Mon.Feb 17, 2025

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Quality, speed, and “productivity”

Ben White

The Tension There is an inherent tension in radiology between quality and speed. Obviously, there are faster radiologists and slower radiologists. And there are better radiologists and worse radiologists. It is not even that you are either fast or slow in all contexts. It is also not a false dichotomy in that you are either slow but good or fast but bad.

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Urology practice joins growing number of peers hiring interventional radiologists

Radiology Business

Urology of Virginia recently hired radiologist Yi Yang, MD, to aid in the opening of its state of the art new IR department.

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Prostate MRI Study Examines Key Predictors of False-Negative and False-Positive Results

Diagnostic Imaging

Researchers found that patients with high PSA density have more than double the risk of false-negative findings on prostate MRI and those with low PSA density are significantly less likely to have false-positive results.

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Physician turnover increases after private-equity investors sell their practice ownership stake

Radiology Business

Medical groups have become an attractive PE target in recent years, with investors acquiring about 1,000 such entities between 2010 and 2020, experts write in JAMA.

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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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Kromek Group gets $25M milestone payment from Siemens Healthineers

AuntMinnie

Radiation and biodetection technology developer Kromek Group has received $25 million from Siemens Healthineers as its first payment under the multiyear agreement between the two companies. The agreement was announced at the end of January. In a statement, Kromek noted that the payment was made following Kromek satisfying its first milestone under the agreement.

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Study: AI Boosts Ultrasound AUC for Predicting Thyroid Malignancy Risk by 34 Percent Over TI-RADS

Diagnostic Imaging

In a study involving assessment of over 1,000 thyroid nodules, researchers found the machine learning model led to substantial increases in sensitivity and specificity for estimating the risk of thyroid malignancy over traditional TI-RADS and guidelines from the American Thyroid Association.

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AI Improves Detection of Colorectal Cancer on Routine Abdominopelvic CT Scans

MedImaging General Imaging

An AI model can detect colorectal cancers missed by radiologists during routine abdominopelvic CT scans.

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Do You Dream of Radiology?

Diagnostic Imaging

Does continuous learning fuel our drive, our dedication, and, perhaps, our dreams?

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Comprehensive CT Scans Could Identify Atherosclerosis Among Lung Cancer Patients

MedImaging General Imaging

A new study has found that several cardiovascular risk factors are common among lung cancer patients at the time of.

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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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Managing Conflict Resolution in the Workplace

MRI Network

As any human resources (HR) professional knows, conflict in the workplace is inevitable. Different personality types and work styles are bound to lead to disagreement. While debate in the workplace can be a healthy thing, unresolved interpersonal issues can quickly escalate. Before long, the conflict starts to impact productivity and morale. And the longer the problem lingers, the more likely it is to cause costly turnover.