AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Radiology educator, neuroradiologist, and private practice advocate Ben White, MD's, warning comes at a time of tension over the role and influence of nonphysician financial interests in private medical practices, payment instability, and volume growth outpacing the rate of physician growth.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 9, 2024

Rebenkov has been head of radiology at Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital since 2020. Rebenkov said he would welcome any support from the global radiology community. In particular, the facility lacks a modern PACS and clinical decision-support tools. Efforts are underway to assess the scale of the damage in the radiology department.

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Health Imaging

MAY 25, 2023

Surveying the landscape of interpretive AI in radiology, two researchers note a yawning gap between great expectations set in the recent past and actual clinical implementations as of spring 2023.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 22, 2023

2024 will see term beginnings for newly appointed radiology chairs. University of Wisconsin In December, the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health named Scott Reeder, MD, PhD, chair of the department of radiology. Matthew DeVries, MD, will lead UNMC's department of radiology on an interim basis.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Navigating early career options presents more choices for radiology trainees than in the past. However, private equity ownership accounts for only about 10% of the radiology market year over year, explained Eric Rubin, MD, who led the panel discussion. AI, especially noninterpretive AI, will become significant in radiology practices.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Future healthcare success will rely heavily on giving priority to key technologies like point-of-care ultrasound, 3D printing of anatomical organs, and artificial intelligence, RSNA 2023 attendees are set to find out during Tuesday's keenly anticipated international session on Singapore. Courtesy of Dr. Cher Heng Tan.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 1, 2023

CHICAGO -- GE HealthCare (GEHC) brought new CT and MRI scanners and a range of AI software applications to McCormick Place for RSNA 2023. Interventional In image-guided surgery activities, GEHC showcased two new AI applications previously presented at ECR 2023. MRI GEHC unveiled Signa Champion, a 1.5-tesla,

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 28, 2024

That's why prioritizing cybersecurity investments -- such as advanced network security systems supplemented by regular software updates, audits, and penetration assessments -- and offering staff training on keeping healthcare data and equipment safe can save radiology departments substantial expenses. Shujah Das Gupta.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 29, 2024

AI’s impact on radiology is covered in a mostly positive light in U.S. A team led by Brent Little, MD, from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, found that in U.S. A team led by Brent Little, MD, from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, found that in U.S. The findings were published July 20 in Clinical Imaging. “It

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Who made it to the final round in the 2024 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com 's event recognizing excellence in radiology? Most Influential Radiology Researcher Erik Middlebrooks, MD, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL Erik Middlebrooks, MD. The Minnies finalists were drawn from over 200 candidates across 15 categories.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Clinical use of imaging equipment accounts for more than 50% of greenhouse gas emissions in the radiology department, with MRI and CT equipment major contributors, researchers have reported. The study was published November 26 in Radiology. The finding isn't necessarily surprising. kt CO 2 e) and CT for 24% (1.1 kt CO 2 e).

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 2, 2024

This year, hundreds of candidates have been selected as semifinalists for 14 categories, ranging from Most Influential Radiology Researcher to Best New Radiology Software. The semifinalist list was compiled based on nominations from members of AuntMinnie.com. Winners will be selected by our expert panel in two rounds of voting.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 22, 2023

2024 will see term beginnings for newly appointed radiology chairs. University of Wisconsin In December, the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health named Scott Reeder, MD, PhD, chair of the department of radiology. Matthew DeVries, MD, will lead UNMC's department of radiology on an interim basis.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 23, 2024

Radiology and radiation oncology are among the top 10 highest average annual compensation medical specialties, according to a May 23 report by Doximity. Radiology and radiation oncology are not immune from these challenges. physicians in 2023 alone, Doximity stated. Meanwhile, 27% reported experiencing anxiety or depression.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 3, 2024

Most recently, CMS announced that the 2023 data submission deadline would be extended until April 15, 2024, due to the cyberattack at Change Healthcare in February, and that practices affected by the cyberattack could apply for an Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances (EUC) Exception. Erin Stephens.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Radiology has listed its top cited articles for 2023, the first four of which all addressed the topic of ChatGPT. This year marked the 100th anniversary of Radiology in publication.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

At RSNA 2023, look for AI-driven systems that radiographers can use to help make patient positioning faster and more precise, and bring consistency to the process, all of which help improve image quality and reduce the need for retakes. In healthcare, it has the potential to improve diagnostic and treatment processes.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Medicare population, a study presented at RSNA 2023 found. Aditya Khurana, MD, from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, discussed the results he presented with AuntMinnie.com, as well as how they point to quality and workforce challenges.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 26, 2024

Commercial AI devices that lack adequate clinical validation may pose risks for patient care – and unfortunately, that’s true for almost half of the tools cleared so far by the U.S. Most notably, 226 of 521 (43%) lacked published clinical validation data.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 30, 2024

Much has been said of what AI algorithms in radiology can do and how well they have performed during their validation, but much less has been said about inevitable performance degradation over time and what to do about it.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2024

As of January 2023, hybrid iterative reconstruction (HIR) -- a blend of FBP and MBIR -- was the state-of-the-art image reconstruction technique, according to Lennart Koetzier; Martin Willemink, PhD; and colleagues, who wrote about the technical principles and clinical prospects for the RSNA journal Radiology.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 26, 2024

It has been nearly a decade since AI showed up in radiology. According to an October 2023 article in Becker’s Hospital Review , “. According to an October 2023 article in Becker’s Hospital Review , “. Some radiology groups have ordered AI use in the study and let the AI company bill the cost separately. A growing market?

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 1, 2023

performs well on the image-independent American College of Radiology Diagnostic In-Training Exam (ACR DXIT) practice questions, a study presented November 29 at the RSNA 2023 annual meeting found. Previous studies have examined these models and their clinical utility in clinical- and patient-facing settings.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 16, 2023

AUSTIN, TX - How can radiology practices trust the AI technology they want t.

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UCSF Biomedical Imaging

JUNE 16, 2023

Congratulations to our 2023 graduates and award recipients. Department faculty, alumni and senior department administrators attended the celebration, which included a number of award presentations for outstanding achievements in teaching, mentoring, clinical care, research and service.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 16, 2024

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has laid off 11% of its workforce -- which translates to roughly 55 of its 500 staff members -- according to a statement released by the organization. The ACR remains committed to achieving regulatory, legislative and clinical environments that enable the highest quality patient care.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 16, 2024

In 2023, nonhospital sites faced more competition compared with hospital-based facilities for oncology-related diagnostic imaging scans, according to IMV’s recently published 2023 Oncology in Diagnostic Imaging Market Outlook Report. Davin Korstjens. out of 5 rating (with 5 indicating very high importance) compared with a 2.7

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Presenting the research on November 28 at RSNA 2023, Jan Rudolph, MD, from the department of radiology at University Hospital LMU Munich said nonradiologists can significantly benefit from AI assistance in emergency-related chest x-ray analysis. “If Nonradiology residents 0.78 Nonradiology residents 0.78 Nonradiology residents 0.78

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AuntMinnie

MAY 17, 2024

Imaging and radiology centers are among the least affected hospital services in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion in 2022, a study published May 17 in JAMA Health Forum found. A July 2022 missile attack in Vinnytsia killed radiology staff and civilians. The study can be found in its entirety here.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

An open-source AI tool can help predict renal function decline in prostate cancer patients undergoing lutetium-177 (Lu-177) radiopharmaceutical therapy, according to a study published February 25 in Radiology. In total, 363 CT studies were included, comprising 121 baseline and 242 follow-up scans.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Integrating radiology report features into a deep-learning (DL) algorithm improves the model's ability to identify brain lesions on MRI exams, researchers have reported. Dai's and colleagues' findings were published October 9 in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence. The researchers extracted textual features (i.e., Microaveraged AUC 0.89

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 1, 2024

Implementing imaging referral guidelines not only supports value-based radiology but makes it easier to communicate with patients about low-value services, according to findings presented February 29 at ECR 2024. It was the endnote of a series of sessions focused on optimizing radiology services.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 2, 2024

Throughout 2023, AuntMinnie.com has kept you informed about how GPT has been incorporated into various types of radiology department activities for research. Radiology resident Kaustav Bera, MD, is a third-year resident at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Both the chair and executive vice chair of the department of radiology at Stanford University in Stanford, CA, have stepped down from their roles, effective October 1. Garry Gold, MD. Image courtesy of Stanford Health. He will also continue in his role as the Director of the Improvement Capability Development Program at Stanford Medicine.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 24, 2024

in 2023, according to Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) national statistics. Meanwhile, a team of researchers from Sweden reported in September 2023 that using AI to replace one radiologist in a double-reading protocol could reduce false-positive cases. Further, radiology researchers at the University of Aberdeen in the U.K.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 26, 2024

Combining ultrasound features and immune-inflammatory markers could help predict axillary lymph node metastasis (ALNM) in breast cancer patients, according to research published June 24 in Academic Radiology. The team used data collected between 2020 and 2023 from 401 breast cancer patients who underwent biopsy or surgery.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

F-18 fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) PET/CT leads to significant upstaging in newly diagnosed breast cancer, according to research published September 5 in Academic Radiology. The retrospective analysis included data collected in 2022 and 2023 from 38 women with initial clinical stage IIB-IIIC breast cancer.

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