Radiology Business
JULY 18, 2024
Experts see particular benefit in “situations with high case volumes, which often lead to long work lists and reading delays," according to research published in Academic Radiology.
AuntMinnie
JULY 18, 2024
Radiology administrators remain positive that diagnostic and interventional radiology will continue to grow as a profit center, according to The MarkeTech Group's Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI) report for the third quarter of 2024. They're also very confident that diagnostic and interventional radiology volumes will grow monthly. But they're less sure that their departments will receive adequate Medicare reimbursement for exams and that internal operating expenses and staff costs will r
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Imaging Technology
JULY 18, 2024
mtaschetta-millane Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:33 July 18, 2024 — The members of the American Society for Radiation Oncology ( ASTRO ) recently elected five new officers to ASTRO’s Board of Directors: Neha Vapiwala, MD, FASTRO , President-elect Jean Wright, MD, FASTRO , Clinical Affairs and Quality Council Vice Chair Andrea Ng, MD, MPH, FASTRO , Education Council Vice Chair Christopher Corso, MD, PhD , Government Relations Council Vice Chair Malika Siker, MD, FASTRO , Health Equity, Diversity and Inclu
AuntMinnie
JULY 18, 2024
FDG-PET/MRI is comparable or superior in diagnostic performance to FDG-PET/CT across a range of cancers and endpoints, according to a review of head-to-head studies published July 17 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. A group led by Amit Singnurkar, MD, of the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada, reviewed 29 published studies featuring 1,656 total patients with a range of cancer types.
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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.
Health Imaging
JULY 18, 2024
A neurosurgeon is cautioning patients to check the material makeup of their clothes before donning them during an MRI exam.
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Health Imaging
JULY 18, 2024
Assessing multiple sclerosis is a time-consuming process, making reducing the burden an interest of multiple AI vendors.
Imaging Technology
JULY 18, 2024
mtaschetta-millane Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:21 July 18, 2024 — At the Annual Meeting of AHRA (the Association for Medical Imaging Management ), Agfa Radiology Solutions will demonstrate how its solutions help customers address productivity needs in an industry dealing with staffing shortages and tight budgets. Agfa’s comprehensive portfolio supports “The Next Generation” in medical imaging by using intelligent and innovative technologies to ensure every X-ray image counts.
Radiology Business
JULY 18, 2024
Julianna Czum, MD, of Johns Hopkins Medicine, made her case in the American Journal of Roentgenology on Wednesday, with 2 Utah rads issuing a rebuttal.
Diagnostic Imaging
JULY 18, 2024
While PET/MRI and PET/CT had comparable sensitivity for patient-level regional nodal metastases and lesion-level recurrence, the authors of a systematic review noted that PET/MRI had significantly higher accuracy in breast cancer and colorectal cancer staging.
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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.
Radiology Business
JULY 18, 2024
The RP Research Institute is an affiliation between the country's largest imaging group and some of the top academic institutions in the U.S.
AuntMinnie
JULY 18, 2024
Continuing to expand its ultrasound AI capabilities, GE HealthCare has signed an agreement to acquire Wales-based Intelligent Ultrasound Group's clinical AI software business for total consideration of approximately $51 million. Intelligent Ultrasound's offerings include the ScanNav Assist AI technology, which is currently being used to power SonoLyst live real-time image acquisition software and SonoLyst X/IR image analysis software on GE HealthCare’s Voluson Expert and Voluson Signature ult
Aidoc
JULY 18, 2024
What is the Future of Radiology? The future of radiology is a topic of significant interest and concern, primarily due to the global shortage of radiologists. According to a report by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), there is an anticipated shortage of nearly 122,000 physicians, including radiologists, by 2032. A more immediate sign indicates the state of the US radiologist workforce is not so favorable, highlighting 1400 job postings for radiologists in the country right now
AuntMinnie
JULY 18, 2024
Medical AI technology company Elucid has begun site recruitment for its Plaque as a Risk Factor for Evaluation of Vascular Events (PRE-VUE) CT registry study. PRE-VUE is an international, multicenter, retrospective trial that will evaluate the prognostic accuracy of the company’s PlaqueIQTM software, a plaque-based FFRCT application for predicting major cardiac adverse events (MACE) in patients who have received clinically indicated coronary CT angiography (CCTA).
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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.
TRA Medical Imaging
JULY 18, 2024
We are excited to welcome Dr. Ross Bittman to our team as our newest interventional radiologist! With a passion for diagnosing and treating a variety of diseases using minimally invasive techniques, Dr. Bittman is dedicated to helping patients improve their health when major surgery is either impossible or unnecessary. Dr. Bittman shares, “I became a radiologist so that I’d have the opportunity to diagnose and treat a variety of diseases using minimally invasive techniques and help p
AuntMinnie
JULY 18, 2024
Stockholm, Sweden-based image enhancement developer ContextVision is establishing clinical and commercial partnerships to expand into the data quality market. The new strategy will integrate machine-aided interpretation and organ-specific acquisition intelligence to improve physiological quantification from imaging modalities and enable the implementation of digital biomarkers, the company said.
MedImaging MRI
JULY 18, 2024
New software that employs deep learning to create synthetic STIR images from already-acquired T1 and T2 weighted contrasts further redefines the speed and quality of accelerated MRI.
AuntMinnie
JULY 18, 2024
Melbourne, Australia-based Telix Pharmaceuticals reported a spike in revenue for the second quarter of 2024, citing strong sales of Illuccix (gallium-68 prostate-specific membrane antigen [PSMA]-11), its PSMA-PET radiotracer kit for prostate cancer imaging. For the second quarter (end-June 30), the company reported unaudited total revenue of 189 million Australian dollars ($126 million U.S.), an increase of 55% over the same period in 2023 and an increase of 8% over the first quarter in 2024.
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CurveBeam AI
JULY 18, 2024
CBAI is proud to announce it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for enhancements to the HiRise system, including a new generation X-Ray source that is capable of delivering more power than the previous model. This new generation X-Ray source enables improved image quality in larger patients, a greater range of energy settings, and a broader selection of vendor-specific protocols.
JVIR
JULY 18, 2024
Identifying arteries supplying the prostate during prostatic artery embolization (PAE) is challenging because of varied prostatic artery (PA) anatomy. Cone-beam computed tomography (CT) or CT angiography is recommended for precise vascular mapping to prevent nontarget embolization (1). However, cone-beam CT is not widely available in low- and middle-income countries.
AuntMinnie
JULY 18, 2024
The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) has named three technologists who earned honors in the 2024 "I Am the Gold Standard" program. They include the following: Arianna Apodaca, radiation therapist at Austin Cyberknife in Austin, TX Wayne Stenzel, senior MRI technologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN Patrick Wojtylak, radiologic technologist at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center in Ohio The honorees were selected by a committee of technologists on staff at ARRT
AuntMinnie
JULY 18, 2024
Q Bio has raised $27 million in strategic funding to accelerate the company’s plans to bring its Mark I full-body MRI scanner to market. The Mark I uses Q Bio’s advances in tensor field mapping to offer full-body scans with immediate access to data across more than 3,000 anatomical measurements, Q Bio said. Its design aims to gather quantitative anatomical data from a single scan, powering digital twins and large biological models at population scale.
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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.
AuntMinnie
JULY 18, 2024
U.K. AI imaging firm Brainomix has entered into a partnership with German pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim to improve the care of U.S. patients with fibrosing lung disease. This project will focus on the opportunity for AI imaging analysis using Brainomix 360 e-Lung on routine CT scans to speed up diagnosis, improve access to treatment for people living with this disease, and overcome challenges tied to identifying patients who may be eligible for treatment based on imaging.
AuntMinnie
JULY 18, 2024
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) is opposing conversion factor cuts to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) proposed rule for 2025. According to the proposed rule, the Medicare conversion factor would decrease in 2025 for the fifth consecutive year, dropping by about 2.8% from $33.2875 to $32.3562.
AuntMinnie
JULY 18, 2024
Standardized guidelines can help radiologists navigate the legal landscape of imaging pregnant women with ionizing radiation, according to a July 15 editorial published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology ( ACR ). A team led by Katherine Frederick-Dyer, MD, from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN highlighted an updated practice parameter co-developed by the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR).
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