AuntMinnie

JANUARY 16, 2025

Oxford Brain Diagnostics' CDM Insights software has been granted 510(k) clearance by the U.S. Healthcare practitioners can use this data to evaluate patients with neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. tesla and 3-tesla scanners and delivers outputs in the form of images and numerical values.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 29, 2024

Although medical imaging has frequently been considered a major culprit behind the growth of healthcare spending in the U.S., In fact, imaging's part fell from 10.5% the sum of payments from health plans and patients to health care providers for imaging and related services) on imaging increased 35.9%

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 20, 2023

billion on service-related expenses for diagnostic imaging equipment, according to the recently published IMV 2023 Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Service Outlook Report. For 2022, the top three service providers by service-related expenditures are GE HealthCare, Siemens Healthineers, and Crothall Healthcare.

Diagnostic Imaging 260

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AuntMinnie

JULY 25, 2024

GE HealthCare and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have formed a strategic collaboration to develop foundation models and generative AI applications. GE HealthCare has tapped AWS as its strategic cloud provider and said it plans to use the firm's healthcare and generative AI services to build and implement foundation models.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 3, 2025

Everybody's talking about screening," said Transform lead Hashim Ahmed, MD, PhD, a urologist at Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Institution during the multidisciplinary team conversation. Barentsz also suggested decreasing opportunistic screening by standardizing the entire diagnostic path. "We

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Specifically, women want to be fully informed about the use of AI in healthcare and they want to retain human interaction in the diagnostic process." Previous research suggests that people are optimistic about AI in imaging. However, this is not a one-size-fits-all group thought.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 11, 2025

While the pandemic affected medical operations across the country, the experts said that radiologists developed and honed their sense of resiliency as imaging was placed on the front lines. This was something that healthcare systems in the U.S. We had to learn very quickly along the way, she said.

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Radiology Business

MARCH 1, 2024

Cardiac Imaging Inc. agreed to pay $85 million in October, the largest judgment in the “Laboratory, Pathology, Radiology and Diagnostics" category.

Healthcare 285

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AuntMinnie

MAY 24, 2024

CON laws are state regulatory mechanisms for approving major capital expenditures and projects for certain healthcare facilities, the firm said. A new law in Tennessee marks the beginning of certificate of need (CON) reform and makes two key changes to requirements for PET and MRI services, according to experts at law firm Holland and Knight.

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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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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Instead, the AuntMinniecommunity gravitated more toward articles describing how advanced image analysis -- including AI-based assessment of body composition on CT scans -- can track treatment results and predict patient outcomes. Researchers warned that the COVID-19 vaccine was manifesting on imaging in ways that appeared to be disease.

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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

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Healthcare disparities continue to plague medical imaging, but there are concrete measures radiologists can take to mitigate them, according to a paper published on October 12 in RadioGraphics. Image courtesy of Peter Abraham, MD, et al. These inequalities can have substantial effect on population health, it explained.

Healthcare 260

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 6, 2025

Radiology administrators express very high confidence that imaging will grow as a profit center in coming months, according to The MarkeTech Group's Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI) report for the second quarter of 2025. We installed a new state-of-the-art MRI, [which has reduced] scan times and [increased] volumes."

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Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Cardiac Imaging Inc. agreed to pay $85 million in October, the largest judgment in the “Laboratory, Pathology, Radiology and Diagnostics" category.

Healthcare 231

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Another way to reduce radiation to patients would be to scale back on adjacent x-ray imaging, says a group in Australia, which will present a study on Sunday suggesting that a vast majority of second scans of the upper and lower limbs have no new findings. Is adjacent x-ray imaging in the ER justified? Sunday, December 1 | 2:30 p.m.-2:40

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 1, 2024

Implementing imaging referral guidelines not only supports value-based radiology but makes it easier to communicate with patients about low-value services, according to findings presented February 29 at ECR 2024. Low-value imaging procedures result in an ineffective allocation of resources and imposes potential danger," Tay said.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 12, 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. Given the extensive array of sequences and techniques employed in clinical imaging, we must address the inherent challenges associated with each," he noted.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 28, 2024

With AI-mediated cyberattacks on the rise, radiologists can find it challenging to balance prompt patient access to diagnostic imaging while safeguarding sensitive healthcare data. With growing radiology practices and outpatient imaging facilities, we will see an increase in outsourced diagnostic imaging.

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Professional Radiology

AUGUST 28, 2024

Preventive health screenings are a cornerstone of modern healthcare, enabling the early detection and management of potential health issues before they develop into more serious conditions. Among the most vital tools in this preventive health is diagnostic imaging.

Diagnostic Imaging 130

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Noninvasive cardiac imaging tests lead to reduced downstream costs, and stress echocardiography may be the go-to modality with this in mind, according to Canadian research published November 14 in the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. Conversely, myocardial perfusion imaging had a cost ratio of 1.26 respectively.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 6, 2025

High private equity penetration may allow firms to negotiate higher reimbursements and increase imaging utilization, the duo wrote. While healthcare as a whole has attracted private equity companies, radiology has become an area of focus. The researchers evaluated imaging practice acquisitions in the U.S.

Radiology 130

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Health Imaging

AUGUST 11, 2024

A screen first approach for women who present with breast pain decreases healthcare spending without the risk of overlooking cancer, new analysis shows.

Mammogram 246

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AuntMinnie

JULY 25, 2024

NYU Langone Health spinout Microstructure Imaging (MICSI) has secured U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its MICSI-RMT AI image enhancement software for brain MRI. Designed to enhance white-matter imaging, MICSI-RMT employs a random matrix theory-based algorithm. Images courtesy of MICSI.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The new horizons of advanced imaging, especially in oncology, must increasingly consider not only diagnostic efficacy but also sustainability for patients, prize-winning researchers told ECR 2025 delegates. To mitigate these effects, low-energy imaging techniques should be prioritized without compromising diagnostic accuracy.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Medical students prefer musculoskeletal, body, and breast imaging early in their clinical education, according to research published October 19 in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. The four-week radiology rotation involves didactic teaching for different imaging techniques and modalities. 0.001 Body imaging 30.2%

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Radiology Business

APRIL 24, 2024

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association licensee is attempting to curtail the delivery of multiple diagnostic imaging exams on a single patient during a single healthcare encounter.

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Radiology Business

JANUARY 24, 2024

Arizona Diagnostic Radiology is buying the Phoenix-area outpatient locations from Evernorth Care Group, the medical practice division of Cigna HealthCare of Arizona.

Imaging 260

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 1, 2023

CHICAGO -- GE HealthCare (GEHC) brought new CT and MRI scanners and a range of AI software applications to McCormick Place for RSNA 2023. GE HealthCare's new Revolution Ascend CT scanner. Based on a deep neural network, TrueFidelity DL is designed to generate high-definition, low-noise CT images. tesla scanner.

Healthcare 246

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Canon Medical Systems USA is partnering with the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) for the latter's Living Our Legacy campaign. Canon is donating $250,000 to the AHRA in a five-year commitment, contributing $50,000 each year through 2028. Grant recipients will also publish their findings in AHRA publications.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 13, 2025

Far from being expendable, human medical experts will remain the linchpin of our healthcare system and the indispensable source of truth whose inputs allow AI models to learn as they go in ways that improve patient health. Roland Rott of GE HealthCare.

Radiation Oncology 337

Radiation Oncology Diagnostic X-ray Radiation 337

AuntMinnie

MAY 20, 2024

Adding F-18 fluroestradiol (FES)-PET/CT imaging to standard of care tests in women with suspected estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer could save the U.S. millions in healthcare costs, according to a study published May 14 in PLOS One. Around 70% of breast cancers express estrogen receptors.

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Diagnostic Disease Healthcare Healthcare 306

AuntMinnie

JULY 2, 2024

Serac Healthcare has received fast-track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its diagnostic SPECT-CT agent maraciclatide technetium-99m to diagnose superficial peritoneal endometriosis (SPE) in women ages 16 years and older.

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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. Perry Pickhardt, MD. He served in the U.S.

Nuclear Medicine 358

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Maryland state legislators are also considering HB 820, a bill that would require submitting to Maryland Commissioner of Health information about AI, algorithms, or other software tools, especially if connected to adverse events.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 15, 2024

GE HealthCare (GEHC) and Connecticut-based Hartford HealthCare have extended their "Care Alliance" collaboration through 2030. GEHC technicians will be available in-house to repair and complete maintenance on all equipment within the scope of the collaboration.

Healthcare 130

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Aidoc

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

While foundation models are still emerging in healthcare, its principles are rooted in earlier successes across other industries, making the transition to healthcare a natural progression. Example use: Supporting multilingual patient communications or powering real-time clinical decision support in global healthcare settings.

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