AuntMinnie
AUGUST 22, 2024
Football, basketball, and hockey oh my! Sports radiologists are preparing for another fall season of high-contact sports, and that means brushing up on protocols and emphasizing teamwork among one's clinician colleagues. But getting ready for an uptick in musculoskeletal imaging doesn’t have to be daunting, according to Tim Klostermeier, MD, from UC Health in Cincinnati, OH.
Health Imaging
AUGUST 22, 2024
The large language model’s medical manuscripts are becoming so well constructed that it can be difficult to distinguish them from those compiled by humans.
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AuntMinnie
AUGUST 22, 2024
Lung cancer screening (LCS) guidelines should include occupational exposure criteria for people such as firefighters, according to a study published August 20 in Lung. A team led by Savan Shah, MD, of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago reported that, among a cohort of 1,347 firefighters who underwent low-dose CT imaging (LDCT), only 14.6% were eligible for the test according to U.S.
Diagnostic Imaging
AUGUST 22, 2024
For patients who had post-op recurrence after a Whipple procedure for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), between 80 to 86 percent of follow-up CT exams revealed new or increased soft tissue.
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Patient-centric scheduling can only be achieved through optimized radiology workflows, effective communications between staff and physicians, and, of course, through specialized schedulers. In this guide, we’ll take you through a step-by-step process to transform your radiology center into a high-performance hub of medical imaging.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 22, 2024
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has chosen MAUI Imaging for a $4 million trauma medicine contract that will include the company's computed echo tomography (CET) system. The goal of this work is to improve and speed up diagnosis and interventional care in high-volume and/or resource-limited environments, MAUI said. The firm will present a poster describing its imaging technology and its potential use in trauma diagnosis and triage at the 2024 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS
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ScienceDaily
AUGUST 22, 2024
Researchers compared the diagnostic accuracy of ChatGPT and radiologists in radiological imaging with 106 musculoskeletal radiology cases. The results showed that the diagnostic accuracy of the ChatGPT is comparable to that of radiology residents, but not to that of board-certified radiologists.
Radiology Business
AUGUST 22, 2024
Omer A. Awan, MD, and colleagues detailed their advice in an Educational Perspective piece published Aug. 17 by Academic Radiology.
Diagnostic Imaging
AUGUST 22, 2024
Combining four CAD modules for valvular pathologies with a variety of automated measurements, the AI-enabled AISAP Cardio ultrasound system reportedly facilitates up to a 90 percent accuracy rate in detecting common cardiac conditions.
Radiology Business
AUGUST 22, 2024
Maui Imaging says its product can produce images that are a "cross between ultrasound and CT" without the need for ionizing radiation.
Diagnostic Imaging
AUGUST 22, 2024
The AI-powered qCT LN Quant software reportedly generates 2D and 3D reconstructions and facilitates assessment of morphologic data across multiple thoracic studies.
Health Imaging
AUGUST 22, 2024
Social and communication symptoms appear to be more severe in children who display brain overgrowth on MRI scans.
Medical Xpress: Radiology
AUGUST 22, 2024
Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have developed a novel artificial intelligence-based algorithm, MV-DEFEAT, to improve mammogram density assessment. This development holds promise for transforming radiological practices by enabling more precise diagnoses. The study is published in IEEE Access.
Diagnostic Imaging
AUGUST 22, 2024
Key features of the HealthCCSng V2.0 software include numerical coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring, a new zero CAC category and user customization of upper and lower limits for CAC scoring categories.
Aidoc
AUGUST 22, 2024
The implementation of AI in radiology has been nothing short of transformative, offering both financial and clinical benefits. As hospitals and radiology practices across the country continue to grapple with increasing patient volumes and staffing challenges, AI has emerged as a crucial tool in improving patient care and streamlining workflows. We spoke with Sriram Mannava, MD, President of Columbus Radiology, a Radiology Partners practice, on the positive impact Aidoc has brought to his practic
Radiology Business
AUGUST 22, 2024
"When the focus is on volume and billable procedures and not on the quality of patient visits, you quickly realize RVU models benefit the employer," one MD said.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 22, 2024
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) federal fiscal year (FY) 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule includes several radiology-relevant topics, according to a detailed summary from the American College of Radiology (ACR). The CMS finalized a 2.9% update from FY 2024 and estimated this will translate to an increase of $3.2 billion in operating and capital payments to IPPS hospitals, ACR said in its report.
MRI Network
AUGUST 22, 2024
With over 1.4 billion drivers out in the world and over 51 percent of commutes requiring an automobile, automakers have an undeniable responsibility to produce high-quality vehicles. As a manufacturer, this can best be achieved through quality control. Quality control is a set of procedures and processes that ensure vehicles meet or exceed globally accepted standards of quality, safety, and reliability.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 22, 2024
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Clarity Pharmaceuticals fast-track designation for its copper-64 (Cu-64) sarcophagine (SAR) bisPSMA radiopharmaceutical. The company is investigating the potential of Cu-64 SAR-bisPSMA for PET imaging of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positive prostate cancer lesions for men with suspected metastasis who are candidates for initial definitive therapy.
Health Imaging
AUGUST 22, 2024
According to data shared by the CDC last year, around 34% of patients who contracted COVID between 2020 and 2023 reported losing their sense of smell.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 22, 2024
3D mammography and diagnostic ultrasound service provider Mammolink has begun using its fifth RamSoft mobile mammography bus. Mammolink provides its imaging services across Florida in buses outfitted with 3D mammography imaging. The vehicles use RamSoft’s PACS and Gateway routers to manage and transfer large radiological data sets from remote areas served by the buses to a central reading location.
Health Imaging
AUGUST 22, 2024
New research calls for greater utilization of advanced imaging in post-treatment protocols for patients with high-grade glioma.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 22, 2024
Body Vision Medical has released a new software update for its LungVision navigation and real-time imaging platform. LungVision v2.27 provides Body Vision's AI Tomo imaging algorithm with a larger field of view. This version improves the reach and fidelity of the virtual bronchoscopy in peripheral airways, helps improve pathway planning, and converts LungVision fluoroscopes into an intraoperative tomographic imaging system for C-arm navigation and guidance, according to the company.
Health Imaging
AUGUST 22, 2024
The phenomenon, known as cognitive motor dissociation, might occur more often than previously believed.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 22, 2024
Medical imaging provider SimonMed Imaging has added seven locations in Florida to its network over the last two years. These locations include three in Sarasota County, two in the Greater Orlando area, and two in the Tampa Bay area. SimonMed’s newest site in Orange City officially opened on August 19, bringing the total number of SimonMed Florida locations to 35.
UCSF Biomedical Imaging
AUGUST 22, 2024
The UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and the Emergency Department (ED) have developed a new communication dashboard within Epic, UCSF’s electronic health record system, allowing efficient communication between care teams.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 22, 2024
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has published a summary of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) 2024 Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET) Pathway final procedure notice. The TCET pathway uses national coverage determination (NCD) and coverage with evidence development processes to accelerate Medicare coverage of breakthrough devices.
MedImaging Nuclear Medicine
AUGUST 22, 2024
A new molecular imaging method utilizes a novel tracer combined with an advanced PET/CT scanner to identify neuroblastoma in children with high sensitivity, requiring a scan time of just minutes and no sedation or anesthesia.
ScienceDirect
AUGUST 22, 2024
Publication date: Available online 21 August 2024 Source: Clinical Radiology Author(s): Ayesha Tahir, Ayesha Saadia, Khurram Khan, Ammara Gul, Ayman Qahmash, Raja Naeem Akram
CurveBeam AI
AUGUST 22, 2024
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