Patient Safety

How accurate is the 'Final Destination Bloodlines' MRI scene?
By Kate Madden Yee
How accurate is the 'Final Destination Bloodlines' MRI scene? A story published May 17 on Today.com explores the question.
May 19, 2025
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AAPM: CMS measure for reporting CT radiation dose riddled with 'ambiguities'
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiation dose and image quality performance measures for CT imaging accepted by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2023 are "ambiguous" and need to be reconsidered, according to the AAPM.
March 25, 2025
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PowerPoint files may contain protected imaging health information
By Kate Madden Yee
Personal health information -- images included -- can be easily accessed on the internet in PowerPoint file.
October 14, 2024
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LAPD officer's gun pulled against an MRI machine during cannabis raid
By Kate Madden Yee
The gun of an LAPD officer was pulled against an MRI machine during a cannabis raid that did not discover any live plants.
September 25, 2024
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MPFS: CMS proposes CPT codes that would address MRI patient safety
By Kate Madden Yee
CMS in its suggested MPFS has proposed CPT codes that would address the additional labor required for imaging patients with complications.
July 17, 2024
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Philips issues safety notice for discontinued MRI coils
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Information for customers still using MRI systems that employ discontinued first-generation SENSE XL Torso coil units (1.5T and 3.0T).
June 28, 2024
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Michigan adds requirements for medical imaging equipment operators
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
New medical imaging qualifications took five years to accomplish with advocates eventually bypassing state lawmakers.
June 7, 2024
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MRI safety oversight: Gaps 'big enough to drive a truck through'
By Kate Madden Yee
MRI safety oversight is spotty at best, with gaps "big enough to drive a truck through," according to Tobias Gilk, founder of Gilk Radiology Consultants in Overland Park, KS.
June 5, 2024
MRI bed gurney accident, Kaiser Permanente Redwood City, CA. Image courtesy of Tobias Gilk.
ARRS: How to manage the side effects of radiopharmaceuticals
By Liz Carey
Three clinical issues that may arise with theranostics treatments will require special provisions, according to a talk at ARRS 2024.
May 8, 2024
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WHO: AI use in low-income countries could be ‘dangerous’
By Will Morton
The WHO has issued a warning that the use of large generative AI models carries risks that low-income societies and health systems may not yet be prepared to address.
January 29, 2024
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Customized support reduces CT, MRI order errors
By Kate Madden Yee
Up to 44% of diagnostic errors are due to laboratory tests and radiology exams that were inappropriately ordered, according to new research.
January 4, 2024
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Radiographers struggle with communication, care for suicidal patients
By Amerigo Allegretto
Radiographers have difficulty communicating with and caring for patients who present for diagnostic imaging following suicide attempts, according to findings published September 5 in Radiography.
September 10, 2023
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