TRA Medical Imaging

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

When it comes to your health, selecting the right diagnostic imaging center is an important decision. Whether you’re getting a routine scan or investigating a specific health concern, the imaging center you choose can significantly impact the accuracy of your diagnosis and the quality of care you receive.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In 2023, the overall average rating of the priority for implementing or expanding a predictive maintenance program for imaging equipment service is 4.9/7, 7, according to the recently published IMV 2023 Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Service Outlook Report. In relation to location type, urban sites have the highest rating at 5.3/7,

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Diagnostic Imaging

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Catch up on the most well-read ultrasound articles from 2023.

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Professional Radiology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Diagnostic imaging is an important tool used every day in healthcare to assist doctors in making the most informed decisions for their patients. Over the years, advancements in diagnostic imaging have greatly increased patients’ overall care, quality of life, and outcome when diagnosed with certain conditions.

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Professional Radiology

AUGUST 16, 2021

Diagnostic imaging tests are tools used by physicians to diagnose a range of medical conditions. Each of these imaging methods uses different technologies to create real-time images and videos of the internal structures of the body. There is no need to be anxious as imaging tests are non-invasive and painless.

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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. Medical professionals take necessary precautions to ensure patient safety and modern imaging technology continues to minimize radiation levels. Call (915) 225-2480 today.

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MedImaging Ultrasound

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A next-generation ultrasound technology capable of delivering remote diagnostic imaging without the need to go to a clinic or hospital is set to revolutionize ultrasound diagnostics.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 20, 2024

This was a case of the radiology practice miscoding an ultrasound exam conducted on the pregnant patient at 41 weeks that showed low amniotic fluid -- which resulted in the scan being sent "to nowhere," rather than to the mother's midwife. The baby died. Ferreira had reportedly retired three months prior to the trip.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 26, 2023

However, the researchers noted that it is “extremely difficult” to differentiate between malignant and benign lymphadenopathy on imaging, with biopsy often needed to confirm findings. Wadhwa and colleagues sought to assess morphologic features of axillary nodes on ultrasound in predicting malignancy.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2024

On Friday, our hospital received 7 Butterfly iQ+ ultrasound devices, which will be indispensable in our work with the pediatric patients," he said in a Facebook post on October 21. Stanislav Rebenkov, MD, has been moved by the support and generosity of the global radiology community. "On

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 11, 2025

Medical imaging played a significant role in the early days of the pandemic when it hit its initial peak in April 2020. While services for breast and lung cancer screening were temporarily halted, imagers in x-ray, lung ultrasound, and PET/CT were busy examining patients who presented with COVID-19.

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Diagnostic Imaging

JUNE 6, 2023

In order to facilitate optimal detection and assessment of liver fibrosis and steatosis, the newly launched Hepatus 6 Diagnostic Ultrasound System offers the capabilities of real-time two-dimensional ultrasound with visual transient elastography in one device.

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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. 7-tesla MRI gets us closer in imaging to our pathology colleagues, and offers many new possibilities for better treatment," he said. He served in the U.S. Elliot Fishman, MD.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 15, 2023

Augmented-reality training helps improve ultrasound performance for pediatri. Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: Online course teaches students about appropriate imaging use Can ChatGPT support diagnostic imaging decisions?

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 9, 2025

Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) has a diagnostic accuracy comparable to digital mammography for women referred for breast imaging, a study published January 10 in Cancer Treatment and Research Communications found. Abnormal interpretation rate 2.17% 2.83% Biopsy rate 9.9% compared to 0.90 while mammographys was 64.8%.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 21, 2024

A new PET/CT radiotracer that detects insulinomas could eliminate the need for other diagnostic procedures in a vast majority of patients, according to a study published October 17 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Endoscopic ultrasound is highly sensitive, but invasive, they added.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 9, 2024

X-ray and ultrasound machines were badly damaged in a rocket attack on Ukraine's largest children's hospital on July 8, according to radiologist Stanislav Rebenkov, MD. It will take months to recover, he said. This is a very big crime," he told AuntMinnnie.com in a phone interview on July 9. There are broken windows everywhere. local time.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 22, 2024

In addition, they computed the out-of-network rate by imaging modality, with claims categorized as CT, MR, nuclear medicine (NM), ultrasound, radiography or fluoroscopy (XR), and interventional procedures. million imaging claims for 19.5 For example, among diagnostic imaging, NM had the largest decline, from 14.5%

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

In 2024, the top three diagnostic imaging modalities used for cardiology-related imaging exams are SPECT, CT, and ultrasound, according to IMV's recently published cross-modality report 2024 Cardiology in Diagnostic Imaging Market Outlook Report. Davin Korstjens of IMV Medical Information Division.

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Vesta Teleradiology

JANUARY 26, 2023

Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is revolutionizing the healthcare industry and changing how doctors prescribe treatment for patients. POCUS is a diagnostic tool that utilizes ultrasound imaging to diagnose, monitor, and guide treatments for medical conditions. What Is Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)?

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Imaging Technology

JULY 9, 2024

Campione also joins the Blue Earth Diagnostics Ltd. Board of Directors and will serve as Vice Chair of the Blue Earth Diagnostics Inc. Board of Directors and will serve as Vice Chair of the Blue Earth Diagnostics Inc. Blue Earth Diagnostics, an indirect subsidiary of Bracco Imaging S.p.A., Bracco Imaging S.p.A.,

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Cassling's MRI

JULY 26, 2024

Each year, Cassling is honored to connect diagnostic imaging teams with free resources to celebrate their sonographers during Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month. We’ve been doing this for a number of years, and every year we pick a new theme, artwork and slogan.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Higher Medicaid-to-Medicare reimbursement ratios (MMRR) are linked to increased likelihood of Medicaid patients receiving CT, MR, ultrasound, and x-ray imaging, researchers have reported. but "no study has examined the relationship between Medicaid reimbursement and utilization of imaging," the team wrote. Ultrasound 0.85

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 11, 2025

Researchers led by Derek Nguyen, MD, from Duke University in Durham, NC, found that for architectural distortions found by DBT alone with no ultrasound correlate, the malignancy rate was 0% for distortions without atypia versus 20% for distortions with atypia on core needle biopsy. No ultrasound correlate was identified (not shown).

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Imaging Technology

JULY 17, 2024

mtaschetta-millane Wed, 07/17/2024 - 10:58 July 17, 2024 — LG Electronics (LG) is accelerating its B2B medical device business, expanding its lineup of diagnostic monitors with the new 21HQ613D-B, which was recently cleared by the U.S. LG’s expanded lineup of diagnostic monitors covers the major display needs of large hospitals.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Ultrasound technology developer Sonus Microsystems has secured $2.1 The Canadian company will use the funds to further develop its polymer-based capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducers (polyCMUT) technology for remote diagnostic imaging ultrasound devices and remote monitoring. million in pre-seed funding.

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Diagnostic Imaging

JULY 23, 2024

For women with dense breasts, the combination of mammography and supplemental breast ultrasound had a 36.4 percent higher sensitivity rate for detecting breast cancer in comparison to the combination of mammography and adjunctive AI, according to a new study.

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Diagnostic Imaging

MARCH 22, 2024

A multiparametric ultrasound model emphasizing attenuation coefficient assessment demonstrated a 77 percent AUC for detecting metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), according to validation testing from a new multicenter study.

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Diagnostic Imaging

APRIL 4, 2023

Emerging research shows the adjunctive use of automated breast ultrasound with mammography has similar sensitivity for breast cancer detection as adjunctive handheld ultrasound but may offer reduced false-positive rates in women with dense breasts.

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Diagnostic Imaging

MAY 8, 2023

Adjunctive use of an artificial intelligence (AI) software demonstrated nearly equivalent sensitivity and over 28 percent higher accuracy in comparison to radiologist assessment of breast ultrasound images for breast lesions, according to new research presented at the recent Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) conference.

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Diagnostic Imaging

JANUARY 3, 2025

Adjunctive AI offered greater than seven percent increases in sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy for ultrasound detection of ovarian cancer in comparison to unassisted clinicians who lacked ultrasound expertise, according to findings from new international multicenter research.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 22, 2024

Ritse Mann, MD, PhD, of Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, and colleague Valentina Longo, MD, of Fondazione Policlinico Universitario in Rome, Italy, noted that, although CEM's performance is slightly less than MRI for diagnostic imaging of breast cancer, in "many situations [it is] a viable alternative."

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 29, 2024

The investigators sought to assess imaging spending among the ESI population via a study that consisted of information from the 2010 to 2021 Merative MarketScan Commercial Database that included 33.9 million individuals; they used the Neiman Imaging Types of Services (NITOS), version 4.0 Ultrasound 24% 28% X-ray/fluoroscopy 56.2%

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 16, 2023

C) An anti-radial ultrasound image of the right breast shows an irregular hypoechoic mass with indistinct margins and posterior acoustic shadowing at the 3 o'clock position, approximately 4 cm from the nipple. Image courtesy of Peter Abraham, MD, et al.

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Diagnostic Imaging

APRIL 19, 2024

One of the features on the new Voluson Signature 20 and 18 ultrasound devices reportedly uses automated AI tools to facilitate a 40 percent reduction in the time it takes to perform second trimester exams.

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Diagnostic Imaging

MARCH 13, 2024

In a comparison of image-to-text large language models (LLMs), ChatGPT 4.0 offered a 95 percent sensitivity rate and an 83 percent AUC that were comparable to that of two senior radiologists and one junior radiologist interacting with LLM to differentiate between malignant and benign thyroid nodules on ultrasound.

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Diagnostic Imaging

AUGUST 7, 2024

External validation testing revealed a deep learning combination of breast MRI, ultrasound and clinical factors had a 10 percent higher AUC for predicting axillary lymph node metastasis than sole use of MRI- or ultrasound-based deep learning models in patients with breast cancer.

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