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Relying on “A Guy”

Ben White

Incredible story briefly detailed in NYT’s “ Did One Guy Just Stop a Huge Cyberattack? ” by Kevin Roose: In the cybersecurity world, a database engineer inadvertently finding a backdoor in a core Linux feature is a little like a bakery worker who smells a freshly baked loaf of bread, senses something is off and correctly deduces that someone has tampered with the entire global yeas t supply.

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PET/MRI detects brain injury in pediatric cancer survivors

AuntMinnie

PET/MRI could be a tool for diagnosing brain injury in young cancer survivors due to high-dose methotrexate treatment, according to pediatric radiologists at Stanford University in Stanford, CA. In a pilot study in 10 children and young adults, F-18 FDG-PET/MRI detected brain injury based on reductions in glucose metabolism and blood flow in specific brain areas.

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Increased imaging utilization an ‘underrecognized’ facet of America’s substance use epidemic

Radiology Business

On average, imaging costs per patient were almost 300% higher in the substance-use cohort, experts detailed in Academic Radiology.

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UltraCon: Can standardized training improve eFAST learning?

AuntMinnie

AUSTIN, TX -- A standardized training curricula can be well-received by emergency faculty who are learning extended focused assessment with sonography in trauma (eFAST), a study presented at UltraCon found. In her presentation, Jacqueline Gomberg, MD, from NYU Langone Health/Bellevue in New York showed that emergency medical staff expressed more positive attitudes toward performing eFAST exams after participating in training that takes less than two hours to attend.

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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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Among screening mammography no-shows, more than 40% fail to return as of 1 year later

Radiology Business

Patients who are black or from socioeconomically disadvantaged populations are more likely to miss their appointments, according to new research published in JACR.

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iCAD Partners with RAD-AID to Advance Breast Cancer Detection Using AI in Underserved Regions and Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs)

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Mon, 04/08/2024 - 20:47 April 8, 2024 — iCAD, Inc., a global leader in clinically proven AI-powered cancer detection solutions, is proud to announce a philanthropic global health collaboration with RAD-AID International. RAD-AID, a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to improving radiology healthcare in medically underserved regions, is collaborating with iCAD to introduce mammography AI -based decision support in LMICs, starting with an implementation in Guyana using iCAD’s

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Machine learning predicts hospitalization during cancer treatment

Health IT Analytics

Machine learning models using daily step counts and other wearable data accurately predicted unplanned hospitalization during concurrent chemoradiotherapy.

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Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound in Intracranial Diseases

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Mon, 04/08/2024 - 20:52 April 8, 2024 — Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is a non-invasive technique for neuroregulation. It offers several advantages, including being non-invasive, eliminates the need for general anesthesia requirement, and enables real-time target localization and real-time temperature monitoring. Currently, the U.S.

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Northwestern Medicine is collaborating with Dell to develop AI for reading X-rays

Health Imaging

The new artificial intelligence model is currently reading draft radiographs at the Illinois health system.

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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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Lunit SCOPE IO Reveals Promising Results in Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy Study for Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Mon, 04/08/2024 - 20:40 April 8, 2024 — Lunit , a leading provider of AI -powered solutions for cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, today announced the publication of a new study featuring Lunit SCOPE IO , Lunit's AI-powered analyzer for quantitative immune phenotyping from H&E. The study was recently published in Clinical Cancer Research (CCR), an international journal by the American Association for Cancer Research ( AACR ).

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Going Beyond PI-RADS: A Closer Look at Emerging Prostate MRI Scoring Systems

Diagnostic Imaging

In a recent review, researchers examined the pros and cons of specialized scoring systems for prostate MRI, including the PI-QUAL score, PRECISE recommendations, PI-RR scoring and PI-FAB assessments.

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Successful 'first in human' clinical trial of pioneering guidance for heart bypass surgery

ScienceDaily

Trial findings suggest that the less invasive approach to heart bypass surgery offers comparable safety and efficacy to established methods and that safety issues inherent to invasive catheterisation investigation can be replaced by a non-invasive technique using CT scan imaging and AI-powered blood flow analysis.

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Approaches to Success in Radiology From a Mediocre Outfielder

Diagnostic Imaging

Can consistent timeliness, visual effort and engaging attitude give a radiologist with so-so skills a discernible advantage?

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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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Lawmakers urge feds to closely scrutinize UnitedHealth Group acquisition of multistate radiology provider

Radiology Business

“This stranglehold over U.S. physicians harms patients and doctors,” Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Edward J. Markey and colleagues wrote April 5.

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Cardiac Ultrasound Update: FDA Clears Software with 45 Automated Parameters for Echocardiographic Analysis

Diagnostic Imaging

Strain imaging analysis is one of the automated parameters included in the newly FDA-cleared Us2.v2 software for adjunctive review of echocardiographic images.

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Q Bio launches multiparametric MRI quantification softwre

AuntMinnie

Q Bio has launched Tensor Field Mapping (TFM), a multiparametric MRI quantification software application. TFM enables tissue properties to be measured and benchmarked on MRI on an ongoing basis, according to Q Bio. This data can be shared, pooled, and compared, regardless of scanner type and clinical settings. AI software will also immediately be able to access the harmonized, quantitative data in order to accelerate diagnostics, the firm said.

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Putting Together the Pieces for an AI Strategy

Aidoc

Why do some AI strategies fall short? This infographic explains the essential pieces for a scalable AI strategy.

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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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ScanLabMR launches new MRI training cohorts

AuntMinnie

Imaging simulation software company ScanLabMR has launched two new individual training cohorts to help MRI students and technologists improve their scanning skills. Previously, ScanLabMR’s individual learning programs were entirely self-guided, the company said. Students in the new cohorts – named ScanLabMR Only and ScanLabMR + ImagingU – will have instructor support and additional tools, the company said.

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Putting Together the Pieces for an AI Strategy

Aidoc

Why do some AI strategies fall short? This infographic explains the essential pieces for a scalable AI strategy.

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MEG reveals how the brain processes face-like images

AuntMinnie

A brain imaging technique called magnetoencephalography (MEG) has identified a neural network that plays a key role in face pareidolia – a tendency to see faces in nonface images, according to neuroscientists in Germany. The finding provides a framework for further research in patients with mental and neurological conditions, such as autism spectrum disorders, schizophrenia, and Parkinson’s disease, noted study lead Marina Pavlova, PhD, of Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen.

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Putting Together the Pieces for an AI Strategy

Aidoc

Why do some AI strategies fall short? This infographic explains the essential pieces for a scalable AI strategy.

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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.