AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Healthcare disparities continue to plague medical imaging, but there are concrete measures radiologists can take to mitigate them, according to a paper published on October 12 in RadioGraphics. "Radiologists and radiology practices can become active partners in efforts to assist patients along their imaging journey and overcome existing barriers to equitable cancer screening care for traditionally marginalized populations," wrote a group led by Peter Abraham, MD, of the University of California,

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OCTOBER 18, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) software assigned high malignancy risk scores to mammography exams completed up to two years prior to breast cancer diagnosis in over 38 percent of screen-detected cancer cases and over 39 percent of interval cancer cases, according to newly published research.

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Medical Xpress: Radiology

OCTOBER 19, 2023

A team of UC Davis scientists has used dynamic total-body positron emission tomography (PET) to provide the first imaging of the human body's immune response to COVID-19 infection in recovering patients. Their work, published in Science Advances, could lead to a better understanding of how the body's immune system responds to viral infections and develops long-term protection against re-infection.

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 17, 2023

During the past seven years, the availability of such products has continued to grow, with medical imaging accounting for 85% of digital health’s venture capital funding.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 18, 2023

A group in France has offered an explanation for long COVID brain fog, with the concept based on a visual brain pattern they discovered on patient PET scans, according to a study published October 13 in Medical Hypotheses. “We hypothesize that the hypometabolism pattern observed in long COVID patients with brain fog using F-18 FDG-PET might primarily be a signature of astrocyte-related glutamatergic dysregulation,” wrote lead study author Eric Guedj, MD, PhD, of Marseille University Hospital.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 17, 2023

milla1cf Tue, 10/17/2023 - 13:07 October 17, 2023 — Radionetics Oncology, Inc., a clinical stage radiopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel agents for the treatment of a wide range of oncology indications, is pleased to announce that the first subject has been dosed in its Phase 1 study of 68Ga-R8760. Study R8760-101 (NCT05999292) is evaluating the safety and dosimetry of 68Ga-R8760, a first-in-class small molecule radioligand imaging agent being developed f

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Chair Lina M. Khan spoke about the topic during the closing keynote at the American College of Emergency Physicians’ annual meeting in Philadelphia.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Nearly one-third of women report being confused about breast cancer screening recommendations, according to survey findings published on October 16 by the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center. Researchers led by Ashley Pariser, MD, found that while about 93% of individuals recognize a lump as a symptom of breast cancer, less than half recognize other common symptoms tied to the disease.

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Medical Xpress: Radiology

OCTOBER 17, 2023

A new artificial intelligence tool provides a fully automated, easy-to-use and objective way to detect and evaluate brain tumors, according to new research published in the October issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Developed for use with amino acid PET scans, the deep learning–based segmentation algorithm can also assess brain tumor patients' response to treatment with quality comparable to that of an experienced physician, but in a fraction of the time.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 18, 2023

milla1cf Wed, 10/18/2023 - 13:15 October 18, 2023 — ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE (ITM) , a leading radiopharmaceutical biotech company, and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), which manages and operates the national laboratory at Chalk River, Ontario on behalf of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), today announced the launch of Actineer Inc., a new joint venture company between CNL and ITM for the industrial scale production of Actinium-225 (225Ac).

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Through the end of July, 79% of all AI products authorized by the agency in 2023 are in radiology, followed by 9% in cardiovascular care, and 5% in neurology.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 20, 2023

ChatGPT shows promise in answering questions by radiology patients, yet the complexity of its responses may complicate its use as a patient education tool, according to a group at the University of Pennsylvania. Researchers led by Emile Gordon, MD, tested ChatGPT in answering common imaging-related questions and further examined the effect of asking the chatbot to simplify its responses.

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Medical Xpress: Radiology

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Ultrasound is used to diagnose many diseases in the abdominal cavity. A new study conducted at the University of Leipzig Medical Center and supported by the Helmholtz Institute for Metabolism, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG) shows that obesity affects the quality of ultrasound scans of the liver and kidneys. It also shows that the use of high-performance ultrasound probes can improve the anatomical depiction in these patients.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 20, 2023

milla1cf Fri, 10/20/2023 - 18:29 October 20, 2023 — In certain cases, a new method can provide as much information from brain images taken with computed tomography (CT) as images captured with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The method, presented in a study from the University of Gothenburg, could enhance diagnostic support, particularly in primary care, for conditions such as dementia and other brain disorders.

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Nucleus RadioPharma will use the money to establish manufacturing facilities—with one located in Rochester, Minnesota, near Mayo—and build new technology for distribution.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Maharashtra, India-based AI developer DeepTek.ai has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its chest x-ray algorithm CXR Analyzer. CXR Analyzer is a deep learning algorithm designed to automatically detect and categorize a broad range of suspicious lung, pleural, and cardiac pathologies on x-rays and can aid clinicians in making precise interpretations, according to the company.

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UCSF Biomedical Imaging

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Matthew Amans, MD, MSc, has been elected Radiology Member at Large of the 2023 Board of Directors for the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS), the leading multidisciplinary scientific and educational association dedicated to advancing the field.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 19, 2023

milla1cf Thu, 10/19/2023 - 17:53 October 19, 2023 — Alexandra Touroutoglou, PhD, and Bradford Dickerson, MD, neuroscientists in the department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, are the lead authors of a new study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia , The Sporadic Early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease Signature Of Atrophy: Preliminary Findings From The Longitudinal Early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease Study (LEADS) Cohort.

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Such delays can result in longer patient fasts, extended wait times, and poor synchronization of anesthesia induction, researchers detailed in JACR.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Medical students prefer musculoskeletal, body, and breast imaging early in their clinical education, according to research published October 19 in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. A team led by Alexis Medema from Duke University also found that for core clerkships, women are more interested in breast imaging and pediatric radiology, while men showed more interest in body imaging, neuroradiology, and nuclear medicine.

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MRI Network

OCTOBER 16, 2023

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 19, 2023

milla1cf Thu, 10/19/2023 - 17:48 October 19, 2023 — The lung is one of the tissues most sensitive to radiation in the human body. People exposed to high radiation doses following nuclear incidents develop radiation-induced lung injury (RILI), which affects the function of many cell types in the lung, causing acute and sustained inflammation, and in the longer term, the thickening and scarring of lung tissue known as fibrosis.

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The preliminary award includes $134M in underpayment damages, $9M in prejudgment interest, and $2.2M in attorney’s fees, arbitrators confirmed.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Prior authorization is required for over 70% of imaging services for cancer care, according to survey findings published October 18 in JAMA Network Open. A team led by Fumiko Chino, MD, from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, also found that prior authorization led to 22% of patients not receiving the care recommended by their treatment team and that most respondents experienced a delay in recommended oncology care.

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Capitol Imaging Services

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Going through something the first time is usually when it causes the most concern, worry and anxiousness, particularly as it applies to breast cancer screening. Although a mammogram can not prevent cancer, it can help to diagnose cancer when it is treatable. In today’s post, we share some information that will hopefully put you at ease about having your first mammogram.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 20, 2023

milla1cf Fri, 10/20/2023 - 18:30 October 20, 2023 — Meilleur Technologies, Inc. announced a research collaboration agreement with the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative 4, ADNI4, on the use of Meilleur’s [F-18]NAV-4694, an investigational imaging agent, in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans to assess the status amyloid plaque in the brain.

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The Addison, Texas-based company was founded in 1986 and in 2018 sold a majority stake to private equity firm Madison Dearborn Capital Partners, which has pursued rapid expansion.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 14, 2023

When information-blocking provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act took effect in 2021, providers faced the need to make test results -- including radiology reports -- accessible to patients at the same time they were available to referring physicians. To help make these results easier to understand for patients, researchers are exploring the use of technologies such as video radiology reports, AI algorithms, and ChatGPT.

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Health Imaging

OCTOBER 17, 2023

SentiAR's CommandEP interface facilitates 3D models of the heart, made possible through augmented reality.

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OCTOBER 19, 2023

milla1cf Thu, 10/19/2023 - 17:58 October 19, 2023 — A new Corewell Health study suggests that men who have longer prostatic urethras, the part of the urethra that travels through the prostate, may be at a higher risk of experiencing moderate, often chronic urinary side effects after receiving radiation for prostate cancer. To date, researchers have struggled to determine any risk factors that could shed light on who might experience these types of side effects ahead of time.

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