Imaging Technology

APRIL 8, 2024

Food and Drug Administration has approved this technology for the treatment of essential tremor and Parkinson's disease, and its indications are expanding to include various intracranial diseases. High-intensity FUS is a safe and effective treatment for various intracranial diseases.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Is there a signature biomarker for younger/early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease (EOAD)? Sporadic early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (EOAD) is rare and understudied. The Sporadic Early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease Signature Of Atrophy: Preliminary Findings From The Longitudinal Early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease Study (LEADS) Cohort.

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

milla1cf Tue, 09/26/2023 - 15:32 September 26, 2023 — In a study of more than 2,000 chest X-rays , radiologists outperformed AI in accurately identifying the presence and absence of three common lung diseases, according to a study published in Radiology , a journal of the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ). Plesner, M.D.,

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

In further research highlighted at the meeting, Jordan Strom, MD, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston shared study findings that indicate ultrasound-enhancing agents can improve the accuracy and reliability of a standard echocardiogram performed to evaluate heart disease.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Safety net hospitals provide equitable care in breast cancer screening in terms of race and ethnicity, a study published December 12 in Academic Radiology found. The Boyko team identified predictors tied to lower mortality in women diagnosed and treated for breast cancer at a safety net hospital. for age (p = 0.001) and 6.37

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Vesta Teleradiology

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Francis Medical Center issued a 10-day strike notice warning of walking off the job October 9 through October 13 if the hospital fails to deliver a contract for safe staffing levels. com Openai.com The post Healthcare Strikes Can Burden Hospitals this Fall first appeared on Vesta Teleradiology.

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JVIR

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Cardiovascular events impact the outcomes of patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), especially those with severe comorbidities. This study presents in-hospital cardiovascular outcomes of PAD patients with varying stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a large population from a real-world database.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Israel-based Nano-X Imaging (Nanox) will conduct a clinical study evaluating its Nanox.ARC 3D imaging system in a clinical outpatient setting at Clalit Health Services-owned Beilinson Hospital, part of Rabin Medical Center.

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

milla1cf Mon, 02/12/2024 - 15:03 February 12, 2024 — According to the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) , free-breathing cine-deep learning (DL) may yield reliable left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) measurements in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) unable to repeatedly breath-hold.

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ScienceDaily

AUGUST 21, 2023

Markers that indicate the presence of Parkinson's disease in patients on average seven years before clinical presentation have been identified by a UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital research team.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 19, 2024

more than 6 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, a debilitating and far-reaching disease that accounts for 60% to 80% of dementia cases, and by 2050, this number is projected to rise to nearly 13 million, according to Alzheimer’s Disease International. The disease affects memory, thinking, and behavior. In the U.S.,

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 26, 2023

christine.book Mon, 06/26/2023 - 12:46 June 26, 2023 — PET imaging with 68Ga-FAPI offers a feasible, reliable, and reproducible method for evaluating disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis, according to new research presented at the 2023 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Annual Meeting. percent for 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 29, 2023

Based on a novel clustering framework using sparse canonical correlation analysis (SCCA), the integrated approach was successful in identifying four subtypes of Alzheimer’s disease and the top genes associated with each, according to the authors of the study, “An SCCA-clustering framework for Alzheimer’s disease subtyping using tau PET and genomics.”

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Prompt diagnosis of such pneumothorax is crucial, with delays linked to longer hospital lengths of stay and greater disease progression, experts write in Academic Radiology.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 8, 2024

reported brain imaging findings on MRI in COVID-19 survivors who had been hospitalized. months from hospital admission," the group wrote. A team led by Catarina Rua, MD, of the University of Cambridge in the U.K., These differences are consistent with a neuroinflammatory response.

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Health IT Analytics

JULY 28, 2023

The launch of the Precision Medicine Institute at Children’s Colorado will advance treatment for cancer, neurodegenerative disease, and other conditions.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 6, 2024

Researchers from Zurich have developed a cumulative clinical risk (CCR) score that may provide an early predictive marker for long-term brain alterations and cognitive impairments in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). Figure courtesy of Melanie Ehrler, PhD, et al.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 21, 2023

christine.book Wed, 06/21/2023 - 10:48 June 21, 2023 — NYU Langone Health has published an overview of an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tool designed to smooth hospital operations for better patient care. The resulting 4.1-billion-word

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Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 22, 2023

milla1cf Fri, 12/22/2023 - 07:48 December 22, 2023 — Quibim , a company pioneering imaging biomarkers for Precision Medicine that has created AI-based software to identify early-stage neurodegenerative diseases, is pleased to announce today the launch of QP-Brain.

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Future Teleradiology

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

This blog explores the journey of teleradiology, its ascent, and seamless integration within Indian hospitals, revolutionizing the diagnostic landscape. AI algorithms assist radiologists in identifying patterns, anomalies, and even early-stage diseases with unprecedented precision.

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Omega Medical Imaging

JANUARY 19, 2023

Omega helps hospitals meet this aspect of the Quadruple Aim by providing patients with better peace of mind knowing that they are being treated in the safest environment and are receiving the best care possible. Healthcare that provides care without increasing the risk of chronic, long-term diseases such as cancer benefits society.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The emerging procedure has a relatively short history, with long-term findings now supporting its use over more invasive surgery, noted lead author Lin Yan, MD, of the Chinese PLA General Hospital in Beijing. The 10-year disease-free survival was 93.9%. The mean age of patients was 45.8 years old and 118 (65.9%) were women.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 10, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new reimbursement plan July 10 for diagnostic PET scans that would provide separate payments for radiopharmaceuticals, as well as an extra payment for hospitals when they use domestically produced technetium-99m (Tc-99m).

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 12, 2024

In his talk, Andreas Giannakou, MD, from Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston showed results suggesting that nodal disease burden and oncologic outcomes among women in a real-world setting are similar to criteria in the Sentinel Node vs. Observation After Axillary UltraSound (SOUND) trial. vs. 78.8%).

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European Radiology

APRIL 22, 2024

The European Radiology Editorial Team is excited to intoduce their new Junior Deputy Editors. Erika Pace is a pediatric oncoradiologist with clinical and academic commitments at the Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research in London. He has authored about 100 scientific papers and book chapters.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 2, 2024

tesla MRI AI body composition analysis Cardiac PET Cryo/thermoablation CT colonography Genicular artery embolization Hyperpolarized xenon-129 MRI PET/MRI Photon-counting CT Radiomics Theranostics Whole-body MRI screening Image of the Year 3D PET/MR image.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Also, women with high levels of unmet social needs were more likely to present with late-stage breast disease. This included both an underserved safety-net hospital and a National Cancer Institute-designated academic cancer center.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 7, 2024

Key concerns include the accuracy of AI used for this purpose and whether hospitals would be willing to pay for it, wrote a team led by Adam Eltorai, MD, of Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston. practiced in community hospitals. The study was published in the August issue of Clinical Imaging. "[Our

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Alzheimer’s disease patients with cognitive impairment or dementia who were referred for amyloid PET scans had fewer hospitalizations compared with a matched control group, according to a study published October 9 in JAMA Neurology. The percentage of patients impacted was small – just 4.5% of patients with dementia, the authors noted.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 4, 2024

When it comes to hospitals' focus on specific clinical programs, 61% of respondents indicated that their hospital has a vascular surgery program, 54% have a cardiac surgery program, and 31% have a dedicated structural heart disease program -- all of which use fixed C-arm devices. Weekends 21.5

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 22, 2024

and 83.6%, respectively, a team led by Thanatchawan Polvieng, MD, of Phramongkutklao Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, reported. loss of muscle mass) on overall survival, disease-free survival, and postoperative outcomes among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who underwent surgery.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 14, 2024

found that cirrhosis patients admitted over the weekend for TIPS procedures exhibited higher incidences of mortality, hepatic encephalopathy, acute kidney injury, and transfers to alternate hospital facilities. They also experienced longer times from admission to surgery, extended hospital stays, and higher overall hospital costs.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 29, 2024

PET brain scans show persistent brain inflammation in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), despite being treated with high-efficacy disease-modifying therapies, according to a recent study by researchers in Boston. This allows extended imaging acquisition times to measure TSPO as a biomarker, the team wrote.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2024

A British Heart Foundation-funded study published May 29 in The Lancet co-authored by Chan used AI to analyze CCTA scans and clinical data from over 40,000 people at eight hospitals in the U.K. Systemic inflammatory syndromes contribute to unique elevated atherosclerotic risk and incident cardiovascular disease, according to Weber.

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Imaging Technology

AUGUST 2, 2023

milla1cf Wed, 08/02/2023 - 20:01 August 2, 2023 — Intelligent Ultrasound (IU) has worked with pleural disease experts to increase respiratory training opportunities and in turn patient safety. Both have been closely involved in British Thoracic Society Training Standards and Guidelines in this area. The new pathologies on BodyWorks Eve 4.5

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 16, 2024

10, 2024 — NYU Langone Health recently launched a digital pathology program, transforming disease diagnosis from microscopes to high-definition images, shareable in real time across the hospital network. Its impact is already being felt across the hospital.” tim.hodson Wed, 10/16/2024 - 13:57 Oct. As one of the first U.S.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 22, 2023

This makes disease severity classification important, but current scoring tools are limited, the researchers noted. It also explored any associations between POCUS findings and respiratory support at 12 and 24 hours, maximum respiratory support during hospitalization, disposition, and hospital length of stay.

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