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Delay in sale of 9-state multispecialty radiology provider spurs Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing

Radiology Business

The decision is "a direct consequence of Wall Street private equity vultures looting our healthcare system,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Monday.

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American Roentgen Ray Society Awards 2024 ARRS Gold Medal to Former President, Present Roentgen Fund Chair, Philip Costello

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Tue, 05/07/2024 - 13:03 May 7, 2024 — The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) announced that Philip Costello , MD, the 118th ARRS President and recently named chair of The Roentgen Fund Board of Trustees , has been awarded the 2024 ARRS Gold Medal. The highest accolade bestowed by North America’s first radiological society, the ARRS Gold Medal has been honoring illustrious service to radiology for more than four decades.

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ISMRM: MRI provides new insights in mild traumatic brain injury

AuntMinnie

SINGAPORE -- New MRI techniques reveal subtle tissue alterations involved in mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) and provide new insights into a condition affecting millions of people worldwide, according to a leading expert. David Wright, PhD, a neuroscientist at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, delivered a presentation in a plenary session on the topic at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine meeting May 6 in Singapore.

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RSNA, SPR Partner for JPR Meetings in São Paulo, Brazil

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Tue, 05/07/2024 - 13:16 May 7, 2024 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and the Radiological and Diagnostic Imaging Society of São Paulo (SPR) have agreed to continue their partnership for the joint planning of Jornada Paulista de Radiologia (JPR) in 2026, 2028 and 2030. JPR is the leading medical imaging meeting in Latin America and the fourth largest in the world.

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Testing Innovations in Cancer: How to evaluate and use new technologies

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.

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Researchers use foundation models to discover new cancer imaging biomarkers

ScienceDaily

Researchers have harnessed the technology behind foundation models, which power tools like ChatGPT, to discover new cancer imaging biomarkers that could transform how patterns are identified from radiological images. Improved identification of such patterns can greatly impact the early detection and treatment of cancer.

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Predicting Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer: Can a Prostate MRI Point-Based Model Have an Impact?

Diagnostic Imaging

A point-based model that incorporates prostate MRI findings offered a sensitivity rate of 89.5 percent for detecting clinically significant prostate cancer and could prevent over 20 percent of biopsies, according to new research.

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GPT-4 now has vision—can it actually read chest X-rays?

Health Imaging

Finely tuned, pre-trained large language models are beginning to reliably translate image content into text, but are they ready to take on medical images?

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ARRS: DBT leads to less recalls among African American women

AuntMinnie

African American women are more likely to be recalled from a 2D digital mammography exam than from a digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) exam, a study presented May 7 at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting found. In her talk, Brielle Paolini, MD, PhD, from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) discussed her team’s results, which also showed that Caucasian women are more likely to be recalled from DBT exams.

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Point-based risk prediction model reduces prostate biopsies by up to 20%

Health Imaging

The model incorporates specific data from MRI exams with patient risk factors to predict whether a person is likely to develop clinically significant prostate 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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Rad AI raises $50M in funding round

AuntMinnie

AI software developer Rad AI has raised $50 million in Series B financing. The funds will be used to further develop and commercialize its product suite, according to the company. The round was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from the World Innovation Lab and existing investors Artis Ventures, OCV Partners, Kickstart Fund, and Gradient Ventures (Google's AI-focused fund), among others, bringing total capital raised to over $80 million.

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Workforce Development Strategies in Construction Management

MRI Network

Construction management centers around completing projects efficiently and on time. To do that, every construction manager needs highly qualified and reliable talent. From engineers to laborers, every person’s job on the construction site is critically important. Yet, filling those positions with talented people isn’t always simplistic. A lack of talent in some areas and limited availability of workers in others can make construction management challenging.

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ISMRM: Long-COVID researchers learn from voxel-wise analysis in brain MRI

AuntMinnie

Certain advanced MRI metrics are more useful than others for assessing white matter alterations that could be linked to long-COVID brain fog, according to research results presented May 6 at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) meeting. A team led by Nicolò Rolandi, PhD, of University College London in the U.K. explored voxel-wise analysis of core white-matter voxels using advanced MRI metrics and neuropsychological scores.

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ARRS Annual Meeting: Accessory Infraglenoid Muscle With, Without Teres Minor Fatty Infiltration on Shoulder MRI

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Tue, 05/07/2024 - 13:11 May 7, 2024 — The Magna Cum Laude Award-Winning Online Poster presented during the 124th ARRS Annual Meeting showed a high prevalence (89%) of accessory infraglenoid muscle (AIGM) in patients with teres minor fatty infiltration (TMFI)—compared to those without (30%). Additionally, within the TMFI cohort, many AIGM abutted the axillary nerve with concomitant axillary neuropathy.

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The Employers Guide to Controlling Cancer

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.

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Nanox's USARad achieves Joint Commission reaccreditation

AuntMinnie

Israel-based Nanox Imaging announced its U.S.-based teleradiology subsidiary USARad earned its sixth ambulatory healthcare accreditation from the Joint Commission. USARad provides imaging interpretation and database services to radiology practices, hospitals, medical clinics, diagnostic imaging centers, urgent care facilities, and multispecialty physician groups in the U.S. and five additional countries, according to Nanox.

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Seeing Beyond X-Rays: The Power of Weight Bearing CT Scans in Patient Care

CurveBeam AI

In patient evaluations, doctors typically rely on physical exams and weight bearing x-rays to assess foot conditions. However, weight bearing CT (WBCT) technology has changed this process, providing a wealth of crucial information for accurate diagnosis and treatment planning. In this video, Lew Schon, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon at Mercy Medical discusses how getting a WBCT has changed the course of treatment for his patients. “The weight bearing CT scan was illuminating to me and then back to

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SimonMed installs Signa Premier 3T MRI scanners in three states

AuntMinnie

Outpatient medical imaging provider SimonMed Imaging has installed GE HealthCare ’s Signa Premier 3-tesla wide-bore MRI scanners at locations in three states. The Premier systems have been received at outpatient imaging centers in Goodyear and Gilbert, AZ, Houston, TX, and Tampa, FL. In announcing the installations, SimonMed highlighted the scanner's capability of performing complete MRI exams in 5-10 minutes due to its use of GE HealthCare's AIR Recon deep-learning-based image reconstruction te

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How To Prepare an Equine Hoof for X-Ray

Maven Imaging

Preparing an equine hoof for an X-ray is a careful process that requires attention to detail to ensure safe and accurate diagnostics. Today, we’ll outline the critical steps to prepare effectively, from equipment checks to positioning and image capture.

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Improving Access To & Utilization Of Cancer Screening With Color

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.

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Llevar a cabo la transformación de la radiografía análoga a la digital

Everything Rad

Reading Time: 5 minutes read Cuatro consideraciones para obtener los máximos beneficios para el flujo de trabajo y los resultados de los pacientes Por Tasos Strouzos, presidente y gerente general, Unidad de Negocios de Consumibles , Carestream Health. Las ventajas de pasar de la imagen analógica a la radiografía totalmente digital son bien conocidas.

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Radiation Therapy Computed Tomography Solution Boosts Imaging Accuracy

MedImaging Nuclear Medicine

A groundbreaking innovation utilizes AI to streamline the complex radiation therapy workflow, facilitating more personalized and timely care throughout the.

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Realizando a transição da radiografia analógica para a digital

Everything Rad

Reading Time: 5 minutes read Quatro considerações para obter o máximo de benefícios, tanto para o fluxo de trabalho quanto para os resultados proporcionados aos pacientes Por Tasos Strouzos, presidente e gerente geral da Unidade de Negócios de Consumíveis da Carestream Health. As vantagens de migrar da aquisição de imagens analógicas para o raio X totalmente digital são bastante conhecidas.

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Radiation Therapy Computed Tomography Solution Boosts Imaging Accuracy

MedImaging General Imaging

A groundbreaking innovation utilizes AI to streamline the complex radiation therapy workflow, facilitating more personalized and timely care throughout the.

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From Prevention to Survivorship: How HR Can Support Employees Facing Cancer Diagnoses

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.

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Image IQ Quiz: Six-Month-Old Infant with Developmental Delay

Diagnostic Imaging

Review the case and test your knowledge to make the correct diagnosis.

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Strike out Pulmonary Embolism: Moving the Needle Forward in Catheter-Based Interventions for Acute Pulmonary Embolism

JVIR

The authors read with great interest the prospective, multicenter Computer-aided Mechanical Aspiration Thrombectomy with the Indigo Lightning 12 Aspiration System for the Treatment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism (STRIKE-PE) study by Moriarty et al. (1) In this investigation, the authors reported interim results stemming from the initial cohort of 150 of an intended 600 participants with intermediate- and high-risk acute pulmonary embolism (PE) who underwent treatment using the 12-F computer-assiste

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Diagnostic Performance of Transvaginal Sonography vs. Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Rectovaginal Septum Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis: A Head-to-Head Comparative Meta-Analysis

ScienceDirect

We aimed to compare the diagnostic performance of transvaginal sonography (TVS) versus magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in identifying deep infiltrati…

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Clinical, Functional, and Quality of Life Outcomes after Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy for Pulmonary Embolism: Interim Analysis of the STRIKE-PE Study

JVIR

To report 90-day results from the first interim analysis of the STRIKE-PE study, which is evaluating safety, effectiveness, and functional and quality of life (QoL) outcomes of Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy (CAVT) with the Indigo Aspiration System for the treatment of acute pulmonary embolism (PE).

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An HR Leaders Guide: 7 Questions To Ask When Developing Your Cancer Strategy

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?