AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

tesla MRI scanner, and its Care Pathways program in its exhibit area at ECR 2024. In ultrasound, GEHC is debuting Logiq Totus, a midrange, full-body scanner designed for use in a variety of clinical scenarios. VIENNA – GE HealthCare (GEHC) is highlighting a revamped ultrasound product line, the European launch of its Signa Champion 1.5-tesla

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The annual update to the Current Procedural Terminology 1 (CPT) for 2024 has 230 new codes, 70 revised codes, and 49 deleted codes. Here are the codes to be used for 2024: ICD Code Description R92.30 CM stands for the Clinical Modification of the classification system. Erin Stephens.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 3, 2024

SINGAPORE – MR elastography is a leading noninvasive approach for imaging liver fibrosis, yet a new technique known as “3D MRE” promises to open new opportunities for diagnosing chronic liver disease, according to a leading expert in the field. and the world.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 18, 2024

Continuing to expand its ultrasound AI capabilities, GE HealthCare has signed an agreement to acquire Wales-based Intelligent Ultrasound Group's clinical AI software business for total consideration of approximately $51 million. GE HealthCare said the transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2024.

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MAY 29, 2024

Schuchter, MD, FASCO , the Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Professor of Clinical Oncology and director of the Tara Miller Melanoma Center at Penn Medicine , is the 2023-2024 ASCO President, and the ASCO Annual Meeting program features more than 200 sessions complementing her Presidential Theme: "The Art and Science of Cancer Care: From Comfort to Cure."

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AuntMinnie

JULY 4, 2024

million imaging exams were performed using fixed C-arm devices, according to the newly published " IMV 2024 Fixed C-arm Market Outlook Report." According to the 2024 survey, 75% of fixed C-arm sites are open for nine to 13 hours every weekday, with an average of 12.6 In 2023, an estimated 8.3 Weekends 21.5 Weekends 21.5

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 4, 2024

Research presented at ECR 2024 suggests that diffusion-weighted MRI (DW-MRI) has value in ovarian cancer treatment planning. Max Lahaye, MD, of the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam presents findings on the clinical impact of dedicated MR staging of ovarian cancer patients during ECR 2024.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 28, 2024

Zukotynski discussed this question and how the treatment paradigm for mCRPC continues to shift in a Bayer-sponsored session at SNMMI 2024 in Toronto. There is no cure for the disease, with treatments designed to prolong the lives of patients. Radionuclides such as Pluvicto and Xofigo represent the most advanced treatments to date.

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APRIL 8, 2024

milla1cf Mon, 04/08/2024 - 20:52 April 8, 2024 — Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is a non-invasive technique for neuroregulation. High-intensity FUS is a safe and effective treatment for various intracranial diseases. Therefore, further preclinical and clinical studies are required to explore these effects.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 11, 2024

At-211 lasts] long enough for logistic feasibility in the clinic," Li said during her talk, "yet [clears quickly] enough to allow transplant without residual radioactivity in the blood." There is currently an adequate supply of At-211 to conduct dose escalation studies in clinical trials and to be extended to multisite clinical trials.

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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. Members can apply for the MSCCT and FSCCT designations on the societys website.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Koons is a graduate student at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Coronary CT angiography has relatively low specificity for evaluating coronary artery disease, especially when it comes to assessing whether lumina are open in the presence of heavy calcifications due to calcium blooming, Koons said.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 6, 2024

Researchers from Zurich have developed a cumulative clinical risk (CCR) score that may provide an early predictive marker for long-term brain alterations and cognitive impairments in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). The CCR score is easily applicable in clinical practice, according to Ehrler.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2024

Researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles are among those monitoring the clinical and investigational role of AI in advanced cardiac CT imaging. Systemic inflammatory syndromes contribute to unique elevated atherosclerotic risk and incident cardiovascular disease, according to Weber.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 5, 2024

Cornelia Laule, PhD SINGAPORE – Quantitative MRI techniques offer valuable insights into diverse pathological processes underlying multiple sclerosis (MS), with these techniques poised for clinical use, according to a leading expert. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS).

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 30, 2024

For many, machine learning's potential is more than just talk; the power of well-trained, image-augmented AI has already been demonstrated as a useful tool for quality control, disease tracking, tumor segmentation, and making prognosis predictions.

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MAY 10, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 05/10/2024 - 08:10 May 10, 2024 — According to the Summa Cum Laude Award-Winning Online Poster presented during the 124th ARRS Annual Meeting , fat-enlarged axillary nodes on screening mammograms can predict high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, Type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and hypertension (HTN). Rubino et al.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 8, 2024

An emerging PET/CT radiotracer may be more predictive of progressive pulmonary fibrosis in interstitial lung patients than F-18 FDG PET/CT, according to research presented June 8 at the 2024 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Annual Meeting (SNMMI). Comparative analysis involved PET/CT parameters of both tracers.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 19, 2024

more than 6 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, a debilitating and far-reaching disease that accounts for 60% to 80% of dementia cases, and by 2050, this number is projected to rise to nearly 13 million, according to Alzheimer’s Disease International. The disease affects memory, thinking, and behavior. In the U.S.,

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. The study findings confirm that it's important to keep COVID-19 disease in mind as a diagnostic possibility, even if patients are presenting without typical symptoms, the authors concluded.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

milla1cf Wed, 02/28/2024 - 19:40 February 28, 2024 — iCAD, Inc. , milla1cf Wed, 02/28/2024 - 19:40 February 28, 2024 — iCAD, Inc. , New Research The following three oral and award-winning poster presentations highlight the clinical research being presented at ECR 2024. to 20% of screening exams to be read.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 1, 2024

“Disparities in breast cancer mortality may be mitigated by increasing access to high-quality screening and treatment, especially among Black and Native American women, and increasing diversity in clinical trials,” Giaquinto told AuntMinnie.com. The researchers provided ACS' biennial update of breast cancer statistics among U.S.

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MAY 24, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 05/24/2024 - 07:00 May 24, 2024 — Smokers who have small abnormalities on their CT scans that grow over time have a greater likelihood of experiencing acute respiratory disease events, according to a new study published today in Radiology , a journal of the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ).

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Orlando Health’s Digestive Health Institute invites you to the Florida Digestive Diseases Update to be held Friday to Sunday, December 6 – 8, 2024 in Central Florida. This symposium will include clinically relevant information within an educational environment designed for optimal learning.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 5, 2024

Cornelia Laule, PhD SINGAPORE – Quantitative MRI techniques offer valuable insights into diverse pathological processes underlying multiple sclerosis (MS), with these techniques poised for clinical use, according to a leading expert. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS).

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AuntMinnie

JULY 31, 2024

Dynamic digital radiography (DDR) has shown for the first time that it can be used to automatically capture lung signal changes during forced breathing in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a recent study. The study was published in the December 2024 issue of the European Journal of Radiology Open.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 16, 2025

New reporting requirements In March 2023, the FDA issued a Final Rule that went into effect on September 10, 2024, imposing certain specific reporting requirements for mammography results, along with some other quality control measures. It was referred to the House Subcommittee on Health on December 17, 2024. In April 2024, the U.S.

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JULY 19, 2024

mtaschetta-millane Fri, 07/19/2024 - 09:25 July 19, 2024 — GE HealthCare announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Intelligent Ultrasound Group PLC’s clinical artificial intelligence (AI) software business for total consideration of approximately $51 million. AHEC online, Sept 27, 2021.

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JUNE 11, 2024

milla1cf Tue, 06/11/2024 - 18:41 June 11, 2024 — A newly developed radiotracer can generate high quality and readily interpretable images of cardiac amyloidosis, a condition referred to as the “Alzheimer’s disease of the heart.” About 20 percent of patients who have amyloid build-up in the heart experience early deaths.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

milla1cf Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:43 February 26, 2024 — DeepHealth, Inc. , Sham Sokka, Chief Operating and Technology Officer of DeepHealth, said, "Some of our Lung cancer AI technology is embedded in European clinics, and is central to pioneering lung cancer screening programs.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 01/05/2024 - 11:21 January 5, 2024 — Perspective Therapeutics, Inc. announced that it has entered into a patent license agreement with Mayo Clinic for the rights to the PSMA Alpha-PET DoubLET platform technology for the treatment of PSMA-expressing cancers, with an initial focus on prostate.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 9, 2024

AUSTIN, TX -- A machine-learning algorithm can predict burnout among sonographers, though established burnout indices may be enough, according to research presented April 9 at UltraCon 2024. The latter is a validated inventory that assesses the severity of burnout symptoms experienced by employees.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 1, 2024

Three cardiac PET imaging manufacturers have formed the Cardiac PET Industry Coalition (CPIC) to promote federal policies that advance health outcomes for patients with cardiovascular disease. The coalition's founding members include CDL Nuclear Technologies, Bracco Diagnostics , and Siemens Healthineers.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 18, 2024

New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. Such algorithms can help teach computers how to detect and diagnose disease, the NIH said in a September 27 announcement. A number of the images are of patients with advanced lung disease, according to the NIH. Image courtesy of the NIH.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 4, 2024

Abbreviated breast MRI is not only effective for screening among high-risk women but also useful for evaluating "pure" ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), according to two presentations delivered March 2 at ECR 2024. Four readers blinded to patients' prior imaging, history, and disease outcomes reviewed the scans.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 22, 2024

The company announced the clearance at the 2024 American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (AABIP) meeting being held in Charlotte, NC. It is potentially eligible under two CPT codes for reimbursement -- tissue quantification CPT 0722T for CT and 3D reconstruction code, Qure.ai

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 3, 2024

"Somebody on the other end of the spectrum might say a theranostics center represents a clinical practice where patients are administered a radiopharmaceutical, with any diagnostic imaging sent out to those who do diagnostic imaging, and then these patients are sent back for clinical care to their medical oncologist for all follow-up," he added.

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