AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 2, 2024

tesla MRI AI body composition analysis Cardiac PET Cryo/thermoablation CT colonography Genicular artery embolization Hyperpolarized xenon-129 MRI PET/MRI Photon-counting CT Radiomics Theranostics Whole-body MRI screening Image of the Year 3D PET/MR image.

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European Radiology

JANUARY 24, 2024

Learn more about them below: Angela Ammirabile is a radiologist and a PhD student at Humanitas University, Milan. Jake Cowen is a radiology registrar at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, UK. Sonja Jankovic is a board-certified radiologist working at the Department of Radiology, University Clinical Center Nis.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 7, 2024

Although use of CT colonography (CTC) for colorectal cancer screening doubled between 2019 and 2021, overall utilization may still be low, according to research published in the September edition of Clinical Imaging. Upcoming Medicare reimbursement may change that. However, use increased to 3.5% vs. > 400% of federal poverty level). . >

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 4, 2024

The statistic underscores a need to improve the imaging exam ordering process, particularly for CT and MR imaging, which would not only benefit patients but also radiologists, wrote a team led by Ariadne DeSimone, MD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 12, 2023

More than nine in 10 pediatric radiologists reported that nonphysician providers are used often in the subspecialty, suggest findings published December 10 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. A team led by Shannon Farmakis, MD, from Mercy Children’s Hospital in St.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 25, 2023

Subsequent ultrasound was performed by radiologist without breast ultrasound expertise for investigational purposes. Subsequent ultrasound was performed by radiologist without breast ultrasound expertise for investigational purposes. Lesion was classified by study radiologist as BI-RADS category 4A.

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Everything Rad

JUNE 28, 2023

Reading Time: 8 minutes read By Dr. Niall Sheehy, MB, MRCP, FFR RCSI, St James’s Hospital -Trinity College Dublin. In May 2021, St James’s Hospital in Dublin was one of 54 public hospitals affected when the Health Service Executive (HSE) was the victim of a Cyber Attack by Conti, a sophisticated, financially-motivated criminal gang.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 9, 2024

Many women who are recalled from breast cancer screening receive post-screening work-up in the hospital with full-field digital mammography. Radiologists have been trying to determine the best courses of action to mitigate false-positive cases, which may cause unnecessary anxiety and costs for women. 98% 1 Specificity 75.4%

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 02/15/2024 - 12:15 February 15, 2024 — According to the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) , 10 abdominal radiologists showed substantial agreement for gallbladder polyp risk categorizations and surgical consultation recommendations, although areas of reader variability were identified. Anderson et al.’s Anderson et al.’s

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The authors of a practical guide designed to help radiologists avoid malpractice claims have received one of 17 magna cum laude awards handed out by the RSNA 2023 judges. The majority of radiologists will face litigation in their careers," noted Luke Michael Wojdyla, a second-year radiology resident, and radiologist James Y.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Insight CXR has been used as an aid to help interpret all posterior-anterior and anterior-posterior chest x-rays at the authors’ hospital since March 2021, with the group continually evaluating its impact in clinical practice. needed clinical management,” wrote lead author Shin Hye Hwang, MD, and colleagues.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 30, 2024

An almost 30-fold variation exists among radiologists when it comes to making additional CT or MRI exam recommendations for head and neck indications, researchers have found. Their study included 39,200 patients who underwent 39,200 head and neck CT or MRI exams between June 2021 and May 2022; 61 radiologists read these exams.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

But even though the pool of patients eligible for lung cancer screening was expanded in 2021, uptake remains low. The study included 32,165 women who underwent screening mammography between November 2019 and December 2022 at two academic hospitals. Radiologists are uniquely positioned to improve LCS uptake, according to Sandler.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 14, 2023

When information-blocking provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act took effect in 2021, providers faced the need to make test results -- including radiology reports -- accessible to patients at the same time they were available to referring physicians. Michael Recht, MD, of NYU Langone Health.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 4, 2024

Bartholomew's Hospital in London. She and colleagues assessed the performance of this type of protocol in women at high risk for breast cancer via a study that included 236 shortened breast MRI exams performed between 2018 and 2021. Two radiologists reviewed the cases.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 8, 2024

In a study that included 104 patients, PET/MRI provided high sensitivity and specificity for determining underlying causes, especially in patients with elevated C-reactive protein, a blood biomarker of inflammation, according to lead author Tomas Rohan, MD, of University Hospital Brno in Brno, Czechia. “To

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Radiologists must engage with other care providers to find out where the gaps are and achieve more harmonization, he said. Courtesy of Dr Michael Yam, lead for 3D printing centre in Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH). Implementation of AI The COVID-19 pandemic has been a major catalyst for AI adoption in Singapore. since 2010.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

It included data collected between 2008 and 2021 from 1,407 breast cancers. In an accompanying editorial, Soo-Yeon Kim, MD, PhD, and Ok Hee Woo, MD, PhD, from Korea University Guro Hospital in Seoul wrote that these findings "provide indirect evidence suggesting the potential of DBT screening in improving survival outcomes."

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The variation isn't good news for quality patient care, wrote a team led by Francesco Giganti, MD, PhD, of the University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the U.K. Global prostate MRI acquisition parameters vary widely around the world, researchers have reported.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) The MPFS Final Rule for 2024 included a suspension of the regulation that would have penalized radiologists for the failure to order physicians to consult AUC when ordering advanced diagnostic imaging. We will analyze the impact of those various changes in an upcoming article.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The researchers included 123 women with breast masses in their retrospective study, with data collected between 2021 and 2023. To compare, the radiologists predicted malignancy in 62 cases using conventional ultrasound. They used pathology results from biopsies and surgeries as the gold standard.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2024

For improving cardiovascular health outcomes, the combination of AI with various types of CT exams is generating evidence of their potential usefulness for radiologists, cardiologists, and patients. Certain applications are progressing faster than others, however.

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Global Radiology CME

MARCH 21, 2022

If you are in private practice or academic practice and want to "give back" by mentoring a medical student who aspires to become a radiologist, contact us to get involved in this very successful program. info@globalradcme.com "I just want to say thank you for the opportunity to write for Global Radiology CME!

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Vesta Teleradiology

MAY 22, 2024

While these centers offer a convenient and efficient alternative to hospital-based imaging services, often providing faster appointments and reduced wait times, they do face challenges. Patients typically visit these centers for imaging tests prescribed by their healthcare providers to diagnose and monitor various medical conditions.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 26, 2024

There are several barriers that still need to be addressed from a radiologist, facility, and patient standpoint. How someone can extrapolate findings from a study conducted overseas with less than 100 participants in a publicly funded healthcare system and present it as a universal truth to over 49,000 radiologists in the U.S.

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The British Institute of Radiology

MAY 4, 2023

Official data for 2021/22 shows that between April 2021 and March 2022, NHS services in England carried out 43.8 We bump along the bottom of the league table for radiologists per 100,000 of the population (8.5). Even today we have 2000 full-time consultant clinical radiologist posts unfilled across the UK.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 25, 2024

A central accomplishment of his career has been in defining a pathway for interventional radiologists to obtain large-scale National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant support. Korsmeyer Young Investigator Award, the Association of University Radiologists Memorial Award, the 40 under 40 MedTech Boston Healthcare Innovators Award and the J.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 25, 2024

MD, FSIR, is an interventional radiologist and co-chair of the Quality for Radiology Program at Northwestern Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine. 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. Nemcek, Jr.,

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Vesta Teleradiology

AUGUST 24, 2023

For instance, OECD data for 2021 showed 84.5 Additionally, teaching hospitals are increasing demand for advanced imaging methods to enhance patient care. Whether you are an outpatient imaging center or traditional hospital, our collaboration offers a seamless and efficient experience. million CT scan procedures in the U.S.,

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 3, 2024

Impeded by a smaller number of radiology-applicable quality measures, in 2021 radiologists in radiology-only practices scored significantly lower on relevant Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) gauges compared with other specialties. of reported measures by radiologists in multispecialty practices were radiology measures.

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Vesta Teleradiology

JANUARY 31, 2023

A 2021 research study by Pew Research Center revealed 93% of Americans use the Internet in their homes , which shows the usefulness that virtual medical care for less serious patient needs can provide. Doctors and specialists no longer need to travel to the hospital to provide critical care with Tele-ICU.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Lunit’s CXR Triage software for triage of emergency x-ray cases garnered FDA clearance in November 2021. Lunit has been actively pursuing global expansion, including participation in Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Vision 2030 Healthcare Sandbox and forming a partnership to help develop Saudi Arabia’s national cancer screening program.

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Aidoc

AUGUST 3, 2023

There is particular concern in medical imaging, with the Royal College of Radiologists declaring in its most recent census that the UK now has a 29% shortfall in clinical radiologists, which will rise to 40% in five years without action. hours on average for category 2 calls for conditions such as strokes and heart attacks.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 26, 2024

Our estimate of the actual impact is as follows: Subspecialty Imaging Center Global Fee Hospital Professional Fee Combined Impact Interventional Radiology -5.8% -1.8% -4.8% This would include many radiologists. However, those calculations do not take into account the Congressional adjustment to the 2024 fee schedule.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 4, 2024

Neiman Health Policy Institute (HPI) study shows that radiologists in radiology-only practices score significantly lower in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in 2021. Often a radiologist works in more than one practice. On average, only 1.8%

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Midstate Radiology Associates

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

In July 2021, Midstate Radiology Associates, LLC. is a professional organization in existence since 1960, providing diagnostic and therapeutic radiology and radiation oncology services for The Hospital of Saint Raphael and surrounding communities in the Greater New Haven Area. also acquired Radiology Group PC.

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Manipal Hospitals Radiology Group

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

billion people as of November 2021, it accounts for about 16.72% of the world’s human population. According to the World Health Organization, the African continent has about 930 registered hospitals (as of November 2015), compared with 650 registered hospitals in India alone. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7

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