Wage Inequity: Within-Market Comparative Analysis of Salary for Public Health Nurses and Hospital Nurses.

The labor market perspective focuses on supply and demand for registered nurses (RNs) as employees. This perspective contrasts with beliefs in the public health sector that RNs working in local health departments (LHD) as public health nurses (PHNs) accept lower wages because of factors other than market demand. This study sought to describe the extent to which hourly wages of RNs working in LHDs are competitive with hospital RN wages within the same county market.

A single-center analysis of abdominal imaging in the evaluation of kidney transplant recipients.

Many transplantation programs utilize noninvasive abdominal and pelvic imaging in the pre-operative evaluation of recipient candidates. Practice patterns vary, and consensus guidelines addressing the risks and benefits of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the pre-transplant evaluation process do not currently exist. In this single-center study, we examined the frequency, clinical significance, and associated costs of CT and MRI findings during the pre-transplant evaluation of renal transplant recipients.

Liver MRI and histological correlates in chronic liver disease on multiphase gadolinium-enhanced 3D gradient echo imaging.

Purpose: To evaluate intrinsic hepatic enhancement patterns on multiphase, gadolinium-enhanced, fat-suppressed, 3D T1-weighted, gradient echo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a quantitative correlate for severity of pathological changes in chronic liver disease (CLD).

Materials And Methods: This study was HIPAA-compliant and Institutional Review Board-approved. In all, 75 patients were studied by contrast-enhanced multiphase abdominal MRI.

Hepatocellular carcinoma lesion characterization: single-institution clinical performance review of multiphase gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging--comparison to prior same-center results after MR systems improvements.

Purpose: To measure diagnostic performance in the detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by using the most recent technology and multiphase gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and to compare with earlier results at the same institution.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study was institutional review board approved and HIPAA compliant. Informed consent was obtained.

Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of renal structure and function related to disease: technical review of image acquisition, postprocessing, and mathematical modeling steps.

Kidney disease represents a leading cause of morbidity, with high healthcare costs. The existing methods used to evaluate renal function include measures of glomerular filtration rate (GFR), yet the clinical methods are generally inaccurate and poorly reproducible. A method that improves measures of renal function as part of a comprehensive examination that also evaluates renal structure represents an important unmet clinical need.