Dear AuntMinnie Member,
New details are emerging in the case of a man who was killed when he carried an oxygen cylinder into an MRI suite in India.
Rajesh Maruti Maru is believed to have died from a pneumothorax caused by inhaling oxygen from the damaged tank after it was sucked into the magnet bore. His death prompted the arrest of four hospital workers who were on hand at the scene, including radiologist Dr. Siddhant Shah.
But the local branch of the Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA) is protesting Dr. Shah's arrest, claiming that he was the victim of hospital staffing policies that left the radiology department short of key personnel when the scan occurred during the evening of Saturday, January 27. This left Dr. Shah to do the work of multiple hospital staffers, the IRIA claims.
Learn more by clicking here, or visit our MRI Community at mri.auntminnie.com.
Ultrasound-autism link?
Over the past decade, a handful of research studies have been published hinting at a link between prenatal ultrasound and the appearance of autism spectrum disorder. But no definitive connection has been found.
A new study published this week in JAMA Pediatrics doesn't clear things up much. Researchers analyzed a number of factors involved in ultrasound scanning, such as scan time, the number of exams, and scan duration, to see whether they were linked to later development of autism.
They found no statistically significant relationship between autism and most of the factors, but they did find a connection with the depth of penetration of the ultrasound beam. The question is, is this really enough to say there's a relationship?
Get the rest of the story by clicking here, or visit our Ultrasound Community at ultrasound.auntminnie.com.
Is CT needed to diagnose PE?
Finally, a new study out of France raises the question of whether CT pulmonary angiography is needed to diagnose pulmonary embolism (PE) in low-risk patients presenting to the emergency department. Researchers tested a protocol that relied on clinical criteria without D-dimer testing or CT. Find out how well it worked by clicking here, or visit our CT Community at ct.auntminnie.com.
