Ben White

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The gaming company Valve started in 1996, became initially successful with the award-winning game Half-Life, even more famous for the early multiplayer mods/games Team Fortress and Counter-Strike, expanded to change videogame distribution with the Steam store/platform, made the innovative/beloved genre-bending puzzle shooter Portal, and even recently released the powerful handheld gaming device, the Steam Deck.

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REBEL EM

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Background: Patients with decreased level of consciousness due to alcohol, drugs, or medications commonly present to the ED. These patients can be at risk of vomiting and aspiration and often prompts clinicians to pursue definitive airway management to avoid pneumonia and other complications. It is unclear, though, if the risks of intubation (including ventilator associated pneumonia) outweighs the benefits.

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Diagnostic Imaging

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Women with an increasing number of unmet social needs were 26 percent less likely to have mammography screening, according to a recent study of over 300 women with breast cancer.

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Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Mahesh Mahesh, PhD, incoming American Association of Physicists in Medicine president, discusses key developments in the specialty.

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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.

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Ben White

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Another wide-ranging radiology conversation, this time for an episode with the resident-run radiology podcast, Clinically Correlate. The post Clinically Correlate first appeared on Ben White.

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Diagnostic Imaging

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Review the case and test your knowledge to make the correct diagnosis.

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Health Imaging

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Researchers from Virginia Tech uncovered physiological changes from altering the way the brain perceives pain.

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Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Patients with such impediments also are more likely to present to practices with late-stage disease, experts detailed in JAMA Network Open.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

A recent Australian study criticizing narratives surrounding breast density notification has drawn mixed reactions from radiologists and advocates of breast cancer screening. The study, published February 14 in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), suggested that feminist narratives are being used by companies to influence women’s health. This includes the view that all women undergoing breast cancer screening should be notified of their breast density.

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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.

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Diagnostic Imaging

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In a recent assessment of PI-RADS upgrading rules, researchers found that ignoring the upgrading rules would lead to one missed diagnosis of clinically significant prostate cancer per 5.5 biopsies avoided with MRI-focused risk pathways.

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Health Imaging

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Researchers from the University of Michigan scanned 52 patients at multiple field strengths to make the comparison.

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Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The private equity-backed provider first launched SimonOne nationwide in summer 2023, capitalizing on increased interest from startup firms and celebrities.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Integrating eye-tracking data that map how radiologists interpret x-rays into deep learning AI algorithms could be key to developing more “human-centered” AI, according to a recent study. A group led by researchers in Lisbon, Portugal, conducted a systematic literature review of the use of eye gaze-driven data in chest x-ray deep learning (DL) models and ultimately proposed improvements that could enhance the approach.

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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.

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ScienceDaily

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Researchers have developed a novel approach to treat liver tumors using magnet-guided microrobots in an MRI device.

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Health Imaging

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The technique was successful in a proof-of-concept animal study, but human trials are a long way off.

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Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Low-dose positron emission mammography is a molecular imaging technique that also can reduce radiation exposure while avoiding breast compression.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

September 10, 2024, is when federal breast density notification laws go into effect, and breast imaging facilities are doing their part in preparing to integrate these into clinical practice. Lars Grimm, MD, from the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) spoke with AuntMinnie.com on how facilities can successfully implement guidance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for communicating with patients regarding their breast density.

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 02/15/2024 - 12:19 February 15, 2024 — Clarius Mobile Health , a global leader in wireless ultrasound solutions , announces T-Mode AI, a groundbreaking educational technology to help clinicians who are new to ultrasound advance their image interpretation skills using Clarius handheld scanners. Powered by artificial intelligence (AI), the new mode enhances a grayscale image using distinctive colors, patterns, and labels to teach clinicians how to instantly identify anatomical tis

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Health Imaging

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The integration brings AI to an image management service used for patient care and clinical trials.

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Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

“CT scan” was the third most-searched term among healthcare consumers, and “ultrasound” was No. 4, according to Fair Health.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

It's better to take Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) upgrading rules into account when it comes to deciding whether a patient with clinically significant prostate cancer needs a biopsy, researchers have reported. "[Our] study supports the application of PI-RADS upgrading rules to optimize biopsy selection, particularly in risk-based pathways," wrote a team led by Eduardo Thadeu de Oliveira Correia, MD, PhD , of Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.

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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.

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

milla1cf Tue, 02/13/2024 - 11:58 February 13, 2024 — Nanox , an innovative medical imaging technology company, today announced that its deep-learning medical imaging analytics subsidiary, Nanox AI Ltd., received 510(k) clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) for HealthFLD , an artificial intelligence ( AI ) software that provides automated qualitative and quantitative analysis of liver attenuation from routine contrast and non-contrast chest and abdomen CT scans in patients be

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Health Imaging

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Radiology report reading errors are as prevalent as ever. Michael Bruno, MD, of Penn State Hershey Medical Center says it's time for that to change.

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Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Korak Sarkar, MD, vividly recalls a clinical case that clearly demonstrated the significant impact that enterprise imaging can have on healthcare delivery.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Women's unmet social needs should be considered to better promote breast cancer screening utilization and early-stage cancer diagnosis, suggest findings published February 13 in JAMA Network Open. Researchers led by Neha Goel, MD, from the University of Miami in Florida found that access to screening mammography did not translate to mammography use and that increasing unmet social needs were tied to lower rates of screening mammography.

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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?