Ben White
AUGUST 29, 2024
The month of August has been almost exclusively related to the usual activities of daily living and the new/growing job board I’ve started dedicated to true independent physician-owned radiology private practices, which now has 45 groups. I know a service like Independent Radiology probably has more impact than my usual sporadic writing, but I’m personally looking forward to getting back to my usual idiosyncrasies in September.
Health Imaging
AUGUST 26, 2024
The FDA’s current draft guidance on the approval process for AI devices does not specify the type of validation the agency recommends manufacturers use.
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ScienceDaily
AUGUST 26, 2024
We use the word 'love' in a bewildering range of contexts -- from sexual adoration to parental love or the love of nature. Now, more comprehensive imaging of the brain may shed light on why we use the same word for such a diverse collection of human experiences.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 29, 2024
Early brain accumulation of amyloid plaque on PET scans is associated with emerging depressive symptoms in cognitively unimpaired older adults, according to a study published August 29 in JAMA Network Open. The finding has implications for recognizing individuals in preclinical Alzheimer's disease stages who may be candidates for depression treatment, noted lead author Catherine Munro, PhD, a neurologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
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Radiology Business
AUGUST 30, 2024
There has been a "notable" uptick in interest for diagnostic and interventional radiology, with experts recommending a shift in strategy to help standout in the process.
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ScienceDaily
AUGUST 27, 2024
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence which can differentiate cancer cells from normal cells, as well as detect the very early stages of viral infection inside cells. The findings pave the way for improved diagnostic techniques and new monitoring strategies for disease. The AI can detect rearrangements inside cells as small as 20nm, or 5,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 30, 2024
Practices that reported under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) of the Quality Payment Program (QPP) for 2023 can now get their performance score and find out how it will impact their Medicare reimbursement in 2025. The first step is to sign in to the QPP website to get your own practice’s results and review it for any discrepancies. The U.S.
Radiology Business
AUGUST 29, 2024
Commitment to work-life balance, physician autonomy, positive atmosphere and management that treats staff well were listed as key elements of a healthy workplace.
Health Imaging
AUGUST 28, 2024
This is a photo gallery of artificial intelligence products cleared for clinical use in medical imaging by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Radiology by far is the leader of all clinical AI FDA approvals.
Healthcare Administrative Partners
AUGUST 29, 2024
Practices that reported under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System ( MIPS ) of the Quality Payment Program ( QPP ) for 2023 can now get their performance score and find out how it will impact their Medicare reimbursement in 2025. The first step is to sign in to the QPP website to get your own practice’s results and review it for any discrepancies.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 30, 2024
Radiologists can help reduce unnecessary follow-up work in patients with suspected oropharynx cancer by analyzing certain metrics on PET/CT scans, according to a team of head and neck surgeons at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. In an analysis of cases where F-18 FDG radiotracer uptake was reported as suspicious for oropharynx cancer on PET/CT scans, the number of patients who were actually diagnosed was low, the group found.
Radiology Business
AUGUST 28, 2024
Such organizations often lack the required IT infrastructure, population health expertise and relationships to navigate value-based care models.
Keosys Medical Imaging
AUGUST 26, 2024
With her large experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Helen Blanco currently serves as Chief Operating Officer at Node Pharma , a preclinical radiopharmaceutical company based in Norway. We recently spoke with Helen about the key criteria when selecting an imaging vendor and exciting upcoming innovations in the oncology space. The following is the first excerpt from our conversation.
Health Imaging
AUGUST 28, 2024
What’s more, the algorithm can correctly localize three out of four of the interval cancers it detects.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 26, 2024
“Living” and “viable” should be avoided in first-trimester ultrasound lexicon when imaging pregnant women, according to new guidelines introduced August 27 by the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound (SRU), published in Radiology. In what the RSNA is calling a first, the lexicon developed by a multisociety panel addresses terms frequently used in first-trimester ultrasound reports, such as “ectopic pregnancy,” “heartbeat,” “living,” and “viable.
Radiology Business
AUGUST 29, 2024
The healthcare sector continues to face “financial headwinds,” with several “distress drivers” pushing providers toward Chapter 11.
ScienceDaily
AUGUST 28, 2024
Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes are associated with accelerated brain aging, according to a new study. The good news is that this may be counteracted by a healthy lifestyle.
Health Imaging
AUGUST 27, 2024
Biennial and intermittent screening also significantly decrease rates of overall survival, a new analysis shows.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 26, 2024
Using digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and supplemental MRI yields more benefits but also confers more risks, according to simulation data published August 26 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Researchers led by Natasha Stout, PhD, from Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA, found that while DBT plus supplemental breast MRI leads to more deaths averted, it also leads to more false-positive recalls and false-positive biopsy recommendations for women of most breast density categories.
Radiology Business
AUGUST 28, 2024
"This reduced talent pool, coupled with increasing demands in radiology, will negatively affect the quality and access to care for patients," experts wrote in JACR.
ScienceDaily
AUGUST 26, 2024
Even if the risk is small, the potential of a debilitating brain vessel rupture may be a psychological burden, finds new study.
Health Imaging
AUGUST 29, 2024
Many traditional radiology courses leave out hands-on opportunities for students—something that could greatly benefit their understanding of the specialty.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 25, 2024
A radiologist in India has been arrested as an alleged key operator in an emerging al-Qaida-inspired terrorist group, according to an article by The Times of India. Indian intelligence officers arrested Ishtiyaq Ahmed on August 22 along with 14 other suspects in a number of raids for their alleged roles in a group known as the “al-Qaida in Indian Subcontinent,” according to the article.
Radiology Business
AUGUST 27, 2024
The National Resident Match Program on Aug. 20 released details on the characteristics of U.S. MD seniors who matched into their preferred specialty.
Atlantis Worldwide
AUGUST 28, 2024
As the saying goes, veterinary medicine is an ever-evolving field. With medical knowledge doubling every 73 days, staying current can feel like a monumental task.
Health Imaging
AUGUST 28, 2024
Since the onset of the iodinated contrast shortage in 2022, countless tactics have been deployed to optimize use of the imaging agent, but many have been overlooked.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 26, 2024
Increased perivascular space volume (PVS) in the brains of former football players appears to be associated with repetitive head impacts (RHI), cognitive impairment, and the development of neurodegeneration, researchers have found. A team led by Leonard Jung, MD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, reported that these athletes had larger PVS volume compared with the unexposed group -- a finding that was associated with poor cognitive performance.
Radiology Business
AUGUST 26, 2024
Beginning September 10, breast imaging facilities will be required to notify patients about the density of their breasts, among other regulatory changes.
MedImaging Radiography
AUGUST 27, 2024
A new study has demonstrated that off-label use of a commercial AI tool is effective in excluding pathology with equal or fewer critical misses compared to radiologists.
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