The Brazilian College of Radiology (CBR) would like to clarify and elucidate the true nature of information released on social media, in a distorted way, about the lawsuit filed by the Federal Council of Medicine against the Federal Council of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy. CFM recently filed a lawsuit against COFFITO, due to the illegal wording … Continue lendo
In difficult times like what everyone is living, positive news gives breath to move forward. The Image Diagnosis sector experienced troubled days in 2020, not only in Brazil, but all over the world, which in many places last until now. An article published in July 2020 in the journal Radiology (Sharper Jr … Continue lendo
In the judgment of Extraordinary Appeal No. 1,027,633, the Federal Supreme Court expressed an important understanding of the civil liability of physicians who act as public agents. Indeed, the Supreme Court took the position that the “action for damages caused by a public agent must be filed against the State or the person … Continue lendo
The American College of Radiology (ACR) Committee on Drugs and Contrast Media has disagreed with the recently published recommendation by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) to withdraw four MRI contrast agents. gadolinium-based products (GBCAs) on the market. The ACR committee said that, … Continue lendo
Digital breast tomosynthesis identifies more breast cancers than conventional digital mammography, according to two studies presented at the last European Congress of Radiology (ECR 2017). Furthermore, the recall rates between the two modalities are comparable, according to the researchers. Both studies examined the use of digital tomosynthesis in a … Continue lendo
On March 1st, the portal ConJur – Consultório Jurídico (www.conjur.com.br) published a report stating that entities involved in a scheme to price medical appointments in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul had been convicted of cartel by the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade). The exchange of information between … Continue lendo
There are rejections to the use of porting, which is opportune to know. Portar is a Gallicism in the sense of carrying, bringing with you (L. Victoria, Dictionary of Difficulties, Errors and Definitions of Portuguese, 1956). Instead of “He carried his documents in his pocket”, it would be more accurate to say: He brought his documents in his pocket. The verb to carry, in the sense of … Continue lendo
