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.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 5, 2024

F-18 FAPI-PET/CT is superior to F-18 FDG-PET/CT for diagnosing and staging patients with pancreatic cancer, according to a study published January 4 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. To that end, the group enrolled 62 patients with confirmed PDAC at their hospital between August 2021 and February 2023.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 1, 2025

are diagnosed as DCIS, an early form of breast cancer that forms in the milk ducts, based on dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI and biopsies. About 20% of new breast cancers in the U.S. Most women undergo surgery, yet only 26% of DCIS cases are subsequently identified as invasive disease, the authors noted.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 3, 2025

MRI and ultrasound have tradeoffs in diagnosing peripheral neuropathies of the upper extremity, a study published March 4 in Radiology found. High-resolution imaging provides important pathomorphological information in diagnosing peripheral nerve disorders. MRN and HRUS are two imaging techniques that have shown promise in this area.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 13, 2025

In her presentation, Vronique Suttels, PhD, from Lausanne University Hospital in Switzerland discussed her teams findings, showing that AI POCUS interpretation fulfills requirements by the World Health Organization (WHO) for a nonsputum TB triage test. Image courtesy of Vronique Suttels, PhD.

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ScienceDaily

AUGUST 6, 2024

An AI-based analysis of over 2 million hospital visits has found that most of the time, a pneumonia diagnosis made in the hospital will change from a patient's entrance to their discharge -- either because someone who was initially diagnosed with pneumonia ended up with a different final diagnosis, or because a final diagnosis of pneumonia was missed (..)

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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.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 11, 2025

They also spearheaded the development of guidelines for the American College of Radiology (ACR), recognizing the role that imaging had in diagnosing COVID-19 in patients. The guidelines included best practices for imaging with CT versus chest x-ray in diagnosing COVID, as well as whether imaging is necessary at all in some cases.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 21, 2025

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of its QP-Prostate MRI software to help detect and diagnose prostate cancer. hospitals and pharmaceutical companies and that QP-Prostate was initially cleared in 2021 for automated segmentation of prostate regions. Quibim has received clearance from the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 4, 2024

The use of more ultrasound translates to less CT use for diagnosing appendicitis in children, according to research published August 4 in the Journal of Surgical Research. It also found that white children and children living in lower socioeconomic neighborhoods are more likely to visit hospitals with high concurrent imaging use.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 23, 2024

A team led by Mark Slidell, MD, from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, found that CT remains the most used imaging method for diagnostic pediatric appendicitis in hospitals that don’t participate in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program - Pediatrics (NSQIP-P). hospitals over time. NSQIP-P hospital 71.7%

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 25, 2024

Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego is making its Arc Viewer -- a software platform developed by the hospital's 3D Innovations Lab -- available to other hospitals and educators across the U.S. hospitals at no cost. hospitals at no cost. However, it will not be open-source and is not intended for diagnostic use.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 17, 2025

In a retrospective analysis that included 293 patients, gallium-68 (Ga-68) DOTA-FAPI-04 uptake was greater than F-18 FDG uptake by both benign bone lesions and metastases, especially for osteoblastic metastasis, noted lead author Rui Guo, MD, of Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute in China, and colleagues.

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Vesta Teleradiology

JANUARY 20, 2025

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. Vesta Teleradiology 1071 S.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Importantly, we are gaining deeper insights into disease processes themselves, which enhances our ability to diagnose and potentially treat conditions that were previously beyond our reach." This year's Most Effective Radiology Administrator/Manager wears multiple hats at Barnes-Jewish Hospital (BJH) and Washington University (WU) in St.

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Vesta Teleradiology

JANUARY 8, 2025

For communities in Illinois and Ohio, where many rural hospitals and outpatient centers serve as lifelines, ensuring timely and accurate radiological services is crucial. By reducing overhead costs associated with maintaining in-house radiologists, rural hospitals can ensure uninterrupted imaging services without compromising care quality.

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ScienceDaily

JULY 22, 2024

Large language models may pass medical exams with flying colors but using them for diagnoses would currently be grossly negligent. Medical chatbots make hasty diagnoses, do not adhere to guidelines, and would put patients' lives at risk.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Chest x-ray is used to diagnose RDS, but LUS has emerged as a reliable bedside tool for monitoring respiratory conditions in preterm infants. The authors also called for more studies on neonates receiving serial LUS during hospitalization. The full study can be found here.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 17, 2023

A team led by Jack Scaife from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City found that children with these sociodemographics are more likely to present to hospitals that don’t use ultrasound to diagnose acute appendicitis. It also found that they are less likely to undergo ultrasound at hospitals that have ultrasound resources.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 22, 2023

While imaging does not have a set role in diagnosing and assessing bronchiolitis, previous research has explored the potential of lung ultrasound in this area. The Smith team sought to characterize lung findings on POCUS in infants presenting to the pediatric emergency department who are diagnosed with acute bronchiolitis.

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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

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

CT imaging is best for diagnosing suspected intraorbital wooden foreign bodies, although MR imaging does offer valuable supplementary information, according to a study published February 20 in Clinical Radiology.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 4, 2025

Most Americans diagnosed with cancer are covered by Medicare, making CMS policies central to their access to timely, high-quality care, Sandler said. "We It was reintroduced in Congress on March 14 and aims to change radiation oncology payment from per fraction to per patient.

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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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REBEL EM

APRIL 17, 2023

Question: How well does the US perform in diagnosing PTA compared to CT, needle aspiration, or Incision and Drainage? Furthermore, another small retrospective study found that approximately 30% of patients with CT-diagnosed PTA lacked purulence on drainage attempts (Eliason 2023). Acad Emerg Med. 2023 Jan 10. Epub ahead of print.

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MedImaging Ultrasound

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

New research indicates that if ER doctors are skilled in ultrasound techniques, they can significantly reduce the time patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis spend in emergency departments.

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MedImaging Ultrasound

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

New research indicates that if ER doctors are skilled in ultrasound techniques, they can significantly reduce the time patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis spend in emergency departments.

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Ultrasound Diagnose Hospital 98

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

A group at Yonsei University College of Medicine in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, evaluated how often clinically significant lung nodules were detected unexpectedly on chest x-rays by AI (Insight CXR, v3, Lunit ) and whether coexisting findings can aid in differential diagnoses. Image courtesy of Scientific Reports.

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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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AuntMinnie

MARCH 22, 2024

Researchers led by Laith Sultan, MD, from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia reported that the large language model could accurately perform image segmentation and classify lesions on ultrasound as normal or abnormal. It requested ChatGPT-4 to find and mark the lesion on the image and provide a differential diagnosis.

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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.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 3, 2024

It's a question researchers at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Canterbury Christ Church University have asked as part of their prospective, randomized, multisite trial currently open and underway in the U.K. How does immediate AI-enabled patient triage on chest CT impact the lung cancer pathway?

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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. “The

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Imaging Technology

MAY 14, 2024

milla1cf Tue, 05/14/2024 - 12:45 May 14, 2024 — University Hospitals (UH) and Siemens Healthineers announce a 10-year strategic alliance that builds on their 40-year history of clinical and research collaboration. Because there is no “typical” hospital or laboratory and many variables exist (e.g.,

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is effective for stroke patients who need to be transferred from hospitals where they are diagnosed to centers capable of performing the procedure, according to a study published February 8 in JAMA Network Open. Out of 352 enrolled patients (median age, 66.5

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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. Remarkably, the system demonstrated superior performance compared with similar studies for both functions,” Tang and colleagues wrote.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 22, 2024

Researchers led by Laith Sultan, MD, from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia reported that the large language model could accurately perform image segmentation and classify lesions on ultrasound as normal or abnormal. It requested ChatGPT-4 to find and mark the lesion on the image and provide a differential diagnosis.

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