Posts by Sandeep S. Hedgire, MD
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Review: Body and Extremity Magnetic Resonance Venography
Technical advances have improved the sensitivity, image quality and acquisition times of magnetic resonance venography. Researchers in the Mass General Department of Radiology recently reviewed commonly used techniques, clinical applications and circumstances where ferumoxytol may be an advantageous contrast agent.
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Admission Laboratory Values May Improve Prognostication for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Vikas Thondapu, MD, PhD, and Sandeep Hedgire, MD, of the Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, have linked elevated D-dimer at hospital admission to increased risk of intubation and death in COVID-19.
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Changes to Procedures for Identifying DVT in COVID-19 Patients Reduces Sonographer Exposure
When deep vein thrombosis is suspected in COVID-19 patients, Massachusetts General Hospital procedures for ordering and performing ultrasound have decreased the number of scans and reduced the sonographer's exposure time.
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Coronary Artery Disease - Reporting & Data System (CAD-RADS)
Massachusetts General Hospital clinicians discuss a male age 55 that presents with left sided chest pain and has a history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia.
Biography
Sandeep Hedgire, MD is a practicing Diagnostic Radiologist in Boston, MA. He completed a residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Hedgire also practices at Massachusetts General Hospital Surgical Oncology in Boston, MA.
Cardiovascular Care at Mass General
At Mass General, our world-class physicians and nurses specialize in specific forms of both heart and vascular disease, and work closely together to offer leading treatments and preventive care for cardiovascular conditions.