AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The presidential election may have ended last week in the U.S., but votes were still being counted for the 2024 edition of the Minnies. With 100% of precincts now reporting, we’re finally ready to declare this year’s winners in our annual awards program recognizing excellence in radiology. Once again, we had a top-notch group of finalists, presenting our expert voting panel with some very difficult decisions.

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Ben White

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Add this to the list of things that I should have had ready for launch day back in August: the Independent Radiology Newsletter. Sign up now to receive monthly job updates from the world of private practice radiology. The post IndyRad Newsletter first appeared on Ben White.

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Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Under the “strategic collaboration,” subsidiary DeepHealth and GE will develop solutions that harness AI to address key challenges in radiology.

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Health Imaging

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Women's imaging experts believe the new upgrade could “dramatically improve breast cancer detection.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Pylarify is is a PSMA-targeted PET agent for pinpointing suspected metastasis or recurrence of prostate cancer, which will be impacted by a new Medicare policy change.

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Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Docs at the AMA’s Interim Meeting in Orlando, Florida, have voted to support greater oversight of nonprofit hospitals and to standardize charity care policies.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Welcome to the first installment of this year’s Road to RSNA preview of the RSNA 2024 meeting. We’re once again providing a modality-by-modality overview of select scientific presentations to serve as your guide to events at McCormick Place. Fittingly, our journ ey along the Road to RSNA begins with AI, a topic that has taken center stage at the annual meeting for the past eight years.

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

tim.hodson Tue, 11/12/2024 - 10:17 Nov. 12, 2024 — iCAD, Inc., a provider of clinically proven AI-powered cancer detection solutions, recently announced its ProFound Detection Version 4.0 for Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This next-generation AI solution, trained using advanced deep learning convolutional neural networks (CNN), offers advancements in cancer detection and specificity, achieving a 6.3% improved area unde

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ScienceDaily

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Completely artificial proteins that produce bioluminescence can serve as a non-invasive method for bioimaging, diagnostics, drug discovery, and more.

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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.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

tim.hodson Tue, 11/12/2024 - 10:50 Nov. 11, 2024 — GE HealthCare and DeepHealth, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of RadNet, Inc. have formed a strategic collaboration to further the innovation, commercialization, and adoption of AI in imaging. The companies aim to develop SmartTechnology solutions that harness the power of AI to address key challenges across the imaging value chain, including helping increase the efficiency of imaging interpretation and reporting, enabling collaboration across c

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Diagnostic Imaging

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Employing deep learning reconstruction at four excitations for DWI MRI may lead to an average five-minute reduction in exam time for prostate mpMRI, according to a new study.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Sunday, December 1 | 9:10 a.m.-9:20 a.m. | S1-SSCH01-2 | E451A Computing thoracic bone and muscle metrics in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) improves understanding of the role of certain comorbidities in COPD disease progression, according to findings to be announced in this scientific presentation. Toward retrospectively characterizing osteoporosis and sarcopenia, researchers applied deep learning-based automated algorithms to inspiratory chest CT images of 1,127 part

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Diagnostic Imaging

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The Spectral CT 7500 RT system reportedly combines 4D conventional computed tomography (CT) with the enhanced quantification and visualization of spectral CT to facilitate improved precision with radiotherapy.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Employing advanced deep learning convolutional neural networks, ProFound Detection Version 4.0 reportedly offers a 50 percent improvement in detecting cancer in dense breasts in comparison to the previous version of the software.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

iCAD has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the latest version of its ProFound Detection software for digital breast tomosynthesis. ProFound Detection 4.0 was trained using advanced deep-learning convolutional neural networks and achieved a 22% overall improvement over the prior version in detecting some of the most challenging and aggressive cancer subtypes, iCAD said.

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

tim.hodson Tue, 11/12/2024 - 12:06 Nov. 12, 2024 — Enspectra Health recently announced the publication of its cross-modal imaging technology, a method for real-time visualization of skin cellular structure and composition, in Scientific Reports, a journal of the Nature Research family. The publication, titled "Handheld multiphoton and pinhole-free reflectance confocal microscopy enables noninvasive real-time, cross-sectional imaging of skin," was published online.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

GE HealthCare (GEHC) and imaging services provider RadNet have launched a collaboration to further the innovation, commercialization, and adoption of AI in imaging. Initially, GEHC will integrate RadNet’s DeepHealth SmartMammo AI-powered SaaS platform into its Senographe Pristina mammography systems. SmartMammo is designed to improve workflow efficiency in high-volume breast cancer screening programs by prioritizing cases based on suspicion level.

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MedImaging General Imaging

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

A new study has highlighted the key atherosclerotic features most strongly linked to major adverse cardiovascular events and revealed that these features are more reliable than traditional clinical risk scores.

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Open Medscience

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Unconjugated radionuclides offer unique advantages in nuclear medicine, enabling precise imaging and targeted therapies. The post Powering Precision: The Untapped Potential of Unconjugated Radionuclides appeared first on Open MedScience.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Royal Philips has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new detector-based spectral CT radiotherapy (RT) scanner. The Spectral CT 7500 RT integrates the tumor visualization and tissue characterization capabilities of spectral CT into cancer treatment and planning. The system allows radiation oncologists to target radiation therapy to the specific physiological characteristics of a patient's tumor, which minimizes damage to healthy surrounding tissue and redu

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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.

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Open Medscience

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Radionuclide Therapy Effects include potential organ toxicity, requiring careful monitoring to manage patient outcomes effectively. The post Radionuclide Therapy Effects Uncovered: The Hidden Impact on Our Organs appeared first on Open MedScience.

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

tim.hodson Tue, 11/12/2024 - 11:47 Nov. 11, 2024 — Mach7 Technologies has formally launched UnityVue, a new radiology software platform developed in partnership with NewVue. UnityVue integrates Mach7's eUnity Enterprise Diagnostic Viewer (eUnity) with NewVue's EmpowerSuite Workflow Orchestrator, delivering a comprehensive software platform designed to improve radiology reading workflows.

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Open Medscience

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Sports medicine combines prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation to support athletes’ performance, health, and resilience. The post Optimising Performance and Recovery: The Science of Sports Medicine appeared first on Open MedScience.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Batch reading of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) exams can improve the reading performance of radiologists, according to research published November 12 in Radiology. A team led by Craig Abbey, PhD, from the University of California, Santa Barbara found that radiologists achieved improved recall rates and interpretation times without change in sensitivity in batch reading screening DBT exams.

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