Investigative radiology
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Investigative radiology · Jan 1993
The night stalker effect: quality improvements with a dedicated night-call rotation.
The authors assessed whether a non-sleep-deprived, second-year diagnostic radiology resident assigned to an after-hours "night stalker" emergency radiology (ER) rotation in an urban university hospital has a measurable impact on the number and clinical significance of "missed" radiologic findings. ⋯ A dedicated night-shift ER coverage of a busy urban ED improves quality, appropriateness, and timeliness of patient care.
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Investigative radiology · Jan 1993
Results of the 1992 survey of the American Association of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology.
The authors conducted the annual American Association of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology (A3CR2) survey of chief residents of academic radiology programs to evaluate commonalities and differences among radiology training programs. ⋯ The A3CR2 annual survey provides important information for program directors regarding how their training practices might differ from others so that they might better evaluate their programs.
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Investigative radiology · Jan 1993
Computed tomography and histologic results in the early stages of endotoxin-injured pig lungs as a model for adult respiratory distress syndrome.
To determine early radiographic changes in diffuse alveolar injury, the authors correlated computed tomography (CT) and histopathology in pigs with recurrent endotoxinemia. ⋯ CT clearly depicts changes in endotoxin-injured pig lungs in an early clinical state, which are similar to changes associated with ARDS on histologic examination.