Neomi Mullens

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Radiation safety from the medical physicist's perspective

The call to action regarding patient radiation dose safety has flooded the healthcare industry with a wide array of new options, recommendations, requirements, and regulations that are pushing organizations to revamp radiation safety initiatives across the board.

November 4, 2014

Revamping your radiation dose policies for the enterprise

Recent regulatory changes regarding radiation dose management have made it imperative for healthcare providers to revise their imaging policies and procedures. But where should you begin? Neomi Mullens and Neil Singh from Ascendian Healthcare Consulting offer their advice.

June 8, 2014

Are you ready to comply with new radiation safety rules?

Radiation safety is no longer just a legal issue for imaging facilities in states such as California and Texas that have adopted new radiation reporting laws. With the publication of new diagnostic imaging standards by the Joint Commission, all imaging sites soon will have to comply with dose reporting. Are you ready?

February 5, 2014

Check the boxes: Building a dose management program

There is an increasing amount of discussion, legislation, and litigation surrounding radiation safety. If you think you have a robust dose management program, think again, says Neomi Mullens from Ascendian Healthcare Consulting. In this article, she checks off seven items all organizations should consider.

August 21, 2013

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Podcast: What's next for chest radiographs?

In this episode of Keeping up with the Radiologists, co-hosts Saurabh (Harry) Jha, MD, and Mitchell Schnall, MD, assess the future of the chest radiograph.

Thyroid Cancer

Thermal ablation effective long term in patients with thyroid cancer

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Could cranial ultrasound sub for brain MRI in imaging infants?

Lateral conventional attenuation (a, b, e, f) and co-registered dark-field (c, d, g, h) images of two spine specimens. Vertical (a, c, e, g) and horizontal (b, d, f, h) scans of the spine specimen of a 77-year-old female with osteoporosis (bone mineral density = 65.75 mg/dL) (a–d) and a non-osteoporotic spine specimen (e–h) of a 61-year-old female (bone mineral density = 169.38 mg/dL).

Dark-field x-ray detects bone changes related to osteoporosis

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Podcast: What's next for chest radiographs?

In this episode of Keeping up with the Radiologists, co-hosts Saurabh (Harry) Jha, MD, and Mitchell Schnall, MD, assess the future of the chest radiograph.

November 7, 2024

November 2024 Kuwtr Ep9

Thermal ablation effective long term in patients with thyroid cancer

Outcomes over 10 years suggest that image-guided thermal ablation is a safe and effective option for patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma.

November 7, 2024

Could cranial ultrasound sub for brain MRI in imaging infants?

By Amerigo Allegretto

Cranial ultrasound could have utility for imaging infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.

November 6, 2024

Dark-field x-ray detects bone changes related to osteoporosis

Dark-field x-ray imaging can provide insights into bone microstructure and potentially could have a role in assessing osteoporosis.

November 5, 2024

Lateral conventional attenuation (a, b, e, f) and co-registered dark-field (c, d, g, h) images of two spine specimens. Vertical (a, c, e, g) and horizontal (b, d, f, h) scans of the spine specimen of a 77-year-old female with osteoporosis (bone mineral density = 65.75 mg/dL) (a–d) and a non-osteoporotic spine specimen (e–h) of a 61-year-old female (bone mineral density = 169.38 mg/dL).

Radiology responds to devastating floods in Spain

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

Members of Valencia's radiological community are reeling from the worst flooding experienced by the region for generations.

November 6, 2024

Tributes pour in for CT pioneer Willi Kalender

The medical imaging community has paid tribute to Willi Kalender, PhD, the renowned medical physicist.

November 6, 2024

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Ultrasound nonmass breast lesion features may signal malignancy

By Amerigo Allegretto

Some nonmass breast lesion characteristics on ultrasound exams can be considered suspicious for malignancy at screening ultrasound.

November 5, 2024

Images depict a 43-year-old woman with a malignant non-mass lesion that was diagnosed as microinvasive ductal carcinoma. (A) Transverse and (B) longitudinal ultrasound images show a hypoechoic non-mass lesion (solid arrows) with segmental distribution in the left breast. The lesion has associated calcifications (dashed arrows in A). (C) Longitudinal color Doppler ultrasound image shows high vascularity. (D) Magnified image in the mediolateral oblique view from screening mammography shows grouped calcifications (arrows), which are considered a mammographic correlate of the ultrasound-detected non-mass lesion (A radiopaque marker attached to the skin is visible in the image because the mammographic exam was performed after screening breast ultrasound). Ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy and pathologic examination revealed ductal carcinoma in situ, but the lesion was upgraded to microinvasive ductal carcinoma at subsequent surgery (2.5-cm ductal carcinoma in situ, histologic grade II, estrogen receptor-positive, progesterone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2-negative).

Ventricular remodeling on cardiac MRI predicts cardiovascular outcomes

By Kate Madden Yee

The presence of left ventricular changes revealed on cardiac MRI can help predict 10-year negative cardiovascular outcomes, researchers have reported.

November 5, 2024

Imaging societies' reactions mixed on finalized MPFS, HOPPS rule

By Amerigo Allegretto

Radiological societies have mixed thoughts after the CMS finalized its 2025 MPFS and the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System rules.

November 4, 2024

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Chest x-ray AI shines in ‘real-world’ setting

A PACS-integrated AI tool correctly identified pneumothorax on inpatient chest x-rays, prioritized scans, and improved radiologist reporting times.

November 4, 2024

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Cloud-based imaging: The new catalyst for healthcare transformation

Dhaval Shah of CitiusTech discusses the benefits of cloud-based image management for radiology practices.

November 4, 2024

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SPECT/CT predicts treatment response in Pluvicto patients

SPECT/CT scans taken just four hours after patients begin Lu-177 PSMA-617 treatment can help assess treatment responses.

November 1, 2024

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