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New AI model successfully segments anatomic structures in MR images

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The study results suggest that the model, called TotalSegmentator MRI, could improve radiology department workload, said senior author Jakob Wasserthal, PhD, of University Hospital Basel in Switzerland. To this end, D'Antonoli and colleagues built TotalSegmentator MRI, which they based on nnU-Net. for 13 anatomic structures).

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Addressing Healthcare Disparities in Hospitals: Promoting Health Equity

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Since healthcare disparities in hospitals have preventable sources, though, organizations can work toward providing more equitable services that acknowledge the unique needs of each patient. Hospitals committed to addressing the root causes of healthcare disparities can start by addressing some of the following opportunities.

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MICI Q2: Confidence in growth of imaging as profit center remains high

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As for hospital/facility size, 65% of survey respondents reported 100 beds or less, 14% reported 100 to 299 beds, and 21% reported 300 beds or more. Currently we are in the process of marketing for interventional radiology, MRI, and CT. We installed a new state-of-the-art MRI, [which has reduced] scan times and [increased] volumes."

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

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ESI spending directly translates to ESI premiums, the affordability of which for workers has to be supported by tax-exempt employer subsidies costing the federal government approximately $350 billion per year in lost federal tax revenue," the group wrote. growth of nominal hospital imaging prices and a 22.6% Nuclear medicine 2.7%

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BBC report warns of coming helium shortages

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The BBC noted that hospitals are the largest consumers of the gas, accounting for more than a third of the global market. Among many other uses, the gas is used to cool medical MRI scanners and to manufacture semiconductors. government sold the U.S. Overall, the U.S. In 2024, the U.S. helium supply.

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MRI Teleradiology Reporting; Viable Solution for Tier 2, Tier 3 Cities & Rural India

Future Teleradiology

Indian government has taken definitive steps towards inclusive healthcare committing to make India healthier and a model to be emulated by the rest of world. Government schemes like ‘Ayushman Bharat,’ allocates funds towards improving healthcare infrastructure in Tier 2 and 3 cities along with rural areas.

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Minnies winners for 2023 highlight AI, innovation in radiology

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Under a long-standing agreement between the state and the federal government, all Maryland hospitals receive a single, annual global payment for their services, similar to capitation. Maryland also has an all-payer system under which all payers pay the same amount for hospital-based services."

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