AuntMinnie

JANUARY 18, 2024

A team of researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital has developed an age-specific dose catalog for estimating radiation exposure to children from diagnostic and interventional radiology fluoroscopy procedures. They analyzed metrics to estimate age-specific effective dose per IR procedure type and diagnostic fluoroscopy exam.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 9, 2024

Contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) may be an efficient diagnostic workup method for women undergoing breast cancer screening who have been recalled, suggest findings published July 3 in the Lancet Regional Health Europe. It also evaluated diagnostic workups in women recalled from breast cancer screening.

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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

JANUARY 4, 2024

Up to 44% of diagnostic errors are due to laboratory tests and radiology exams that were inappropriately ordered, according to research published January 2 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Reducing the order error rate may minimize diagnostic errors and potentially minimize harm to patients," the group noted.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 22, 2024

In an analysis of billing trends, the rate of out-of-network (OON) imaging claims declined from 12.6% in 2021, with the decline occurring broadly across imaging modalities, noted lead author Jay Parikh, MD, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. million imaging claims for 19.5 in 2007 to 1.1%

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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.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

FAPI-PET imaging may become a powerful diagnostic tool for detecting pancreatic cancer, according to a study published November 16 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. They found high detection rates and diagnostic accuracy, as well as superior performance to standard imaging. A link to the full study can be found here.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 17, 2024

In North America, PET MPI using rubidium-82 and N-13 ammonia radiotracers has gained prominence, with its growth driven by superior diagnostic accuracy compared to other imaging modalities and its potential for reducing radiation exposure to patients, the authors explained. the authors noted.

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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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Associates in Medical Imaging

APRIL 23, 2021

As diagnostic technology continues to advance rapidly, so too do the imaging options and opportunities presented to hospitals and primary care providers. Gone are the days when there was one "gold standard" diagnostic imaging option. Today, PET/CT is the fastest growing diagnostic imaging modality, and for good reason.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 9, 2025

Cincinnati Childrens and GE HealthCare are forming a strategic research program with the goal of advancing innovation for pediatric care delivery across imaging modalities, including MRI, ultrasound, molecular imaging, and CT.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Since Gutberlet was starting out, training for cardiac imaging has improved. He noted that in 2019, the European Society of Cardiology issued updated guidelines for diagnostic imaging of coronary artery disease (CAD), recommending noninvasive imaging (i.e., years of follow-up compared with CT imaging (2.1%

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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.

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Associates in Medical Imaging

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

As technological capabilities advance across all medical disciplines, so to do the imaging needs that often come with adequate diagnostic capabilities. Doctors can use MRI to get highly refined, detailed scans of the human body's interior portions without needing to perform any form of surgical intervention for diagnostic purposes.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Methods for training artificial intelligence (AI) diagnostic algorithms can help prevent these models from producing medical errors caused by adversarial attacks, according to research presented at RSNA 2023 in Chicago. This suggests that ARFL enhances the learning of discriminative features for diagnostic purposes, Hao added.

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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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AuntMinnie

MAY 28, 2024

In this study, the researchers assessed the feasibility of using ChatGPT as a resource to educate patients on various aspects of cardiac imaging, including diagnosis, imaging modalities, indications, interpretation of radiology reports, and management. The group posed 30 questions to ChatGPT-3.5 What tests will be ordered?”)

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Diagnostic Imaging

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Joseph Cavallo, MD, MBA, and Dushyant Sahani, MD, discuss unmet needs in imaging modality technology and the contrasting agents used.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Its core technology is a deterministic shape recognition algorithm that yields consistent results on multiple imaging modalities, including mammography, ultrasound, CT, and MRI, the company said. 501[k] clearance) for diagnostic radiology and for reviewing clinical images.

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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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The British Institute of Radiology

JUNE 8, 2023

In the third blog of her series on AI and the radiographer, Shamie Kumar explores the impact on the radiographer when AI is integrated within an imaging modality. The question to explore in this blog is when AI is integrated within an imaging modality itself and how that may impact a radiographer.

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Diagnostic Imaging

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Experts review traditional imaging modalities for prostate cancer, highlighting the most commonly used modalities.

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Diagnostic Imaging

AUGUST 18, 2023

Joseph Cavallo, MD, MBA, and Dushyant Sahani, MD, provide a brief overview of imaging modalities and their importance in medical diagnosis and treatment.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 6, 2023

Imaging modality, socioeconomic status, and race are a few factors that ti.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 9, 2024

With ultrasound being a user-dependent imaging modality, operator skills are important for diagnostic accuracy. “This [test] enables a standardized, objective, and evidence-based approach to assessment of thoracic ultrasound skills,” Nielsen and co-authors wrote.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 5, 2024

Substituting less energy-consuming ultrasound for x-ray or CT reduced energy use by as much as 8% during diagnostic radiology processes and 31.2% for total CFCs, while demonstrating an increase in diagnostic activity of 11.8%, Masperi said. Stage two consisted of a retrospective review of exams performed and their timing.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Probo will now integrate Alpha Source's technical capabilities across a variety of diagnostic imaging modalities to expand its geographic footprint in technical field service, depot repair, equipment refurbishment and resale, and parts distribution, according to BGL, the firm handling the sale.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

One likely cause of the increase – with 60% of survey respondents rating the likelihood at 4 or 5 out of 5 -- is due to some procedures shifting from other imaging modalities to CT, according to the report. IMV's 2023 CT Market Outlook Report explores market trends related to service contracts for diagnostic imaging equipment in U.S.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 19, 2024

but "no study has examined the relationship between Medicaid reimbursement and utilization of imaging," the team wrote. They estimated the likelihood of an individual having imaging as well as the average number of imaging studies performed, setting gender-modality combinations and controlling for patient characteristics.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

HOPPR, a Health2047 company, is using the RSNA venue to launch Grace, a multimodal foundation model developed for image-to-image and text-to-image learning across all imaging modalities. Dubbed Grace, the B2B foundation model enables image-to-image and text-to-image learning across all medical imaging modalities.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 11, 2024

ChatGPT could serve as an academic reference tool for early-career radiologists and researchers, suggest findings published December 10 in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. These included dataset characteristics, modality types, data sizes, and research objectives.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Personal health information (PHI) -- images included -- can be easily accessed on the internet in PowerPoint files, according to a study published October 9 in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. The investigators conducted a study that followed previous work Weadock published 15 years ago.

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The result is a diagnostic imaging modality that delivers functional information regarding suspicious breast masses, increasing confidence regarding the need for invasive breast cancer diagnostic biopsies. Seno’s Imagio OA/US technology combines light, sound, and AI to deliver new information never before available.

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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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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Studies suggest that errors like reporting of wrong laterality or imaging modality or technique can be avoided by the integration of these algorithms in EHRs, the authors found. Essentially, ChatGPT can be used to monitor the quality of radiology reports, ensuring that they are accurate and comply with medical standards.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 28, 2023

“Due to their body shape, it’s often hard to image obese individuals,” said Krishna Patel, MD , assistant professor of medicine and cardiology at the Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai in New York. This can result in inferior image quality and diagnostic performance despite requiring a higher dose of radiation.”

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The increased use of cross-sectional imaging modalities such as CT has boosted discovery of incidental kidney lesions -- which can lead to more surgeries and ablations, the group explained. With the assistance of the deep-learning model, the diagnostic accuracy of the radiologists significantly improved," the authors wrote. "We

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