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AuntMinnie 2016: A proposal would let nurses take on imaging duties

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Our top article in 2016 reported on a proposal to enable advanced-level nurses in the VA health system to order, perform, supervise, and interpret some imaging studies. New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. The controversial proposal was scaled back later in the year.

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Breast Cancer Rates Increasing Among Younger Women

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Such changes in disease rates in young women observed over time — analyzed by age, race, tumor type, tumor stage and other characteristics — may offer clues to possible prevention strategies. By 2016, the rate had reached about 66 cases per 100,000. The study is published Jan.

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AI Outperformed Standard Risk Model for Predicting Breast Cancer

Imaging Technology

A woman’s risk of breast cancer is typically calculated using clinical models such as the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC) risk model, which uses self-reported and other information on the patient—including age, family history of the disease, whether she has given birth, and whether she has dense breasts—to calculate a risk score.

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PI-RADS optimizes MRI-based diagnostics for prostate cancer detection

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Thadeu de Oliveira Correia and colleagues conducted research that included 716 patients without known prostate cancer who underwent prostate MRI followed by biopsy between January 2016 and May 2020. no biopsy for PI-RADS equal to or less than 2) A risk-based pathway (i.e.,

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Pixyl receives FDA clearance for AI-powered brain MRI software Pixyl.Neuro

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With disease modifying treatments for MS and now Alzheimer's Disease, it is more important than ever to highlight activity and monitor disease evolution.” One where medical professionals using the latest AI solutions can rapidly access the information needed to diagnose and manage diseases earlier.

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PET/MRI may help diagnose fevers of unknown origin

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Both FUO and IUO can be caused by a wide range of pathological processes, from malignancies, infections, and granulomatous and inflammatory diseases, to miscellaneous causes. Inflammation of unknown origin (IUO) is defined as prolonged and perplexing inflammation with temperatures below 38.3 °C.

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Hologic and Bayer Announce International Partnership to Deliver Comprehensive Contrast-Enhanced Mammography Package to Breast Imaging Facilities

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2 Breast cancer treatment can be very effective, especially when the disease is identified early. It can be performed as part of an everyday clinical practice and used in various clinical settings, such as inconclusive findings in previous imaging procedures, or preoperative assessment of the extent of the disease.

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