Fri.Oct 04, 2024

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How 1 hospital cut its CT scheduling interval from 6 weeks to 3 days, adding $1.6M in revenue

Radiology Business

The University of Rochester Medical Center operates two major imaging sites that handle most outpatient CT requests, completing an average of nearly 3,300 exams each month.

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Incidental finding characteristics that warrant communication

Health Imaging

Three factors are associated with true high-risk findings—imaging protocols for aortic valve implantation planning, imaging area, and cardiology department orders.

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Wake Radiology touts opening of expanded breast health center

Radiology Business

The expanded, nearly 5,400-square-foot Cary Breast Care Center includes individual dressing rooms attached to each mammography suite, bolstering privacy and efficiency.

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Radiology Experience, Breast Density and Screening Mammography: What New Research Reveals

Diagnostic Imaging

In a study looking at the impact of experience and case volume of breast screening radiologists, researchers found that reviewing more than 150 cases per week was necessary to achieve an 80 percent rate of true-positive assessments for malignant calcifications.

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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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2 radiology chairs step down at academic institution

Radiology Business

The resignations include Garry Gold, MD, a professor of radiology and biomedical imaging, who is vacating his role as department chair, effective Oct. 1.

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BLS Employment Situation Report: September 2024

MRI Network

Today’s Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation Summary (BLS) adds some clarity to a good news/bad news marketplace. The bad news including continued Mideast and eastern Europe turmoil, widespread U.S. hurricane damage, seemingly outweighs the good news of a suspended dockworkers strike and the Fed’s rate cut. Within that environment the employment data suggests that the economy continues to create more jobs surpassing most analysts’ expectations.

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AuntMinnie 2016: A proposal would let nurses take on imaging duties

AuntMinnie

Editor's note: As part of the celebration of AuntMinnie.com's upcoming 25th anniversary, we're presenting 25 for 25 -- a series featuring our most popular content for each of the last 25 years. New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. Our top article in 2016 reported on a proposal to enable advanced-level nurses in the VA health system to order, perform, supervise, and interpret some imaging studies.

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FDA Clears Automated Dosimetry with the Monte Carlo Method for Radionuclide Therapy

Diagnostic Imaging

The clearance may facilitate improved standardization and efficiency of dosimetry-guided, theranostic applications of radiopharmaceutical therapy.

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MITA urges 'one stability, one facility' with PET drug inspections

AuntMinnie

The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) with the Coalition of PET Drug Manufacturers is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to maintain its “one stability, one facility” approach to inspections for PET drugs. PET drug products undergo annual stability testing at a single manufacturing facility because results are considered representative of batches produced at other facilities in the approved applications, according to the MITA.

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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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MIM Software Receives FDA Clearance for Theranostics Portfolio

Imaging Technology

tim.hodson Fri, 10/04/2024 - 10:51 Oct. 3, 2024 — GE HealthCare’s MIM Software has announced it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to perform absorbed dose calculation of radionuclides using a Monte Carlo method. With this clearance, Monte Carlo dosimetry via the Dose Planning Method (DPM) will be available for use with MIM SurePlan MRT, MIM Software’s comprehensive solution for automating and standardizing dosimetry in Theranostics.

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Associated Radiologists becomes academic system’s new on-site imaging services provider

Radiology Business

WVU Medicine Thomas Hospital announced the new partnership on after ARI recently acquired its former partner, Kanawha Valley Radiologists, based in Charleston, W.V.

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SBI Observes Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Webinars, Podcast and New Resources

Imaging Technology

tim.hodson Fri, 10/04/2024 - 11:06 Oct. 26, 2024 — This month, in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) is intensifying its efforts to promote early detection and provide crucial resources for breast imagers and the broader medical community. With breast cancer as one of the leading causes of cancer death in women worldwide, annual screenings beginning at age 40 results in the greatest mortality reduction, the most lives saved and the most life year

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Non-Invasive Imaging Technique Accurately Detects Aggressive Kidney Cancer

MedImaging General Imaging

A non-invasive imaging technique that can accurately detect clear-cell renal cell carcinoma could potentially reduce unnecessary surgeries and ensure timely,

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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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Stanford Medicine announces that 2 of its radiology chairs are stepping down

Radiology Business

The resignations include Garry Gold, MD, a professor of radiology and biomedical imaging, who is vacating his role as department chair, effective Oct. 1.

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The variability in interpretation of colonic codes in CT colonography reporting: a single centre experience

ScienceDirect

Although standardised summary codes to classify colonic findings (C-codes) on CT colonography (CTC) have been used for several years, there is no clea…

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Radiation Dose to Health Care Workers Measured by Thermoluminescent Dosimetry

ScienceDirect

Publication date: Available online 3 October 2024 Source: Clinical Radiology Author(s): Maram Alakhras, Dana S.