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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REBEL EM

APRIL 14, 2025

Background: Accurate blood pressure (BP) measurement is essential in the emergency department (ED), where it serves as a key marker of hemodynamic stability and informs critical management decisions. Inaccurate BP readings in the ED can result in inappropriate interventions, including unnecessary medication administration or missed diagnoses.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 14, 2024

In a statement , the health system said the information involved may have included names, dates of birth, social security numbers, medical record numbers, medical treatment and condition information, medical diagnoses, and health insurance information. “To

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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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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 5, 2024

ChatGPT could be an accessible source of information for women waiting to discuss core-needle breast biopsy results with their healthcare practitioners, a study published January 3 in the American Journal of Roentgenology found. It’s been one year since the first iteration of ChatGPT was released to the public. The team queried ChatGPT-3.5

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 8, 2024

Because conventional imaging methods offer limited assistance in the early stages of ILD, the findings underscore the potential utility of FAPI PET/CT as an imaging modality for diagnoses, according to a statement from SNMMI. They followed with Kerbs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6) and pulmonary function test results within two months of PET/CT.

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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

MAY 3, 2024

SINGAPORE – MR elastography is a leading noninvasive approach for imaging liver fibrosis, yet a new technique known as “3D MRE” promises to open new opportunities for diagnosing chronic liver disease, according to a leading expert in the field. What is the difference between 2D and 3D MR elastography?

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

This information may prompt radiologists to consider how their current models of care delivery may impact patients access and use of diagnostic breast imaging services and how it may lead to differences in care across patient subgroups," Lawson told AuntMinnie.com.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 23, 2024

Laukamp and colleagues also said the summaries proved useful for treating physicians and added that none of the summaries were rated as having negative consequences such as omitting relevant information or adding incorrect information. "In

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 29, 2024

Ultrasound is a first-line method in the screening and diagnosing of thyroid nodules. One reason is that radiologists place markers on images to outline where the lesions are to inform other clinicians. The database’s goal is to support CAD systems in accurate diagnosing and prognostic modeling of thyroid disorders.

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

milla1cf Tue, 11/21/2023 - 08:00 November 21, 2023 — A newly developed artificial intelligence (AI) system that analyzes specialized MRIs of the brain accurately diagnosed children between the ages of 24 and 48 months with autism at a 98.5% DT-MRI is a special technique that detects how water travels along white matter tracts in the brain.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 22, 2024

ChatGPT-4 successfully placed a box around the lesion and provided a list of differential diagnoses for the outlined nodule, the team reported. It reported that the model could classify cases with high accuracy and provide descriptions of findings and diagnoses in the images.

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Imaging Technology

AUGUST 2, 2023

s manuscript identified patients who underwent MR enterography (MRE) for suspected ileal CD—enrolling participants with newly diagnosed ileal CD or serving as healthy controls from December 2018 to October 2021. For more information: www.arrs.org Wednesday, August 2, 2023 - 19:58 Dillman , MD, MSc. Dillman et al.’s

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Nuclear medicine imaging, including PET and other nuclear medicine scans, is often the most accurate and cost-effective way to diagnose complex diseases, providing critical insights that can inform and shape patient treatment. Your voices made a difference.” Thursday, November 7, 2024 - 11:25

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

These findings identify a substantial deficit of diagnosed cancer cases in the U.S. Kuhs and colleagues noted that data for analyzing the relationship between pandemic response and cancer diagnoses have not been available until recently. The researchers used 2020 U.S.

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Ben White

APRIL 7, 2025

Before we get further, I published a series of articles grouped here as a “ Guide to the Core Exam ” that lays out a lot of helpful information. There are some out-of-date passages about failing because physics and in-person details, but the core information is unchanged.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 29, 2024

“Given the rising incidence and geographical/ethnic variability of breast cancer in young women, physician awareness is crucial for timely diagnoses and addressing the significant impact of this disease,” Sefidbakht and co-authors wrote. Previous studies indicate that women are being diagnosed with breast cancer at a younger age.

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Professional Radiology

JUNE 15, 2023

Computed tomography (CT scans) plays a critical role in diagnosing and monitoring a wide range of medical conditions. Diagnose Tumors or Cancer When it comes to diagnosing tumors or evaluating the extent of cancer, CT scans can provide detailed images of organs and tissues.

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Professional Radiology

APRIL 17, 2023

It is often used to diagnose brain and spinal cord disorders, joint and musculoskeletal conditions, and cancer. It uses electromagnetic radiation to examine bone structures to diagnose bone fractures, joint dislocations, and lung conditions. This method is commonly used to diagnose pregnancy, gallbladder disease, and blood clots.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The scanned women were informed of the findings and referred to the obstetrics department of a nearby hospital. Of the total women, one was identified with oligohydramnios, and another was diagnosed with low fetal heart rate. These included polyhydramnios, subchorionic hemorrhage, low fetal heart rate, and placenta previa.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 15, 2024

The authorization will speed up the medical community’s access to Fibresolve for diagnosing lung fibrosis. Data from patients with suspected interstitial lung disease is run through Imvaria’s AI-trained algorithm to provide noninvasive adjunct information to support appropriate treatment, the company said.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 28, 2023

A team led by Yasoda Satpathy from University of California, San Diego found in a study of more than 5 million individuals who were diagnosed with breast, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancer that while these groups were undercaptured in the database, their representation improved over time. “An Of these, 0.5%

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AuntMinnie

MAY 14, 2024

In a May 13 letter to representatives Kay Granger (R-TX) and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Susan Collins (R-ME), the groups noted that in radiology, AI is being used to help read and interpret images and help make more informed diagnoses.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 20, 2024

But more clarity is needed to understand drivers of each treatment's costs and any barriers to the delivery of care, it wrote. The complete study can be found here.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Ultimately, the study validates F-18 PI-2620 PET as a biomarker that may be used to inform better treatment strategies for patients, noted lead author Minyoung Oh, MD, PhD, of the University of Ulsan in Seoul, Korea. A link to the full article can be found here.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 11, 2024

Although occurrences of non-keratinocyte skin cancers are rare, physicians should be aware of this elevated risk to help inform follow-up care,” the Rezaei team wrote. The study included data collected between 2000 and 2019 from 875,880 patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer. Of the total, 99.3% of patients were women, 51.6%

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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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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Still, PET imaging in breast cancer may be among this year’s hottest topics, with studies suggesting FDG-PET/MRI may be reliable in newly diagnosed patients and another revealing which potential tracer is more effective in women with metastatic lesions, namely F-18 fluciclovine or Ga-68 PSMA. 9:30 a.m. | Monday, November 27 | 8:30 a.m.-8:40

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

FDA nod for AI software to ensure patient safety icobrain aria is a unique deep-learning-based AI solution that was trained on thousands of brain MRI scans to accurately detect, diagnose, and monitor ARIA and its severity.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 3, 2024

Researchers led by Christine Langton, PhD, from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in Research Triangle Park, NC, found that this trend was especially prevalent when mothers were diagnosed at a younger age. Of these, 442 (37%) had mothers who were diagnosed with fibroids.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Dedicated ultrasound and MRI protocols -- in contrast to routine ones -- are more effective in diagnosing endometriosis, researchers have reported. The authors reported that, overall, routine ultrasound and MRI protocols had poorer performance than dedicated ones, which they suggested could lead to delays in diagnoses. The bottom line?

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

“Patients now have many options for how they might manage their prostate cancer, but trying to sift through all of the information to understand the consequences for their quality of life can be confusing,” he said. each year – are diagnosed as localized disease.

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Professional Radiology

APRIL 4, 2024

With this information, doctors can craft a treatment plan designed just for you. They help diagnose fractures, identify abnormalities in organs, detect tumors, and assess the extent of injuries or diseases. This enables informed decision-making and empowers patients to actively participate in their healthcare journey.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 29, 2024

A team led by study senior author William Palmer, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston found that radiologists who had access to information on patients' symptoms when they interpreted MRI spine exams achieved "a near statistically perfect agreement with spine specialists." The results were published October 29 in Radiology.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Strain elastography does not have additional benefits over conventional elastography-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) for diagnosing malignancy in thyroid nodules, suggest findings published October 15 in Radiology. They added that there are many areas of study in addition to TI-RADS that could aid in risk stratification.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This includes using conventional ultrasound and elastography data to better inform radiologists for head and neck imaging of both adult and pediatric patients. Elastography good for diagnosing skin pathologies Wednesday, November 29 | 1:50 p.m.-2:00 2:00 p.m. | 2:30 p.m. |

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