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Inescapable Finitude

Ben White

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.

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Mammography Study Shows Supplemental Ultrasound Has Higher Sensitivity than Adjunctive AI in Dense Breasts

Diagnostic Imaging

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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Imaging of woman with facial fillers prompts questions about whether they actually dissolve over time

Health Imaging

Cosmetic facial fillers made from hyaluronic acid might not dissolve as quickly as previously believed, warns a California plastic surgeon.

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Billionaire ‘Shark Tank’ entrepreneur Mark Cuban comments on price variation in radiology: ‘It’s insane’

Radiology Business

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.

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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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A New Ultrasound Procedure Increases Safety and Comfort for Pediatric Patients

UCSF Biomedical Imaging

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).

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'A very, very good thing'—CMS proposes reimbursements for providers' efforts to ensure MRI safety

Health Imaging

“Before these CPT codes there was no real acknowledgment of the additional burden borne by the providers who accepted these patients.

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Microsoft teams with Mass General, University of Wisconsin to develop radiology AI solutions

Radiology Business

"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.

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GE HealthCare, Amazon teaming up on generative AI

AuntMinnie

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

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NIH Findings Shed Light on Risks and Benefits of Integrating AI into Medical Decision-making

Imaging Technology

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.

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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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Sonio rolls out AI-based fetal ultrasound training solution

Health Imaging

The AI tool could help train providers in identifying and diagnosing a wide array of fetal conditions.

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AMA, radiology societies call on Congress to address ‘inexcusable’ physician pay cut

Radiology Business

“The current Medicare physician payment system is increasingly unsustainable and the necessary policy reforms can no longer be delayed without severe repercussions," radiologists say.

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SCCT: CCTA shows plaque burden progression in firefighters

AuntMinnie

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.

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GE HealthCare and AWS Announce Strategic Collaboration to Accelerate Healthcare Transformation With Generative AI

Imaging Technology

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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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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CMS to reimburse providers for use of AI prostate cancer mapping tool

Health Imaging

Experts believe that these reimbursements will begin to gain steam as more organizations turn to AI to help address some of healthcare’s biggest pain points, such as staffing shortages.

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Attrition is not a primary driver of the current national radiologist workforce shortage

Radiology Business

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.

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Attrition isn’t to blame for radiologist shortage in U.S.

AuntMinnie

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.

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Proscia Announces Update to AI-enabled Cloud-based Workflow Solution for Pathologists

Imaging Technology

christine.book Wed, 07/24/2024 - 09:25 July 24, 2024 — Proscia , a developer of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled digital pathology solutions for precision medicine, has introduced the next version of Concentriq AP. The release includes new functionality that advances the impact of AI in shaping pathologists’ understanding of four of the top five most common cancers worldwide.

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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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PHOTO GALLERY: Abdominal, pelvic and rectal foreign bodies

Health Imaging

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.

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After IPO fails, imaging agent developer Telix Pharmaceuticals raises $429M via debt

Radiology Business

The Melbourne, Australia-based radiopharmaceutical firm plans to use the proceeds to accelerate development of products in its theranostics portfolio

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FES-PET effective for staging breast cancer in phase II trial

AuntMinnie

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.

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Australian Medtech EMVision Unveils Backpack-Sized Brain Scanner to Empower First Responders

Imaging Technology

mtaschetta-millane Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:24 July 23, 2024 — EMVision , an Australian medical device company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative portable brain scanning technology, has today unveiled its First Responder Proof of Concept device, designed for deployment via road and air ambulances. The backpack-sized scanner weighs less than 25 lbs and will enable paramedics to scan and send images to stroke experts from the site of a suspected stroke.

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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.

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COVID remnants still show up on PET/CT scans years after infection

Health Imaging

That’s according to new PET imaging that shows the presence of activated T cells in the brain, spinal cord, gut and lung tissues of individuals who have recovered from COVID.

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3% of interventional radiologists collect 66% of all industry payments—or $40M

Radiology Business

Many in this group of high-earning IRs have held hospital leadership positions or authored clinical guidelines, raising questions about potential conflicts of interest.

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Medicare proposed rule again cuts radiology reimbursement in 2025

AuntMinnie

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.

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Dr. Cathrine Keller Highlights AI’s Transformative Role in Radiology

Lake Medical Imaging

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 [.

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An HR Leaders Guide: 7 Questions To Ask When Developing Your Cancer Strategy

As HR and Benefits leaders are in the midst of evaluating cancer care solutions and designing their requirements for vendors, it’s key to know what questions to ask to ensure the development of a truly comprehensive strategy: from prevention to diagnosis to treatment to survivorship. Getting to the right answers starts with asking the right questions: How can better access improve engagement?