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VR test differentiates between novice, expert ultrasound users

AuntMinnie

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

AuntMinnie

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

AuntMinnie

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

AuntMinnie

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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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): A Leading Imaging Modality Because of its Diagnostic Versatility

Associates in Medical Imaging

As technological capabilities advance across all medical disciplines, so to do the imaging needs that often come with adequate diagnostic capabilities. Each requires specific equipment, trained personnel to operate them, and staff trained in reading and interpreting imaging results.

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Imaging Market Share Analysis Shows 28% of Image Interpretation Performed by Non-Radiologists

Imaging Technology

According to a written study summary released by HPI, market share varied by imaging modality; radiologists interpreted 97.3% of ultrasound. The research, published June 28 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, JACR, was based on 123 million Medicare Part B imaging claims in 2022. for ultrasound.

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CEM more efficient, comparably accurate to conventional mammography

AuntMinnie

“[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.