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Road to RSNA 2024: Digital X-Ray Preview

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This year’s trip along the Road to RSNA for digital x-ray features a few familiar mileposts – AI for chest x-ray studies, for instance – but notably also significant research into how technology and new techniques can reduce radiation exposure in patients. DAEC system reduces portable x-ray radiation doses Sunday, December 1 | 1:20 p.m.-1:30

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AAPM: CMS measure for reporting CT radiation dose riddled with 'ambiguities'

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Radiation dose and image quality performance measures for CT imaging accepted by the U.S. The new quality measure was adopted by the CMSin an effort to discourage excessive radiation dose while preserving image quality. What's tricky, according to the researchers, is the contradictory nature of the measure's specifications.

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Ablation underused to treat pain in cancer patients

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Less than 1% of hospitalized cancer patients undergo percutaneous ablation to relieve pain associated with bone or soft tissue tumors, according to a study by researchers at Emory University. Compared to EBRT, the team found that ablation was associated with shorter LOS (-2 days; p = 0.046); lower risk of in-hospital mortality (-3.4

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How to comply with CMS's CT radiation dose measure

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Under the auspices of Alara Imaging , a measure steward entity established by the university, CMS plans to adopt the measure into its hospital and physician pay-for-performance programs beginning in 2025. Administered CT radiation doses are highly variable across patients, radiologists, and hospitals throughout the U.S.

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What has radiology learned in 5 years since COVID hit U.S.?

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Amy Patel, MD,director of the Breast Care Center at Liberty Hospital in Missouri, said that while there was uncertainty in the events leading up to the pandemic, her health system was fortunate in having an infectious disease specialist who closely tracked the diseases progress around the world. But that involves human contact.

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Photon-counting CT reduces radiation in lung transplant patients

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The finding highlights the technique’s ability to reduce radiation doses in immunocompromised patients, noted lead author Ruxandra-Iulia Milos, MD, of the Medical University of Vienna in Austria, and colleagues. “To All participants underwent standard low-dose CT scans. The full study is available here.

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Can AI help chest DDR achieve clinical adoption?

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Chest dynamic digital radiography (DDR) may have received a boost toward clinical use in patients with lung disorders, with researchers developing AI to perform time-consuming analysis involved in the technology, according to researchers in New York City. Ultimately, DDR has unique advantages over traditional studies, the authors noted.

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