AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Researchers led by Runlan Luo, MD, from the Chinese PLA General Hospital in Beijing found that this method along with high-definition microflow imaging outperforms color Doppler flow imaging in diagnosing breast lesions. The study can be found in its entirety here.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Safety net hospitals provide equitable care in breast cancer screening in terms of race and ethnicity, a study published December 12 in Academic Radiology found. The Boyko team identified predictors tied to lower mortality in women diagnosed and treated for breast cancer at a safety net hospital. for age (p = 0.001) and 6.37

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REBEL EM

APRIL 17, 2023

Background: The increased utility and accessibility of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has allowed clinicians the freedom to rethink their diagnostic approach for many common diseases, including peritonsillar abscess (PTA). Question: How well does the US perform in diagnosing PTA compared to CT, needle aspiration, or Incision and Drainage?

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Interobserver agreement for assessing interstitial lung disease (ILD) using high-resolution CT (HRCT) is moderate, researchers have reported. Our results demonstrate that repeatable assessment of disease severity, extent, and progression is challenging even for expert radiologists," the group noted.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 10, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new reimbursement plan July 10 for diagnostic PET scans that would provide separate payments for radiopharmaceuticals, as well as an extra payment for hospitals when they use domestically produced technetium-99m (Tc-99m).

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 9, 2024

"This collaborative multimodal approach not only boosts diagnostic performance but also offers interpretable insights to radiologists, paving the way for advanced, efficient disease diagnosis and improved clinical decision-making," the authors noted. Both were tasked with diagnosing 15 conditions, which included 14 diseases and normal brains.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 18, 2023

PET scans typically used for diagnosing prostate cancer may have value in detecting inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a case series published December 8 in Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology. He was admitted to the hospital. The full study is available here.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 22, 2023

This makes disease severity classification important, but current scoring tools are limited, the researchers noted. It also explored any associations between POCUS findings and respiratory support at 12 and 24 hours, maximum respiratory support during hospitalization, disposition, and hospital length of stay.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Chinese clinicians have provided evidence in a “real-world study” that shows amyloid PET imaging is effective for diagnosing and managing patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published February 8 in Alzheimer’s and Dementia. of patients, noted lead author Ke-Liang Chen, MD, a neurologist at Fudan University.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Technology resulting from this jointly funded program will help healthcare professionals at all skill levels rapidly diagnose and provide timely treatment for patients with lung pathologies and traumatic injuries to the abdomen, chest and head.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The finding is from a phase III trial that compared the two treatments in 450 patients and could help patients make decisions about their treatment, noted presenter Jason Efstathiou, MD, PhD, of Massachusetts General Hospital. each year – are diagnosed as localized disease. each year – are diagnosed as localized disease.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Alzheimer’s disease patients with cognitive impairment or dementia who were referred for amyloid PET scans had fewer hospitalizations compared with a matched control group, according to a study published October 9 in JAMA Neurology. The percentage of patients impacted was small – just 4.5% of patients with dementia, the authors noted.

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

1, 2024 — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced a significant adjustment to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS). tim.hodson Thu, 11/07/2024 - 11:25 Nov.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Researchers led by Rui Tang from Peking University Third Hospital in Beijing, China, found that their AI system can accurately identify standard planes and perform automatic tissue segmentation. While ultrasound is a go-to method for assessing shoulder joint diseases, it is a user-dependent modality.

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Medical Xpress: Radiology

JULY 17, 2023

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines can clearly view non-bony parts of the body—soft tissue such as the brain, muscles and ligaments—as well as detect tumors, making it possible to diagnose many diseases and other conditions.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 16, 2024

SPECT/CT imaging can show over time how patients taking tafamidis for heart disease respond to the treatment, a group at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston reported. Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CM) is a life-threatening disease that occurs when amyloid fibrils accumulate in the heart. years between scans.

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

CEUS often overcomes limitations of MR and CT in diagnosing many tumors and detecting their recurrence,” said Dr. Wilson, who spoke today at the International Bubble Conference in Chicago. In addition, “CEUS scans are significantly less expensive than MR and CT,” she said.

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

This approach can reduce treatment time from 3−5 weeks to 1 week, shorten linear accelerator (linac) operation times, and decrease hospital visits. However, in non-academic hospitals in China, 50 Gy in 25 fractions remains the most common regimen after breast-conserving surgery (BCS). The median planning target volume (PTV) was 456.4

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

CHICAGO – Black patients receive fewer MRI scans for Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis and undergo imaging at an older age than other racial groups, according to research presented November 27 at RSNA 2023. Additionally, new treatments have recently become available for Alzheimer’s disease that can potentially slow the rate of decline.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 23, 2024

OpenAI's GPT-4 AI model can utilize imaging reports to generate summaries of disease course in patients with complex glioblastoma, improving treatment planning and potentially even enhancing radiology workflows, according to research published July 23 in Radiology. No image data were transmitted to GPT-4.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 2, 2024

tesla MRI AI body composition analysis Cardiac PET Cryo/thermoablation CT colonography Genicular artery embolization Hyperpolarized xenon-129 MRI PET/MRI Photon-counting CT Radiomics Theranostics Whole-body MRI screening Image of the Year 3D PET/MR image.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 18, 2024

A team led by Jie-Kun Ni, PhD, from Qilu Hospital of Shandong University in China, found that a convolutional neural network (CNN) named iEUS demonstrated an accuracy like that of expert endoscopic ultrasound users. The researchers noted that these neoplasms mimic normal pancreases and other pancreatic lesions. Expert user 85.5%

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Such algorithms can help teach computers how to detect and diagnose disease, the NIH said in a September 27 announcement. A number of the images are of patients with advanced lung disease, according to the NIH. A number of the images are of patients with advanced lung disease, according to the NIH.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 28, 2023

Molecular imaging enables doctors and clinicians to see inside the body with a non-invasive process, helping to diagnose and treat diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease , and neurological diseases. It uses biomarkers to highlight molecular changes, which can sometimes alert doctors to possible disease.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 19, 2024

MR elastography (MRE) is an effective technique for noninvasive monitoring of liver stiffness -- a surrogate for fibrosis -- in children and young adults with autoimmune liver disease, researchers have reported. years) who underwent an abdominal 1.5-tesla tesla MRI that included liver MRE as well as a liver biopsy within six months.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 20, 2024

That is, it is diagnosed after a test whose result was negative and before the next evaluation. For obvious reasons, it is a very reliable indicator of the effectiveness of early detection programs for this disease: if the number of cancers that appear after a screening is high, it is a sign that the program is not working.

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Kings Medical Group

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In an ever-evolving healthcare landscape, hospitals and imaging centers hold a pivotal role in delivering timely and precise medical services. They are the front lines in diagnosing and monitoring diseases, guiding treatment decisions, and ultimately improving patient outcomes.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 16, 2024

MNH at MUHAS is a public hospital serving Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania, and did not have a working mammography machine. For women in Tanzania, breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer mortality,1 with more than 80% of diagnoses happening at stage III or IV when the odds of long-term survivability are much lower.2

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Future Teleradiology

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

PET-CT-Scan-Reporting-Service Introduction: Teleradiology has emerged as a transformative force, extending healthcare services beyond the confines of traditional hospital settings. Discuss the significance of patients in geographically distant or underserved areas having access to expert radiologists for accurate and timely diagnoses.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 12, 2024

mtaschetta-millane Fri, 07/12/2024 - 11:00 July 12, 2024 — Diagnosing cancer and providing the personalized therapy it often requires, is a collaborative effort more than in any other area of medicine. This seamless integration helps pathologists deliver accurate diagnoses, ultimately improving patient outcomes.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

A PET radiotracer that detects clear-cell renal cell carcinoma proved safe and effective in a clinical trial conducted at 36 research hospitals across nine countries, according to a study published September 10 in the Lancet Oncology. Ultimately, the incidence of small renal masses is increasing, according to the authors.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 1, 2023

Approximately two-thirds of the world’s population does not have access to medical imaging systems, according to the World Health Organization ( WHO ),1 while many people with access face substantial wait times for scanning, potentially delaying diagnoses. While access to medical imaging is relatively high in the U.S.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 18, 2023

It's compatible with various X-ray machines, including hospital-based, mobile, portable, hand-held, and ultra-portable units making it versatile and powerful. Over 500 hospitals and imaging centers are using DeepTek's AI solutions, impacting the lives of 100,000 people monthly. In a world with 3.5 billion annual X-rays, 1.5

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 20, 2024

A team of researchers led by Jianyong Wei of Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital in China trained a deep-learning algorithm using CTA exams gathered from multiple hospitals and discovered in a retrospective analysis that their algorithm yielded comparable results to the original radiology report findings.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 15, 2024

In an analysis of women diagnosed with ILC who underwent both imaging approaches, Ga-68 FAPI showed higher activity in tumors than F-18 FDG and identified more metastatic lesions, noted nuclear medicine physician and lead author Ertan Sahin, MD, of Gaziantep University in Gaziantep, Turkey.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 1, 2024

Accurate measurement of the volume and distribution of different tissue types in the brain is important for diagnosing brain disease. By quantitatively measuring myelin, clinicians can better understand the extent and impact of TBI and differentiate TBI from other neurological diseases.

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 29, 2024

milla1cf Mon, 01/29/2024 - 14:21 January 29, 2024 — Diagnoses of breast cancer have increased steadily in women under age 50 over the past two decades, with steeper increases in more recent years, according to a study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. The study is published Jan.

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