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.

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Radiology Business

APRIL 6, 2023

There is little value in deploying CT, MRI or X-ray to diagnose mTBI, experts note, and it may instead result in harm and excess costs.

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Radiology Business

APRIL 15, 2024

Ezra charges $950 to $2,500 for exams of healthy individuals and analyzes them with its FDA-cleared software to diagnose cancer and other conditions.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) headsets show promise for helping clinicians interpret CT exams -- even for conditions such as diverticulitis, which can be tricky to diagnose, researchers have reported. For these reasons, next-generation VR/AR headsets are promising for many applications throughout radiology."

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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. Images and caption courtesy of the RSNA. Sensitivity 91.6%

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 14, 2025

Radiology is undergoing significant changes in 2025, driven by healthcare advancements, regulatory challenges, and workforce dynamics. Key trends include hospital consolidation of radiology services, the need for stronger cybersecurity, and innovative strategies to address staffing shortages.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 31, 2025

Although relatively few of these changes will impact radiology practices, its essential to know what they are and adjust your practice systems accordingly. Interventional radiology Percutaneous RF Ablation of Thyroid There have been no CPT codes to report RF ablation of the thyroid under imaging guidance. Erin Stephens.

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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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Radiology Business

JUNE 12, 2024

The trend may partially be attributable to radiologic diagnoses becoming more common following “widespread deployment of sophisticated imaging technologies."

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Radiology Business

MARCH 3, 2025

Dermatologists increasingly rely on medical imaging modalitiesespecially but not solely ultrasoundto help diagnose complex and diverse skin disorders.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

POCUS allows for real-time evaluation and administration of treatment, without reliance on facility-based scanning, i.e. radiology departments, and avoidance of unnecessary tertiary care referral is a major benefit, he added. The clinical implementation of point-of-care ultrasound is making steady progress. Courtesy of Dr. Cher Heng Tan.

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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

MARCH 22, 2024

ChatGPT-4 demonstrated high accuracy in analyzing and interpreting thyroid and renal ultrasound images in a study published March 19 in Radiology Advances. These functionalities indicate the tool's potential to improve radiological workflows by pre-screening and categorizing ultrasound images,” Sultan told AuntMinnie.com.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Sonographic imaging descriptors and histopathological diagnoses are needed for more accurate assessment of benign breast lesions, suggest findings published February 3 in BMC Womens Health. They also studied the radiological characteristics of these masses and identified ultrasound features that could lead to false-positive results.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Although relatively few of these changes will impact radiology practices, it’s essential to know what they are and adjust your practice systems accordingly. Interventional radiology Dorsal Sacroiliac Joint Arthrodesis : New Category I code 27278 will replace Category III code 0775T, and existing code 27279 has been modified.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Integrating radiology report features into a deep-learning (DL) algorithm improves the model's ability to identify brain lesions on MRI exams, researchers have reported. Dai's and colleagues' findings were published October 9 in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence. The researchers extracted textual features (i.e., Microaveraged AUC 0.89

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 30, 2024

Much has been said of what AI algorithms in radiology can do and how well they have performed during their validation, but much less has been said about inevitable performance degradation over time and what to do about it. Conformal uncertainty quantification may also be simpler to use than other uncertainty quantification methods.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 22, 2024

ChatGPT-4 demonstrated high accuracy in analyzing and interpreting thyroid and renal ultrasound images in a small study published March 19 in Radiology Advances. These functionalities indicate the tool's potential to improve radiological workflows by pre-screening and categorizing ultrasound images,” Sultan told AuntMinnie.com.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 6, 2023

ChatGPT shows potential for diagnosing nuclear medicine cases, yet needs further development before it can be implemented in practice, according to a study presented November 28 at RSNA in Chicago. and ChatGPT-4 to the test on nuclear medicine differential diagnoses cases transcribed from two textbooks. hallucinated 41.5%

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Ben White

JUNE 20, 2023

This post is meant to prompt you to do the work of meta-learning: learning about learning, trying to figure out the best ways to learn the art and science of practicing radiology. When it comes to drilling in diagnostic radiology, I also interpret this to mean honing your search pattern/approach.

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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

JUNE 17, 2024

The importance of accurate and complete coding cannot be overemphasized for any area of radiology, but the complexity of interventional radiology (IR) coding makes it even more critical for optimal reimbursement. Certain primary diagnoses are only payable with an acceptable secondary diagnosis. Erin Stephens.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 22, 2024

I love the role I play in diagnosing and treating these athletes. There’s a lot of things from the injury to them being treated urgently, from getting them in a scanner and diagnosing them to taking them to the treatment phase.” It [radiology] was a good fit for me because it’s kind of the architecture of the body.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 9, 2024

Using direct radiologic image inputs can improve the diagnostic accuracy of large language models, according to research published July 9 in Radiology. The researchers highlighted that while previous studies have analyzed the performance of these models in radiologic settings, they used text-based inputs without images.

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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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Professional Radiology

APRIL 17, 2023

Professional Radiology strives to provide patients with accurate and compassionate imaging services. It is often used to diagnose brain and spinal cord disorders, joint and musculoskeletal conditions, and cancer. This method is commonly used to diagnose pregnancy, gallbladder disease, and blood clots.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 5, 2023

Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: Does ChatGPT have a role in clinical radiology? Ultrasound, AI method diagnoses breast lumps without experts Breast imaging-based risk model identifies high-risk women Where does AI stand today in oncologic imaging? ChatGPT may be on its way to automatically providing healthcare informatio.

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Radiology Business

AUGUST 1, 2024

Colorado University physicians believe the facility is vital, given a growing number of patients diagnosed with chronic renal disease.

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 2, 2023

NPs purportedly would diagnose serious, complex conditions without the necessary medical imaging to reach such conclusions, the Department of Justice said Sept.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The study was published October 15 in Radiology. Overall, the investigators only found modest interobserver agreement: Among 10 studies that evaluated agreement of specific radiologic findings in ILD, the pooled κ value was 0.56 (with 1 as reference).

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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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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The information is especially useful when used in combination with radiologic severity scoring -- compared with radiologic scoring alone -- and the study findings could help clinicians better care for their patients, wrote a team led by Krit Dwivedi, PhD, of the University of Sheffield in England.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 11, 2024

“It is with great sadness that we announce the death of José Roberto Leonel Ferreira, MD, a full member of the CBR,” the Brazilian College of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging (CBR) said in a short tribute. “He Ferreira did his radiology residency at the Hospital do Servidor Público in São Paulo.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 5, 2024

Researchers led by Eniola Oluyemi, MD, from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD found that the chatbot provided “mostly appropriate” responses to various questions regarding breast pathologic diagnoses as rated by reviewers. The Oluyemi team studied whether ChatGPT version 3.5 This includes how cancers are detected with mammography.

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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. At Professional Radiology , we use state-of-the-art medical machinery to successfully provide patients in El Paso with accurate imaging services. Schedule a CT Scan in El Paso Today!

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists wants women to begin regular mammography in their 40s as diagnoses climb among this age group.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 19, 2024

1-3 Stark disparities The statistics are sobering: Black women are not only more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer at younger ages and later stages, but they also have a higher mortality rate. They ensure that Black women receive timely screenings, diagnoses, and treatments, which can mitigate delays and improve survival rates.

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