AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

With strong demand for medical imaging in many differing clinical contexts, hospitals are managing growing routine imaging demands while balancing teaching practices, ambulatory services, primary care, and subspecialty services. billion healthcare facility. Another, a new hospital complex is underway at University of Utah Health.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 16, 2025

The finding is from an experiment that tested the impact of the software in three scenarios, as a prescreener, an assistant, or as a backup for radiologists, noted first author Meesun Lee, MD, of Seoul National University Hospital in South Korea, and colleagues. With AI as a prescreener, radiologists would avoid interpretation in 15.3%

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 28, 2025

An ultrafast MRI-based radiomics model performs just as well as standard MRI and isnt dependent on radiologist experience, according to research published January 25 in La Radiologia Medica. Ultrafast MRI offers faster temporal resolution than standard MRI, allowing for shorter scan times and better assessment of tumor kinetics.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Frequent AI use is associated with an increased risk of radiologist burnout, particularly among those with high workloads and low AI acceptance, suggests a study published November 22 in JAMA Network Open. times that of radiologists, they wrote. Among 6,726 radiologists included, 35.3% were female and 64.7%

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 1, 2024

About 12 years ago, vRad radiologists had the option to volunteer to read x-rays from Doctors Without Borders and Haitian Relief Services, a small nonprofit organization. Many of the radiologists wanted to contribute and support our colleagues doing charitable work. The response was overwhelming.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Siemens Healthineers has adopted NVidia's MONAI Deploy, a module within its open-source research and development platform MONAI that aims to integrate AI workflows for medical imaging into clinical use. The module is a tool for developing, packaging, testing, deploying, and running medical AI applications in clinical production.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

. | S1-SSCH01-5 | E451A This scientific paper may increase overall confidence in the potential of using multimodal AI for tuberculosis (TB) detection, and potentially autonomous reporting, on chest radiographs in certain clinical settings. respectively, where that of three radiologists' ranged between 91.9% to 94.7%, 89.4%

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 6, 2024

A deep-learning model performs comparably to an abdominal radiologist when it comes to finding clinically significant prostate cancer on MRI, researchers have reported. This progress promises to improve patient outcomes through earlier and more accurate diagnosis of [clinically significant prostate cancer]." External 0.86

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 22, 2025

ARRS Two radiologists independently assigned ultrasound categories to exams performed in the first round of surveillance and visualization scores to exams performed in the first and second rounds. A third radiologist meanwhile settled disagreements between the first two radiologists. Specificity 82% 82.3% Specificity 92.6%

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Growth in imaging work relative value units (wRVUs) is outpacing the growth of radiologists and the number of imaging services in the U.S. Aditya Khurana, MD, from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, discussed the results he presented with AuntMinnie.com, as well as how they point to quality and workforce challenges.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 5, 2025

Radiologist peer review improves the rate of clinically meaningful changes to radiation therapy (RT) planning, researchers have reported. Radiologist participation in peer review translated to significant increases in plan change rates (49.4% The investigators found the following: A pooled rate of plan changes of 29%.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 4, 2023

And it appears that radiologists are reading more cardiac CT exams, but not cardiac MRI studies, presenter Mustafa Al-Ogaili, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, AZ, told session attendees. The team tracked volumes by provider type (cardiologists, radiologists, and "other") and practice setting (hospital and nonhospital).

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 2, 2024

Radiology is ground zero for many of these innovations, and increasingly radiologists are being asked to take the lead in helping the healthcare system make the most of these technological breakthroughs. Radiologist as a technology leader is, in many ways, a very familiar role. Morris Panner, President of Intelerad.

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Radiology Business

AUGUST 1, 2024

Toronto-based software company VitalHub Corp. said it has inked a definitive agreement to buy the CDS provider and its core product OrderWise.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Radiology practices can create a more welcoming environment for radiologists returning from parental leave who breastfeed, according to a paper published November 26 in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. Previous reports suggest that radiologists cite time, space, and support as barriers to breastfeeding.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Integrating eye-tracking data that map how radiologists interpret x-rays into deep learning AI algorithms could be key to developing more “human-centered” AI, according to a recent study. Difference between saccades, fixations, and attention heatmaps in radiologist eye-tracking studies. The full article can be found here.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 22, 2024

BOSTON -- ChatGPT shows early promise in classifying clinically significant breast pain, according to research presented at the Conference on Machine Intelligence in Medical Imaging (CMIMI). ChatGPT also correctly identified most clinically significant breast symptoms. Three radiologists served as ground-truth analysts.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In a study described as a “competition between radiologists,” participants tasked with identifying abnormal findings on chest x-rays performed better with AI assistance than without AI assistance – though not by much and not in all cases, according to a group in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.

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Radiology Business

MARCH 25, 2024

EMBOLIZE is a first-of-its-kind prospective, randomized control study on IR specialists' use of ovarian and pelvic vein embolization.

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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. million usable free-text reports written by radiologists and 1.89 A group in the U.K. million frontal x-rays. on the MIMIC-CXR test.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 16, 2024

ChatGPT-4 matched radiologists when tasked with detecting errors in imaging reports, with the study suggesting the technology may be useful for improving reporting accuracy, according to a study published April 16 in Radiology. ChatGPT-4 matched radiologists in detecting errors in radiology reports.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 20, 2024

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has tapped the American College of Radiology's (ACR) Chief Research Officer Etta Pisano, MD, to develop its clinical trial portfolio and lead its Advancing Clinical Trials Readiness initiative. Department of Health and Human Services.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 23, 2024

Hanneman suggested that when more than one imaging test is appropriate to answer a clinical question, low-energy imaging tests can be prioritized. She told AuntMinnie.com that this includes building diverse teams that include all key stakeholders, including radiologists, technologists, leadership, IT, and facilities management.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Ultrasound use has shifted over the past decade, including whether radiologists, surgeons, or nonphysicians practitioners perform the exams, a study published on December 13 in the American Journal of Roentgenology found. from 2009 to 2021. The share of billed ultrasound services increased for radiologists from 31.6% to 19.6%).

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AuntMinnie

MAY 29, 2024

Proponents of AI in radiology highlight the technology’s potential in assistant radiologists with image interpretation as well as improving patient care. “Biased data results in biased AI models,” Yahyavi said.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 5, 2024

CHICAGO -- When AI in mammography is coupled with a safeguard radiologist review, women are more likely to pay for breast cancer screening mammography if the AI will boost exam results, research presented December 5 at the RSNA meeting suggests. For those enrolled, the clinical practices applied a U.S.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 5, 2024

CHICAGO Philips brought a range of new AI-enhanced offerings to RSNA 2024 aimed at bolstering efficiency and improving workflows for radiologists and radiologic technologists. Whats more, Philips announced an AI research collaboration with the Mayo Clinic for cardiac MRI. tesla BlueSeal MR wide-bore scanner.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 14, 2025

With radiologists facing their fifth consecutive pay cut due to the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, radiology practices are approaching hospital partners for stipends to continue offering their advanced services. Radiology professionals and groups must prepare now to adapt and thrive in this complex landscape.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Large language model (LLM) Mistral outperformed Llama and rivals the performance of GPT-4 Turbo in a real-world application that assessed the completeness of clinical histories accompanying radiology imaging orders from the emergency department, researchers have reported. The study findings were published February 25 in Radiology.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 18, 2024

A radiologist’s perception when viewing a complex MR image may be akin to a Major League Baseball (MLB) batter reading the stitches on a fastball, according to researchers exploring exactly how diagnostic interpretations are made. They found that some observers performed better than expected for their rank and years of experience.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 25, 2024

A radiologist in India has been arrested as an alleged key operator in an emerging al-Qaida-inspired terrorist group, according to an article by The Times of India. He owned a clinic in nearby Hazaribagh where he reportedly groomed individuals to join the group, according to the report.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 17, 2024

More than one-third of radiologists around the world experience burnout, according to an analysis published July 17 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. The 2023 Medscape Physician Burnout and Depression Report indicated that radiologists have a high burnout prevalence of 54%. 39% vs. 35%.

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Radiology Business

JULY 1, 2024

Led by radiologist Yosef Chodakiewitz, MD, Project Hercules aims to enroll 100,000 adults, with a focus on medically underserved populations.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 31, 2024

Yoga could be one way to alleviate burnout symptoms in radiologists, a study published January 31 in JAMA Network Open suggests. Radiologists and radiation oncologists have reported experiencing burnout, which affects their well-being as well as their personal lives and patient care quality.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Interventional radiologists are disproportionately distributed in the U.S, of the United States population does not have access to an interventional radiologist, however, many patients would prefer minimally invasive care,” wrote first author Yusuf Ahmad, a student at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, PA, and colleagues.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The finding is from a preliminary analysis of 23 patients enrolled in an ongoing clinical trial, noted Giorgio Brembilla, MD, PhD, of the IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan, Italy. The combination of PSMA-PET and MRI could improve the detection of clinically significant cancer in clinically high-risk patients, he concluded.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 17, 2024

Even expert, specialized radiologists performing their first reads on x-rays can miss up to two-thirds of all rib fractures, they added. The researchers used a custom dataset of 1,109 pediatric chest x-rays (624 with fractures present and 485 with fractures absent) manually labeled by seven pediatric radiologists.

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