Radiology
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CT Safety Warnings Follow Radiation Overdose Accident
Reports of stroke patients who were accidentally exposed to eight times the normal radiation dose during diagnostic CT scans at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles are prompting safety warnings and soul searching in radiology.
Oct 15, 2009
Radiologists Take FDA Warning on Lung Ablation in Stride
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA's recent warning about deaths caused by radiofrequency ablation of lung tumors was more a note of caution than a mortal blow to the procedure, said interventional radiologists experienced with the technique.
Feb 01, 2008
FDA Orders Black Box Warning for Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA today ordered black-box warnings for all gadolinium-based contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging, detailing an increased risk for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis with kidney-disease patients.
May 23, 2007