AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and proton therapy offer equally high quality of life and tumor control for people with prostate cancer, according to a study presented September 30 at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting. each year – are diagnosed as localized disease.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 12, 2024

Many women with early-stage HR+HER2- breast cancer and a negative presurgical axillary ultrasound can skip sentinel lymph node biopsy, a study presented April 11 at the American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL, found. had grade 1 or 2 disease. However, Giannakou noted that median follow-up was shorter (26.3

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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. Cutoffs for skeletal muscle index were 43.75

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 29, 2024

The finding has implications for recognizing individuals in preclinical Alzheimer's disease stages who may be candidates for depression treatment, noted lead author Catherine Munro, PhD, a neurologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. The full study is available here.

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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

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

JANUARY 2, 2024

Large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT are rapidly being integrated into clinical practice, with several LLM-based pilot programs underway in hospitals and clinicians beginning to use ChatGPT to communicate with patients and draft clinical notes, according to the authors. prevalence estimates. I am a medical educator.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Editor's note: As part of the celebration of AuntMinnie.com's upcoming 25th anniversary, we're presenting 25 for 25 -- a series featuring our most popular content for each of the last 25 years. Such algorithms can help teach computers how to detect and diagnose disease, the NIH said in a September 27 announcement.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 15, 2024

“Imaging surveillance rather than surgery is a reasonable approach for radial scars without atypia, particularly for those presenting as calcifications,” wrote coauthor Manisha Bahl, MD, MPH, from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

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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

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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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 9, 2024

"This collaborative multimodal approach not only boosts diagnostic performance but also offers interpretable insights to radiologists, paving the way for advanced, efficient disease diagnosis and improved clinical decision-making," the authors noted. Both were tasked with diagnosing 15 conditions, which included 14 diseases and normal brains.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 7, 2023

F-18 FDG-PET/MRI scans without the use of a contrast agent should be the top choice for imaging children suffering from lymphoma, according to research presented recently at RSNA in Chicago. Lymphomas represent approximately 15% of all tumor diseases in children and imaging plays a key role in tumor staging to plan treatments.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 29, 2024

Editor's note: As part of the celebration of AuntMinnie.com's upcoming 25th anniversary, we're presenting 25 for 25 -- a series featuring our most popular content for each of the last 25 years. In 2006, our top article shared the story of a radiologist whose life was saved by a 64-slice CT scanner just installed at the hospital he worked at.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 8, 2024

Because factors such as financial distress have been linked to higher mortality rates among patients with cancer -- in part because people may not get the screening exams they need and thus present with more advanced disease, wrote a team led by Samilia Obeng-Gyasi, MD, of the Ohio State University in Columbus.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 8, 2024

An emerging radioligand therapy could be particularly effective for controlling advanced sarcoma compared to other cancers, according to research presented June 8 in a Young Investigator Award session at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) meeting in Toronto. Image courtesy of SNMMI.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

CHICAGO – Black patients receive fewer MRI scans for Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis and undergo imaging at an older age than other racial groups, according to research presented November 27 at RSNA 2023. Additionally, new treatments have recently become available for Alzheimer’s disease that can potentially slow the rate of decline.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 23, 2024

OpenAI's GPT-4 AI model can utilize imaging reports to generate summaries of disease course in patients with complex glioblastoma, improving treatment planning and potentially even enhancing radiology workflows, according to research published July 23 in Radiology. No image data were transmitted to GPT-4.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 4, 2024

Research presented at ECR 2024 suggests that diffusion-weighted MRI (DW-MRI) has value in ovarian cancer treatment planning. Max Lahaye, MD, of the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam presents findings on the clinical impact of dedicated MR staging of ovarian cancer patients during ECR 2024. Complete debulking is very important.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 29, 2023

christine.book Thu, 06/29/2023 - 12:17 June 29, 2023 — A study presented this week during the 2023 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) Annual Meeting, SNMMI 2023 , found that personalized dosing of men with prostate cancer resulted in improved patient outcomes. Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, Australia.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 19, 2024

The use of coronary artery calcium (CAC) scanning for heart disease diagnosis is influenced by regional and socioeconomic factors, according to research presented at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) meeting in Washington, DC. relative to [CAD] prevalence."

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 26, 2024

The use of this technology, based on research done by University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust and The University of Warwick’s Clinical Trials Unit , will result in faster reporting of people’s samples helping to deliver world class care.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The two products extend Arineta’s leadership as the only dedicated cardiovascular CT system, and the Duo system adds high resolution thoracic clinical capability, including for lung cancer, COVID19 , and other pulmonary diseases. This will grow cardiac CT access without requiring a CT scanner and expensive construction at every site.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 8, 2024

In a study that included 104 patients, PET/MRI provided high sensitivity and specificity for determining underlying causes, especially in patients with elevated C-reactive protein, a blood biomarker of inflammation, according to lead author Tomas Rohan, MD, of University Hospital Brno in Brno, Czechia. “To

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AuntMinnie

MAY 5, 2024

SINGAPORE – A higher body mass index (BMI) translates to poorer brain health in the form of premature aging, according to research presented May 7 at the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) meeting.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 12, 2024

Haver, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. ARRS Melissa Rosado de Christenson Award for “Alpha-Fetoprotein Response Patterns After Y-90 Radioembolization for Intermediate-to-Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Predicts Disease Progression and Survival.” Ahmed Taher, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 4, 2024

Abbreviated breast MRI is not only effective for screening among high-risk women but also useful for evaluating "pure" ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), according to two presentations delivered March 2 at ECR 2024. Bartholomew's Hospital in London. Out of the 236 studies, four invasive cancers and one BI-RADS 3 lesion were identified.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 26, 2023

A steady increase in the volume of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) exams is occurring, especially at mid- to high-level community hospitals across the country. If staff choose the right subgroup of patients to examine with CCTA imaging, they can save their hospital, healthcare system, and insurance companies a lot of money.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 10, 2024

Low- and middle-income countries will experience 87% of the disease burden. Its incidence is rising in low- and middle-income countries, Siemens said, and the global financial cost of stroke is expected to reach $1.6 trillion by 2050.

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Aidoc

JUNE 19, 2024

A good portion of inpatient hospital admissions are funneled through the ED. Prolonged wait times in the ED may correlate with increased healthcare costs by necessitating additional diagnostic or therapeutic interventions in light of progressive disease evolution. A study by Cournane et al.

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Vesta Teleradiology

JUNE 4, 2024

Challenges with Interpretations Interpreting cardiac imaging presents a range of challenges due to the complexity of the heart’s structure, function, and the dynamic nature of cardiac activity. Identifying subtle anomalies like small congenital defects or early signs of disease can be difficult.

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REBEL EM

JUNE 1, 2023

Background: Achieving ROSC in out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is no easy feat but, care doesn’t end with ROSC. Population: Patients successfully resuscitated from OHCA without a clear diagnosis on presentation who were stable for CT. Excluded: Obvious cause for OHCA prior to SDCT or on hospital arrival.

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Capitol Imaging Services

MARCH 21, 2023

Heart Disease Risk: Should You Have A Scan? Anxiety about heart disease and what causes it can be lowered by taking a proactive stance in your healthcare. How Prevalent Is Heart Disease? According to the American Heart Association , “ Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 25, 2024

mtaschetta-millane Thu, 07/25/2024 - 08:28 July 25, 2024 — Positron Corporation , a leading molecular imaging medical device company offering PET & PET-CT imaging systems, presents its new NeuSight PET-CT 3D 64 slice scanner, available for US and North American Markets.

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Aidoc

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Faster interventions, shorter ICU and hospital stays and significant cost savings. Here are five key takeaways from the Cedars Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles, CA) study presented at the 10th Annual PERT Symposium. Total hospital stays also decreased by three days. The results? That’s huge.”

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Courtesy of Dr Michael Yam, lead for 3D printing centre in Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH). Workforce issues Singapore is a young and very small country with challenges of a rapidly aging population, rising chronic disease load (e.g., Proof-of-value remains the greatest hurdle for sustained implementation."

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 27, 2023

The potential impact of nuclear medicine in the care of patients dealing with cancer, heart disease, brain disease, and other challenges is enormous,” she said. “We She has published 76 peer-reviewed journal articles and 24 book chapters and has been an invited speaker for 180 presentations.

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