Radiology Business
AUGUST 14, 2023
AMN Healthcare received 155 search requests for such specialists, behind only family medicine (279) and NPs, according to a report released Monday.
Ben White
AUGUST 16, 2023
Great reporting by Cezary Podkul in ProPublica (and amazing perseverance by Dr. Shteynshlyuger): A powerful lobbyist convinced a federal agency that doctors can be forced to pay fees on money that health insurers owe them. Big companies rake in profits while doctors are saddled with yet another cost in a burdensome health care system. The post Paying to Get Paid first appeared on Ben White.
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Imaging Technology
AUGUST 17, 2023
milla1cf Thu, 08/17/2023 - 12:07 August 17, 2023 — A 67-year old patient presenting with oesophageal cancer was treated at the Paul Scherrer Institute ( PSI ) with a form of radiation provided by protons, i.e. positively charged particles. This is the first time this type of radiotherapy has been used in Switzerland to treat an oesophageal tumour. The five-week course of treatment is part of a European clinical trial involving both PSI and University Hospital Zurich.
Diagnostic Imaging
AUGUST 17, 2023
In an analysis of patients with intraprostatic/prostate bed findings of biochemical prostate cancer recurrence, the use of 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT led to an 82.3 percent cancer detection rate in comparison to 80 percent for multiparametric MRI, according to research presented at the recent Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) conference.
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Health Imaging
AUGUST 16, 2023
Serious discrepancies between preliminary imaging reads and final radiology reports are at risk of accumulating when the prelims are rendered during overnight hours.
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Radiology Business
AUGUST 16, 2023
Nearly 18% of patients receive follow-up imaging or invasive procedures despite negative findings on lung cancer screening CT.
Imaging Technology
AUGUST 17, 2023
milla1cf Thu, 08/17/2023 - 11:51 August 17, 2023 — University of Missouri School of Medicine neurologist Adnan Qureshi, MD recently led a study that discovered last year’s iodinated media contrast dye shortage affected the assessment of stroke patients at hospitals across the country. Injecting or drinking the media contrast helps doctors see blood vessels and organs more clearly in an x-ray or a computed tomography ( CT ) scan.
Health Imaging
AUGUST 18, 2023
Physicians can sometimes overlook low-contrast lesions, such as hepatic metastases or pancreatic adenocarcinoma, on computed tomography scans.
Ben White
AUGUST 15, 2023
I’ll be giving the keynote at the FSU College of Medicine’s Business & Medicine Symposium in Tallahassee this Saturday. If you’re a student there, make sure to come say hi during the morning coffee or lunch after! The post FSU/Tallahasse first appeared on Ben White.
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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
AUGUST 18, 2023
The Israel-based company said it also has entered an agreement to settle a class action lawsuit for another $8 million.
Imaging Technology
AUGUST 15, 2023
milla1cf Tue, 08/15/2023 - 16:28 August 15, 2023 — In elderly patients with suspected prostate cancer, PSMA PET/CT can diagnose advanced disease and aid in therapy selection without the need for a biopsy. Published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine , this new research demonstrates how imaging with PSMA PET/CT can potentially reduce the number of prostate biopsies and associated complications in the elderly while providing accurate staging data. 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT has gained ac
Health Imaging
AUGUST 18, 2023
Continued improvement in imaging techniques and development of clinical practice guidelines may further reduce the need, experts noted.
Ben White
AUGUST 14, 2023
Last week, Dr. Ashutosh Rao from Quantum Radiology wrote an interesting take on the corporate ownership of radiology practices as seen through the lens of Game Theory. He was gracious enough to allow me to share a version of it here for your enjoyment. § For decades, the unwritten covenant between private practice partners (owners) and new hires (associates) was that a practice that had been built and maintained for years by owners would be handed off to associates to build and maintain for yet
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Radiology Business
AUGUST 15, 2023
Connexia aims to address growing demand for outpatient imaging, along with shifting desires from some radiologists, USRS said Tuesday.
Imaging Technology
AUGUST 18, 2023
milla1cf Fri, 08/18/2023 - 16:37 August 18, 2023 — Artificial intelligence ( AI ) is capturing the public imagination as the pace of innovation accelerates sharply and easy-to-use AI tools offer new possibilities to transform whole industries. Building on a legacy of innovation, Cedars-Sinai is harnessing rapidly evolving breakthroughs in AI technology to enhance patient care, improve efficiency, advance scientific discovery, and cultivate greater physician and staff wellbeing.
REBEL EM
AUGUST 14, 2023
Background: Could Xuebijing (XBJ) catalyze a paradigm shift in sepsis management? XBJ is an herbal compound used in China to manage various inflammatory and infectious processes in recent years, including sepsis. 2-6 It is an herbal preparation comprising a blend of five herbs: Carthami Flos, Paeoniae Radix Rubra, Angelicae Sinensis Radix, and Salviae Miltiorrhizae. 2,5,6 Professor Jinda Wang developed it based on traditional Chinese medicine principles to combat infection and inflammation. 4 XB
Ben White
AUGUST 13, 2023
On my brief perusal, the eBook for Undergraduate Education in Radiology (developed by the European Society of Radiology) seems like a great, entirely free, first pass at radiology for medical students and first-year residents. In particular, the sections I looked at were a great breakdown of that first pass of high-yield of anatomy. Strongly recommended.
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Radiology Business
AUGUST 16, 2023
ACR is concerned such a scenario would result in delayed and highly variable coverage determinations across the U.S.
Health Imaging
AUGUST 18, 2023
VisiRad XR was developed using curated data sets from across the globe, developer Imidex said in an announcement.
Imaging Technology
AUGUST 14, 2023
milla1cf Mon, 08/14/2023 - 13:10 August 14, 2023 — Precision Imaging Centers has added Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corporation ’s Scenaria View low-dose computed tomography (CT) imaging system to its list of diagnostic offerings. The system includes the latest technologies in radiation dose reduction with an accommodating design that reassures patients, as well as a broad range of clinical capabilities and features to meet the demand of today’s diagnostic imaging professionals.
Maven Imaging
AUGUST 15, 2023
At Maven Imaging, we understand how crucial it is to offer quality patient care while managing costs. That's why we've handpicked four of the best low-cost X-ray machines for dentists that don't skimp on performance.
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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
AUGUST 15, 2023
The agency has not yet announced the reopening of the Federal IDR portal to submit new disputes, with the feds hoping to do so "soon.
MedImaging Nuclear Medicine
AUGUST 16, 2023
Researchers are developing an imaging technique that can identify specific lung infections in real time, thereby expediting treatment for critically ill patients who are most at risk.
Imaging Technology
AUGUST 18, 2023
milla1cf Fri, 08/18/2023 - 16:34 August 18, 2023 — According to an accepted manuscript published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) , an automated model could enable large-scale studies in adolescent populations that investigate abdominal fat distribution on MRI, as well as associations of fat distribution with clinical outcomes. Noting that a global increase in childhood obesity has created the need to accurately quantify body fat distribution, “we trained and evaluated the 2D-CDF
Medical Xpress: Radiology
AUGUST 16, 2023
What if "looking your age" refers not to your face, but to your chest? Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have developed an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) model that utilizes chest radiographs to accurately estimate a patient's chronological age. More importantly, when there is a disparity, it can signal a correlation with chronic disease.
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