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ISMRM: Communication, multidisciplinary engagement key to pediatric MRI

AuntMinnie

Communication and engagement with child-life specialists are a couple of factors in successful MR imaging for young children, according to research presented May 4 at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) meeting in Singapore. Performing MRI scans on young children can be challenging for radiologists.

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Pediatric radiologists should handle breast mass cases in children

AuntMinnie

In her presentation, Valeria Peña-Trujillo, MD, from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, discussed her team’s findings, showing that breast masses in this patient population are benign and most commonly present as fibroadenoma. For example, children may associate adult hospitals with serious illness, adding to their anxiety.

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How can Enterprise Imaging empower radiology in the modern health network?

AuntMinnie

While academic medical center radiology departments are expanding significantly and hospitals are adapting to health system consolidation trends, demand for innovative imaging informatics remains strong among operations and physician teams. Another, a new hospital complex is underway at University of Utah Health.

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Timely patient feedback leads to improvements in MRI exam experience

AuntMinnie

Timely MRI patient feedback can help radiologists make improvements that positively translate toward the patient experience, suggest findings published April 11 in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. Patient satisfaction contributes to increased patient scores in national rankings for radiology departments and hospitals.

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Lunit highlights Insight MMG clinical results

AuntMinnie

Lunit is highlighting results published March 10 in Nature Communications that validate the effectiveness of its Lunit Insight MMG in South Korea's national breast cancer screening program. The study found the following: AI-assisted radiologists detected 13.8% Recall rates (RRs) were statistically unchanged. increase from 3.87

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Rapid Hospital Onboarding by Vesta Radiology: A Case Study

Vesta Teleradiology

Introduction In the fast-paced world of healthcare, disruptions in critical services can have far-reaching consequences on patient care and hospital operations. A planned onboarding with another radiology group had fallen through, leaving the hospital facing a critical gap in coverage.

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

Vesta Teleradiology

Across the United States, radiologist shortages are creating a ripple effect that many patients never seeuntil theyre left waiting. Theyre part of a larger trend, driven by a persistent imbalance between the number of radiologists available and the ever-growing demand for diagnostic imaging. Waiting for a diagnosis.