AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This is a testament to how research has shifted from standalone studies on the accuracy of algorithms to how they may actually impact clinical workflows – and thereby perhaps move a step closer to broader clinical implementation. Chest x-ray AI evaluated in clinical routine at a Norwegian hospital Monday, December 2 | 1:30 p.m.-1:40

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

He is the father of contemporary CT imaging -- and thus of clinical radiology as we know it today," Christiane Kuhl, MD, PhD, told AuntMinnie.com on November 4. Willi was the one to invent helical CT, the type of CT which is used today for all whole-body applications of clinical radiology," she said. Willi Kalender, PhD.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

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. The study was published January 30 in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. percentage points; p = 0.019).

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 24, 2025

Imaging AI tools and algorithms continue to be rapidly developed and deployed into clinics, but experts say theres an elephant in the room that still needs to be addressed: reimbursement. New research comes out every week in radiology highlighting the performance and potential AI in assisting diagnosis of various pathologies.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 27, 2025

Hospital-based sites are more likely to be experiencing this shift compared to independent imaging centers. By site type, 55% to 59% of independent imaging centers and hospitals with 200 or more beds use one CT technologist for CT procedures, while this is only the case for 39% of hospitals with less than 200 beds.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Implementing a clinical decision support system (CDSS) had little effect on reducing inappropriate imaging orders by doctors in university hospitals, according to a study published February 10 in JAMA. Between December 2021 and June 2024, 13 departments at three hospitals implemented the CDSS intervention and 13 departments did not.

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Health Imaging

MARCH 18, 2024

A collection of medical images from hospitals in Ukraine showing radiology equipment in use and clinical images of wounded soldiers and civilians.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Some of my radiological heroes would report a staggering 30,000 to 40,000 radiographs a year. I remember the crossing of this particular radiological Rubicon about 15 years ago here in the U.K. But the pressure kept building, and the number of CT and MRI scans grew by 20% annually in my hospital. So what happened?

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

A Swiss research team has developed and tested an AI model that automatically segments anatomic structures on MR images independent of sequence, according to a study published February 18 in Radiology. The team then assessed the model's performance using Dice scoring. Example MRI scans in the training dataset. for 13 anatomic structures).

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Health Imaging

JANUARY 31, 2025

Nina Kottler, MD, associate chief medical officer for clinical AI at Radiology Partners, explains the movement toward greater regulation of artificial intelligence and the need for radiology practices and hospitals to learn how to perform quality assurance testing for bias.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Each year, the Minnies award winners reflect the current challenges, issues, and advances in radiology. The technology figured prominently in five Minnies categories, including Hottest Clinical Procedure. And for the first time since 2018, physician burnout did not win the Minnies award for Biggest Threat to Radiology.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

During the session, Bhatnagarnoted the following: A British Society of Gastrointestinal Abdominal Radiology survey of 52 NHS Trusts in the U.K. Educate your patient in every clinical contact, he advised. Reducing unnecessary investigations and following surveillance guidelines can reduce the carbon footprint of IBD clinical care.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 25, 2024

Radiology departments receiving more research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are less likely to serve marginalized populations, a study published January 23 in Radiology found. The index measures the social responsibility of more than 3,600 hospitals across the U.S. based radiology departments.

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Radiology Business

DECEMBER 21, 2023

“Providing clear guidance on when to order thyroid ultrasounds can help reduce unnecessary healthcare utilization and potential overtreatment," experts wrote.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 8, 2024

It's like any clinical tool as well. As AI continues to surge in popularity among radiology departments, some departments may face unique challenges in applying the technology to medical images. The platform works as an interface between existing clinical PACS and AI models. The full description of PACS-AI can be found here.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The use of AI in thoracic imaging has begun to demonstrate "cumulative evidence of effectiveness," but more testing and research are needed to determine its feasibility for this application, according to a commentary published February 25 in Radiology. van Beek, MD, of the University of Edinburgh in the U.K. in an accompanying editorial.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

When it comes to medical imaging, radiology is what most often comes to mind, and for good reason. A large percentage of medical imaging created by most hospitals tends to come from the radiology department. Silos like these are a critical stumbling block for hospital IT infrastructure interoperability. In the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 11, 2023

has developed neural networks for interpreting chest x-rays that could help speed the adoption of AI systems in clinical settings, according to a study published December 8 in The Lancet Digital Health. Six hospitals from three National Health Service (NHS) Trusts contributed 2.5 A group in the U.K. million frontal x-rays.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 12, 2023

More than nine in 10 pediatric radiologists reported that nonphysician providers are used often in the subspecialty, suggest findings published December 10 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. A team led by Shannon Farmakis, MD, from Mercy Children’s Hospital in St.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Some ICU patients remain critically ill due to hospital-acquired infections despite a reversal of their original diagnosis, and outcomes for these patients are poor, with an estimated death rate of 25% due to organ failure, the authors explained.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 18, 2024

Canceled appointments are an inevitable part of a radiology department's — and a hospital's — operations. As shown in an MGMA Stat poll Looking at this through the lens of financial health, this increase in no-shows translates into a big profit hit for radiology. Brian Bradfield.

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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? Most Influential Radiology Researcher Erik Middlebrooks, MD, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL Erik Middlebrooks, MD. The Minnies finalists were drawn from over 200 candidates across 15 categories.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 22, 2023

2024 will see term beginnings for newly appointed radiology chairs. University of Wisconsin In December, the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health named Scott Reeder, MD, PhD, chair of the department of radiology. Matthew DeVries, MD, will lead UNMC's department of radiology on an interim basis.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 8, 2024

The large language model narrowly failed on part one true/false questions yet clearly passed part two single-best answer questions, noted lead author Sisith Ariyaratne, MD, of the Royal Orthopedic Hospital. The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) only publishes very limited sample questions, the authors noted.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 2, 2024

This year, hundreds of candidates have been selected as semifinalists for 14 categories, ranging from Most Influential Radiology Researcher to Best New Radiology Software. The semifinalist list was compiled based on nominations from members of AuntMinnie.com. Winners will be selected by our expert panel in two rounds of voting.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 3, 2024

Charlene Liew, MD, director of cardiothoracic imaging at Changi General Hospital in Singapore, outlined the current state of AI in radiology and where it is going in a presentation called "AI in Radiology: The Past Informs the Future." Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were for radiology indications.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

POCUS allows for real-time evaluation and administration of treatment, without reliance on facility-based scanning, i.e. radiology departments, and avoidance of unnecessary tertiary care referral is a major benefit, he added. The clinical implementation of point-of-care ultrasound is making steady progress.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Clinical use of imaging equipment accounts for more than 50% of greenhouse gas emissions in the radiology department, with MRI and CT equipment major contributors, researchers have reported. The study was published November 26 in Radiology. The finding isn't necessarily surprising. kt CO 2 e) and CT for 24% (1.1 kt CO 2 e).

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 22, 2023

2024 will see term beginnings for newly appointed radiology chairs. University of Wisconsin In December, the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health named Scott Reeder, MD, PhD, chair of the department of radiology. Matthew DeVries, MD, will lead UNMC's department of radiology on an interim basis.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Navigating early career options presents more choices for radiology trainees than in the past. However, private equity ownership accounts for only about 10% of the radiology market year over year, explained Eric Rubin, MD, who led the panel discussion. AI, especially noninterpretive AI, will become significant in radiology practices.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) radiologist Umar Mahmood, MD, PhD, has been named president of the board of directors of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the group announced at its 2024 annual meeting in Chicago. Mahmood has also served as associate editor and consultant to the editor for the journal Radiology.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 25, 2024

Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego is making its Arc Viewer -- a software platform developed by the hospital's 3D Innovations Lab -- available to other hospitals and educators across the U.S. hospitals at no cost. Ryan said the software has received positive feedback from children’s hospital staff.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Radiology educator, neuroradiologist, and private practice advocate Ben White, MD's, warning comes at a time of tension over the role and influence of nonphysician financial interests in private medical practices, payment instability, and volume growth outpacing the rate of physician growth. anesthesiologists No. 1, orthodontists No.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 10, 2024

HCA Virginia Health of Richmond, VA, and Brightpoint Community College of Chester, VA, have entered into a nearly $3 million partnership to launch a new radiologic technology degree program in Central Virginia. The inaugural cohort of students began classes in August and is expected to graduate in May 2026.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Ward and colleagues described the experience of American radiology residents in two Nepalese clinics. In the first clinic, the residents worked with an existing POCUS team in a pregnancy ultrasound clinic in the Mahalaxmi municipality on the outskirts of Kathmandu.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 18, 2024

Strategic Radiology and Qure.ai The collaboration will allow for Strategic Radiology members to use AI tools from Qure.ai have formed a partnership to foster easier access to medical imaging AI technology. for early identification of lung nodules, triage of emergency head CTs, and streamlined chest x-ray reporting, the two firms said.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 17, 2024

Imaging and radiology centers are among the least affected hospital services in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion in 2022, a study published May 17 in JAMA Health Forum found. A July 2022 missile attack in Vinnytsia killed radiology staff and civilians.

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