Diagnostic Imaging

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In a recent interview, Richard Duszak, MD, discussed new study findings that showed over nine percent annual increases in ultrasound, CT and MRI interpretation by office-based non-physician practitioners (NPPs) between 2013 and 2022.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 24, 2025

To address the knowledge gap, Park and colleagues investigated whether autoimmune features found on CT imaging could help evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic implications of IPAF in patients with IPF and pathologic UIP. The study included 210 patients with UIP confirmed by lung biopsy between January 2013 and February 2020.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Our hope is that we'll be able to determine how to use this as a diagnostic tool in actual practice,” he said. He added that by the age of 50 or 60, many or most people have already had a CT scan for diagnostic purposes. “We We can first take advantage of all those scans,” he said.

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CurveBeam AI

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

This was the case for diagnostic purposes but also for follow-up imaging at 3, 6 and 12 months after re-alignment procedures, fusions or arthroplasties. Martinus Richter, PhD Professor Department of Orthopedic Surgery Sana Hospital Bavaria, Germany More than 21,000 scans since 2013. I use WBCT every day.

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 30, 2025

The new criteria expand PET imaging guidance to include tau PET, incorporate updated information, and provide specific guidance to enhance diagnostic precision, treatment decisions, and patient care. This 2024 update is the first revision since the initial AUC for amyloid PET was introduced in 2013. Since then, the U.S.

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Diagnostic Imaging

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The proportion of women applying to radiology residency programs was nearly 21 percent lower than the proportion of women applying to other residency programs, according to a review of 10 years of residency program data from 2013 to 2022.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 20, 2024

Theranostics pairs diagnostic biomarkers that can be visualized on nuclear medicine imaging with therapeutic agents that share a specific target in diseased cells or tissues. Since 2013 we've had several more radiopharmaceutical therapies get FDA approval. This drug relies on a gallium Ga-68, too, as a diagnostic imaging agent.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 17, 2023

Paulson, MD, Robert Reeves Professor with tenure and chair of Duke University’s department of radiology since 2013, has a distinguished career that includes important leadership roles and groundbreaking achievements in research and patient care. His bio is as follows: Erik K.

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REBEL EM

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

July 2013; PMID: 23774337 Cavallaro, F et al: Diagnostic accuracy of passive leg raising for prediction of fluid responsiveness in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical studies. Oct 2013; PMID: 24079262 Gohar E, et al. Does the Central Venous Pressure Predict Fluid Responsiveness? Critical Care Medicine.

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Radiology Cafe

JANUARY 4, 2019

” The question was initially puzzling, as it seemed to have an obvious answer… but do we always inform patients appropriately of decisions around diagnostic imaging? Healthcare provider and patient perspectives of diagnostic imaging investigations. Conversations regarding imaging can subsequently feel rushed. Carlsson, S.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 9, 2024

christine.book Tue, 07/09/2024 - 12:16 July 9, 2024 — Lunit , a provider of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered solutions for cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, has announced the appointment of Teri Thomas as Chief Business Officer (CBO) of its Cancer Screening Group, effective July 1.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 11, 2024

One of the first studies, by Kanda et al in 2013, found higher signal intensity in the brains of patients who received gadolinium contrast; Kanda confirmed the results with a follow-up study in 2015, and the findings were replicated by McDonald et al that same year.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 12, 2024

Philips’ open-platform approach and ability to securely share data also facilitates medical research with the potential to develop new diagnostic algorithms, disease biomarkers and treatment options based on large-scale digital pathology data sets.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

"Our findings support the widely held notion that HIE can reduce redundant medical services and thereby produce cost savings," wrote lead author Eric Lammers, PhD, and colleagues in the journal Medical Care (December 26, 2013).

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REBEL EM

MAY 11, 2023

CIWA scores or some other more universal diagnostic tool for alcohol withdrawal were not routinely used s o we have no idea why one patient got more than another. J Emerg Med 2013 , 44 (3), 592-598.e592. Am J Emerg Med 2013 , 31 (4), 734-742. DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.07.056 2012.07.056 From NLM. (5) 5) Stehman, C.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 25, 2024

Following graduation, he pursued a diagnostic radiology residency in San Diego. Tan’s initial training in interventional radiology was in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology at SGH, followed by a fellowship at Guy’s Hospital in London. Meet the 2023 Dr. Charles T.

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Ben White

APRIL 23, 2023

I began my diagnostic radiology residency in 2013 as the Core Exam was about to be administered for the first time. What magical general diagnostic radiology content and experience do most radiologists have a year after residency that they don’t have at the end of residency?

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REBEL EM

JANUARY 25, 2023

rebound and guarding) Diagnostics Laboratory Tests Commonly ordered lab tests (i.e. rebound and guarding) Diagnostics Laboratory Tests Commonly ordered lab tests (i.e. Acad Emerg Med 2013; 20(6): 528-44. Late findings Fever Abdominal distension (+) LR: 5.64 – 16.8 (-) LR: 0.34 – 0.43 Louis, Mosby, Inc.,

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Imaging Technology

MAY 22, 2024

christine.book Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:59 May 22, 2024 — Lunit , a provider of Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solutions for cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Volpara Health Technologies, Ltd., a global developer of medical software for breast cancer screening.

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The British Institute of Radiology

MAY 4, 2023

About Professor Simon Padley In 2013 Simon co-founded DMC-Radiology Reporting, which has been growing and developing ever since, focusing on sub-specialist high quality outsourced reporting. Like many others, we are interested in how these problems are being addressed in the US.

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Everything Rad

MAY 10, 2023

We need to be aware that our cognitive processes respond to this mental strain by taking short cuts that might result in poor judgement and diagnostic errors. Mental fatigue is the consequence of continuous and prolonged decision making. Radiographics (2015);35:1668-1676.

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The British Institute of Radiology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Diagnostic innovation is on a trajectory that we cannot ignore. 1 Philpotts L, Kalra V, Crenshaw J, Butler R ‐ Radiological Society of North America 2013, SSK01‐09 [2] Friedewald SM, Rafferty EA, Rose SL, et al. It is evident that AI is sure to revolutionise healthcare. 2014 Jun 25;311(24):2499-507. [3] 3] Olivia DiPrete, Ana P.

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Manipal Hospitals Radiology Group

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

She had studied, worked and lived in the US for 21 years It was in 2013 she realized that she needs to go back home to Uganda to utilize all the skills she had learnt to further improve the health care at home in whatever small way she could. Thus, the dream of The Clinic at The Mall began.

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Everything Rad

JUNE 12, 2023

3 Lee CS et al, Cognitive and system factors contributing to diagnostic error in radiology, AJR(2013);201:611-617 4 Accuracy of interpretation of emergency abdominal CT in adult patients who present with non-traumatic abdominal pain ; results of a UK national audit. Radiographics (2015);35:1668-1676.

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Everything Rad

JUNE 12, 2023

3 Lee CS et al, Cognitive and system factors contributing to diagnostic error in radiology, AJR(2013); 201:611-617 4 Accuracy of interpretation of emergency abdominal CT in adult patients who present with non-traumatic abdominal pain ; results of a UK national audit. Radiographics (2015); 35:1668-1676.

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REBEL EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

Another trial found the utilization of PoCUS of the heart, lung, and legs’ deep veins improved the diagnostic accuracy in patients with dyspnea from 60% to 90% when done within 4 hours of arrival [5]. R I Med J (2013). Emerg Med J. 2023;40(10):700-707. PMID: 37595984. Arabiat M, Foderaro AE, Levinson AT. 2019 Dec 2;102(10):34-38.

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Northwestern EM

APRIL 23, 2018

Written by: Justin Seltzer, MD (NUEM PGY-1) Edited by: Andrew Cunningham, MD, (NUEM PGY-3) Expert commentary by : David Rusinak, MD Neuroimaging, mainly using CT, has become an indispensable part of our emergency diagnostic process, but, all too often we rely on radiologists to interpret what we ordered. Expert Commentary by Rusinak D ].

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Everything Rad

JUNE 18, 2023

3 Lee CS et al, Cognitive and system factors contributing to diagnostic error in radiology, AJR(2013);201:611-617 4 Accuracy of interpretation of emergency abdominal CT in adult patients who present with non-traumatic abdominal pain ; results of a UK national audit. Radiographics (2015);35:1668-1676.

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Everything Rad

JUNE 19, 2023

3 Lee CS et al, Cognitive and system factors contributing to diagnostic error in radiology, AJR(2013); 201:611-617 4 Accuracy of interpretation of emergency abdominal CT in adult patients who present with non-traumatic abdominal pain ; results of a UK national audit. Radiographics (2015); 35:1668-1676.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Diagnostic imaging is a necessary medical tool, but it must be used with great care," said Joint Commission President Dr. Mark Chassin in a statement accompanying the release of the alert. California will implement even stricter requirements beginning in January 2013.

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Northwestern EM

DECEMBER 16, 2019

million annual visits in 2013, and the number of visits are steadily increasing.[1] 2013 May;61(5):521-7. Traumatic Brain Injury–Related Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths — United States, 2007 and 2013. Optimizing Diagnostic Imaging in the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med. MMWR Surveill Summ.

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REBEL EM

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The upper range of this time was 120 minutes from diagnostic ECG in the majority of patients. It is unclear whether these patients had insufficient ST resolution after tenecteplase or other indications for rescue PCI In this trial the median time from qualifying ECG to commencing PCI was a median of 99 minutes.

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Mammography Educators

JANUARY 31, 2025

Fewer technical callbacks free up time for new exams and diagnostic imaging, preserving revenue and reducing patient frustration. Technical callback examinations also take the place of a revenue producing, new patient examination or exam for a patient with an acute diagnostic finding, causing loss in revenue (2). 2013 266:2, 539-547.

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Radiology Cafe

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Image management: handling rising demand for diagnostics. 2013 [link] Krupinski E. J Thorac Imaging. 2015 Mar; 30(2): 130–138 [link] How the next government can improve diagnosis and outcomes for patients. Royal College of Radiologists. 2015 [link] Johnson P. The Health Service Journal.

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AJNR

APRIL 10, 2023

A total of 107 patients were misdiagnosed with autoimmune encephalitis, and 77 (72%) did not fulfill diagnostic criteria for autoimmune encephalitis. In this study, red flags suggesting alternative diagnoses included an insidious onset, positive nonspecific serum antibody, and failure to fulfill autoimmune encephalitis diagnostic criteria.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 8, 2025

The update is the first revision since the initial guidance for amyloid PET was introduced in 2013, noted the two organizations in a January 8 announcement. Since then, the U.S.

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Ben White

JUNE 30, 2023

It should be a very simple problem for professionals who rely on diagnostic tests for a living: in a sample of 10,000 people, 10 have the disease and get a true positive result; 5 percent, or 500, will get a false positive; out of 510 people who test positive, only 10, or 1.96 We don’t train people in thinking or reasoning.”

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