AuntMinnie

AUGUST 4, 2024

The use of more ultrasound translates to less CT use for diagnosing appendicitis in children, according to research published August 4 in the Journal of Surgical Research. It also found that white children and children living in lower socioeconomic neighborhoods are more likely to visit hospitals with high concurrent imaging use.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 20, 2024

A team of researchers led by Fangyi Liu, MD, from the Chinese PLA General Hospital in Beijing, found that their multiparametric ultrasound model can predict metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), regardless of hepatitis B virus infection status.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 14, 2023

An AI model can accurately predict malignancy on breast ultrasound based on BI-RADS assessment, according to research published December 11 in Academic Radiology. Previous studies have demonstrated how AI can be applied to breast ultrasound. of follow-ups,” the Guldogan team wrote.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Outcomes over 10 years suggest that image-guided thermal ablation is a safe and effective option for patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma, according to a study published November 7 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. The mean age of patients was 45.8 years old and 118 (65.9%) were women.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 26, 2024

Combining ultrasound features and immune-inflammatory markers could help predict axillary lymph node metastasis (ALNM) in breast cancer patients, according to research published June 24 in Academic Radiology. Previous studies suggest that several ultrasound imaging characteristics of primary breast tumors are tied to ALNM.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 5, 2023

An AI assistance system can aid novice sonographers in assessing the rotator cuff, a study published December 1 in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology found. While ultrasound is a go-to method for assessing shoulder joint diseases, it is a user-dependent modality. in the test set. This indicates robustness and accuracy, they noted.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A computer-aided diagnostic (CAD) system improves the diagnostic performance of breast ultrasound, according to findings published October 6 in Heliyon. Ultrasound is the go-to modality for diagnostic breast imaging after suspicious mammography findings. However, conventional ultrasound isn’t without its faults.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Rural, older, and poorer children face barriers in obtaining an ultrasound exam for acute appendicitis, according to research published October 17 in the Journal of Surgical Research. It also found that they are less likely to undergo ultrasound at hospitals that have ultrasound resources. emergency departments.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 12, 2024

Many women with early-stage HR+HER2- breast cancer and a negative presurgical axillary ultrasound can skip sentinel lymph node biopsy, a study presented April 11 at the American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL, found.

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Ultrasound Disease Hospital Radiation 291

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A team led by Hisham Mehanna, PhD, from the University of Birmingham in England, found that strain ultrasound elastography does not reduce the nondiagnostic rate of FNAC, as well as the number of thyroidectomies or unnecessary thyroidectomies performed. Image courtesy of the RSNA. months for ultrasound FNAC.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Combining ultrasound with MRI could help better differentiate between benign and malignant breast nonmass-like lesions initially detected on ultrasound, a study published October 12 in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology found. Ultrasound and MRI have their tradeoffs in supplemental breast imaging. Sensitivity 93.7%

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Lung ultrasound (LUS) scoring is reliable for determining whether preterm newborns need surfactant for suspected respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), a study published February 19 in Pediatrics & Neonatology found. It also compared ultrasound scores with chest x-ray scores to predict the need for surfactant administration.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 7, 2025

Ultrasound-guided thermal ablation techniques are safe and effective in treating patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism, suggest findings published January 7 in Radiology. Treatment with ultrasound-guided MWA and RFA was generally well tolerated. F) Ultrasound-guided RFA of the hyperplastic parathyroid gland. (G)

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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

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Publicly insured pregnant women are less likely to get 20-week ultrasounds, a phenomenon that drives disparities in prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart defects, according to research published September 23 in Prenatal Diagnosis. “To Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.

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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. Ultrasound 0.4%

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 9, 2024

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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AuntMinnie

MARCH 11, 2025

While the pandemic affected medical operations across the country, the experts said that radiologists developed and honed their sense of resiliency as imaging was placed on the front lines. Medical imaging played a significant role in the early days of the pandemic when it hit its initial peak in April 2020.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 9, 2024

AUSTIN, TX -- Microflow imaging performs just as well as contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for guiding tumor ablation and may be an economical alternative, according to research presented April 8 at UltraCon. She and colleagues compared the effectiveness of microflow imaging and CEUS during microwave ablation of thyroid nodules.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In 2023, the overall average rating of the priority for implementing or expanding a predictive maintenance program for imaging equipment service is 4.9/7, 7, according to the recently published IMV 2023 Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Service Outlook Report. In relation to location type, urban sites have the highest rating at 5.3/7,

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Ultrasound MRI Diagnostic Imaging Hospital 265

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 19, 2024

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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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The scanners could reconstruct images faster than we could report them. So as to report more CT and MRI, radiologists stopped doing hands-on ultrasound and fluoroscopy. But the pressure kept building, and the number of CT and MRI scans grew by 20% annually in my hospital. So radiologists started dropping duties.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Microflow imaging can differentiate between benign and malignant breast lesions, suggest findings published October 28 in Clinical Radiology. Microflow imaging and high-definition microflow imaging can detect more blood flow in breast lesions than color Doppler flow imaging…,” Luo and co-authors wrote. Grade 1 25.4%

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Ultrasound contrast agents show promise for detecting and evaluating uterine disorders and prostate cancers, according to research presented at the annual Advances in Contrast Ultrasound meeting in Chicago. He recommended that sonographers be trained to place IVs and administer the ultrasound agent.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Canon Medical's new midrange ultrasound scanner, Aplio me. Image courtesy of Canon Medical. VIENNA -- Canon Medical Systems Europe unveiled a new ultrasound scanner and a radiography/fluoroscopy (R/F) system in its booth at ECR 2024. Image courtesy of Canon Medical.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 3, 2025

MRI and ultrasound have tradeoffs in diagnosing peripheral neuropathies of the upper extremity, a study published March 4 in Radiology found. This [MRN] may be the preferred imaging method when available, particularly for the suspected involvement of proximal nerve segments or multiple nerves, the Schwarz team wrote. Sensitivity 91.6%

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 26, 2024

An ultrasound-based deep learning radiomics nomogram (DLRN) model performed well in a study about predicting tumor status and lymph node metastasis in breast cancer patients post chemotherapy. They added to the literature, exploring the feasibility of an ultrasound-based fusion model combining the aforementioned features.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 18, 2024

A deep-learning method using endoscopic ultrasound images could detect pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms, according to research published October 17 in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. While endoscopic ultrasound is sensitive in detecting pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms, the modality is operator-dependent and time-consuming.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 20, 2023

hospitals spent an estimated $4.29 billion on service-related expenses for diagnostic imaging equipment, according to the recently published IMV 2023 Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Service Outlook Report. The modalities with the highest service-related expenditures are CT, x-ray, MRI, ultrasound, and mammography.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) is useful as an adjunct to digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) in opportunistic screening and diagnostic imaging, suggest findings published October 14 in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. DBT continues to be studied as more breast imaging facilities adopt the technology.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) may be useful in the emergency department for assessing and predicting severity for pediatric bronchiolitis, suggest findings published October 21 in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine. The researchers included data from 82 infants aged 12 months or younger. for discharged infants, 4.34 24 hours 2.11

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 3, 2024

Ultrasound data shows that family history of uterine fibroids is a risk factor for incident fibroids in Black and African American women, a study published April 3 in JAMA Network Open found. The team included data from Black and African American women from the Detroit, MI area, with ultrasound exams performed between 2010 and 2018.

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Ultrasound Health Science Diagnose Hospital 224

AuntMinnie

MAY 29, 2024

Developing and testing a new class of “super phantoms” is needed to optimize new medical imaging techniques before they are used in human studies, according to an article published May 24 in Communications Engineering. Phantoms are test objects used for initial testing and optimization of medical imaging techniques.

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Health Imaging

MARCH 7, 2024

Sacramento, California-based Sutter Health and tech Henry Nweke deny the allegations.

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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 360

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Low-dose iron oxide tracers impact the quality of breast MR images, but not that of contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM), a study published February 5 in Surgical Oncology found. However, they also observed no such effect on CEM images. The researchers included 14 women in their prospective study.

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Imaging MRI Radiologist Ultrasound 279

AuntMinnie

APRIL 23, 2024

An algorithm combining the Fibrosis-4 Index (FIB-4) and an ultrasound deep-learning model could improve diagnostic accuracy and referral management for all-cause advanced liver fibrosis, a study published April 23 in Radiology found. Chen and colleagues constructed sequential clinical algorithms that include an ultrasound deep-learning model.

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