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VR test differentiates between novice, expert ultrasound users

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An immersive virtual reality (VR)-based test can distinguish between operators with varying levels of thoracic ultrasound skill, a Danish study published January 6 in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology found. With ultrasound being a user-dependent imaging modality, operator skills are important for diagnostic accuracy.

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CT, MRI, ultrasound are the top modalities for predictive maintenance services

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With respect to hospital bed size, 300- to 399-bed hospitals have the highest rating with an average of 5.5/7, 7, while less than 100-bed hospitals have the lowest rating with a rating of 4.4/7. In relation to location type, urban sites have the highest rating at 5.3/7, 7, while rural sites have the lowest at 4.3/7,

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Deep learning combines breast imaging data to predict cancer prognosis

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A team led by Junqi Han, MD, from the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University in China found that its model combining data from mammography images, ultrasound images, and other characteristics performed well in predicting disease-free survival of breast cancer.

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CEM more efficient, comparably accurate to conventional mammography

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“[Our study] showed that CEM is, in our opinion, the preferred modality to use after a screening recall,” Lobbes told AuntMinnie.com. Many women who are recalled from breast cancer screening receive post-screening work-up in the hospital with full-field digital mammography.

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Residents describe use of POCUS for high-risk pregnancies in Nepal

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Even the limited ultrasound examinations performed at the point of care can provide information which may be used to triage patients and facilitate transportation to specialized centers when necessary.” Ward and colleagues described the experience of American radiology residents in two Nepalese clinics.

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Micro-ultrasound on par with MRI in predicting prostate tumor volume

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Micro-ultrasound may be a suitable alternative to MRI for predicting pathological tumor volume in prostate cancer lesions, according to research published March 13 in Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations. However, both modalities tend to slightly underestimate pathological tumor and prostate volume.

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Are ‘super phantoms’ key to advancing medical imaging?

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Asterisks indicate those presented in the article, with reference numbers provided in square brackets and the imaging modality for which the super phantom is intended in round brackets. Image courtesy of Communications Engineering. The drawing of the body is inspired by the Vitruvian man created by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1490.