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Chest x-ray AI shines in ‘real-world’ setting

AuntMinnie

A PACS-integrated AI tool not only correctly identified pneumothorax on inpatient chest x-rays but also prioritized scans and improved radiologist reporting times, according to a group in Cleveland, OH. The full study is available here.

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Road to RSNA 2024: Digital X-Ray Preview

AuntMinnie

This year’s trip along the Road to RSNA for digital x-ray features a few familiar mileposts – AI for chest x-ray studies, for instance – but notably also significant research into how technology and new techniques can reduce radiation exposure in patients. Is adjacent x-ray imaging in the ER justified?

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Hip x-rays help screen for osteoporosis in THA patients

AuntMinnie

Plain hip x-rays may help screen patients for osteoporosis before they undergo total hip arthroplasty (THA), according to a study published November 14 in Scientific Reports. However, several studies have suggested that indices on plain hip x-rays may be reliable screening tools in female or Asian ethnicities.

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Behind the Decision-Making Process of Purchasing X-Ray Equipment

Everything Rad

Reading Time: 10 minutes read By Henry Williams, Carestream Area Vice President, Sales Western Nowadays, with hospital budgetary restrictions at the forefront of the purchasing decision making process, it seems like the X-Ray market, like everything else, is not immune to the current state of the economy. But is that really the case?

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Dark-field chest x-ray takes step forward

AuntMinnie

German developers of dark-field chest x-ray appear to have overcome a technical limitation of the technology – namely, adjusting for photon scattering caused by interferometers used in the experimental system. To overcome this limitation, the researchers developed a deconvolution-based correction method for the induced artifacts.

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Researchers invent elastic x-ray shield

AuntMinnie

A group in Japan has developed and tested an elastic x-ray shield made by embedding bismite particles in porous polyurethane, and suggests the new shielding material could provide more comfortable radiation protection. “It The DRF was approximately 80% for a typical diagnostic x-ray acquired at 70 kV, according to the findings. “It

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Could AI Help Mitigate Radiology Workloads for Unremarkable Chest X-Rays?

Diagnostic Imaging

New research suggests the use of an AI software may help rule out pathology on over 50 percent of unremarkable chest X-rays with a 98 percent sensitivity threshold.

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