AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 20, 2024

We make it easy for you to read AuntMinnie's hottest stories of 2024. District Court in September 2024, naming the LAPD, the city of Los Angeles, and individual police officers. Read more in the snapshots below. com first reported the case.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 5, 2024

There's plenty of research and technologies on display at RSNA 2024 when it comes to breast imaging. For full coverage of RSNA 2024, visit our RADCast. Just ask Amy Patel, MD, from Liberty Hospital in Missouri. She also talked about what breast imaging facilities can expect with the U.S.

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Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Radiology Business Forty Under 40 Class of 2024

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The following is the list of candidates for the 2024 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com 's campaign to recognize the best and brightest in medical imaging. Lindquester, et al, Journal of the American College of Radiology , July 1, 2024. Francisco, et al, Emergency Radiology , April 26, 2024.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 6, 2025

The ASRTs findings, published in December 2024, reported that the number of enrolled students increased from 17,679 students in 2023 to an estimated 19,815 students in 2024. Nuclear medicine technology program enrollments also increased from 903 students in 2023 to 1,403 students enrolling in 2024.

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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? See below to find out who our expert panelists selected as the final candidates in this year's event. The Minnies finalists were drawn from over 200 candidates across 15 categories.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Advanced visualization (AV) software developer Ziosoft is showcasing the Atrena, an AV image viewer, at RSNA 2024. Atrena provides significantly enhanced 3D stereoscopic viewing capabilities from vendor-neutral DICOM images, according to the firm.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Ultrasound’s versatility is once again on display at RSNA 2024, with researchers showcasing the modality’s ability to be on par with CT and MRI for guiding diagnosis and treatment strategies in some clinical scenarios. Acoustic output can be upped for SWE in diagnosing liver fibrosis Sunday, December 1 | 10:50 a.m.-11:00 11:00 a.m. |

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 21, 2024

BOSTON -- In a video interview at CMIMI 2024, Nina Kottler, MD, of Radiology Partners shares highlights from her keynote presentation on the clinical deployment of radiology AI. She reviews three key best practices and also offers some advice. Full coverage of Kottler's talk can also be found here.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 18, 2024

Although falling just short of the 100% rate achieved in the last two years, nearly all available resident positions for diagnostic and interventional radiology were filled on Match Day 2024 on March 15. Furthermore, a record-high number of 50,413 applicants registered in the 2024 Main Residency Match, up 4.7% MD and DO seniors.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 18, 2024

Radiology administrators remain positive that diagnostic and interventional radiology will continue to grow as a profit center, according to The MarkeTech Group's Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI) report for the third quarter of 2024. They're also very confident that diagnostic and interventional radiology volumes will grow monthly.

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Radiology Business

APRIL 16, 2024

Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) President Christopher Crancer shared some early highlights from the group's 2024 PaRADigm annual meeting in Las Vegas. "We We have a very engaged membership," he said.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 15, 2024

Radiology administrators are confident that diagnostic and interventional radiology will continue to grow as a profit center, according to The MarkeTech Group's Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI) new report for the second quarter of 2024. They're also confident that diagnostic and interventional radiology volumes will grow monthly.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 5, 2024

For full 2024 RSNA coverage, visit our RADCast. CHICAGO -- In a wide-ranging interview, Saurabh Jha, MD, discusses topics such as his recent trip to Nepal, the controversy over whole-body MRI screening, and how radiologists can handle the recent presidential election results in the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 1, 2024

CHICAGO -- Many women welcome the use of AI for breast cancer screening, according to research presented December 1 at RSNA 2024. Ottavia Battaglia, MD, from the University of Milan in Italy discussed her team's findings at RSNA 2024, showing that the majority of women are optimisitic about AI's use in breast cancer screening.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 9, 2025

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has named four society members who earned designations of masters of SCCT (MSCCT) and fellows of SCCT (FSCCT) in 2024.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 3, 2024

In 2024 alone, the following states passed laws requiring such coverage on supplemental imaging without forcing women to pay out-of-pocket costs: Alaska, Iowa, Louisiana, and New Hampshire. She added that it creates an even playing field for women seeking care for their breast health.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Regulatory issues facing radiology groups in 2024 We pay a lot of attention to government regulation in healthcare, especially the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which influences reimbursement not only from Medicare but also from other payers as many commercial contracts are tied to the MPFS. Sandy Coffta.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Welcome to the first installment of this year’s Road to RSNA preview of the RSNA 2024 meeting. CST to recognize the winners of the 2024 RSNA Lumbar Spine Degenerative Classification AI Challenge. What's more, the RSNA will also be hosting a Challenge Recognition Event on December 2 from 4 p.m. 9:20 a.m. |

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 27, 2025

Independent imaging centers are experiencing increased competition for CT patients, according to the newly published IMV 2024 CT Market Outlook Report. Looking at the settings for CT procedures in 2024, 43% of these exams were performed in an emergency setting; 36% in an outpatient setting; and 20% in an inpatient setting.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The RSNA has released its plenary session slate for its 2024 annual meeting to be held December 1 to 5 in Chicago which will focus on the role AI plays in empowering radiologists.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

For more information on the presentations we're highlighting below and other abstracts, check out the RSNA 2024 meeting program. CT is a proverbial workhorse when it comes to patient care, and the RSNA meeting will highlight its potential for new indications. 9:20 a.m. |

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 14, 2025

The 2025 conversion factor (CF) that sets the overall rate for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) was adjusted downward by 2.83% from the 2024 rate, to $32.3465 per RVU vs. $33.2875 per Relative Value Unit (RVU). In 2024, duplex Doppler scan 93979 increased by 1.12% but for 2025 it was cut back by 4.22%.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 4, 2024

Jones, a self-described amateur astronomer, said when looking at eclipse dates about two years ago, he realized the 2024 eclipse would fall on a date when UltraCon would be held, as well as within the viewing range. The eclipse will be able to be viewed in Austin around 1:30 p.m. local time.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 6, 2025

He noted that, unlike prior case law that required the provider to be physically located in the emergency department for gross negligence to apply, the July 2024 ruling found that it did not matter where a person is located when they provide emergency medical care to a patient located in the emergency department.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 19, 2024

Lying in bed the night after my visit to the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2024 meeting in Orlando with my legs moving like Elvis in concert and my kidneys on overdrive from all the water I drank trying to stay hydrated, I heard the music from the movie Chariots of Fire running through my head.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 5, 2024

CHICAGO A new version of its 3-tesla MRI scanner, AI technologies, and CT technology improvements were among the highlights for CanonMedical Systems at RSNA 2024. MRI In MRI, Canon gave Vantage Galan 3T / Supreme Edition its RSNA debut.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 2, 2024

Bera predicted that in 2024 we'll see more multimodal capabilities of GPT. "I I think 2024 will be an intriguing year especially with the newly unveiled multimodal capabilities of ChatGPT," Bera continued. However, the concern is with its ease of use in the hands of patients.

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Health Imaging

APRIL 11, 2024

The Hillman Fellowship is named after Bruce Hillman, MD, who founded the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Honorees earn hands-on experience editing the journal.

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Radiology Business

JULY 29, 2024

New American College of Radiology CEO Dana Smetherman, MD, discusses the impact of reimbursement cuts, issues with staffing costs and prior authorization.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Technical exhibits at this year’s RSNA annual meeting in Chicago will showcase radiology’s latest advances, the organization said.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In 2024, the task force reversed this policy, which now recommends that women ages 40 to 74 years undergo biennial mammography, a B-grade recommendation. And as for the 2024 USPSTF guidelines, Semprini said the research teams evidence suggests that this will increase mammography rates but will do so differently across populations.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The companies said that the partnership, initiated in 2020, attained several significant milestones in 2024. One noteworthy milestone was expansion: Strategic Radiology quadrupled participation in its network in 2024 with the addition of nine new member practices to its network in 10 months.

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Health Imaging

JANUARY 18, 2024

The National Imaging Informatics Course is designed for fourth-year radiology residents, but is also relevant to any mid- or senior-level professional working with image data.

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Radiology Business

AUGUST 29, 2024

The healthcare sector continues to face “financial headwinds,” with several “distress drivers” pushing providers toward Chapter 11.

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