UCSF Biomedical Imaging
JULY 25, 2024
At UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals in Mission Bay and Oakland, radiologists are now offering a new, more comfortable, and radiation-free imaging method called pediatric Contrast-enhanced voiding urosonography (ceVUS).
AuntMinnie
JULY 25, 2024
GE HealthCare and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have formed a strategic collaboration to develop foundation models and generative AI applications. GE HealthCare has tapped AWS as its strategic cloud provider and said it plans to use the firm's healthcare and generative AI services to build and implement foundation models. The companies said they will direct these generative AI workflows toward streamlining healthcare operations, increasing diagnostic and screening accuracy, improving patient outcome
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Radiology Business
JULY 25, 2024
"Our joint efforts aim to leverage the power of imaging foundation models to improve experiences and workflow efficiency across the radiology ecosystem," one company leader noted.
AuntMinnie
JULY 25, 2024
AI developers can recognize and avoid pitfalls when creating models and tools for interpretative imaging performance, according to an analysis published July 24 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. Researchers led by Seyed Tabatabaei, MD, from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, in their clinical perspective outlined these pitfalls and made suggestions on AI model training and validation, as well as using diverse datasets.
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Amidst rising cancer prevalence and soaring costs, new cancer technologies and innovations are emerging to support the early detection, treatment, and surveillance of cancer. Read this guide to understand how to evaluate these solutions for your employees and members – and to learn more about the current state of coverage, clinical and cost effectiveness, and impact on quality and outcomes.
Imaging Technology
JULY 25, 2024
mtaschetta-millane Thu, 07/25/2024 - 08:28 July 25, 2024 — Positron Corporation , a leading molecular imaging medical device company offering PET & PET-CT imaging systems, presents its new NeuSight PET-CT 3D 64 slice scanner, available for US and North American Markets. The NeuSight PET-CT advanced technology sets a new standard in imaging and diagnostic precision, patient comfort, and operational efficiency for nuclear cardiology practices and hospitals.
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Imaging Technology
JULY 25, 2024
mtaschetta-millane Thu, 07/25/2024 - 08:50 July 25, 2024 — NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC and BWXT Medical Ltd. , a subsidiary of BWX Technologies, Inc. announced that they have signed a Master Services Agreement (MSA), which will facilitate the production of actinium-225 (Ac-225), a critical medical isotope used to kill cancer cells while minimizing the impact to healthy tissues.
AuntMinnie
JULY 25, 2024
NYU Langone Health spinout Microstructure Imaging (MICSI) has secured U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its MICSI-RMT AI image enhancement software for brain MRI. Designed to enhance white-matter imaging, MICSI-RMT employs a random matrix theory-based algorithm. This means the AI works without the need for external training data or high-performance GPUs, according to MICSI.
Imaging Technology
JULY 25, 2024
christine.book Thu, 07/25/2024 - 12:44 July 25, 2024 — Immunis, Inc. , a clinical-stage biotech developing groundbreaking secretome therapeutics for age and disease-related immune dysfunction, has announced a partnership with Springbok Analytics , a life sciences muscle analytics company. Springbok is building a new standard in muscle health with its MRI-based AI muscle analysis technology that is used widely throughout elite sports, human performance and life sciences.
AuntMinnie
JULY 25, 2024
Microsoft is collaborating with Mass General Brigham and the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health along with its partnering health system, UW Health, to support research on AI in medical imaging. The collaborations will foster research tied to advancing multimodal AI foundation models that build on top of the Microsoft Azure AI platform and extend the Nuance (a Microsoft company) suite of radiology applications, according to Microsoft.
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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.
Imaging Technology
JULY 25, 2024
mtaschetta-millane Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:30 July 25, 2024 — The radiology gender gap is decreasing, but there remains work to be done, according to an editorial published today in RadioGraphics , a journal of the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ). In 2022, nearly half of residents and fellows in Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)–accredited programs were female.
AuntMinnie
JULY 25, 2024
A PET/MRI study has provided insights into the neurobiology of late-life depression, with researchers reporting that tau protein – a key protein involved in Alzheimer’s disease – does not appear to be involved in the condition. The finding comes from a group at the Leuven Brain Institute in Leuven, Belgium, who compared tau PET/MRI brain scans among participants with late-life depression, mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer’s disease, and nondepressed older adults.
MRI Network
JULY 25, 2024
Recruiters are essential for companies struggling to source the talent they need to drive business growth. Candidates are far more likely to accept job offers when contacted directly by a recruiter. In fact, statistics show that 89% of applicants accept promptly when recruiters intervene. However, getting to the acceptance stage can be a long journey, and it’s one that’s easier with the right tools and techniques.
Radiology Business
JULY 25, 2024
Many in this group of high-earning IRs have held hospital leadership positions or authored clinical guidelines, raising questions about potential conflicts of interest.
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About 40% of us will be diagnosed with cancer in our lifetime, and patients are getting younger. At the same time, the cost of treatment continues to rise, with employers spending 8.5% more on cancer care for each employee than they did last year. The best thing employers can do for their employees and business tomorrow is to invest in cancer detection and care today.
Health Imaging
JULY 25, 2024
Dose reduction protocols vary across scanners and organizations. This can create inconsistencies in both image quality and measuring patients’ total radiation exposure.
MedImaging General Imaging
JULY 25, 2024
For the first time, researchers have used a synchrotron X-ray imaging technique to visualize two entire human adult hearts, both healthy and diseased, at the cellular level in 3D, uncovering previously unseen structures and connections.
Healthcare Administrative Partners
JULY 25, 2024
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its proposal for payments in 2025 under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), and it contains an across-the-board 2.8% cut from the current 2024 payment rate. This reduction in payments continues a trend that has seen the Medicare fee schedule reduced nearly 10% over the past 10 years. Last year’s proposed rule (for 2024) contained a 3.36% cut that ended up being a 1.77% cut after Congressional intervention in March, and it is possible
UCSF Biomedical Imaging
JULY 25, 2024
Kazim Narsinh, MD, and colleagues discuss the challenges of treating glioblastoma, with an emphasis on novel drugs and alternative methods of drug delivery, covering the ongoing challenges of drug design, positing combination therapy and novel trial designs.
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Discover how Color's comprehensive care solution is revolutionizing cancer screening adherence and knowledge. Through an in-depth case study, Color's unique approach to comprehensive cancer care has shown significant benefits in increasing screening rates and enhancing patient knowledge. Participants reported a 2-3x increase in adherence to screening guidelines over just 8 weeks, with 84% of participants increasing their familiarity with timing and frequency of cancer screening.
Health Imaging
JULY 25, 2024
The novel method could potentially guide decisions on when patients should start treatment.
AuntMinnie
JULY 25, 2024
Hologic has completed the acquisition of Endomagnetics, a privately held U.K.-based developer of breast cancer surgery technologies, for approximately $310 million. The transaction adds Endomagnetics’ wireless breast surgery localization and lymphatic tracing tools to Hologic's breast surgery portfolio, including the Magseed marker, the Magtrace lymphatic tracer, and the Sentimag platform.
Omega Medical Imaging
JULY 25, 2024
The Ascension Saint Thomas Comprehensive Cardiovascular Update features the latest innovations in cardiovascular care. This education is designed to meet the educational needs of general cardiologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare professionals who manage patients with cardiovascular disease. This conference focuses on Guideline-Based Care in the Modern World, more specifically, new guidelines, research, […] The post Ascension Saint Thomas Comprehensive C
AuntMinnie
JULY 25, 2024
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has developed a detailed summary of the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule released by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The summary outlines Medicare payment provisions and updates to the Quality Payment Program. The overall impact of the MPFS proposed changes to radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiation oncology is expected to be a neutral 0%.
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Explore the latest insights from the American Cancer Society's “Cancer Statistics 2024” report, which unveils multiple alarming trends in cancer data. Cancer is on the rise among young adults, and diagnoses for 6 of the 10 most common cancers are escalating. With over 2 million new cancer cases projected in the U.S. this year, employers face increased challenges when it comes to supporting employees.
MedImaging Imaging IT
JULY 25, 2024
New collaborations in the industry are set to boost the development of medical imaging copilot applications that will enrich radiologists' experiences and lead to better patient outcomes.
AuntMinnie
JULY 25, 2024
Positron is launching its NeuSight PET/CT 3D 64-slice scanner in the U.S. and North American markets. Suitable for both cardiology and oncology imaging, NeuSight PET/CT scanner offers anatomic and functional imaging for heart, tumor, and brain imaging studies, according to Positron. NeuSight PET/CT’s detector modules are designed to interface with scintillating crystals for improved photoelectric conversion efficiency, high sensitivity, and temporal resolution, according to the vendor.
CurveBeam AI
JULY 25, 2024
CurveBeam AI recently announced FDA clearance for an enhanced X-Ray source for the HiRise weight bearing CT imaging system, which enables improved image quality in larger patients. Here is a HiRise scan of a cadaver with a BMI of 40. There’s visibly decreased noise and improved visualization of key anatomic landmarks. The post FDA-cleared Enhanced X-Ray source for HiRise enables improved image quality in larger patients appeared first on CurveBeam AI.
Aidoc
JULY 25, 2024
AI’s Impact on Stroke Care Theoretically, most would agree that evidence exists about how AI can enhance stroke triage and directly impact treatment times by making clinical workflows more efficient with mobile image viewing and care coordination. We have seen an influx of new clinical AI vendors enter the market in just the past five years. In stroke and neurovascular care, the AI landscape has become quite crowded.
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As HR and Benefits leaders are in the midst of evaluating cancer care solutions and designing their requirements for vendors, it’s key to know what questions to ask to ensure the development of a truly comprehensive strategy: from prevention to diagnosis to treatment to survivorship. Getting to the right answers starts with asking the right questions: How can better access improve engagement?
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