For PARCA
PARCA eNews – Mar. 1, 2019 – The American College of Radiology, European Society of Radiology, Radiology Society of North America, Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine, European Society of Medical Imaging Informatics, Canadian Association of Radiologists, and American Association of Physicists in Medicine collaborated on a 34-page draft statement concerning ethical issues surrounding the use of AI in radiology.
The preliminary draft has not been endorsed by any of the sponsoring societies, rather the draft was published to spur debate and discussion among all interested parties, who are encouraged to submit comments by April 7, 2019. (published site)
For Dr. Gomez | Feb 4, 2019
Living in Florida with pools and spas literally everywhere, I’m often asked whether water exercise might be better for back pain than other forms of exercise. (published site)
For Dr. Gomez | Jan. 2, 2019
If you have been referred to a specialist for your hip or back pain, it is likely that pinpointing the source of your pain may take some time, and you’re not alone. Pain that seems to be in both the hip and spine is a common complaint, so much so it is sometimes referred to as “hip-spine syndrome.” (published site)
Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and advanced liver fibrosis are at the highest risk for progressing to end‐stage liver disease. Consequently the degree of liver fibrosis is one of the most important diagnostic and prognostic assessments in chronic liver disease.1
Yet the standard diagnostic tests for early liver disease, short of biopsy, remain less than ideal. (published site)
For Fibronostics
A growing number of Americans are dying from liver disease and the age at which people are developing it is declining with the greatest increase in people dying of alcoholic cirrhosis and liver cancer since 2009 is among young people aged 25-34.
That’s the findings of a new study published in the July 2018 British Medical Journal. (published site)
For Fibronostics
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is part of a group of conditions called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which damages the liver due to a buildup of fat. NASH differs from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and is characterized by a type of liver cell injury, called hepatocellular ballooning, and inflammation. (published site)
For Fibronostics
Primary care and specialists are always being reminded to screen for risky or abusive behaviors ranging from tobacco, alcohol and drugs, domestic abuse, sexual behaviors and on and on.
As a practical matter, however, primary care physicians have only 15 minutes allotted for any given office visit, most often not enough time to address the problem the patient made the appoint for in the first place. (published site)
