AuntMinnie

JUNE 5, 2024

MRI safety oversight is spotty at best, with gaps "big enough to drive a truck through," according to Tobias Gilk, founder of Gilk Radiology Consultants in Overland Park, KS, and senior vice president of Radiology-Planning in Mission, KS. MRI bed gurney accident, Kaiser Permanente Redwood City, CA. Image courtesy of Tobias Gilk.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The GE HealthCare (GEHC) Foundation has given $3 million for the creation of a professorship at the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Radiology. Grist pushed the boundaries of knowledge in the fields of MRI and CT. Tom Grist, MD.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Women’s imaging at this year’s RSNA reflects momentous changes in trends regarding personalized, targeted healthcare in 2024 for women’s health. Modalities ranging from ultrasound and MRI to molecular breast imaging and contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) will have their time in the spotlight. 8:30 a.m. | 8:40 a.m. | 4:50 p.m. |

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AuntMinnie

MAY 2, 2024

GE HealthCare will unveil its new Revolution RT radiation therapy CT system at the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO) 2024 Congress being held May 3-7 in Glasgow, Scotland. Additionally, GE HealthCare will showcase its newly acquired MIM Software portfolio, as well as other offerings at ESTRO.

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MRI Network

JANUARY 6, 2025

Advances in patient monitoring, such as wearable devices, remote monitoring systems, and AI-powered analytics, are shifting the possibilities of modern healthcare. The ability to monitor patients remotely is significantly impacting healthcare delivery, resulting in reduced costs and more positive patient outcomes.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 3, 2024

A team led by Yin Ting Chiu, PhD, from the Hong Kong Children’s Hospital discussed key factors identified by the hospital’s MR team for effectively performing supplementary MRI scans on children ages three to seven without sedation. Performing MRI scans on young children can be challenging for radiologists.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 9, 2024

SINGAPORE - AI in healthcare has many benefits – not least of which is the potential to mitigate care discrepancies. But it also carries risks, such as the use of data to create AI tools that don't accurately reflect patient diversity. What are the ethical concerns with AI that academics should be aware of?

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Global prostate MRI acquisition parameters vary widely around the world, researchers have reported. The introduction of MRI into international guideline recommendations for prostate cancer diagnosis has led to a steep increase in the demand and use of this technique over the past few years," the group noted.

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Radiology Business

JUNE 6, 2023

Sonic DL is powered by deep learning technology and targeted for use in cardiac MRI, the company said Monday.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 29, 2024

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. In fact, imaging's part fell from 10.5% billion to $66.2

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Deep learning-accelerated brain MRI improves the detection of acute ischemic lesions compared to conventional MRI because it offers better image quality and significantly decreased exam times, researchers have reported in a study published in Radiology. Arrows indicate the acute infarction.

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Health Imaging

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The technology is so promising that it is being integrated into GE Healthcares MRI scanners so that providers can conduct more thorough evaluations of how these implants hold up over time.

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Cassling's MRI

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

With so many technological advancements happening across all of healthcare, it’s easy to lose sight of the incredible evolution happening to one of the cornerstones of the hospital imaging experience: MRI.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Pricing for healthcare services -- including imaging -- isn't as consistent across the U.S. The findings underscore how important it is for patients to understand pricing variability in healthcare, wrote a team led by Benjamin Chartock, PhD, of Bentley University in Waltham, MA. Lower-extremity MRI $333 ($251 to $456) 0.55

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Lung MRI developer Polarean Imaging has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its MRI chest coil to be used with GE HealthCare's (GEHC) 3-tesla (3T) MRI scanners to visualize xenon-129 nuclei.

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The MR Smart Workflow solutions increase daily patient throughput without compromising diagnostic quality to address the needs of high-demand healthcare environments. The eco-friendly design of the BlueSeal MRI with helium-free operations, makes it the lightest 1.5T 70cm MRI system available today [4].

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 21, 2024

A new, minimally invasive procedure that combines MRI and transurethral ultrasound is effective for treating prostate cancer, according to research presented March 20 at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) meeting in Salt Lake City.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 25, 2024

GE HealthCare (GEHC) is collaborating with JobsOhio, the University of Cincinnati (UC), UC Health, and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital to create a new MRI research and development center on the UC medical campus.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 11, 2023

How can MRI staff reduce the impact of radiofrequency-induced heating? What are the special risks in 7-tesla MRI? System-wide vulnerabilities need to be addressed and coherent MRI safety strategies must be implemented, they added. Tattoos are a potential hazard in MRI. Are tattoos and implantable medical devices safe?

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Example of how ARIA can present itself on a brain MRI scan. According to the FDA, the prescription of these amyloid-targeting therapies requires intensive ARIA monitoring with repeated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans to detect and assess these changes before they pose serious neurological risks.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 31, 2025

Diagnostic radiology MRI Safety A new CPT subsection has been established for reporting six new codes describing MR safety services, including implant or foreign body evaluation, safety consultation, electronics preparation, and implant positioning or immobilization. 76015 Add-on Each additional 30 minutes G - 1.59 $51.43

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AuntMinnie

JULY 25, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its MICSI-RMT AI image enhancement software for brain MRI. Example of task-based functional MRI performed on 1.5-tesla for functional MRI (fMRI), MICSI said, adding that dMRI enhancement achieved notable improvement parameter precision. tesla scanner.

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Radiology Business

JULY 19, 2024

Plus, Hologic expected to generate $800M in free cash flow, full-body MRI startup raises $27M, and the FDA clears solutions from Hyperfine, Subtle Medical and Positrigo.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 9, 2024

At RSNA 2024, readers were especially interested in the role of MRI in estimating a patients risk of Alzheimers and in predicting cognitive decline. Body composition analysis has been a hot area of research over the last few years. What else is on the list?

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Middlebrooks' research interest consists of using ultrahigh-field, 7-tesla MRI to plot brain microstructure and develop surgical treatment of brain tumors, epilepsy, and neurodegenerative and movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and dystonia. Middlebrooks, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 7, 2025

GE HealthCare (GEHC) and not-for-profit, independent health system Cape Cod Healthcare in Massachusetts have kicked off a technology modernization effort that will add advanced CT and MRI technology at two hospitals. Both hospitals will also get Signa Artist 1.5T

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AuntMinnie

MAY 29, 2024

A machine-learning algorithm used with resting-state functional MRI can help clinicians foresee surgical outcomes in high-grade glioma patients, researchers have found. A team led by Patrick Luckett, PhD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Of these, 80% were used for training the algorithm and 20% were used for testing.

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Health Imaging

APRIL 6, 2023

Experts are hopeful that the first-of-its-kind injectable manganese-based macrocyclic agent will offer a suitable alternative to GBCAs, as it can be more efficiently eliminated from the body.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 5, 2024

Researchers at the University of Zurich in Switzerland say they have produced the first cinematically rendered image from a patient based on a standard clinical F-18 FDG-PET/MRI scan. Signa PET/MR scanner (GE HealthCare, Waukesha, WI) MR image: T1-weighted LAVA-flex, repetition time, 4.65 ms; echo time, 1.82 mm; spacing, 2.6

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 9, 2025

Cincinnati Childrens and GE HealthCare are forming a strategic research program with the goal of advancing innovation for pediatric care delivery across imaging modalities, including MRI, ultrasound, molecular imaging, and CT.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 28, 2025

Previous studies on inappropriate imaging have focused on "the importance of minimizing patient radiation exposure, limiting patient discomfort, lost work time, use of resources efficiently, and reduction of overall healthcare expenditures," the group explained. to 136 kilotons for MRI; 25 to 178 kilotons for CT; 7.1

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 14, 2025

Sandy Coffta is the vice president of client services at Healthcare Administrative Partners. The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) provides a sample letter and portal you can use to urge Congress to act. The comments and observations expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of AuntMinnie.com.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 3, 2025

If MRI prostagram should prove to be a good screening tool for prostate cancer, urologists are going to have a lot of work on their hands, and radiologists will be needed to overcome this burden, said the U.K. A fast MRI is a 12-minute version of the full scan. We need to get more information from the MRI scan," Ahmed added. "We

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The North Carolina Supreme Court could soon settle a certificate-of-need dispute between two healthcare providers seeking to install a fixed MRI system in Wake County, NC, The Carolina Journal reported. Duke Health and Pinnacle Health Services have been competing for the certificate of need, which was awarded to Duke in 2021.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 14, 2025

In the role, Flamm will ensure that patients and healthcare providers have access to advanced cardiac MRI technology, expert advice, and a quality experience, the company said. Flamm was formerly head of cardiovascular imaging at the Cleveland Clinic and brings decades of experience in cardiac imaging, SimonMed said.

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Vesta Teleradiology

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved new MRI standards introduced by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC), focusing on remote scanning and portable imaging technologies. These updates, effective immediately, aim to enhance patient safety and adapt to advancements in MRI practices.

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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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