences. Following the introduction of a Diagnostic… read more here.

Keywords: imaging pathway; diagnostic imaging; trauma; blunt carotid ... See more keywords