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AC Immune highlights a-syn PET study

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Swiss biopharmaceutical company AC Immune highlighted a study showing the potential of its alpha-synuclein (a-syn) PET tracer for diagnosing neurodegenerative disease. The finding indicates that the tracer could enable earlier, more accurate diagnosis of MSA and potentially, more precise monitoring of disease progression, AC Immune said.

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Can Chat GPT accurately refer patients to IR for treatment?

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Does it accurately communicate what conditions IR can help treat? Ultimately, we asked about 23 different diseases and disease processes such as hemoptysis, pulmonary embolism, and thoracic aortic aneurysm. If patients search for information using new tools like artificial intelligence, what is it telling them?

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MEG reveals how the brain processes face-like images

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The finding provides a framework for further research in patients with mental and neurological conditions, such as autism spectrum disorders, schizophrenia, and Parkinson’s disease, noted study lead Marina Pavlova, PhD, of Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen.

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ChatGPT perpetuates racial and gender biases

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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.

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Dedicated ultrasound, MRI protocols improve endometriosis diagnosis

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They also found that ultrasound had better accuracy for identifying depth of wall invasion in bowel wall disease while MRI was better at visualizing pelvic wall and extraperitoneal disease. Follow-up dedicated ultrasound may be performed to further interrogate areas of disease and inform comprehensive treatment planning.

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Doctors discuss prostate cancer imaging pressure points

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If we do have systematic screening, in many cases it's a diagnosis that is just there, but it's not a disease that will ever need to be treated. Communication with the radiologist is essential, Barentsz concluded. Maybe we should finally address the elephant in the room," Miszczyk said. "Is Is that cancer? Should we call it that?

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ECR: 3 tips for developing a successful cardiac imaging practice

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He noted that in 2019, the European Society of Cardiology issued updated guidelines for diagnostic imaging of coronary artery disease (CAD), recommending noninvasive imaging (i.e., Communicate," he said. Gutberlet listed three tips: Try it out. Just do it!" Practice, practice, practice!"

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