For patients undergoing PCI, subclinical hypothyroidism was associated with higher short-term and long-term mortality.

While eliminating gonadal and fetal shielding makes sense, the specialty should not end all use of lead aprons, one imaging group warned. 

A noted AI researcher and educator who was drawn to the field by its escalating penetration of “the mysteries of perception and cognition” has found a sort of missing link in its evolution. 

The tools could be used by primary care providers to head off adverse respiratory events and suboptimal healthcare utilization. 

Around since 1975, Progressive Radiology dubs itself as the “leading” provider of outpatient imaging services in Illinois, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. 

University of California, San Francisco, researchers found unusual lesions in 5.5% of cases and none were malignant.

Researchers were able to predict, with considerable accuracy, each patient's 5- and 10-year risk of heart failure. 

The model can predict up to four days in advance if intensive care solutions may be needed.

An AI application that interprets MRI scans of the brain for signs or confirmation of injury has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA.

An ultrasound exam at Montefiore, for instance, runs roughly $800 more than the average in New York City, while a CT is $2,200 more expensive and an MRI $4,000 pricier, UHC claimed.