vRad
OCTOBER 26, 2024
“Only a few more months and life will be good!” It’s the rallying cry of radiology residents and fellows everywhere. The idea that if we can just hang in there, we’ll be rewarded on the other side with a successful career, caring for patients.
Health Imaging
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Screening among younger women has been steadily rising for years. Consequently, so have cancer rates among the population.
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Radiology Business
OCTOBER 30, 2024
The world’s richest man asked patients and providers to try submitting scans to his company’s artificial intelligence product for further analysis.
ScienceDaily
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Researchers have developed a compact, wearable ultrasound device that monitors muscle activity. Attachable to the skin with an adhesive and powered by a small battery, the device wirelessly captures high-resolution images of muscle movements, enabling continuous, long-term monitoring. When worn on the rib cage, it effectively monitored diaphragm function for respiratory health assessments.
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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.
AuntMinnie
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Intraarterial peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) is a safe and effective alternative to intravenous PRRT in patients with advanced meningioma, according to a study published October 24 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Researchers at the University of Augsburg in Germany suggest the approach has the potential to deliver higher radiation doses to tumors, and found it safe in patients over a three-year follow-up period.
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Radiology Business
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Leaders from 31 different radiology societies recently met to discuss the specialty's biggest problems, offering solutions in a newly published analysis.
Diagnostic Imaging
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The AI-enabled AutoChamber software also garnered the FDA’s breakthrough device designation for opportunistic detection of enlarged heart chambers on non-contrast CT scans.
AuntMinnie
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Editor's note: As part of the celebration of AuntMinnie.com's upcoming 25th anniversary, we're presenting 25 for 25 -- a series featuring our most popular content for each of the last 25 years. New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. In the early stages of the global pandemic, articles on COVID-19 were very popular amongst AuntMinnie members.
TRA Medical Imaging
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, an important time to raise awareness about the deadliest cancer in the U.S. Lung cancer is often detected too late, but with advances in screening, early detection is possible, improving the chances of survival. At TRA Medical Imaging, we are proud to offer low-dose lung cancer screenings (LDCT) to patients who meet specific criteria, providing a crucial tool in the fight against this disease.
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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.
Radiology Business
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Greg Murphy, MD, R-N.C., and colleagues are proposing the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act, which would halt a 2.8% reduction to the conversion factor.
Health Imaging
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
The U.S currently does not have any large-scale commercial production of the isotope Mo-99 used for nuclear imaging. It is critical to more 40,000 nuclear imaging exams each day, representing about 80% of all diagnostic molecular imaging procedures.
AuntMinnie
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Freely available large language models (LLMs) may overcome limitations associated with proprietary models like GPT-4 when extracting findings from chest x-ray reports, according to a study published October 29 in Radiology. The finding comes from a comparison between open-source LLMS such as Llama, Mistral, or Qwen, and GPT-3.5 Turbo and GPT-4 using two independent datasets of free-text radiology reports.
ScienceDaily
OCTOBER 29, 2024
A study developed a new technique to accurately analyse the properties of cancer cells and the surrounding tissue at the level of individual cells. This innovation enables a more comprehensive assessment of prognoses and treatment responses in the head and neck cancers, and paves the way for more accurate diagnostics.
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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.
Radiology Business
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Konica Minolta Healthcare is introducing Exa Enterprise, a new enterprise imaging solution that encompasses the Exa PACS-RIS core powered by AWS’s proven cloud solution and its data. This new enterprise cloud solution will deliver exceptionally fast access to data and boost efficiency across imaging specialties.
Health Imaging
OCTOBER 30, 2024
The announcement will come as welcome news, as nuclear medicine departments in numerous regions have been grappling with shortages of Mo-99 and Tc-99m.
AuntMinnie
OCTOBER 31, 2024
F-18 fluorocholine (FCH) PET/CT appears to be an effective first-line imaging method in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism, according to a group of researchers in France. The finding is from a study in which the technique successfully identified parathyroid adenomas, or benign tumors of the parathyroid glands, in patients who subsequently underwent surgical treatment, noted Elsa Bouilloux, MD, of the Centre Georges François Leclerc in Dijon, and colleagues.
UCSF Biomedical Imaging
OCTOBER 30, 2024
MRI has an important role in assessing Ductal Carcinoma in Situ risk and guiding treatment decisions for women who elect not to undergo standard surgical management and instead opt for endocrine treatment and imaging surveillance.
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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.
Radiology Business
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Prompt diagnosis of such pneumothorax is crucial, with delays linked to longer hospital lengths of stay and greater disease progression, experts write in Academic Radiology.
Health Imaging
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Although serious adverse events related to COVID-19 vaccines are rare, some are life-threatening. It is important that radiologists are aware of how these complications present.
AuntMinnie
OCTOBER 30, 2024
MRI shows that increases in the brain's white matter and ventricle volume are risk factors for the progression of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), according to a study published October 30 in JAMA Network Open. A team led by Yuto Uchida, MD, PhD, of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore found that higher volumes in these brain characteristics -- along with the presence of type 2 diabetes and abnormal beta-amyloid ratios in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) -- were associated with
UCSF Biomedical Imaging
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Andreas Rauschecker, MD, PhD, describes the AI tools he has developed to diagnose and monitor neurological diseases and improve the MRI diagnostic accuracy of radiology trainees.
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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.
Radiology Business
OCTOBER 29, 2024
A 63-year-old man visited the Saint Vincent ED in Worcester, Mass., but was told he couldn't receive a crucial IR service for three days, with no available specialist on hand.
Health Imaging
OCTOBER 28, 2024
The system was developed to improve the complex, often time-consuming process of navigating through pulmonary arteries during embolectomy procedures.
AuntMinnie
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Exercise activity is an independent predictor of "hard events" such as heart attacks in patients undergoing stress PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), according to a group at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The result is from a study of 1,686 patients who underwent PET MPI and self-reported exercise activity on a simple single-item questionnaire prior to imaging.
European Radiology
OCTOBER 30, 2024
With deep sadness, the ESR announces the passing of Prof. Willi Kalender on October 20, 2024 at the age of 75. A pioneering figure in diagnostic imaging and medical physics, Prof. Kalender significantly influenced the field through his groundbreaking research and leadership. Dedicating his career to advancing diagnostic radiology, particularly in CT imaging technology, Prof.
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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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