Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

CMS is moving forward with a proposal to issue separate reimbursement for radiopharmaceuticals—a change long lobbied for by the imaging industry.

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Medical Xpress: Radiology

MARCH 11, 2024

Jointly developed by investigators of the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology's (VHIO) Radiomics Group and the Bellvitge University Hospital's Neuroradiology Unit, the Diagnosis in Susceptibility Contrast Enhancing Regions for Neuroncology (DISCERN) is an open-access deep learning tool based on the training of patterns using artificial intelligence (..)

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Radiology Business

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

It’s been two and a half years since Microsoft completed its acquisition of Nuance Communications for a reported $19.7 At the time of the March 2022 transaction, Microsoft said it liked Nuance for its core strengths—AI-powered voice recognition and related software and services—across numerous industries.

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The reported median, 25th and 75th percentile compensation for IR faculty were consistently higher than DRs, 2017-2023 AAMC data show.

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MedImaging General Imaging

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Researchers have found biomarkers that enable doctors to reliably distinguish the two conditions—albeit only with data from a particular imaging technique called positron emission tomography (PET).

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Radiology Business

JULY 10, 2024

An emphasis on remote work since the COVID-19 pandemic and growing desire for work-life balance among medical trainees have likely fueled increased competition in DR.

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ScienceDaily

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Researchers have developed a new AI tool that uses imaging data to also detect less frequent diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

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Radiology Business

AUGUST 30, 2024

Previous studies have demonstrated that imaging overuse is pervasive in the ED, with “defensive medicine” a common reason, experts wrote in JAMA Network Open.

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Diagnostic Imaging

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Utilizing a deep learning-based AI algorithm to differentiate between diagnostic and non-diagnostic quality of prostate MRI facilitated a 10 percent higher specificity rate for diagnosing extraprostatic extension on multiparametric MRI, according to research presented at the recent RSNA conference.

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Diagnostic Imaging

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

While GPT-4 demonstrated higher overall accuracy than other large language models in answering ACR Diagnostic in Training Exam multiple-choice questions, researchers noted an eight percent decrease in GPT-4’s accuracy rate from the first month to the third month of the study.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 2, 2024

These findings advocate for the potential of machine learning in revolutionizing cardiac tumor diagnostics, offering pathways to more accurate, noninvasive, and patient-centric diagnostic processes," the Sadegh-Zadeh team wrote. The researchers highlighted that machine learning techniques could lead to improved diagnostic performance.

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Ben White

OCTOBER 9, 2024

…Hospitals quite literally cannot operate beyond a few hours without diagnostic radiology. Many other unsolvable issues, such as retirements, interpersonal issues, poor work ethic, interventional radiology (IR) vs. diagnostic radiology (DR) squabbles, and [plug in your practice’s problems here] plague the group.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine of the Moscow Healthcare Department in Russia is highlighting ultrasound training phantoms it has created, including a fetal phantom, that aims to help sonographers-in-training. It is the tenth model developed by the Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine.

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Diagnostic Imaging

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Offering higher diagnostic efficacy than SPECT imaging for coronary artery disease (CAD) detection, the PET myocardial perfusion imaging agent Flyrcado™ (flurpiridaz F 18, GE HealthCare) provides unit dose availability and effectiveness in imaging patients with high BMI.

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Health Imaging

AUGUST 2, 2024

American College of Radiology CEO Dana Smetherman, MD, is a diagnostic radiologist who specializes in breast imaging. She spoke to Health Imaging about some key issues that have her attention in 2024 and beyond.

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Health Imaging

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The hope is that by creating detectors that are more sensitive, less ionizing radiation will be needed to produce diagnostic quality imaging.

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ScienceDaily

JULY 13, 2024

The team say this new approach could reduce the need for invasive and costly diagnostic tests while improving treatment outcomes early when interventions such as lifestyle changes or new medicines may have a chance to work best.

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The latest generation scanner features a 70 cm wide-bore design and integrates AI-enabled MR Smart Workflow solutions, designed to enhance access and diagnostic confidence to improve outcomes for more patients. With AI applications seamlessly integrated into our latest 1.5T

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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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Radiology Business

AUGUST 30, 2024

There has been a "notable" uptick in interest for diagnostic and interventional radiology, with experts recommending a shift in strategy to help standout in the process.

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Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The Australian company will secure exclusive worldwide rights to a suite of diagnostic and therapeutic candidates geared toward urological cancers.

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Under the new policy, CMS will unpackage and pay separately for diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals with per-day costs exceeding $630, removing financial barriers that have long hindered patient access to essential nuclear medicine diagnostic procedures.

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UCSF Biomedical Imaging

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This Nurse Practitioner Week, we’re proud to spotlight the vital role of Radiology's nurse practitioners who are essential to the care of patients having diagnostic and interventional procedures.

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Health Imaging

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Fevers of unknown origin account for around 2% of hospitalizations and can present significant diagnostic challenges for providers.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2024

He earned his medical degree at the University of Alabama School of Medicine and completed a residency in diagnostic radiology at the University of Florida. An assistant professor of radiology and radiological science, Francis Deng, MD, is the Johns Hopkins radiology department's co-director of medical student diagnostic radiology electives.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Each physician was tasked with evaluating eight chest x-ray cases alongside suggestions from a simulated AI assistant with diagnostic performance comparable to that of experts in the field. When the AI advice was correct, the average diagnostic accuracy among reviewers was 92.8% with local explanations and 85.3% with local and 26.1%

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Radiology Business

AUGUST 16, 2024

Norway has worked to address unnecessary imaging in its public healthcare system, sharing lessons learned in the journal Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology

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Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Hamilton County, Ohio, jurors ruled against surgeon Robert Bradley, MD, while absolving colleague and diagnostic specialist Sean A. Litherland, MD.

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Professional Radiology

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Mammograms are a crucial diagnostic tool that helps doctors detect early signs of breast cancer and other breast-related issues. As the leading diagnostic imaging radiology center in El Paso, patient care and safety are our top priorities. However, many patients have concerns about radiation exposure and the potential risks involved.

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Radiology Business

AUGUST 14, 2024

The deal includes Steward Medical Group, a physician-led organization offering primary care, diagnostic imaging and other specialty services across several states.

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Radiology Business

JULY 12, 2024

Arizona-based Southwest Diagnostic Imaging said the decision is effective immediately, with its 19 locations now considered out-of-network for those using UHC health plans.

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Radiology Business

JULY 10, 2024

In other announcements, Blue Earth Diagnostics names a new CEO, Volpara's chief adds a title following a merger with Lunit, and Upper Allegheny Health appoints an IR leader.

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Radiology Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

“Our results reinforce the assumption that AI must be monitored," researchers wrote in the journal Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging.

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The legislation changes state insurance laws to require individual, group and nonprofit health plans to reimburse for both screening and diagnostic imaging.

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Health Imaging

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The new code family was created to "capture the physician work involving patients with implanted medical devices that require access to MR diagnostic procedures."

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Radiology Business

JULY 11, 2024

Arizona-based Southwest Diagnostic Imaging said the decision is effective immediately, with its 19 locations now considered out-of-network for those using UHC health plans.

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ScienceDaily

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Osaka Metropolitan University researchers compared the diagnostic performance of ChatGPT and radiologists in assessing 150 brain tumor MRI reports. Their findings might surprise you.

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