AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 31, 2023

And 2023 is no exception. Workforce shortages were deemed by our Expert Panel to be the biggest threat in 2023. Congratulations to all the winners of the 2023 Minnies awards, and also to the runners-up and the hundreds of candidates who made the semifinalist list across 15 categories.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Photon-counting CT may serve as an alternative to MRI for assessing liver fat in patients with fatty liver disease, according to an article published September 24 in Radiology. The disease affects up to 24% of the population in the U.S. and can lead to cirrhosis and even cancer if left untreated. in the MASLD cohort.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 24, 2025

experience a higher incidence of breast cancer from aggressive molecular subtypes, such as triple-negative disease. The investigators conducted their research in 2023 and 2024. To compare, the triple-negative disease incidence remained unchanged among non-Hispanic white women. per year from 2010 to 2019); and Black women (1.4%

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

An automated segmentation tool called TotalSegmentator CT was released in August 2023, and since then there has been demand for a similar tool that can be applied across all MRI sequences and anatomic structures, the group explained. To this end, D'Antonoli and colleagues built TotalSegmentator MRI, which they based on nnU-Net.

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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

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

. | M7-SSPH05-2 | Room N229 Findings will be presented in this Monday afternoon presentation on organ-specific ionizing radiation doses in neonatal patients who undergo interventional procedures for congenital heart disease (CHD). Wong-Siegel has been awarded a 2023 Trainee Research Prize for fellows for the work.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 29, 2023

Based on a novel clustering framework using sparse canonical correlation analysis (SCCA), the integrated approach was successful in identifying four subtypes of Alzheimer’s disease and the top genes associated with each, according to the authors of the study, “An SCCA-clustering framework for Alzheimer’s disease subtyping using tau PET and genomics.”

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 3, 2025

in 2023 to 16% in 2024 -- a shift likely due to a change in methodology, according to researchers. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and consists of information from more than 400,000 interviews with adults each year. The BRFSS is a telephone-based health survey conducted by the U.S.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 26, 2023

christine.book Mon, 06/26/2023 - 12:46 June 26, 2023 — PET imaging with 68Ga-FAPI offers a feasible, reliable, and reproducible method for evaluating disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis, according to new research presented at the 2023 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Annual Meeting.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

CHICAGO – Black patients receive fewer MRI scans for Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis and undergo imaging at an older age than other racial groups, according to research presented November 27 at RSNA 2023. Additionally, new treatments have recently become available for Alzheimer’s disease that can potentially slow the rate of decline.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 12, 2025

The findings could help clinicians tailor biopsy recommendations for men with low- to intermediate risk of the disease, according to the authors. To assess the algorithms potential impact, the team prospectively enrolled 205 men at an average age of 68, from December 2022 to July 2023 at two Seoul hospitals.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

People with higher amounts of visceral abdominal fat in midlife may be at increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to research to be presented at the upcoming RSNA meeting. A subset of 32 patients underwent PET imaging to identify any amyloid plaque and tau tangles that would indicate the development of Alzheimer's disease.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

“The significantly higher lesion-based sensitivity in unsuspected metastases implies a future role of F-18 FAPI PET/CT in evaluation of metastatic disease burden,” the team wrote. The retrospective analysis included data collected in 2022 and 2023 from 38 women with initial clinical stage IIB-IIIC breast cancer. compared to 34.2%

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Researchers led by Ashley Pariser, MD, found that while about 93% of individuals recognize a lump as a symptom of breast cancer, less than half recognize other common symptoms tied to the disease. In 2023 alone, medical societies and organizations updated their recommendations for breast cancer screening, though they aren’t uniform.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

CHICAGO – Gallium-68 (Ga-68) RM2-PET/MRI is better than MRI alone for detecting relapse in prostate cancer patients, according to research presented November 26 at RSNA 2023. Therefore, Ga-68 RM2-PET should be considered in addition to PSMA-PET in BCR prostate cancer patients to aid in disease detection and management decision, she suggested.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 23, 2024

OpenAI's GPT-4 AI model can utilize imaging reports to generate summaries of disease course in patients with complex glioblastoma, improving treatment planning and potentially even enhancing radiology workflows, according to research published July 23 in Radiology. No image data were transmitted to GPT-4.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Is there a signature biomarker for younger/early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease (EOAD)? Sporadic early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (EOAD) is rare and understudied. The Sporadic Early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease Signature Of Atrophy: Preliminary Findings From The Longitudinal Early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease Study (LEADS) Cohort.

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

milla1cf Tue, 09/26/2023 - 15:32 September 26, 2023 — In a study of more than 2,000 chest X-rays , radiologists outperformed AI in accurately identifying the presence and absence of three common lung diseases, according to a study published in Radiology , a journal of the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ).

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

While care must be individualized, for patients with unknown or unestablished coronary artery disease, the transition to a 'CT first' strategy should be a high priority for cardiovascular care providers," he said. Most study participants were male and white.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 8, 2024

Study participants underwent a total of 77 cycles of Y-90-FAPI-46 therapy between June 2020 and December 2023. Lanzafame and colleagues reported that Y-90-FAPI-46 controlled disease progression in nearly half of the patients in the study, signaling a "specific benefit" for the advanced sarcoma patient group. Image courtesy of SNMMI.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Also, women with high levels of unmet social needs were more likely to present with late-stage breast disease. The study included women with stages I-IV invasive ductal or lobular carcinoma treated at an academic medical center from 2020 to 2023.

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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. RSNA 2023 registrants can read the malpractice poster here. Another prizewinner is about imaging of syphilis.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Other partnerships like this] have demonstrated increased patient satisfaction and understanding of their disease process and treatment options through the establishment of multidisciplinary clinics." The final study sample consisted of 579,153 procedures. The complete study can be found here.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 8, 2024

Food and Drug Administration has approved this technology for the treatment of essential tremor and Parkinson's disease, and its indications are expanding to include various intracranial diseases. High-intensity FUS is a safe and effective treatment for various intracranial diseases.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: PCCT effectively images the lumbar spine with lower radiation dose PCCT boosts image quality on CCTA while also reducing contrast need PCCT bests standard CT for evaluating lung structure and function PCCT produces diagnostic CTPA images for PE at low contrast dose PCCT identifies heart disease in high-risk (..)

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 6, 2023

A model using ultrasonic biomarkers could help physicians identify patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) who have advanced fibrosis, a study presented November 30 at the RSNA 2023 annual meeting found.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 22, 2023

milla1cf Thu, 06/22/2023 - 20:11 June 22, 2023 — New ultra-high-resolution CT technology enables excellent image quality and accurate diagnosis of coronary artery disease in high-risk patients, a potentially significant benefit for people previously ineligible for noninvasive screening, according to a study published in Radiology.

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Everything Rad

APRIL 14, 2025

Centers for Disease Control and Preventions National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is deciding on expanding their federal program known as the B Reader Program. Reading Time: 4 minutes read New CDC Proposal Suggests Allowing Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners to Read Chest X-rays. By Ann London BS.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: PCCT effectively images the lumbar spine with lower radiation dose PCCT boosts image quality on CCTA while also reducing contrast need PCCT bests standard CT for evaluating lung structure and function PCCT produces diagnostic CTPA images for PE at low contrast dose PCCT identifies heart disease in high-risk (..)

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 13, 2023

LifeQ offers a 24/7 lens into the body, generating actionable health insights from personal wearable devices and assisting in screening for disease and illness and uncovering its root cause," stated Laurie Olivier, LifeQ CEO and co-founder.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 4, 2024

The study included 220 advanced-stage (FIGO III/IV) ovarian cancer patients ages 65 to 67 who were scheduled for primary (n = 27) or interval (n = 193) debulking between 2018 and 2023. that every visible disease has to be removed surgically," Lahaye said. We as radiologists have a problem in depicting disease on CT, peritoneal disease.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Chinese clinicians have provided evidence in a “real-world study” that shows amyloid PET imaging is effective for diagnosing and managing patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published February 8 in Alzheimer’s and Dementia. of patients, noted lead author Ke-Liang Chen, MD, a neurologist at Fudan University. in 2012. “The

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2024

The FAI score is one way to capture inflammatory risk beyond the current clinical risk stratification and CCTA interpretation, particularly among patients without obstructive [coronary artery disease], according to Chan, Antoniades, and colleagues. An AI-calculated FAI score can detect and measure vascular inflammation on CCTA exams.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 20, 2023

milla1cf Fri, 10/20/2023 - 18:30 October 20, 2023 — Meilleur Technologies, Inc. Amyloid plaques are a hallmark of several neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). The collaboration is focused on using [F-18]NAV-4694 as an imaging biomarker in ADNI4’s neurodegenerative disease research.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

They extracted total kidney volume (TKV) from images at three and six months after treatment using an AI tool called TotalSegmentator, a freely available segmentation AI model developed by a Swiss team in 2023. In total, 363 CT studies were included, comprising 121 baseline and 242 follow-up scans. The full study is available here.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 28, 2024

There is no cure for the disease, with treatments designed to prolong the lives of patients. Current evidence The best evidence so far on the sequence for these treatments comes from the so-called “RaLu Study,” a medical chart review analysis published in December 2023 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

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Imaging Technology

AUGUST 2, 2023

milla1cf Wed, 08/02/2023 - 19:58 August 2, 2023 — An accepted manuscript published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) found that deploying a radiomic-based model with T2-weighted MRI data could increase diagnostic accuracy for pediatric Crohn disease (CD). and accuracy of 93.5%.

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