Ben White
JULY 23, 2024
More fun from Oliver Burkeman’s Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals. In case you missed it, we started with happy nihilism through cosmic insignificance theory and acknowledging the trap of productivity. More on that inescapable finitude: And it means standing firm in the face of FOMO, the “fear of missing out,” because you come to realize that missing out on something—indeed, on almost everything—is basically guaranteed.
Diagnostic Imaging
JULY 23, 2024
For women with dense breasts, the combination of mammography and supplemental breast ultrasound had a 36.4 percent higher sensitivity rate for detecting breast cancer in comparison to the combination of mammography and adjunctive AI, according to a new study.
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UCSF Biomedical Imaging
JULY 25, 2024
At UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals in Mission Bay and Oakland, radiologists are now offering a new, more comfortable, and radiation-free imaging method called pediatric Contrast-enhanced voiding urosonography (ceVUS).
AuntMinnie
JULY 24, 2024
The first scans have been performed in the Olympic imaging polyclinic ahead of Friday's opening ceremony, and the 68-strong squad of radiologists and radiographers are primed and ready for action, according to musculoskeletal (MSK) expert Jérôme Renoux, MD. "The service is now fully prepared to welcome athletes, and the first athletes have started undergoing MRIs, ultrasounds, and x-rays onsite," he told AuntMinnie.com.
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Imaging Technology
JULY 26, 2024
mtaschetta-millane Fri, 07/26/2024 - 12:30 July 26, 2024 — GE HealthCare and Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, announced a strategic collaboration to develop purpose-built foundation models and generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications designed to help clinicians improve medical diagnostics and patient care. GE HealthCare has selected AWS as its strategic cloud provider and plans to use its healthcare and generative AI services to build and implement new,
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Radiology Business
JULY 25, 2024
"Our joint efforts aim to leverage the power of imaging foundation models to improve experiences and workflow efficiency across the radiology ecosystem," one company leader noted.
AuntMinnie
JULY 25, 2024
GE HealthCare and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have formed a strategic collaboration to develop foundation models and generative AI applications. GE HealthCare has tapped AWS as its strategic cloud provider and said it plans to use the firm's healthcare and generative AI services to build and implement foundation models. The companies said they will direct these generative AI workflows toward streamlining healthcare operations, increasing diagnostic and screening accuracy, improving patient outcome
Imaging Technology
JULY 23, 2024
mtaschetta-millane Tue, 07/23/2024 - 10:28 July 23, 2024 — Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that an artificial intelligence (AI) model solved medical quiz questions—designed to test health professionals’ ability to diagnose patients based on clinical images and a brief text summary—with high accuracy. However, physician-graders found the AI model made mistakes when describing images and explaining how its decision-making led to the correct answer.
Health Imaging
JULY 22, 2024
Cosmetic facial fillers made from hyaluronic acid might not dissolve as quickly as previously believed, warns a California plastic surgeon.
Radiology Business
JULY 26, 2024
“The current Medicare physician payment system is increasingly unsustainable and the necessary policy reforms can no longer be delayed without severe repercussions," radiologists say.
AuntMinnie
JULY 24, 2024
Cardiac imaging teams should be aware not only of the adverse health effects of climate change but also the downstream environmental ramifications of cardiovascular imaging, suggests expert Kate Hanneman, MD, in an interview with AuntMinnie.com. Hanneman, a cardiovascular radiologist at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada, noted for instance that heat waves this summer will cause more patients to experience heart attacks and stokes, which increases imaging volumes and thus overall green
Imaging Technology
JULY 25, 2024
mtaschetta-millane Thu, 07/25/2024 - 08:28 July 25, 2024 — Positron Corporation , a leading molecular imaging medical device company offering PET & PET-CT imaging systems, presents its new NeuSight PET-CT 3D 64 slice scanner, available for US and North American Markets. The NeuSight PET-CT advanced technology sets a new standard in imaging and diagnostic precision, patient comfort, and operational efficiency for nuclear cardiology practices and hospitals.
Lake Medical Imaging
JULY 24, 2024
Dr. Cathrine Keller, President Emeritus of Lake Medical Imaging, spoke to a packed audience about “Practical Applications of Artificial Intelligence for Radiology Practices”, at the FRS & RBMA Annual Meeting, held recently at the Ritz Carlton, Grande Lakes, in Orlando. Her topic included how AI can improve efficiencies within radiology imaging, and the positive [.
MedImaging Radiography
JULY 23, 2024
An innovative tool leverages the power of cognitive computing and deep learning to help radiologists and healthcare providers diagnose various chest conditions from X-ray images, thereby enhancing patient outcomes.
AuntMinnie
JULY 20, 2024
Cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) shows that baseline plaque coronary burden progresses in at-risk firefighters, according to research presented July 20 at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) annual meeting in Washington, DC. A team led by Srikanth Krishnan, MD, from Harbor-UCLA Medical Center found that at-risk firefighters experience ongoing plaque progression, which can lead to cardiovascular disease.
Imaging Technology
JULY 25, 2024
mtaschetta-millane Thu, 07/25/2024 - 08:50 July 25, 2024 — NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC and BWXT Medical Ltd. , a subsidiary of BWX Technologies, Inc. announced that they have signed a Master Services Agreement (MSA), which will facilitate the production of actinium-225 (Ac-225), a critical medical isotope used to kill cancer cells while minimizing the impact to healthy tissues.
Radiology Business
JULY 24, 2024
About 13% of radiologists left the workforce in this fashion between 2015 and 2019, with the specialty consistently having lower attrition relative to other providers.
Health Imaging
JULY 25, 2024
This is a clinical photo gallery showcasing the uncommon findings of foreign bodies in pelvic and abdominal CT and X-ray, often from emergency room visits.
AuntMinnie
JULY 23, 2024
Attrition doesn’t appear to be a significant contributing factor in the shortage of radiologists in the U.S., according to research published July 23 in Radiology. After analyzing Medicare billing data from 2019 to 2024, researchers from NYU Langone Health in New York City found that radiologists have a lower national attrition rate than other healthcare providers.
Imaging Technology
JULY 24, 2024
mtaschetta-millane Wed, 07/24/2024 - 11:17 July 24, 2024 — Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited announced that the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the filing of its New Drug Application (NDA) for TLX007-CDx, a new and proprietary cold kit ("Kit") for the preparation of PSMA-PET imaging[1] for prostate cancer. The PDUFA[2] goal date is March 24, 2025.
Radiology Business
JULY 22, 2024
Physician and blogger James V. O'leary, MD, started the conversation after using the online transparency tool Radiology Assist to shop for a CT scan.
MedImaging Radiography
JULY 26, 2024
For the first time, researchers have used a synchrotron X-ray imaging technique to visualize two entire human adult hearts, both healthy and diseased, at the cellular level in 3D, uncovering previously unseen structures and connections.
AuntMinnie
JULY 26, 2024
F-18 fluroestradiol (FES)-PET/CT appears as effective as standard imaging for staging women with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive locally advanced breast cancer or evaluating suspected recurrence, according to a study published July 26 in JAMA Open Network. In a clinical trial conducted at the Hoag Family Cancer Institute in Irvine, CA, researchers tested the technique versus CT bone scans or FDG-PET/CT and found that it detected an equivalent number of cases.
Imaging Technology
JULY 25, 2024
christine.book Thu, 07/25/2024 - 12:44 July 25, 2024 — Immunis, Inc. , a clinical-stage biotech developing groundbreaking secretome therapeutics for age and disease-related immune dysfunction, has announced a partnership with Springbok Analytics , a life sciences muscle analytics company. Springbok is building a new standard in muscle health with its MRI-based AI muscle analysis technology that is used widely throughout elite sports, human performance and life sciences.
Cassling's MRI
JULY 26, 2024
Each year, Cassling is honored to connect diagnostic imaging teams with free resources to celebrate their sonographers during Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month. We’ve been doing this for a number of years, and every year we pick a new theme, artwork and slogan. In years past, we’ve featured everything from a take on Rosie the Riveter being “Sonography Strong” to spinning some records with Good Vibrations, and many more.
Health Imaging
JULY 22, 2024
“Before these CPT codes there was no real acknowledgment of the additional burden borne by the providers who accepted these patients.
AuntMinnie
JULY 26, 2024
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its proposal for payments in 2025 under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), and it contains an across-the-board 2.8% cut from the current 2024 payment rate. This reduction in payments continues a trend that has seen the Medicare fee schedule reduced by nearly 10% over the past 10 years.
Imaging Technology
JULY 25, 2024
mtaschetta-millane Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:30 July 25, 2024 — The radiology gender gap is decreasing, but there remains work to be done, according to an editorial published today in RadioGraphics , a journal of the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ). In 2022, nearly half of residents and fellows in Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)–accredited programs were female.
MRI Network
JULY 25, 2024
Recruiters are essential for companies struggling to source the talent they need to drive business growth. Candidates are far more likely to accept job offers when contacted directly by a recruiter. In fact, statistics show that 89% of applicants accept promptly when recruiters intervene. However, getting to the acceptance stage can be a long journey, and it’s one that’s easier with the right tools and techniques.
Atlantis Worldwide
JULY 24, 2024
Explore cost-effective solutions for refurbished radiology and consider leasing a mobile MRI for state-of-the-art technology, lower maintenance costs.
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