AuntMinnie

AUGUST 8, 2024

Implementing a financial hardship screening protocol for cancer patients requires a thorough understanding of social determinants of health, according to a commentary published August 6 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Why? 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 Ob

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Radiology Business

AUGUST 8, 2024

The college's concerns came in response to a recent RFI from U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., and Larry Bucshon, MD, R-Ind., on ways to modify healthcare policy.

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Medical Xpress: Radiology

AUGUST 8, 2024

Pathological abnormalities associated with motor neuron disease have been identified using a new technique developed at the University of Birmingham.

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Health Imaging

AUGUST 8, 2024

The collaboration is centered on integrating Alara’s dose tools, which ensure radiation doses are accurately measured and optimized to prioritize patient safety, with Bayer's Calantic Digital Solutions platform.

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Diagnostic Imaging

AUGUST 8, 2024

New research revealed an 86 percent AUC for deep learning detection of clinically significant prostate cancer in comparison to 84 percent for four abdominal radiologists with at least 10 years of experience.

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Imaging Technology

AUGUST 8, 2024

tim.hodson Thu, 08/08/2024 - 09:33 Aug. 5, 2024 — Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have demonstrated that adding metastasis-directed radiation therapy to standard-of-care chemotherapy improved progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with oligometastatic pancreatic cancer. Findings from the multicenter EXTEND trial, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology , were first presented at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestina

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Health Imaging

AUGUST 8, 2024

Although much of the energy consumed by imaging departments is unavoidable, experts propose that small, seemingly insignificant changes can be an effective means of reducing radiology’s carbon footprint.

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Cassling's MRI

AUGUST 8, 2024

The Investing In You Educational Summit is right around the corner. The full agenda has been unveiled, the state-of-the-art imaging systems you can experience firsthand are all set, and we at Cassling are ready to welcome you to Omaha to see what the future holds for the imaging field. As we get closer to the event on August 26 and 27, we’ve fielded questions from attendees and put together this helpful guide to understanding every aspect of the event.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 8, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its final notice outlining the new Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET) Pathway. This pathway for certain breakthrough devices as determined by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) -- such as those related to imaging -- increases the number of national coverage determinations (NCDs) that the CMS will conduct per year.

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CurveBeam AI

AUGUST 8, 2024

Key Points: Cone Beam CT (CBCT) is superior in assessing bony structures compared to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) In this study, there was a 40% rate of discrepancy when grading knee subchondral insufficiency fractures on CBCT vs. MRI, with MRI frequently underestimating damage of the subchondral bone plate while overestimating lesion size. CBCT is the imaging modality of choice for grading lesions and assessing subchondral bone plate integrity in the knee Subchondral insufficiency fracture

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 8, 2024

Canadian x-ray manufacturer KA Imaging and the charity Kenyan Kids Foundation Canada (KKFC) are collaborating to bring advanced medical imaging technology to Kenya. This work aims to improve healthcare accessibility in remote regions of Kenya through the deployment of KA Imaging’s portable Reveal 35C technology. Reveal 35C is a single-exposure, portable, digital dual-energy subtraction x-ray detector that uses the same radiation dose as a chest x-ray to produce three different images without mot

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MedImaging General Imaging

AUGUST 8, 2024

An upright neuroimaging device that allows patients to move around while undergoing a brain scan could help address the limitations of traditional PET scanners that require patients to remain still during imaging.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 8, 2024

QT Imaging is reporting steady revenue for the second quarter of the 2024 fiscal year, as well as highlighting new partnerships and distribution agreements. The company reported that its commercial revenue for the quarter (end-June 30) was $1.7 million, compared with $1.4 million in the first quarter and less than $100,000 for the second quarter of 2023.

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Aidoc

AUGUST 8, 2024

A study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology showed how AI assistance can significantly improve iPE detection in chest or abdominal CECT scans without compromising accuracy. Steven Rothenberg, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiology at University of Alabama at Birmingham, was the senior and corresponding author of the research, which used Aidoc’s iPE solution to identify and triage potential cases in a real-world setting.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 8, 2024

RadNet is reporting revenue increases for the second quarter of the 2024 fiscal year and highlighting plans to open a total of 21 new centers between now and the end of 2025. The company reported that total revenue for the quarter (end-June 30) increased by 13.9% to $459.7 million, up from $403.7 million in the same quarter in 2023. RadNet also reported a net loss of $3 million for the period as compared with a total company net income of $8.4 million for the same period in 2023.

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