Ben White
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
A reader asked if anyone had successfully started a new radiology private practice recently, particularly one that involved financing, opening up new imaging centers, and fresh payor contracts. There is a vacuum in some areas, especially with the PE-exacerbated instability, and therefore a clear opportunity to those who can muster the manpower (no easy feat).
AuntMinnie
OCTOBER 2, 2024
The following is the list of candidates for the 2024 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com 's campaign to recognize the best and brightest in medical imaging. This year, hundreds of candidates have been selected as semifinalists for 14 categories, ranging from Most Influential Radiology Researcher to Best New Radiology Software. The semifinalist list was compiled based on nominations from members of AuntMinnie.com.
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Health Imaging
OCTOBER 3, 2024
After reviewing years' worth of data from their clinic, one institution discovered that on numerous occasions issues with implant data integrity put patients at risk.
Radiology Business
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Roger Marshall, MD, R-Kan., introduced the companion version of the Find It Early Act over a year after the House bill was proposed.
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Medical Xpress: Radiology
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
A new hand-held scanner developed by UCL researchers can generate highly detailed 3D photoacoustic images in just seconds, paving the way for their use in a clinical setting for the first time and offering the potential for earlier disease diagnosis.
AuntMinnie
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
A radiopharmaceutical therapy that lengthens progression-free survival for patients with neuroendocrine cancer could help treat meningioma sufferers, according to research presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting. The study findings are hopeful for patients with the condition, presenter Kenneth Merrell, MD, of the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Rochester, MN, said in an ASTRO statement.
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Radiology Business
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Three of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors have now agreed to cover cerebral perfusion analysis, used to assess for signs and symptoms of a stroke.
Diagnostic Imaging
SEPTEMBER 28, 2024
Offering higher diagnostic efficacy than SPECT imaging for coronary artery disease (CAD) detection, the PET myocardial perfusion imaging agent Flyrcado™ (flurpiridaz F 18, GE HealthCare) provides unit dose availability and effectiveness in imaging patients with high BMI.
AuntMinnie
OCTOBER 1, 2024
National Institutes of Health (NIH) investigators have found that GPT-4 Vision in its current form is not able to reliably interpret radiologic images, according to research published October 1 in Radiology. Compared to radiologists and residents, GPT-4V performed poorly on RSNA “Case of the Day” questions, although its accuracy did increase when only the textual context from cases was input, noted lead author Pritam Mukherjee, PhD, an NIH staff scientist, and colleagues.
ScienceDaily
OCTOBER 3, 2024
A new study has demonstrated a new, non-invasive imaging technique can accurately detect clear-cell renal cell carcinoma, the most common form of kidney cancer.
Radiology Business
OCTOBER 2, 2024
The salary gap remains at about 6%, with male academic radiologists earning about $483,000 versus $455,000 for women, experts wrote in Radiology.
REBEL EM
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Take Home Points Toxic alcohols generally refer to methanol and ethylene glycol as these substances pose significant metabolic derangement and end-organ damage. Patient who present shortly after ingestion will simply look inebriated – no different than ethanol intoxication. At this point, patients will have an elevated osmolar gap and little to no anion gap.
AuntMinnie
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Spiritual beliefs and a distrust of clinical research may partly explain why Black patients choose not to participate in cancer trials, according to research presented September 30 at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting. In a recent survey of patients in Baltimore, MD, Black people were more than five times as likely to agree with statements that death or illnesses were determined by God’s will and that God, not research, determined wellness, reported Charlyn Gomez
Medical Xpress: Radiology
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
When physicians want to know more about a patient's risk of cardiovascular disease, they can order a cardiac stress test. But when it comes to risk of stroke, there is no equivalent scalable and cost-effective test of the brain's function to help physicians counsel patients on their potential risk. A questionnaire that asks patients about contributing risk factors is currently the best tool for estimating such risk.
ScienceDaily
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Osaka Metropolitan University researchers compared the diagnostic performance of ChatGPT and radiologists in assessing 150 brain tumor MRI reports. Their findings might surprise you.
Radiology Business
OCTOBER 2, 2024
The legislation changes state insurance laws to require individual, group and nonprofit health plans to reimburse for both screening and diagnostic imaging.
AuntMinnie
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Overall breast cancer mortality continues to decline, but racial and ethnic disparities persist in mortality and incidence rates, according to an October 1 report from the American Cancer Society (ACS). A team led by Angela Giaquinto from the ACS found that while advances in breast cancer screening and treatment have led to over half a million lives being saved over the past three decades, these advances have not been distributed equally.
Health Imaging
OCTOBER 2, 2024
According to new survey data, nonadherence is not for lack of concern about the disease—75% of the women surveyed reported being concerned about their breast health.
Medical Xpress: Radiology
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
An ultrasound test that detected 96% of ovarian cancers in postmenopausal women should replace the current standard of care test in the UK according to a new study.
Radiology Business
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
It’s been two and a half years since Microsoft completed its acquisition of Nuance Communications for a reported $19.7 billion. At the time of the March 2022 transaction, Microsoft said it liked Nuance for its core strengths—AI-powered voice recognition and related software and services—across numerous industries.
AuntMinnie
OCTOBER 1, 2024
An ultrasound test can identify 96% of ovarian cancers in postmenopausal women, researchers have reported. The test showed higher sensitivity for flagging the disease than the standard of care, wrote a team led by Sudha Sundard, MD, of the University of Birmingham in the U.K. The study was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research and published September 30 in Lancet Oncology.
MedImaging Ultrasound
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Researchers have created a composite hydrogel that enables sustained and consistent drug release, triggered by ultrasound. This breakthrough could transform.
Medical Xpress: Radiology
OCTOBER 1, 2024
UCLA researchers have developed a deep-learning framework that teaches itself quickly to automatically analyze and diagnose MRIs and other 3D medical images—with accuracy matching that of medical specialists in a fraction of the time. An article describing the work and the system's capabilities is published in Nature Biomedical Engineering.
Radiology Business
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Few radiology subspecialties can match mammography at adopting new imaging modalities to improve patient care. Consider: The past 10 to 15 years have seen the rise of digital breast tomosynthesis, automated breast ultrasound, breast MRI (with and without diffusion weighting), low-dose positron emission mammography and contrast-enhanced dual-energy digital mammography.
AuntMinnie
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Valencia, CA-based radiopharmaceutical company Nusano has received $115 million in a funding round for initial product launches of medical isotopes lutetium-177 (Lu-177) and actinium-225 (Ac-225). The company is building a new production facility in Utah’s Salt Lake Valley slated to open this year and capable of generating more than 25 radioisotopes applicable to medical and industrial uses, the company said.
Health Imaging
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
New research suggests that treatment regimens can be nearly halved without increasing the risk of recurrence or complications further down the road.
Diagnostic Imaging
OCTOBER 2, 2024
For patients with extremely dense breasts, contrast-enhanced mammography offered greater than 60 percent higher sensitivity than low-energy mammography for diagnosing breast cancer, according to new research.
Radiology Business
OCTOBER 4, 2024
The University of Rochester Medical Center operates two major imaging sites that handle most outpatient CT requests, completing an average of nearly 3,300 exams each month.
AuntMinnie
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
The RSNA plans to establish its next Global Learning Center in Peru at the Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño de San Borja in Lima. The center will be supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and will be part of the RSNA's "Global Health Initiative: Access to Radiology," program, which is intended to improve patient care in low- to middle-resourced countries and to promote peaceful uses of nuclear energy, the society said.
Health Imaging
OCTOBER 1, 2024
The large language model can also outperform other human providers, radiologists included, new study shows.
ScienceDaily
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
A new hand-held scanner can generate highly detailed 3D photoacoustic images in just seconds, paving the way for their use in a clinical setting for the first time and offering the potential for earlier disease diagnosis.
Radiology Business
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Based in Cardiff, Wales, seller Intelligent Ultrasound specializes in integrated, AI-driven tools to make scans “smarter and more efficient.
AuntMinnie
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Technical exhibits at this year’s RSNA annual meeting in Chicago will showcase radiology’s latest advances, the organization said. More than 700 companies will cover 400,000 sq ft of space and showcase a wide range of innovations in medical imaging, including CT, MRI, PACS, AI, advanced visualization, augmented reality, and cybersecurity, the RSNA said.
Health Imaging
OCTOBER 3, 2024
This information could give providers an opportunity to personalize breast cancer screening strategies and initiate treatment earlier.
Diagnostic Imaging
OCTOBER 4, 2024
In a study looking at the impact of experience and case volume of breast screening radiologists, researchers found that reviewing more than 150 cases per week was necessary to achieve an 80 percent rate of true-positive assessments for malignant calcifications.
Radiology Business
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Specialty societies such as the American College of Radiology are asking lawmakers to reform the federal payment program to end years of negative updates.
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