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Another hour of plenty of sunshine across the region. Take a look at these new records across the area. In philadelphia we have a new record of 82 degrees. Beating that old record of 73. Wilmington 81 the new record. Trenton beating that record of 73 set back in 2000 san. New record is 80. Ditto in reading and the poconos a new record of 73 degrees beating the old record of 71. Right now in philadelphia its 77. 76 in pottstown. 69 in the poconos and down the shore little bit cooler with that oce...

U.S. procedural volumes exceeded March 2019 levels by 4% in April 2021

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A systematic review and meta-analysis suggested the relative risk per Gy increased for all cardiovascular disease and for the four major subtypes of cardiovascular disease.

Hannah Murphy Health IMaging, March 29, 2023 People exposed to ionizing radiation have an increased risk of developing heart disease, according to new data published in BMJ.  Experts conducted a meta-analysis of 93 studies involving patients with cardiovascular disease who had also been exposed to ionizing radiation. After comparing the patients’ individual radiation dose estimates to their…

People exposed to low doses of ionizing radiation have an extra, but modest, risk of developing heart disease during their lifetime, according to a new study

Columbia University Irving Medical Center, March 23, 2023 People exposed to low doses of ionizing radiation have an extra, but modest, risk of developing heart disease during their lifetime, according to a new study(link is external and opens in a new window) published by an international consortium of researchers. “The study suggests that radiation exposure, across a…

Sicklerville man was found shot on a Camden street on Friday night

An advanced artificial intelligence technique known as deep learning can predict major adverse cardiac events more accurately than current standard imaging protocols, according to research presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2021 Annual Meeting. Utilizing data from a registry of more than 20,000 patients, researchers developed a novel deep learning network that has the potential to provide patients with an individualized prediction of their annualized risk for adve...

email article Pediatric cardiac catheterization could be performed with low levels of radiation exposure using one centers "as low as reasonably achievable" (ALARA) protocol, researchers reported. The strategy employed by Lisa Goto, MD, and colleagues at the Childrens Hospital at Montefiore in New York City, resulted in favorable radiation levels across 95 catheterizations in 77 children weighing 20-40 kg (approximately 44-88 lbs): Median fluoroscopy time: 11.9 minutes Total air Kerma pro...