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Are Radiology Backlogs Putting Your Health System at Risk?

Aidoc

At seven days post-imaging, nearly half had unreported brain and chest CT scans, while 59% had unreported chest radiographs. Delayed imaging interpretation can extend inpatient stays, postpone treatment and lower patient satisfaction. Even at six months, about 20% of these studies remained unreported. The consequences are significant.

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

AuntMinnie

His research interests include using structural and functional MRI -- particularly ultrahigh-field, 7-tesla MRI -- to map brain microstructure and develop neurosurgical treatment of brain tumors, epilepsy, and neurodegenerative and movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and dystonia.

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AI-Based Analysis of Dynamic Digital Radiography Data Gives Researchers Greater Insight into Lung Function and Pulmonary Disorders

Imaging Technology

DDR could also provide a more comprehensive understanding of a patient’s neuromuscular component of ventilatory disorders and many other pulmonary diseases.” We are excited about the ability to deploy this in emergency room, inpatient and intensive care medicine.

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REBEL Core Cast 107.0 – Vertebral Osteomyelitis

REBEL EM

The degree of elevation does not predict disease severity. Executive Summary: 2015 Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis in Adults. ESR and CRP are sensitive, yet not specific. Clin Infect Dis 2015 Sept 15;61(6):859-63.

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Journal Scan – This Month in Other Journals, October 2022

AJNR

The authors examined the survival outcomes and dosimetry to critical structures in patients treated with Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) for ≥ 25 metastases in a single session or cumulatively over the course of their disease. Of the patients with radiographically proven adverse radiation effects (AREs; 15%), 4 were symptomatic.

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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.

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