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New data highlight the significant burden contrast media use places on the environment, prompting experts to call for more stringent use of these agents. 

The decision to utilize such scans is challenging for emergency providers, with the condition most often of benign origin, according to new research published in the journal of Emergency Radiology. 

“There is enormous potential here, and the [American Cancer Society] is thrilled with the outcome of this study," one investigators says. 

DECT systems allow for a contrast dose reduction of up to 25% during computed tomography pulmonary angiography exams.

It has been well established that chronic stress can affect an individual both physically and psychologically but measuring its impact objectively has remained a challenge.

The tool also can be used on contrasted abdominal scans completed for other clinical indications, helping providers to identify and address suspicious lesions before they worsen.  

Residents, nurses, technologists and transporters at Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, believe planned downtime will cripple an "already incredibly overstretched hospital.”

The use of artificial intelligence has the potential to significantly improve the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, new data suggest.