{"title":"How the New Generation of Workers Will Affect the Workplace.","authors":"Mahsa Dehghanpour","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51772,"journal":{"name":"Radiologic Technology","volume":"96 3","pages":"244-246"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144796094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Screening and Scheduling of Complex Implantable Devices.","authors":"Marisa L Burch","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51772,"journal":{"name":"Radiologic Technology","volume":"96 3","pages":"202-207"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144796101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Artificial Intelligence in Publishing.","authors":"Kayla R Zehr","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51772,"journal":{"name":"Radiologic Technology","volume":"96 3","pages":"173"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144796091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Building Diversity and Cultural Competence To Remove Medical Imaging Barriers.","authors":"Mervril C Romain","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51772,"journal":{"name":"Radiologic Technology","volume":"96 3","pages":"197-201"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144796093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Velocity Encoding of 4-D Flow MR Imaging Measurements Using Straight-Tube and Aortic Aneurysm Phantoms.","authors":"Hiroaki Watanabe, Utaroh Motosugi, Hiroyuki Morisaka, Hisashi Johno, Masahiro Hamasaki, Junichi Sato, Kenji Sakakibara, Hiroshi Onishi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This phantom-based study aimed to identify acceptable velocity encoding (VENC) settings for flow measurements in straight-tube and aortic aneurysm phantoms using 4-D flow magnetic resonance (MR) imaging.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A pulse flow pump was connected to 2 types of plastic phantoms (straight-tube and aortic aneurysm) to create steady and pulsatile flow, respectively. The validity of flow measurements with 4-D flow MR imaging using 2 VENC settings (16 and 32 cm/s) was examined, using flow meter measurements as the gold standard. The optimal VENC setting was 16 cm/s. Equivalence tests were conducted to identify acceptable VENC settings using an equivalence margin of 25%. A P value of less than .05 was considered significant.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Using either steady or pulsatile flow in the straight phantom, it was found that the 4-D flow MR imaging measurement results with a VENC of 32 cm/s (P < .008) and 16 cm/s (P < .049) were acceptable (ie, within the range of equivalence). 4-D flow MR imaging measurements with VENC of 32 cm/s showed equivalence with flow meters under all conditions except for the aneurysm form and pulsatile flow conditions (P < .008). None of the VENC settings were acceptable using pulsatile flow in the aneurysm phantom because of overestimation (VENC of 16 cm/s) or underestimation (VENC of 32 cm/s).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>In the case of straight-tube morphology, acceptable measurement results can be obtained even with VENC settings twice the actual flow velocity. However, in the context of aortic aneurysm morphology, the authors speculated that achieving precise measurements with a VENC setting tailored to a straight tube would be challenging.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Twice the optimal VENC is acceptable in straight vessels. However, an appropriate VENC setting would be difficult for measuring pulsatile flow in an aneurysm.</p>","PeriodicalId":51772,"journal":{"name":"Radiologic Technology","volume":"96 3","pages":"181-187"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144796102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nasogastric Tube Placement and Portable Radiography Examinations.","authors":"Ryan D Williams, Beth A Young","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51772,"journal":{"name":"Radiologic Technology","volume":"96 3","pages":"241-243"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144796095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pathophysiology and Intravascular Imaging of Calcified Coronary Lesions.","authors":"Kevin L Wininger","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51772,"journal":{"name":"Radiologic Technology","volume":"96 3","pages":"216-225"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144796096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advanced Practice Coordinator: An Emerging Practice in Medical Radiation Technology.","authors":"Sean Richardson","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51772,"journal":{"name":"Radiologic Technology","volume":"96 3","pages":"189-191"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144796090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessing the Types, Causes, and Levels of Radiologic Technologist Burnout During the COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Jennifer Kay Bringhurst, Megan Weemer","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51772,"journal":{"name":"Radiologic Technology","volume":"96 2","pages":"143-151"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142548869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}