Laws That Have Shaped Radiology: Part I.

Radiology began as a translation of quantum physics to clinical medicine. Advances in computing and engineering enabled the differentiation of the field into diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology, and radiation oncology as practical responses to rapidly proliferating medical knowledge. Radiology has itself transformed modern medicine, helping clinicians identify, track, and intervene on multiple once deadly diseases.

Tracking the Global Burden of Neural Tube Defects and Assessing Disparities Across World Health Organization Regions: A Scoping Literature Review.

Background And Objectives: Neural tube defects (NTDs) are an important cause of global morbidity worldwide. Well-planned global neurosurgery and public health efforts can aid vulnerable communities, but there is a need to elucidate the global burden of NTDs and identify regions without available data to better target interventions.

Methods: A scoping review to quantify worldwide NTD prevalence using the PubMed/Medline and birth defects surveillance registries was conducted.

Supply Costs in Complex and Routine Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval: 10 Years' Data from a Single Center.

Purpose: To characterize the medical supply costs associated with inferior vena cava filter retrieval (IVCFR) using endobronchial forceps (EFs), a snare, or Recovery Cone (RC).

Materials And Methods: In total, 594 of 845 IVCFRs attempted at a tertiary referral hospital between October 1, 2012, and June 20, 2022 were categorized by intended retrieval strategy informed by, rotational cavography as follows: (a) EF (n = 312) for tilted or tip-embedded/strut-embedded filters and for long-dwelling closed-cell filters and (b) a snare (n = 255) or (c) RC (n = 27) for other well-positioned filters with or mostly without hooks, respectively. List prices of relevant supplies at time of retrieval were obtained or, rarely, estimated using a standard procedure.