AuntMinnie

AUGUST 26, 2024

New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. Our top article in 2010 was a follow-up of our most highly viewed article in 2009. Within a few hours, the child developed a bright red ring around his head from the massive overdose of radiation. Is this safe?"

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 18, 2024

A team of researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital has developed an age-specific dose catalog for estimating radiation exposure to children from diagnostic and interventional radiology fluoroscopy procedures. The full article can be found here.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 27, 2023

A group in Japan has developed and tested an elastic x-ray shield made by embedding bismite particles in porous polyurethane, and suggests the new shielding material could provide more comfortable radiation protection. “It The full article can be found here.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Photon-counting CT (PCCT) has much to offer when it comes to pediatric imaging, according to a review article published October 25 by American researchers in the British Journal of Radiology. PCCT has generated much excitement as a CT innovation, with benefits such as reduced radiation dose and high-resolution images.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 12, 2024

Beyder, along with Vikas Prasad, MD, PhD, and BJH/WU Radiation Oncology all played an integral role in launching the SNMMI radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) comprehensive center of excellence at WU, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, and Siteman Cancer Center last year. Involve radiation safety early in your therapy center development.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 17, 2024

In North America, PET MPI using rubidium-82 and N-13 ammonia radiotracers has gained prominence, with its growth driven by superior diagnostic accuracy compared to other imaging modalities and its potential for reducing radiation exposure to patients, the authors explained. The full article can be found here. the authors noted.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2024

Owing primarily to its noise reduction capabilities, DLR has repeatedly been shown to sharply lower radiation dose while maintaining image quality. In their review, Willemink et al noted that DLR yields improved image quality compared with FBP and HBIR, as well as the potential of between 30% and 71% lower radiation dose compared with HIR.

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Zelefsky brings an unparalleled level of expertise and leadership that will further elevate our team at Perlmutter Cancer Center,” said Alec Kimmelman, MD, PhD , the Anita Steckler and Joseph Steckler Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology. This procedure is often combined with other forms of radiation, such as external radiation.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 17, 2024

They found that F-18 FDG-PET/CT can be useful in breast cancer management, including initial staging, assessing neoadjuvant systemic treatment response, assessing treatment response in the metastatic setting, searching for loco-regional or metastatic recurrence, and re-staging after therapy, as well as radiation therapy planning.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 8, 2024

Ultimately, while PET/CT imaging has proven highly valuable in helping identify causes for FUO and IUO, the method involves higher radiation exposure to patients than PET/MRI, and thus may not be as suitable a choice for older, more sensitive patients, the researchers wrote. “F-18 The full article is available here.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 22, 2024

While recent evidence suggests that theranostic agents may be more effective when used earlier for prostate cancer patients, experts recommend proceeding conservatively with theranostic treatments until more is known about dose limits, according to an article published March 21 by the RSNA.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 3, 2024

Eliot Siegel, MD; Stanislav Spiridonov, MD; Nathan Gee, MD; and Anthony Chang, PhD, are among a niche gathering of early adopters, entrepreneurial physicians, medical physicists, and investors with a sweet spot for nuclear medicine, diagnostic radiology, and radiation oncology. That's the power we can achieve," Chang said. "We

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AuntMinnie

JULY 1, 2024

The Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (ASMIRT) is highlighting its AI position statement, a mentorship program from its flagship journal, and the availability of contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) in South Australia. The full statement can be found here.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 1, 2024

The Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (ASMIRT) is highlighting its AI position statement, a mentorship program from its flagship journal, and the availability of contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) in South Australia. The full statement can be found here.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Lymphedema is a chronic disease of the lymphatic system caused by the accumulation of proteins in the interstitium, ultimately leading to inflammation, and can be caused by damage to the lymphatic system from surgery or radiation treatment, the authors explained. The full article is available here.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 4, 2024

Even if some private urology, radiation oncology practices, or radiologist groups are building the ability to perform theranostics, experts are cautious about patient management, radiation safety, and the risk of unnecessary imaging. Key to a good theranostics center Stay tuned for the next article in this series.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Music can be calming for patients undergoing medical imaging, an article published February 7 in Radiography suggests. This includes patients experiencing claustrophobia in MRI machines, compression pain from mammography, or concerns about radiation exposure.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 1, 2024

The digital technology limits radiation exposure to patients compared with standard chest x-rays, they wrote. The full article is available here. Ultimately, DDR has unique advantages over traditional studies, the authors noted. Our study demonstrates robust dPFTs and PFTs correlations using an automated DDR analysis pipeline.

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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. Participants were randomly assigned to six groups with different CT protocols regarding tube voltage (90, 120, or 140 kVp) and radiation dose (standard or low).

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 19, 2024

New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. In 2009, our top article reported on an incident involving a child receiving over 150 CT scans in an hour. Within a few hours, the child developed a bright red ring around his head from the massive overdose of radiation. Is this safe?"

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 9, 2024

For more than 20 years, Sgouros's research has centered on calculating precise radiation dosages for nuclear medicine therapy in cancer patients, ensuring treatments are tailored to maximize benefits and minimize side effects, the society said. George Sgouros, PhD, of Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. Image courtesy of SNMMI.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 29, 2024

Besides the low diagnostic yield, inappropriate orders also contribute to the increasing healthcare cost burden and expose patients to unnecessary ionizing radiation,” the authors wrote. The full article can be found here. They also noted that 25.7% of ultrasound, 15.2% of CT, and 13% of MR were considered unnecessary imaging.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2024

He has published more than 1,000 articles, is the author or co-author of 10 textbooks, and member of editorial boards for more than 35 journals. It is an opportunity to share with the community all about the medical imaging and radiation sciences profession while educating about ultraviolet radiation, Dempsey said.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The full article can be found here. “Future prospective studies including more clinical parameters and several clinical endpoints need to be performed to further validate and enhance the predictive performance,” the group concluded.

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European Society of Radiology: AI

AUGUST 25, 2023

The aim of this study was to present an in vivo stability analysis of radiomic features for pulmonary nodules against varying radiation dose levels. Key points The vast majority of commonly used radiomic features are strongly influenced by variations in radiation dose level. Bartholomeus, Wouter A. Willemink, Robbert W.

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Omega Medical Imaging

APRIL 12, 2023

A career in interventional medicine is one that comes with the risks inherent to radiation exposure. Omega Medical Imaging has developed next-level technology that dramatically reduces radiation exposure without compromising image quality or changing existing workflow. But should physicians simply accept that fate?

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The full article can be found here. This noninvasive hybrid approach allows clinicians to analyze the morphology, location, and invasion of lesions in a single examination, compared to a battery of conventional methods, according to the authors.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 5, 2024

The full article can be found here. Future studies will analyze the correlation of F-18 FAPI-04 tracer uptake with survival outcomes after patients undergo treatment, which was beyond the scope of this trial, they noted. Additional studies are required to validate the prognostic value of F-18 FAPI-04,” the group concluded.

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Omega Medical Imaging

MARCH 20, 2023

Reducing the risk of radiation exposure without compromising image quality or procedural workflow should be the goal of every interventionalist using X-ray imaging systems. The results in radiation reduction using ROI technology are proven. In an article in RSNA Imaging & Therapeutic Technology, Stephen Rudin, Ph.D.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 26, 2024

The full article is available here. Additional studies are warranted, especially given that the five-year overall survival of head and neck cancer patients with unknown primary tumors is dismal at 55%, they wrote. “In In the future, a multicenter trial needs to be performed to verify our results,” the group concluded.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 12, 2023

In a Review article published in The Lancet Oncology, Susu Yan, PhD, and Thomas Bortfeld, PhD, from the Biophysics Division of MGH’s Department of Radiation Oncology, and co-authors describe the evolution of proton therapy and its benefits to patients and society.

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European Society of Radiology: AI

MAY 15, 2023

Key points Unjustified exposure to CT scans increases lifetime radiation risk of stochastic effects. Article: Automated vetting of radiology referrals: exploring natural language processing and traditional machine learning approaches Authors: Jaka Potočnik, Edel Thomas, Ronan Killeen, Shane Foley, Aonghus Lawlor & John Stowe

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Despite PI-RADS core criteria, substantial quality gaps persist, wrote Kim and colleagues in a European Journal of Radiology August 2023 article. Hope also predicted that radiation oncologists will find prostate AI tools useful, building off the results of the FLAME trial. Daniel Margolis, MD. "If

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 26, 2023

The guideline is published in Practical Radiation Oncology. Radiation and surgery are the only recommended modalities for definitive local treatment of oligometastatic NSCLC. Radiation is favored when multiple organ systems are being treated or when the clinical priority is to minimize breaks from systemic therapy.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. Our top article in 2014 reported on the financial benefits of health information exchanges. As a result, the researchers sought to assess whether HIE adoption could lead to a decline in repeat imaging in EDs.

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

milla1cf Mon, 11/20/2023 - 12:49 November 20, 2023 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued a clinical guideline on partial breast irradiation for patients with early-stage invasive breast cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ ( DCIS ).

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CurveBeam AI

MAY 16, 2024

These scans empower the Duke Health medical team to make more informed decisions about treatment, prioritize patient safety with reduced radiation exposure and personalize care tailored to each individual’s unique needs. Read more from the featured article on Duke Health’s website.

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