Ben White
APRIL 18, 2024
It’s recruitment season, the radiology job market is hot, and there’s a lot of corporate noise. I’m thinking of maybe starting the world’s smallest radiology job board right here, open exclusively to a limited handful of 100% independent private practices. If your group is interested in advertising on this site (and also therefore supporting my writing), email me at ben@benwhite.com.
AuntMinnie
APRIL 18, 2024
Consulting with a radiologist boosts patients' attitudes towards lung cancer screening (LCS) and their interest in quitting smoking, researchers have reported. A team led by Alex Thomas, a medical student at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, found that a short consultation between radiologists and patients -- during which the patient's LCS results were reviewed -- not only improved patients' understanding of the screening exam but also motivated them toward smoking cessation
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Health Imaging
APRIL 18, 2024
Apparently, it isn’t just humans who occasionally struggle to work under stress. According to a recent study, the performance of AI flounders, too.
UCSF Biomedical Imaging
APRIL 18, 2024
Doris Wang, MD, PhD, presents the keynote address at the 2024 annual Research Conference. In her talk, Wang will discuss how she uses focused ultrasound to treat tremor disorders, as well as her translational research in developing closed-loop deep brain stimulation (DBS) to treat gait disorders in Parkinson’s disease.
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Imaging Technology
APRIL 18, 2024
milla1cf Thu, 04/18/2024 - 13:55 April 18, 2024 — Accuray Incorporated announced that as part of its commitment to advancing patient care the company has opened a new training center in Genolier, Switzerland, that will serve as the European education hub for radiosurgery and radiotherapy product training, and sharing of best practices and innovative techniques using the latest model Accuray CyberKnife and Radixact Radiation Treatment Delivery Systems and Accuray Precision Treatment Planning Syst
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Imaging Technology
APRIL 18, 2024
milla1cf Thu, 04/18/2024 - 13:44 April 18, 2024 — Lumicell, Inc., a privately held company focused on developing innovative fluorescence-guided imaging technologies for cancerous tissue detection during surgery, today announced the U.S. Food & Drug Administration ( FDA ) approved the company’s New Drug Application (NDA) for its LUMISIGHT (pegulicianine) optical imaging agent and its Premarket Approval (PMA) application for Lumicell Direct Visualization System (DVS), together referred to as Lum
Radiology Business
APRIL 18, 2024
The “nation's largest independent provider of specialized breast health services” is teaming with Northwest Healthcare to expand imaging offerings in the Tucson region.
Imaging Technology
APRIL 18, 2024
milla1cf Thu, 04/18/2024 - 13:39 April 18, 2024 — The American College of Radiology ( ACR ) Economics and Health Policy Department has selected William Donovan, MD, FACR, MPH , as the 2024 recipient of the William T. Thorwarth Jr., MD, Award. Dr. Donovan received the award at ACR 2024 , the College’s annual meeting. This honor recognizes individuals who demonstrate outstanding contributions to the field of health policy and economics for radiology.
AuntMinnie
APRIL 18, 2024
RadNet plans to host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its MammogramNow initiative in Milford, DE, which opened in December 2023. The event will be held on Saturday, April 20 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Walmart Supercenter in Milford. As a tenant in the Milford Walmart Supercenter, MammogramNow delivers essential breast screening services, provided by a team of board-certified radiologists and trained technologists from RadNet’s Delaware Imaging Network.
Radiology Business
APRIL 18, 2024
Active national physician member dues will increase by about $90, with a smaller modification for young rads and medical physicists.
Health Imaging
APRIL 18, 2024
LumiSystem enables surgeons to intraoperatively illuminate residual cancerous tissue in the breast cavity during lumpectomy surgery.
Diagnostic Imaging
APRIL 18, 2024
The combination of the optical imaging agent Lumisight and the fluorescence imaging device Lumicell Direct Visualization System, collectively known as LumiSystem, reportedly offers 84 percent accuracy with real-time detection of residual breast cancer after lumpectomy procedures.
Health Imaging
APRIL 18, 2024
New research could offer further insight into exactly what causes individuals on the spectrum to process information differently.
AuntMinnie
APRIL 18, 2024
Accuray has opened a new training center in Genolier, Switzerland, that will serve as the European education hub for radiosurgery and radiotherapy product training. The training center will promote the sharing of best practices and innovative techniques using Accuray's CyberKnife and Radixact radiation treatment delivery systems, as well as its Precision treatment planning system.
MedImaging General Imaging
APRIL 18, 2024
A new technology that is clinically proven to help physicians achieve a more complete cancer resection during lumpectomy could help prevent a second surgery for some patients.
MedImaging Industry News
APRIL 18, 2024
New research has shown applying the PRIMARY scoring system to PET/MRI results can substantially improve diagnostic precision for patients with prostate cancer, potentially reducing unnecessary biopsies.
MedImaging Radiography
APRIL 18, 2024
Insightec has launched Exablate Prime, the next generation of its MR-guided focused ultrasound, with improved functionality and safety features to facilitate incisionless neurosurgery.
CurveBeam AI
APRIL 18, 2024
Weight bearing CT (WBCT) allows the patient to stand upright while a gantry rotates around them. The CT scan provides information about the patient’s anatomy when it is supporting the patient’s body weight. In this video, Cesar de Cesar Netto, MD, PhD explains weight bearing CT (WBCT). For foot & ankle specialists, “we need 3-dimensional imaging and more important than that, we need 3-dimensional imaging where you’re standing.,” he says.
Aidoc
APRIL 18, 2024
The American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) 2024 conference was a hub of innovation and excitement, particularly when it came to the role Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to play in cardiology. With numerous sessions dedicated to exploring the impact of AI in cardiovascular care, We’ve distilled some of our favorite AI takeaways from the event. 1.
ScienceDirect
APRIL 18, 2024
Publication date: Available online 17 April 2024 Source: Clinical Radiology Author(s): Steve Halligan, Darren Boone, David Burling, Emma Helbren, Sue Mallett, Andrew Plumb
MedImaging Industry News
APRIL 18, 2024
Researchers have published the first-in-human images from a new SPECT/CT imaging technique that could revolutionize practices and broaden patient access.
MRI Network
APRIL 18, 2024
This month’s Global Talent Update reports on plans to revamp relations between Switzerland and the European Union; a proposal to improve workplace diversity in Malaysia; Nigeria’s exportation of locally produced commodities to South Africa, Rwanda, Cameroon and Kenya; and the overturn of new labor rules proposed by Argentina’s president.
AuntMinnie
APRIL 18, 2024
Etta Pisano, MD, has been involved in leading many clinical trials, but a new initiative she was tapped to lead may help reach underserved areas faster. Pisano is chief research officer for the American College of Radiology (ACR) and study chair of the Tomosynthesis Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (TMIST). She is now also leading the Advancing Clinical Trials Readiness initiative, part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).
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