Imaging Technology

JULY 12, 2023

That’s clearly the case at Massac Memorial Hospital , an award-winning critical access hospital in Metropolis, Ill., Here you’ll find a highly skilled, compassionate staff along with comprehensive advanced imaging technologies that are raising the bar for patient care in their rural community. with 25 beds.

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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 8, 2024

Newborns' livers can be affected by a variety of congenital and acquired diseases, and imaging plays an important role in the workup and management of these, according to a study published November 7 in RadioGraphics. Imaging has [a key] role in the workup and management of many neonatal hepatic abnormalities. msec (A), 5.36

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Tampa-area hospitals are facing the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, with some imaging services being temporarily suspended as healthcare systems reallocate resources toward emergency care. The hospital performs more than 400,000 imaging exams per year, according to Tampa General’s website. in late September.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Considering a patient's symptoms as noted on a short pre-MR imaging questionnaire improves radiologists' lumbar spine exam interpretation and diagnosis, researchers have found. That's why it's crucial to correlate irregularities found on spinal MRI with patient symptoms, according to the authors.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 25, 2024

MRI radiomics features can differentiate breast cancers based on human epidermal growth factor receptors (HERs), according to research published January 24 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. Previous studies have explored the potential MRI radiomics models in identifying breast cancer HER2 expression status. Sensitivity 99.4%

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Medical Xpress: Radiology

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

An intense international effort to improve the resolution of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for studying the human brain has culminated in an ultra-high resolution 7 Tesla scanner that records up to 10 times more detail than current 7T scanners and over 50 times more detail than current 3T scanners, the mainstay of most hospitals.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Time-dependent diffusion MRI-based microstructural mapping helps predict breast cancer molecular subtypes and treatment response in women with the disease, researchers have reported. The research included 408 women with breast cancer who underwent a time-dependent diffusion MRI exam between February 2021 and May 2023. compared to 0.73

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Vesta Teleradiology

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Every year, hospitals experience an influx of patients during winter due to respiratory illnesses, falls, and accidents. Preparing ahead is crucial to ensure that hospitals can cope with the surge in the winter season. Hospital admissions for these conditions can increase by up to 25% during winter.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 8, 2024

PET/MRI imaging shows promise in diagnosing fevers or inflammation of unknown origin and may have advantages over PET/CT, according to a study published January 3 in the European Journal of Radiology. They evaluated the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of the PET/MRI findings in relation to the final diagnosis.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 3, 2024

Communication and engagement with child-life specialists are a couple of factors in successful MR imaging for young children, according to research presented May 4 at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) meeting in Singapore. Performing MRI scans on young children can be challenging for radiologists.

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Cassling's MRI

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

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

JUNE 25, 2024

3D visualization software that uses CT and MR images and is modeled on video games to help surgeons better view anatomical structures will now be available at no cost. Rady Children's Hospital is making its Arc Viewer, a 3D modeling software developed by the 3D Innovations Lab within the hospital, available to use by other U.S.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 12, 2023

milla1cf Wed, 07/12/2023 - 10:25 July 12, 2023 — Eyas Medical Imaging announced the first installation of the groundbreaking neonatal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system, the Ascent 3T , within the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Cincinnati Children’s. While the Ascent 3T is not yet cleared by the U.S.

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Medical Xpress: Radiology

MAY 1, 2024

In a paper titled, "Multimodal MRI reveals brainstem connections that sustain wakefulness in human consciousness," published in Science Translational Medicine, a group of researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital, created a connectivity map of a brain network that they propose is critical to human consciousness.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

M3-SSNR04-2 | S406B Portable, ultralow-field MRI shows promise to facilitate diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke -- but reader training is needed, research to be presented on Monday morning suggests. The PPV for detecting acute ischemic stroke on low-field MRI was 96.4%, while the NPV was 65.8%. and lesion location (κ = 0.95).

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Imaging Technology

MAY 6, 2024

milla1cf Mon, 05/06/2024 - 10:35 May 6, 2024 — Hvidovre Hospital has the world's first prototype of a sensor capable of detecting errors in MRI scans using laser light and gas. MRI scanners are used by doctors and healthcare professionals every day to get a unique look into the human body.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 1, 2024

PET/CT imaging with a new radiotracer (F-18 PSMA-1007) is superior to MRI prior to surgery in men with intermediate-risk and high-risk prostate cancer, according to a study published on July 1 in JAMA Oncology. In this phase II clinical trial, the researchers sought to evaluate the approach further.

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Diagnostic Imaging

JUNE 28, 2024

While radiologists interpreted approximately 99 percent of all non-cardiac CT, MRI and nuclear medicine studies in hospital and emergency department settings for Medicare beneficiaries, new research shows significantly less radiologist review of cardiac imaging and office-based imaging.

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Medicare Nuclear Medicine Radiologist Imaging 101

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Kaiser Permanente in Redwood City, CA is paying an $18,000 fine after an accident involving an MRI machine injured a nurse, according to a report by the Daily Post. The MRI machine pulled a metal bed and a nurse several feet, leaving the nurse with injuries to her pelvis, right leg, and abdomen. The accident took place on February 23.

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Nursing MRI Hospital Imaging 97

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Global prostate MRI acquisition parameters vary widely around the world, researchers have reported. The variation isn't good news for quality patient care, wrote a team led by Francesco Giganti, MD, PhD, of the University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the U.K. 55% achieved a score of 4. 32% achieved a score of 5.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 31, 2024

mtaschetta-millane Wed, 07/31/2024 - 07:30 July 31, 2024 — In a head-to-head comparison with FDG PET/CT , FDG PET/MRI demonstrated comparable or superior diagnostic performance across a range of cancers and endpoints, according to the American Journal of Roentgenology ( AJR ). Poon et al.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Clinically significant extracardiac findings are common on CT and MRI imaging and are especially associated with exam indication and patient age, researchers have reported. Detecting and interpreting these findings is crucial for patient care, wrote a team led by Lukas Moser, MD, of University Hospital Zurich in Switzerland.

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 9, 2024

University Hospital Nantes in France will replace existing equipment with 9 new CT scanners and 6 MRI machines, among other upgrades in the 12-year contract.

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Hospital Imaging MRI 81

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 30, 2024

An almost 30-fold variation exists among radiologists when it comes to making additional CT or MRI exam recommendations for head and neck indications, researchers have found. Their study included 39,200 patients who underwent 39,200 head and neck CT or MRI exams between June 2021 and May 2022; 61 radiologists read these exams.

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MRI Imaging Radiologist Hospital 89

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

CHICAGO -- Quantitative MRI reveals how muscles in the neck are involved in primary headaches, according to research presented November 29 at the 2023 RSNA annual meeting. The researchers wanted to study how the trapezius muscles are involved in primary headache disorders, using quantitative MRI.

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Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Starr Regional already offers an array of imaging services and recently installed new CT and MRI equipment, propelling the need for reinforcements.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 4, 2024

The statistic underscores a need to improve the imaging exam ordering process, particularly for CT and MR imaging, which would not only benefit patients but also radiologists, wrote a team led by Ariadne DeSimone, MD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 13, 2023

Eyas Medical Imaging is highlighting the first installation of its neonatal MRI system Ascent within Cincinatti Children's Hospital's neonatal intensive care unit.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 23, 2024

While the use of ultrasound for pediatric appendicitis imaging has increased, the modality -- as well as MRI -- remains underutilized in this area, according to research published August 22 in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. hospitals over time. Also, non-NSIQP-P hospitals used less ultrasound than NSQIP-P centers (38.6%

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 28, 2024

MRI safety articles have always been popular with our members, so it’s not surprising that our top article in 2019 reported on a safety incident in Sweden. The police investigation into last Wednesday's accident at a mobile MRI unit in Swedish Lapland is underway and likely to take several weeks.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 1, 2024

Almost a third of imaging exam interpretations are performed by nonradiologists, according to a Harvey L. of all imaging studies for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in 2022, but that the remaining 27.9% The team conducted a study that included data from 123 million 2022 Medicare Part B imaging claims. Of these, 88.5

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 7, 2023

F-18 FDG-PET/MRI scans without the use of a contrast agent should be the top choice for imaging children suffering from lymphoma, according to research presented recently at RSNA in Chicago. Lymphomas represent approximately 15% of all tumor diseases in children and imaging plays a key role in tumor staging to plan treatments.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The following is the list of candidates for the 2024 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com 's campaign to recognize the best and brightest in medical imaging. This year, hundreds of candidates have been selected as semifinalists for 14 categories, ranging from Most Influential Radiology Researcher to Best New Radiology Software.

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Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine X-ray MRI Hospital 144

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

CHICAGO -- Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI-MRI) reveals declines in the brain microstructure and function caused by soccer heading, where a player hits the ball with their head, a study presented November 28 at the RSNA annual meeting found. Image and caption courtesy of the RSNA.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 5, 2024

MRI reveals the negative effects of preeclampsia on pregnant women's hearts and on the brains of their fetuses, according to research published in the April issue of Hypertension. The results highlight MRI's benefits as a prenatal assessment tool, wrote a group led by Megan Hall, MD, of St Thomas' Hospital in London, U.K. "As

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Integrating radiology report features into a deep-learning (DL) algorithm improves the model's ability to identify brain lesions on MRI exams, researchers have reported. In addition, 2,655 brain MRI scans taken between January and December 2022 were used for external testing. The researchers extracted textual features (i.e.,

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