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AC Immune highlights a-syn PET study

AuntMinnie

Swiss biopharmaceutical company AC Immune highlighted a study showing the potential of its alpha-synuclein (a-syn) PET tracer for diagnosing neurodegenerative disease. A-syn is an abundant, highly soluble unfolded protein that accumulates in the brain most prominently in Parkinson’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and MSA.

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Dedicated ultrasound, MRI protocols improve endometriosis diagnosis

AuntMinnie

Dedicated ultrasound and MRI protocols -- in contrast to routine ones -- are more effective in diagnosing endometriosis, researchers have reported. The authors reported that, overall, routine ultrasound and MRI protocols had poorer performance than dedicated ones, which they suggested could lead to delays in diagnoses.

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ChatGPT perpetuates racial and gender biases

AuntMinnie

Large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT are rapidly being integrated into clinical practice, with several LLM-based pilot programs underway in hospitals and clinicians beginning to use ChatGPT to communicate with patients and draft clinical notes, according to the authors. prevalence estimates. prevalence estimates.

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Novel AI System Could Diagnose Autism Much Earlier

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Tue, 11/21/2023 - 08:00 November 21, 2023 — A newly developed artificial intelligence (AI) system that analyzes specialized MRIs of the brain accurately diagnosed children between the ages of 24 and 48 months with autism at a 98.5% Autism is primarily a disease of improper connections within the brain," said co-author Gregory N.

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Researchers Develop New Lower Cost, Dual-modality Imaging Technique to Facilitate Earlier Disease Detection

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Mon, 04/24/2023 - 14:14 April 24, 2023 — Diagnostic imaging is indispensable in healthcare, as it allows clinicians to detect and diagnose a variety of medical conditions. This new research , “Hybrid Photoacoustic and Fast Super-Resolution Ultrasound Imaging”, was recently published in Nature Communications.

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Considering patient symptoms improves spine MRI diagnosis

AuntMinnie

The questionnaire is important because it obtains symptom information directly from patients and communicates it to radiologists at the time of lumbar spine MRI interpretation," Palmer said in a statement released by the RSNA. Their diagnoses were then compared to those of spine specialists using Cohen kappa values.

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The Silent Strain: How Radiologist Shortages Are Impacting Patient Wait Times Nationwide

Vesta Teleradiology

Increasing use of imaging in preventive and chronic disease care. The Real-World Impact: Delayed Diagnoses, Frustrated Patients For hospitals and imaging centers, the shortage translates into longer turnaround times, heavier workloads, and sometimes critical delays. Radiologist burnout and early retirements, especially post-COVID.