Fri.Aug 18, 2023

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Cedars-Sinai Charts Healthcare’s Future With Artificial Intelligence

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Fri, 08/18/2023 - 16:37 August 18, 2023 — Artificial intelligence ( AI ) is capturing the public imagination as the pace of innovation accelerates sharply and easy-to-use AI tools offer new possibilities to transform whole industries. Building on a legacy of innovation, Cedars-Sinai is harnessing rapidly evolving breakthroughs in AI technology to enhance patient care, improve efficiency, advance scientific discovery, and cultivate greater physician and staff wellbeing.

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AI Tool Diagnoses Muscle Wasting in Head and Neck Cancer Patients from CT Scans

MedImaging General Imaging

Researchers have developed an AI tool that can quickly and accurately diagnose sarcopenia, or muscle wasting, using CT scans of the neck in patients with head and neck cancer.

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Automated DL Segmentation of Adolescent Abdominal Adipose Tissue on Dixon MRI

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Fri, 08/18/2023 - 16:34 August 18, 2023 — According to an accepted manuscript published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) , an automated model could enable large-scale studies in adolescent populations that investigate abdominal fat distribution on MRI, as well as associations of fat distribution with clinical outcomes. Noting that a global increase in childhood obesity has created the need to accurately quantify body fat distribution, “we trained and evaluated the 2D-CDF

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What Is a PACs System?

Maven Imaging

When managing and storing medical images, you may often hear the term 'PACs System.' But what is it exactly? At Maven Imaging, we understand how crucial it is for healthcare providers to have clear, concise information.

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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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Kitware Supports Development and Launch of FDA Cleared MR Image Processing Software for Lung Ventilation Imaging

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Fri, 08/18/2023 - 16:24 August 18, 2023 — Kitware , a leader in developing innovative medical visualization software, is pleased to announce its successful collaboration with Polarean, Inc. – a medical imaging technology company and long-standing customer – and their recent FDA -approval of their lung imaging technology. Polarean’s XENOVIEW VDP is image processing software that analyzes a pulmonary hyperpolarized 129Xe MR image and a proton chest MR image to provide visualization and e

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Targeted training reduces certain radiologist errors when reading contrast-enhanced CT

Health Imaging

Physicians can sometimes overlook low-contrast lesions, such as hepatic metastases or pancreatic adenocarcinoma, on computed tomography scans.

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‘Alarming’ study results show uneven distribution of radiologists in 1 state

Radiology Business

There is 1 radiologist for every 5,861 residents in the wealthiest counties versus 1 for every 7,861 in the poorest, researchers wrote in Cureus.

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Imagers trim pediatric sedation and anesthesia over 11-year period

Health Imaging

Continued improvement in imaging techniques and development of clinical practice guidelines may further reduce the need, experts noted.

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ML Model Accurately Predicts 6-Month Mortality Risk for Cancer Patients

Health IT Analytics

An externally validated ML model for six-month cancer prognosis prediction may help facilitate serious illness conversations between clinicians and patients.

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FDA clears AI-powered software that pinpoints suspicious findings on chest X-rays

Health Imaging

VisiRad XR was developed using curated data sets from across the globe, developer Imidex said in an announcement.

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FDA Clears AI-Powered Software for Lung Nodule Detection on X-Rays

Diagnostic Imaging

The artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled VisiRad XR reportedly demonstrated an 83 percent sensitivity rate for detecting lung nodules and masses on chest X-rays in one retrospective study.

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United Imaging posts 2023 half-year report

AuntMinnie

United Imaging Healthcare produced 5.27 billion Chinese yuan ($724 millio. Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: United Imaging shows revenue growth in its first annual report United Imaging goes public on Shanghai stock exchange United Imaging aids fight against coronavirus United Imaging launches mobile PET/CT unit at RSNA 2019 United Imaging completes 1st U.S.

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PET Imaging Can Predict Survival in Patients with Brain Tumors

MedImaging General Imaging

A new study has found that PET imaging can help predict survival outcomes for patients with glioblastoma, the most common malignant primary brain tumor found in adults.

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Stressed over reading DBT exams? It helps to take a break

AuntMinnie

Although short breaks didn't improve accuracy during reporting sessions fo. Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: DBT doesn't improve screening metrics in breast cancer survivors AI model shows promise for breast cancer prediction DBT performs well in successive breast screening rounds AI matches radiologist performance on mammo, DBT exams Could learning curve lead to false-positive findings on DBT?

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New Approach Combines Deep Learning and Physics to Fix Motion-Corrupted MRI Scans

MedImaging MRI

MIT researchers have created a novel deep-learning model that can correct motion in brain MRI scans, improving diagnostic accuracy as well as reducing healthcare costs.

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AI model estimates patient age on chest x-rays

AuntMinnie

An AI model has been trained to estimate the age of patients from chest x-rays. Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: Can adult-based AI models apply to pediatric chest x-ray imaging?

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Imaging Modalities in Medical Diagnosis and Treatment

Diagnostic Imaging

Joseph Cavallo, MD, MBA, and Dushyant Sahani, MD, provide a brief overview of imaging modalities and their importance in medical diagnosis and treatment.

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PET shows promise in diagnosing atypical parkinsonism

AuntMinnie

PET imaging shows promise in the difficult task of differentiating between subtype. Read more on AuntMinnie.

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Role of Contrast Agents in Imaging

Diagnostic Imaging

Radiology experts discuss the role of contrast agents in imaging and the impact these agents have on image quality.

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TeraRecon Partners with Gleamer to integrate AI

AuntMinnie

ConcertAI subsidiary TeraRecon has formed a strategic partnership with AI softwar. Read more on AuntMinnie.

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Imaging vendor Nanox says it will pay $650,000 in civil penalties to settle SEC investigation

Radiology Business

The Israel-based company said it also has entered an agreement to settle a class action lawsuit for another $8 million.

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