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HPI: Nonradiologists interpret more than a third of office-based imaging

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A significant percentage of imaging studies ordered by office-based healthcare providers are self-interpreted rather than referred to radiologists for reading, according to researchers from the Harvey L. Ultrasound 52% Nuclear medicine 39.5% for orthopedic/sports medicine physicians; and 30.5%

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Study finds decreases in imaging's share of all healthcare spending

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Although medical imaging has frequently been considered a major culprit behind the growth of healthcare spending in the U.S., billion, while spending on all other healthcare services increased by 63.7%. Healthcare spending in the U.S. Healthcare spending in the U.S. Nuclear medicine 2.7% billion to $66.2

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New CT, MR scanners and AI top GE HealthCare highlights at RSNA 2023

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CHICAGO -- GE HealthCare (GEHC) brought new CT and MRI scanners and a range of AI software applications to McCormick Place for RSNA 2023. GE HealthCare's new Revolution Ascend CT scanner. GE HealthCare's Signa Champion 1.5-tesla tesla scanner. It supports both radiography and fluoroscopic imaging.

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4 ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in radiology

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But there are measures that can be taken to reduce these emissions, and performing a "life cycle assessment" is a good way to assess the effect not only of greenhouse gas emissions on the healthcare enterprise but also interventions to mitigate them, according to a team led by Cassandra Thiel, PhD, of Royal Philips in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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GE HealthCare and University Hospitals Enter 10-Year Strategic Collaboration to Contemporize Its Imaging Fleet and Implement Enterprise Digital Solutions to Help Improve Patient Care and Optimize Processes

Imaging Technology

The agreement includes hundreds of new systems, including AI-enabled technologies , across nuclear medicine , X-Ray , vascular and cardiovascular ultrasound , regional CT , fluoroscopy, surgery, and bone densitometry for which GE HealthCare will be the sole provider. and Canada. “GE

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X-Rays and Beyond: Exploring the World of Radiology (Telangana, Peddapalli, Rajanna Sircilla, Ranga Reddy, Sangareddy, Siddipet)

Future Teleradiology

The Discovery of X-Rays: Introduce the pioneering discovery of X-rays by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen in 1895 and how it revolutionized medicine. Radiological Milestones: Discuss key milestones in the history of radiology, from the advent of fluoroscopy to the development of advanced imaging techniques. Section 5: Patient-Centric Care 5.1

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Meet the Minnies 2024 semifinal candidates

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Luthria, et al, Journal of Nuclear Medicine , October 26, 2023. To learn more about this paper, click here. Increased Metabolic Activity of the Thymus and Lymph Nodes in Pediatric Oncology Patients After Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination. To learn more about this paper, click here. Best New Radiology Device Aperto Lucent 0.4-tesla