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AuntMinnie 2014: Health information exchange lowers repeat emergency imaging

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Our top article in 2014 reported on the financial benefits of health information exchanges. CT scanners physically located in the ED itself), or perhaps greater stress on staff resources in EDs that see more patients, thus leading to more intensive reliance on diagnostic technology," the authors wrote. "In

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Private equity acquisition rising in radiology

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Khunte and Singh suggested that this is due in part to radiologys reliance on advanced technology and IT infrastructure, growing demand, and favorable reimbursement rates for diagnostic imaging services. This included a minimum of five acquisitions in 2014 and a maximum of 26 in 2019.

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Life Molecular Imaging, Sofie add Neuraceq availability out of Ohio

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Neuraceq in 2014 as a radioactive diagnostic agent indicated for PET imaging of the brain in certain circumstances to estimate beta-amyloid neuritic plaque density in adult patients.

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Researchers offer age-specific dose estimator for fluoroscopy exams

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A team of researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital has developed an age-specific dose catalog for estimating radiation exposure to children from diagnostic and interventional radiology fluoroscopy procedures. They analyzed metrics to estimate age-specific effective dose per IR procedure type and diagnostic fluoroscopy exam.

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Nomogram combines ultrasound features to assess thyroid nodules

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A method of integrating information from multiple ultrasound modalities should be developed to improve diagnostic accuracy as a further supplementary tool for the risk stratification performance of the current TI-RADS,” they wrote. The American College of Radiology (ACR) created TI-RADS based on gray-scale ultrasound features.

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Blue Earth Diagnostics, a Bracco Company, Appoints Marco Campione as Chief Executive Officer

Imaging Technology

Campione also joins the Blue Earth Diagnostics Ltd. Board of Directors and will serve as Vice Chair of the Blue Earth Diagnostics Inc. Board of Directors and will serve as Vice Chair of the Blue Earth Diagnostics Inc. Blue Earth Diagnostics, an indirect subsidiary of Bracco Imaging S.p.A., Board of Directors.

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Deep-learning algorithm improves liver fibrosis diagnosis

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An algorithm combining the Fibrosis-4 Index (FIB-4) and an ultrasound deep-learning model could improve diagnostic accuracy and referral management for all-cause advanced liver fibrosis, a study published April 23 in Radiology found. kPa or higher, which indicates advanced fibrosis. FIB-4 followed by SWE), along with sequential algorithms.