Diagnostic Imaging
AUGUST 19, 2024
For patients with stable chest pain, CT angiography demonstrated a nearly 40 percent higher sensitivity rate than exercise electrocardiography and over an 18 percent higher sensitivity rate than SPECT for detecting obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD).
Radiology Business
AUGUST 20, 2024
“Disability rights are human rights, and every policy is a disability policy issue," U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., said in a statement after the announcement.
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AuntMinnie
AUGUST 23, 2024
While the use of ultrasound for pediatric appendicitis imaging has increased, the modality -- as well as MRI -- remains underutilized in this area, according to research published August 22 in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. A team led by Mark Slidell, MD, from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, found that CT remains the most used imaging method for diagnostic pediatric appendicitis in hospitals that don’t participate in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program - Pediatrics (N
Health Imaging
AUGUST 18, 2024
Compared to standard hip-to-waist ratio measurements and BMI, the algorithm identifies significantly more instances of metabolic syndrome and its severity in individual patients.
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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.
Diagnostic Imaging
AUGUST 20, 2024
New research suggests the use of an AI software may help rule out pathology on over 50 percent of unremarkable chest X-rays with a 98 percent sensitivity threshold.
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AuntMinnie
AUGUST 22, 2024
Football, basketball, and hockey oh my! Sports radiologists are preparing for another fall season of high-contact sports, and that means brushing up on protocols and emphasizing teamwork among one's clinician colleagues. But getting ready for an uptick in musculoskeletal imaging doesn’t have to be daunting, according to Tim Klostermeier, MD, from UC Health in Cincinnati, OH.
Health Imaging
AUGUST 19, 2024
According to data shared by the CDC last year, around 34% of patients who contracted COVID between 2020 and 2023 reported losing their sense of smell.
Radiology Business
AUGUST 23, 2024
University of Toronto experts analyzed information from the U.S. FDA's database, pinpointing reasons that errors occurred during thermal ablation procedures.
Diagnostic Imaging
AUGUST 19, 2024
Detecting cerebral microbleed (CMB) in one of six healthy adults in a new study, researchers also found that CMB was the only MRI marker of small vessel disease (SVD) to be significantly associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
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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.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 19, 2024
Simple, alternative lung cancer screening (LCS) criteria -- specifically expanding the number of years smoking -- increases the number of eligible individuals, in particular those in minority racial and ethnic groups, researchers have reported. "[We found that a] well-validated prediction model [identifies] alternative simple criteria that better capture high-benefit candidates for LCS, including … groups who are disproportionately excluded by current eligibility criteria (high-benefit Black peo
Health Imaging
AUGUST 21, 2024
Online access to medical records has become standard practice, making sharing radiology reports and communicating findings much more streamlined.
Radiology Business
AUGUST 20, 2024
X.com user "RJ" (who tweets under the handle @northwoods1980) shared his thoughts on the social media website Aug. 16, calling the trend “somewhat unusual.
ScienceDaily
AUGUST 20, 2024
A new fluorescent imaging probe can for the first time objectively and non-invasively measure loss of smell, clinically known as anosmia. Targeting the olfactory nerve, the new tool has potential to eliminate biopsies used to diagnose certain anosmia conditions and to aid in the development of therapeutic interventions.
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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.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 22, 2024
Lung cancer screening (LCS) guidelines should include occupational exposure criteria for people such as firefighters, according to a study published August 20 in Lung. A team led by Savan Shah, MD, of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago reported that, among a cohort of 1,347 firefighters who underwent low-dose CT imaging (LDCT), only 14.6% were eligible for the test according to U.S.
Health Imaging
AUGUST 21, 2024
The commercially available software can correctly exclude pathology on chest radiographs with accuracy rates similar to those of radiologists.
Medical Xpress: Radiology
AUGUST 19, 2024
Automated multiorgan computed tomography (CT), including visceral fat, can predict diabetes and associated cardiometabolic conditions, according to a study published online Aug. 6 in Radiology.
MedImaging MRI
AUGUST 20, 2024
A new study indicates that combining risk markers, systematic MRI evaluations, and AI can enhance prostate cancer risk prediction, potentially making biopsies unnecessary for men at low risk.
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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.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 20, 2024
A commercially available AI algorithm shows potential for off-label use as a way to generate automatic reports for “unremarkable” chest x-rays, according to a study published August 20 in Radiology. The finding by researchers in Copenhagen, Denmark, suggests that AI could eventually help streamline high-volume radiology workflows by handling some of the more “tedious parts of the work,” lead author Louis Plesner, MD, of Herlev and Gentofte Hospital in Denmark told AuntMinnie.com.
Radiology Business
AUGUST 19, 2024
This marks the third IR center for U.S. Urology Partners, which is supported by NMS Capital and has 60 locations across the East Coast and Midwest.
Health Imaging
AUGUST 22, 2024
The large language model’s medical manuscripts are becoming so well constructed that it can be difficult to distinguish them from those compiled by humans.
Diagnostic Imaging
AUGUST 19, 2024
From questionable quality with images on CDs to issues with rad group portals, challenges continue to persist with access to imaging.
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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.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 21, 2024
Structural features tracked on brain MR imaging after patients undergo stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) for metastatic cancer can help clinicians predict whether tumors will recur, according to a study published August 20 in Cancer Imaging. The findings could improve the management of patients with brain metastases, wrote a team led by Beatriz Ocaña-Tienda, PhD, of University of Castilla-La Mancha in Ciudad Real, Spain.
Radiology Business
AUGUST 23, 2024
“Dr. Gomes and [National Interventional Radiology Partners] clearly prioritized greed above the health and well-being of their elderly patients,” an FBI agent charged.
ScienceDaily
AUGUST 22, 2024
Researchers compared the diagnostic accuracy of ChatGPT and radiologists in radiological imaging with 106 musculoskeletal radiology cases. The results showed that the diagnostic accuracy of the ChatGPT is comparable to that of radiology residents, but not to that of board-certified radiologists.
Diagnostic Imaging
AUGUST 22, 2024
For patients who had post-op recurrence after a Whipple procedure for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), between 80 to 86 percent of follow-up CT exams revealed new or increased soft tissue.
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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?
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