Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Augmento X-Ray is designed to significantly reduce radiologist workload and improve the quality of chest X-ray reporting. billion annual X-rays performed, 1.5 Augmento X-Ray addresses this challenge directly, reducing radiologist workload by an impressive 30-50%.

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 8, 2024

Qure’s chest X-ray based qXR-LN uses artificial intelligence to identify and localize lung nodules, marking another significant milestone for the organization, strengthening its standing as a pioneer in the realm of AI-powered advancements for plain film radiography and medical imaging.

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its AI-enabled chest X-ray solution — qXR, under two critical findings. Digumarthy, MD , a senior co-author of the study and thoracic radiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, MA), reported up to 96% sensitivity and 100% specificity for the qXR algorithm.

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The authors note that ionizing radiation is the basis for the production of diagnostic X-rays, however it has long been proven to increase the risk of cancer. 26 –29, 2023 in North Hall, Level 3, booth #7913. This has allowed us to use doses that are 50% less than what we had been using in that room.”

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

. | W3-SSMK08-4 | Room E450A A deep learning-based framework for automated screening of osteoporosis on lumbar spine plain radiographs shows potential as another way to opportunistically make use of imaging studies performed for other indications, according to this presentation.

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The British Institute of Radiology

JUNE 8, 2023

In the third blog of her series on AI and the radiographer, Shamie Kumar explores the impact on the radiographer when AI is integrated within an imaging modality. The question to explore in this blog is when AI is integrated within an imaging modality itself and how that may impact a radiographer.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 17, 2024

An AI model for x-ray imaging could help clinicians plan treatment other than spinal fusions in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, according to research published January 14 in PLOS One. For all patients, spinal x-rays were taken at six visits, from patients’ first standing x-ray to their most recent follow-up exam.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 24, 2024

The first scans have been performed in the Olympic imaging polyclinic ahead of Friday's opening ceremony, and the 68-strong squad of radiologists and radiographers are primed and ready for action, according to musculoskeletal (MSK) expert Jérôme Renoux, MD. Bring it on!

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Everything Rad

AUGUST 10, 2023

Repeating imaging exams increases the workload of your radiographers who are already stretched too thin; increases the exposure of the affected patients; and contributes to patients’ reduced confidence and satisfaction with your imaging department. The Audio Assist makes it easier for radiographers to hear the patients.

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The British Institute of Radiology

OCTOBER 10, 2022

But how will AI in the workplace affect the radiographer and how does it differ from the red dot system radiographers are so familiar with? The Red Dot System Often one of the first courses a newly qualified radiographer attends is the red dot course. What does AI do that a radiographer doesn’t already?

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 1, 2024

A group at Mount Sinai Hospital developed a “pipeline” of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to analyze lung areas in DDR image sequences from patients. Common diagnostic tests for pulmonary disorders include chest x-rays and pulmonary function tests (PFTs). a) Raw example of a dynamic digital radiograph. (b)

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 5, 2024

Substituting less energy-consuming ultrasound for x-ray or CT reduced energy use by as much as 8% during diagnostic radiology processes and 31.2% during indirect radiology department activities, according to findings of a pilot study presented March 1 at ECR 2024. kilowatts per patient, Masperi said.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 31, 2024

“This method plays an important role in overcoming the barriers to its clinical implementation, including the need for trained experts and the time-consuming process of manual contouring,” noted lead author Noriaki Wada, MD, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Dynamic image data was acquired at 7.5 L and FEV1 of 0.68

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

To highlight the profession, ASRT has partnered with medical imaging professional and actor, Michael Benzaia.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 3, 2024

Charlene Liew, MD, director of cardiothoracic imaging at Changi General Hospital in Singapore, outlined the current state of AI in radiology and where it is going in a presentation called "AI in Radiology: The Past Informs the Future."

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The British Institute of Radiology

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Kim Mason Kim Mason, an Audit and Research Radiographer for Mid Yorkshire Teaching Hospitals Trust, talks about their role as well as the value of radiographer engagement in research activities and how to get involved. So, what is an Audit and Research Radiographer? All beginning with that first piece of research.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 1, 2024

In an open forum, Yi Xiang Tay, of Singapore University Hospital's radiography and diagnostic imaging department, shared his team's research. In his presentation, Tay said the combination reduced radiation from CTs and x-rays and reduced unnecessary intravenous contrast administration for patients, mitigating side-effects of contrast.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 4, 2024

MRI complements CT, ultrasound, and x-ray when it comes to trauma imaging," Mandel said. Hospitals must develop a "safety first" culture for emergency department MRI, which should include tight access control, mandatory staff training, and vigorous screening, according to Mandel. The bottom line?

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Imaging Technology

AUGUST 17, 2023

milla1cf Thu, 08/17/2023 - 11:51 August 17, 2023 — University of Missouri School of Medicine neurologist Adnan Qureshi, MD recently led a study that discovered last year’s iodinated media contrast dye shortage affected the assessment of stroke patients at hospitals across the country.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

When the radiology department at Cork University Hospital in the south coast of Ireland took the lead in developing an autism-friendly patient experience, they observed that it took less time to complete imaging studies for children with autism, according to a February 28 session at ECR 2024.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 26, 2024

A team of 32 radiologists and 36 radiographers are limbering up to work at the summer Olympics, which begins July 25. The imaging department at the polyclinic will be equipped with two mobile MRI scanners (Ingenia, from Philips), three ultrasound machines (Aplio i800, from Canon), and one x-ray system (from Primax International).

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 24, 2023

A group in Seoul, Korea, has developed an AI model that could help reduce radiology workflows by identifying “no changes” in follow-up chest x-rays of patients in critical care, according to a study published October 24 in Radiology. Example of triage of no change in a pair of chest radiographs in the emergency department. (A)

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 11, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 01/11/2024 - 08:22 January 11, 2024 — Carestream Health has launched a new and enhanced DRX-Excel Plus X-ray System that boosts the performance of the powerful, two-in-one solution to enable more productivity and efficiency, higher image quality, and an improved experience for users and patients.

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Global Radiology CME

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Frontal abdomen radiograph demonstrates foreign body consistent with capsule endoscopy device (pill cam) in descending colon. 2 Imaging: In asymptomatic patients, plain abdominal x-ray 15-days following capsule ingestion is the preferred confirmation imaging of CR. Xray of the Week Figure 1. World J Gastroenterol. 2007.06.066 8.

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Omega Medical Imaging

JUNE 6, 2023

The technology of interventional X-ray systems has evolved. This is a technology that every hospital, physician, and patient should demand. Instead of a constant beam of X-ray energy, pulsed fluoro technology provided an innovation that reduced radiation exposure by ~65% from non-pulsed systems.

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Radiology Cafe

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

It all started when Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-rays in 1895. After working for weeks in his lab experimenting on the production of ‘strange rays’, which he referred to as ‘X’, he asked his wife Anna Bertha to lend ‘a hand’, the left one to be precise, which he used to produce the first X-ray image.

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Everything Rad

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

With advance planning and an emphasis on learning, your facility can perform imaging studies with the same standard of care as a large children’s hospital. With advance planning and an emphasis on learning, your facility can perform imaging studies with the same standard of care as a large children’s hospital.

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Everything Rad

APRIL 10, 2023

How would you rate the value you are getting from your current X-ray imaging equipment? Upgrade your X-ray imaging equipment to get access to the most advanced imaging features for about 10% of the cost of original equipment. Your radiographers need to work as efficiently as possible in order to keep pace.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 11, 2024

Outside of Michael’s work as a radiographer and computed tomography (CT) technologist, he’s also known for his on-screen medical professional roles in shows like “General Hospital,” “How to Get Away with Murder,” “Law & Order” and “The Blacklist.” “My

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Global Radiology CME

JULY 19, 2021

Plain radiograph shows empty vertebral body sign, which results from displacement of the spinous processes [3]. Increased distance between the pedicles and facet joints on plain X-ray may also be seen in a Chance fracture [3]. Radiographics. Thoracolumbar Spine Injury at CT: Trauma/Emergency Radiology. doi:10.1148/rg.2016160058

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MedBillingExperts

JANUARY 26, 2017

Yes, there is an acute shortage of manpower in this space and if recent reports are anything to go by, the volume of radiographic procedures being conducted will surpass the number of radiologist being inducted into the field by a ratio of 15:2. A patient in his mid-40s had the worst headache of his life. It was around 11.30

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 15, 2024

The Reveal Mobi Pro integrates KA Imaging’s Reveal 35C detector with SpectralDR technology into a complete mobile X-ray solution. Reveal’s ability to simultaneously acquire conventional and dual-energy images with a single exposure at the bedside improves hospital and patient outcomes and protects revenue by reducing outflows.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 1, 2023

milla1cf Mon, 05/01/2023 - 17:39 May 1, 2023 — Nano-X Imaging Ltd. , Nanox.ARC is a stationary X-ray system intended to produce tomographic images of the human musculoskeletal system adjunctive to conventional radiography on adult patients. While access to medical imaging is relatively high in the U.S.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 7, 2023

milla1cf Fri, 07/07/2023 - 21:42 July 7, 2023 — X-ray manufacturer KA Imaging is unveiling its Reveal Mobi Pro dual-energy mobile X-ray system. The Reveal Mobi Pro integrates KA Imaging’s Reveal 35C detector with SpectralDR technology into a complete mobile X-ray solution.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 26, 2024

Researchers in Korea have validated a deep learning AI model (CXR-Age) that estimates biological age from chest x-rays in a large cohort of Asian individuals, according to a study published July 24 in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence. The male individual’s chronological age was 56 years old.

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REBEL EM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Sites: Investigators recruited patients at 31 French emergency departments at university and nonuniversity hospitals Duration : June 1, 2009 to March 31, 2015. Funding: The Cardinal Health Laboratory provided Turkel thoracentesis kits to two hospitals Trial Registry: Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT01008228.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 31, 2024

A deep-learning model that includes digital x-rays reconstructed from 3D hip CT images shows promise for predicting subsequent fractures in patients with a relatively recent hip break, researchers have found. But models to predict short-term subsequent risk have not been developed. Mean follow-up time was 3.4 AUC 2-year follow-up 0.58

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