AuntMinnie

APRIL 24, 2024

Over a five-year period, a clinical practice lung cancer screening program at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, found more disease than did the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), researchers have reported. It also found more stage IV disease, wrote a team led by Kyle Lafata, PhD. versus 2.4%. were stage I, and 16.1%

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Ultrahigh-spatial-resolution photon-counting detector CT (PCCT) improves the evaluation of coronary artery disease (CAD) -- enabling the reclassification of disease to a lower category in 54% of patients, researchers have found. Curved multiplanar reconstructions with 0.6-mm mm (yellow outline), 0.4-mm mm (blue outline), and 0.2-mm

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 9, 2024

Ultrasound is known for its versatility in medical imaging, but it can go far beyond just diagnosing patients with various diseases. Gil Weinberg, PhD, founder of Georgia Tech's Center for Music Technology, spoke with AuntMinnie.com on ultrasound's role in empowering patients with prosthetic limbs.

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Ultrasound Medical Imaging Disease Diagnose 312

Health Imaging

JANUARY 17, 2024

The AI-guided technology can diagnose the disease via medical images without the need for an invasive procedure.

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Medical Imaging Disease Diagnose Medical 261

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. The full study is available here.

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Disease PET Scan Diagnose Clinic 321

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 31, 2025

These new codes describe the work that takes place prior to an MRI study that includes the proper assessment, consultation, and medical physics customization for patients who have an implant, device, or foreign body. 76017 MR Safety Medical Physics Exam Customization G - 6.79 76017 MR Safety Medical Physics Exam Customization G - 6.79

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Interventional Radiology Diagnostic Radiology Medicare 283

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Middlebrooks' research interest consists of using ultrahigh-field, 7-tesla MRI to plot brain microstructure and develop surgical treatment of brain tumors, epilepsy, and neurodegenerative and movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and dystonia. In 2018, Fishman received an endowed professorship from Johns Hopkins.

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Radiologist Education Clinic Radiology 360

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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Imaging MRI Disease Diagnose 297

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 8, 2023

But it can be tricky to catch potential cancers once organizing pneumonia has been diagnosed, said presenter Charissa Kim, MD, PhD, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in New York City. Accurate diagnosis of organizing pneumonia is confounded by the co-existence of [the condition] with lung malignancies," Kim said.

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Imaging Radiopharmaceuticals Disease Diagnose 309

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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PET Scan Diagnose Disease Radiopharmaceuticals 262

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Phler, MD, of Hannover Medical School in Germany. Long COVID can affect people of all ages and is diagnosed when symptoms continue more than 12 weeks after the initial infection, the investigators noted. Half of these children had been diagnosed with long COVID while the other half were healthy controls.

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MRI Radiation Diagnose Imaging 355

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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Disease MRI Clinic Radiology 263

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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Medical Xpress: Radiology

MARCH 4, 2024

Medical diagnostics expert, doctor's assistant, and cartographer are all fair titles for an artificial intelligence model developed by researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology.

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Diagnose Disease Diagnostic Medical 108

Professional Radiology

APRIL 17, 2023

Diagnostic Imaging is a great tool for your medical professional to use to detect issues sooner rather than later. There are several types of diagnostic imaging available today; each one used to visualize the internal structures of the body to assist doctors in diagnosis and treating various diseases and medical conditions.

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Diagnostic Imaging Diagnostic X-ray Imaging 245

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 15, 2024

The company is touting this as the first-ever FDA authorization of a diagnostic tool of any type in lung fibrosis, as well as the first FDA breakthrough-designated AI diagnostic tool with simultaneously adopted current procedural terminology (CPT) billing codes by the American Medical Association (AMA) in any disease.

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Professional Radiology

JUNE 15, 2023

With advancements in medical technology, healthcare professionals are able to gain detailed insights into the human body. Computed tomography (CT scans) plays a critical role in diagnosing and monitoring a wide range of medical conditions. This can include a pacemaker or bullets, shrapnel, screws, and more.

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging X-ray Computed Tomography Disease 237

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 2, 2024

To that end, the researchers tested GPT-4’s ability to model the demographic diversity of medical diagnoses by constructing 10 unique prompts, each of which asked GPT-4 to generate an example patient presentation with a specific medical condition. Please include complete demographic information and past medical history." “I

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Clinic Education Disease Medical 312

AuntMinnie

JULY 26, 2024

A South Carolina pharmacist created a risk of poor-quality patient scans and repeated scans when he dispensed radioactive Technescan MAG3, with the active ingredient diluted, to medical facilities in the Greenville area. Attorney's Office in the District of South Carolina.

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Radiopharmaceuticals Disease Diagnose Medical 246

Medical Xpress: Radiology

AUGUST 13, 2024

The researchers also demonstrated that the parameters can be used to accurately diagnose and assess the severity of lung diseases in an animal model. Researchers have established a suite of parameters that can be determined using ultrasound to quantitatively measure different physical characteristics of the lung.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 22, 2023

This makes disease severity classification important, but current scoring tools are limited, the researchers noted. This makes disease severity classification important, but current scoring tools are limited, the researchers noted.

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Ultrasound Hospital Disease Diagnose 299

Everything Rad

APRIL 14, 2025

Centers for Disease Control and Preventions National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is deciding on expanding their federal program known as the B Reader Program. Chest X-rays account for somewhere around 12% of all medical imaging procedures , meaning roughly one of every 10 exams focuses on the chest.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 10, 2024

Currently, the CMS bundles Medicare payments for PET radiotracers for diagnosing disease as part of the packaged cost of imaging procedures in hospital outpatient settings. Medical technology trade association Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) also said the CMS proposal is welcome news.

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Nuclear Medicine Radiopharmaceuticals Imaging Medicare 305

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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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

A large study, needed for FDA clearance, demonstrated that the use of icobrain aria significantly increases the accuracy of ARIA assessments by radiologists and hence allows for safer use of new amyloid-beta targeting therapies for Alzheimer’s disease patients. Slow Adoption of Alzheimer’s Treatments Amid Safety Concerns Figure 1.

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MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging Disease Patient Safety 111

AuntMinnie

MAY 28, 2024

ChatGPT exhibits a broad knowledge base for questions on health education, but patients obtaining medical education from ChatGPT should practice caution,” noted corresponding author Mohammad Madani, MD, and colleagues. Questions ranged from those on simple diagnostic subjects (“My doctor wants to run tests to diagnose coronary artery disease.

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Imaging Education Imaging Modalities Disease 279

AuntMinnie

JUNE 24, 2024

Intelligent imaging systems that learn with each scan and produce medical images with unprecedented speed, detail, and precision represent some of the most seismic advances in radiology since the Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to the inventors of computer-assisted tomography in 1979. Kelly Londy of GE HealthCare.

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Medical Imaging Medical Imaging MRI 130

Imaging Technology

JUNE 12, 2024

Integrating AI with our advanced imaging techniques will allow us to detect subtle changes in brain activity indicative of neurodegenerative diseases at their nascent stage. The London Ontario, Canada-based company's focus on neuroimaging analysis and classification cements its position as a leader in neurological innovation.

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Disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Nuclear Medicine Imaging 116

Professional Radiology

OCTOBER 11, 2023

When it comes to detecting and diagnosing various medical conditions, the field of radiology plays a critical role. Professional Radiology, a leading diagnostic imaging radiology center in El Paso, has been at the forefront of these innovations, offering a wide range of services to aid in the early detection and diagnosis of diseases.

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Diagnose Disease Diagnostic Radiology 246

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 30, 2025

The finding is from a prospective analysis in 91 patients who underwent surgery based on the results of the scans and suggests the technique is comparable to gold standard adrenal vein sampling, noted lead author Guoyang Zheng, MD, of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences in Beijing, and colleagues. DEED, Attribution 4.0

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Clinic Imaging Disease Diagnose 147

AuntMinnie

JUNE 8, 2024

Fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) PET/CT demonstrated heightened and extensive uptake in interstitial lung disease (ILD) compared to FDG in a cohort of 97 patients with ILD. To evaluate the value of FAPI PET/CT versus FDG in ILD diagnoses, Fang and colleagues conducted both within one week and assessed various PET/CT parameters.

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Nuclear Medicine Imaging Modalities Diagnose Disease 264

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 17, 2024

Cardiac PET MPI has emerged as a key tool for diagnosing and managing patients with cardiovascular diseases, especially coronary artery disease, yet overall it remains underutilized in the U.S., noted Rupa Sanghani, MD, of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, and colleagues.

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TRA Medical Imaging

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

At TRA Medical Imaging, we are proud to offer low-dose lung cancer screenings (LDCT) to patients who meet specific criteria, providing a crucial tool in the fight against this disease. By the time many people are diagnosed, the cancer may have spread, making it harder to treat. The Screening: The LDCT exam is quick and painless.

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Medical Imaging Healthcare Healthcare Radiation 98

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

At the RSNA meeting, attendees will hear animated discussion on the opportunistic use of CT imaging, including, for example, how it can provide information on a patient's bone mineral density, catch pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma earlier, and predict the presence of coronary artery disease by measuring epicardial fat volume. 9:20 a.m. |

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Computed Tomography Emergency Room Disease Radiologist 264

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 22, 2023

“F-18 FDG-PET/CT scanning is crucial in identifying tumor lesions, determining staging, and devising treatment strategies for individuals diagnosed with NK/T-cell lymphoma,” wrote lead author Huixia Geng, MD, of the Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University.

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Diagnose Hospital Imaging Radiation Oncology 308

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The findings merit further validation in larger clinical trials, noted lead author Kai Cheng, MD, of the Shandong First Medical University in Jinan, China, and colleagues. According to this criteria, two patients had positive CD137 PET/CT scans, with one patient showing stable disease and the other showing a partial treatment response.

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Nuclear Medicine Disease Imaging Clinic 290

Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Coronary CT angiography is a first-line test in the assessment of coronary artery disease. attending radiologist at the University Medical Center Mainz in Germany, and assistant professor of radiology at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

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