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Surgeon General's alcohol advisory puts patient counseling at the fore

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The advisory] is a good opportunity for healthcare workers and providers to make meaningful, long-term changes for our patients. We know that alcohol is one of the major causes for advanced liver diseases, including cirrhosis, she said. and for all [radiologists] to take this on and counsel patients in any way we can.

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GE HealthCare Unveils AI-Enhanced Women’s Health Ultrasound System

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28, 2025 GE HealthCare recently announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the updated portfolio of VolusonExpert Series ultrasound systems. From Data to Action: CDC's Public Health Surveillance for Women, Infants, and Children. Accessed January 17, 2025.

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WHO: AI use in low-income countries could be ‘dangerous’

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For instance, if an LMM is asked to summarize a treatment paradigm for a disease to guide a ministry of health in a low-income country, it might reproduce an approach that is appropriate only in a high-income context, the organization suggested.

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Meet the Minnies 2024 semifinal candidates

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Ultrasound model predicts liver disease progression. Commercially Available Chest Radiograph AI Tools for Detecting Airspace Disease, Pneumothorax, and Pleural Effusion. Increased Metabolic Activity of the Thymus and Lymph Nodes in Pediatric Oncology Patients After Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination.

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Nanox Receives FDA Clearance for HealthFLD, an Advanced AI-Based Software Empowering Clinicians in Assessment of Fatty Liver

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HealthFLD is intended to support clinicians in the detection of fatty liver, correlated with hepatic steatosis, an early sign of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), formerly referred to as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). An estimated 24% of U.S. and specificity of 93.2% at less than 80 HU. “In

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World Health Organization (WHO) Urges Health Professionals to Address Climate Change

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christine.book Wed, 04/10/2024 - 12:27 April 10, 2024 — As the medical imaging community continues to shed a consistently bright spotlight on ways radiology impacts the environment and addresses sustainability, ITN is focusing on ways leading healthcare organizations are addressing this critical issue.

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New AI Tool Could Help Identify Dementia Risk

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Optometrists, will be able to use the software subsequently developed as a predictive or diagnostic tool for conditions such as Alzheimers, as a triage tool to refer patients to secondary health services if signs of brain disease are spotted, and potentially as a way to monitor cognitive decline. Find out more on the EI website.