Mon.Sep 11, 2023

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Forcing patients to ‘opt out’ of screening mammography does not appear to impact adherence

Radiology Business

Automatically scheduling patients for breast imaging appeared to create a heavier administrative burden, researchers detailed Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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Endoscopic Ultrasound Biopsy Modality Gets FDA Nod

Diagnostic Imaging

The Precision GI™ Endoscopic Ultrasound Biopsy Device reportedly provides a more efficient and less traumatic method of obtaining biopsy tissue for suspected gastrointestinal cancers.

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Simple Contrast Ultrasound Scan Overcomes MR and CT Limitations in Diagnosing Tumors

MedImaging Ultrasound

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can produce images matching the quality of CT or MR scans, as well as clarify ambiguous MR and CT scan results while also being less costly.

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Startup radiopharmaceutical developer Mariana Oncology raises $175M in series B financing

Radiology Business

The company has developed a portfolio of nuclear medicine solutions including "lead candidate" MC-339, used for treating small cell lung cancer.

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Maximize Your Radiology Center’s Performance With Specialized Scheduling

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.

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Artificial Intelligence Flags Knee Osteoarthritis Using Medical Images

Health IT Analytics

New AI model helped diagnose knee osteoarthritis in 178% more cases than currently diagnosed in a large patient cohort using only X-rays of the knee joint.

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Independent practice coalition Strategic Radiology adds 80-physician group, deepening presence in 1 state

Radiology Business

Summit Radiology is the product of two organizations—Allen County Radiology Associates and CFB Radiology, with roots dating to the 1960s—merging in 1995.

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The Double-Edged Sword of Being Dr. Obvious in Radiology

Diagnostic Imaging

While there may be awkwardness and a degree of embarrassment in noting obvious findings to referring clinicians in radiology, consistent communication of those findings is essential.

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FDA aiming to modernize 510(k) process that many radiology devices must go through

Radiology Business

The administration also is accepting comments on the draft guidelines and plans to host a webinar on Oct. 26.

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Fish undergoes CT scan due to swimming issue

Health Imaging

The French angelfish is swimming better after a diagnosis and a treatment plan.

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Study unearths high rates of incidental findings on pediatric CT scans for trauma

Radiology Business

About 10% of these cases required immediate or urgent action, researchers detailed in Clinical Imaging.

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Opt-out strategies don't improve screening mammography uptake

AuntMinnie

Opt-out, population-based strategies do not significantly increase screenin. Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: Mammography facilities should remove physical disability barriers Researcher discusses breast AI study with AuntMinnie.

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Radiography, Research, and You

The British Institute of Radiology

Kim Mason Kim Mason, an Audit and Research Radiographer for Mid Yorkshire Teaching Hospitals Trust, talks about their role as well as the value of radiographer engagement in research activities and how to get involved. In December, 1895, Wilhelm Röntgen would x-ray the hand of Anna Bertha Ludwig, his wife, using a photographic plate. The new discovery lit a fire in the scientific community, and was so sensational that in the following year over 1,000 articles would be published on the topic of X

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Evaluation of techniques to improve a deep learning algorithm for the automatic detection of intracranial haemorrhage on CT head imaging

European Society of Radiology: AI

This study evaluates deep learning (DL) algorithms that are playing an increasingly important role in automatic medical image analysis. The DL algorithm used was trained and externally evaluated on open-source, multi-centre retrospective data that contained radiologist-annotated non-contrast CT head studies. The authors concluded that the DL model has applications in a triage role with the potential to improve diagnostic yield and efficiency of CT reporting, resulting in expediting treatment and

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Radiographers struggle with communication, care for suicidal patients

AuntMinnie

Radiographers have difficulty communicating with and caring for patients wh. Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: Radiologists seeing declines in reimbursement per beneficiary Was burnout really worse for radiologists during the pandemic? Could phone tree system help with radiologist burnout? Trying to stop burnout?

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Ibex Launches Galen Breast HER2, Supporting Improved Biomarker Scoring in Breast Cancer Patients

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Mon, 09/11/2023 - 13:47 September 11, 2023 — Ibex Medical Analytics , a leader in AI -powered cancer diagnostics, today announced the launch of Galen Breast HER2 , an AI-powered solution that aids pathologists in setting a higher standard for accurate and reproducible HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) scoring in breast cancer patients.

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PET/CT-based model predicts prostate cancer in the 'PSA grey zone'

AuntMinnie

Combining PET/CT with traditional clinical risk factors can detect prostat. Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: Are PSMA-PET tracers equal in detecting prostate cancer? Is PSMA PET/CT cost-effective for primary staging? Pluvicto patient response criteria validated AI developed for staging patients with prostate cancer Is biopsy needed prior to PSMA-PET in elderly patients?

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Study Validates Lunit AI as a Game-Changer, Poised to Replace One Human Reader in Breast Cancer Screening

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Mon, 09/11/2023 - 13:34 September 11, 2023 — Lunit , a leading provider of AI -powered solutions for cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, is spearheading a transformative change in breast cancer screening , bolstered by groundbreaking findings from a prospective study led by Dr. Fredrik Strand at the Karolinska Institutet , Sweden, involving over 50,000 women.

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AI shows promise for evaluating scoliosis on spine x-rays

AuntMinnie

Orthopedic surgeons in Japan have developed an AI method based on spine x-ray. Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: Can an AI photo app help diagnose scoliosis? Is breast cancer surgery linked to spinal deformity?

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Partnership with VIDA to streamline adoption of advanced MRI of the lungs

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Mon, 09/11/2023 - 13:09 September 11, 2023 — Polarean Imaging plc (AIM: POLX), a commercial-stage medical device leader in advanced magnetic resonance imaging (“ MRI ”) of the lungs, announces that it has partnered with VIDA Diagnostics (“ VIDA ”), a clinical imaging intelligence company providing medical imaging software solutions which manage the complexities of digital biomarkers.

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ISCT 2023: Racial disparities persist in lung cancer screening uptake

AuntMinnie

Racial disparities continue to persist when it comes to low-dose CT lung cance. Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: ISCT 2023: LDCT plus AI effectively spots pediatric lung conditions Do decision-support tools for lung cancer screening work? Two 'yes/no' questions help clinicians assess LCS eligibility Using AI with prior LDCT exams improves lung nodule risk assessment How consistent are rads in reporting incidental findings on LDCT?

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POCUS in the ED: Is Confirmatory RUQ US Still Necessary?

REBEL EM

Background: Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) has a demonstrated sensitivity of 89.8% and specificity of 88.0% for identification of cholelithiasis and has a proven negative predictive value for ruling out other acute biliary pathology such as acute cholecystitis. 1 It is a quickly deployable and easily interpreted study that can be done in real time to guide decisions in the Emergency Department.

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Blue Earth highlights prostate cancer preclinical results

AuntMinnie

Blue Earth Diagnostics is highlighting results from a preclinical study evaluatin. Read more on AuntMinnie.

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FDA clears Xeos Aura 10 PET-CT specimen imaging system

AuntMinnie

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Xeos' Aura 10 PET-C. Read more on AuntMinnie.

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Eczacıbaşı-Monrol to expand Lu-177 production

AuntMinnie

Turkish radiopharmaceutical company Eczacıbaşı-Monrol plans t. Read more on AuntMinnie.