AuntMinnie

JULY 10, 2023

The rate of diagnostic imaging interpretation by nonphysician practitioner. Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: ED nonphysician practitioners boost imaging use Expanded authorization for nonphysician providers What awaits radiologists when the public health emergency ends?

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

In radiology, the technologys performance has been assessed in response generation to patients, taking board exams, and image interpretation assistance. Large language models that employ generative AI, such as ChatGPT and Gemini, have become a part of daily general life.

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Health Imaging

JUNE 10, 2024

New research analyzes the effectiveness of AI-generated reports in simplifying radiologists’ imaging interpretations into more easily understandable language, as judged by nonphysicians.

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Radiology Business

JANUARY 5, 2025

Image interpretation can be one major source of variability, with some radiation oncologists forced to read MR, CT and other exams during the RT planning process.

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Radiology Business

APRIL 6, 2023

Many radiation oncologists are not formerly trained in imaging interpretation, and radiologists’ collaborative participation in care planning can help to catch errors, experts wrote recently.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 3, 2024

Neiman Health Policy Institute ( HPI ) study found that radiologists interpreted 72.1% of all imaging studies for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in 2022, with the remaining 27.9% According to a written study summary released by HPI, market share varied by imaging modality; radiologists interpreted 97.3%

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 22, 2024

“These functionalities indicate the tool's potential to improve radiological workflows by pre-screening and categorizing ultrasound images,” Sultan told AuntMinnie.com. This technology, if implemented in clinical practice, will have great potential in enhancing medical image interpretation and healthcare outcomes.”

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 22, 2024

“These functionalities indicate the tool's potential to improve radiological workflows by pre-screening and categorizing ultrasound images,” Sultan told AuntMinnie.com. This technology, if implemented in clinical practice, will have great potential in enhancing medical image interpretation and healthcare outcomes.”

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Breast image interpretation requires radiologists to visualize structures on mammograms. However, overall image quality also plays a role in accurate image interpretation, which is where the functional and environmental conditions of display monitors come into play.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 25, 2024

Postoperative changes and medical devices – Previous reports suggest that AI algorithms “are not properly trained” to recognize postoperative changes and how they impact image interpretation, the authors noted. Also, medical devices such as catheters, implants, prosthetics, or pacemakers can impact AI’s performance.

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Ben White

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

A world where AI changes nothing and the already increasing role of non-radiologists in imaging interpretation (including but limited to midlevels) magically flatlines is not a world I think we live in. I don’t see a reason to assume the future will be any more predictable.

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Diagnostic Imaging

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In a recent interview, Richard Duszak, MD, discussed new study findings that showed over nine percent annual increases in ultrasound, CT and MRI interpretation by office-based non-physician practitioners (NPPs) between 2013 and 2022.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 29, 2024

In her presentation, Noushin Yahyavi, MD, from the University of Maryland in Baltimore discussed ways that stakeholders in imaging AI, including radiology departments and AI vendors, can better promote health equity with the technology. Biased data results in biased AI models,” Yahyavi said.

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Vesta Teleradiology

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

A study published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology examines the increasing trend of NPPs taking on imaging interpretation responsibilities. The study analyzed data from over 3 million imaging claims between 2016 and 2020 and found that 3% were attributed to NPPs, with the highest rates in rural areas.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Also, the RSNA said its Image Interpretation Session will be returning to the meeting, to be held Monday, December 2, and moderated by Bruce Burton Forster, MD, as well as the Fast 5, a session where five speakers present for five minutes each on topics reflecting the RSNA 2024 theme, “Building Intelligent Connections.”

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 14, 2023

These studies have shown how AI aids in image interpretation, reduce false-positive cases, and potentially help decrease the workload of radiologists. “By considering AI-assigned BI-RADS 2 as safe, we could potentially avoid 11% of benign lesion biopsies and 46.2% of follow-ups,” the Guldogan team wrote.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Burnout was defined by emotional exhaustion (EE) or depersonalization (according to the Maslach Burnout Inventory) and workload was assessed based on working hours, number of image interpretations, hospital level, device type, and role in the workflow.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 4, 2024

Additionally, it would shift time spent by radiologists on noninterpretive tasks of investigating and remedying incorrect orders (a secondary form of waste) to image interpretation, thereby decreasing workflow interruptions."

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 4, 2024

And while AI continues to gain ground in imaging departments, Jones said the technology has a while to go before becoming a day-to-day part of clinical workflows. This includes making sure staff members have the necessary training in image interpretation and diagnosis when using AI.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 17, 2024

An AI model that acts as a first-read “augmentation technique” could improve both detection of rib fractures and the speed of image interpretation, especially for non-expert readers, the authors suggested.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 31, 2024

These findings provide breast radiologists with a valuable foundation for understanding the current capabilities and limitations of off-the-shelf large LLMs in image interpretation,” Succi told AuntMinnie.com. The models achieved the lowest scores in assigning lower BI-RADS categories.

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Ben White

MAY 9, 2023

Frankly, I think there’s no chance of radiologists meeting demand without a paradigm shift of some kind, either the long-awaited mass efficiency gains from meaningfully helpful AI products or the significant expansion of the role of midlevel providers in image interpretation (which is currently not permitted).

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AuntMinnie

MAY 7, 2024

Israel-based Nanox Imaging announced its U.S.-based USARad provides imaging interpretation and database services to radiology practices, hospitals, medical clinics, diagnostic imaging centers, urgent care facilities, and multispecialty physician groups in the U.S. and five additional countries, according to Nanox.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 30, 2024

AI improves chest x-ray imaging interpretation by nonradiologist practitioners, which could be useful in low-resource settings, according to research published January 29 in Chest.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 8, 2024

plans to partner with PACS firm UltraLinQ on ultrasound imaging interpretation tools. The partnership will combine iCardio.ai's software with UltraLinQ's image viewer and reporting platform, the company said. Los Angeles-based startup iCardio.ai

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2024

other physicians are increasingly being tasked with interpreting chest x-rays, despite lack of training, the team noted. Here, we provide evidence that the AI system aids nonradiologist physicians, which can lead to greater access to high-quality medical imaging interpretation,” it concluded. The full study is available here.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 12, 2023

Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: NPPs increasingly performing image interpretation AHRA: Negotiation strategies lead to more successful practices AHRA president talks 50th anniversary of annual meeting How can radiology practice managers overcome today's challenges?

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Diagnostic Imaging

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The Rology teleradiology platform may improve access to top tier-imaging interpretation for stand-alone imaging centers, rural facilities and low-income patients.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 19, 2023

Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: Breast radiologists impacted by automation bias when using AI Group uses AI to assess mammo interpretation bias How should AI be used in breast ultrasound? How will AI impact image interpretation process? Deep-learning algorithm can assess breast density

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Participating healthcare professionals will be granted access to the Healthcare AI Challenge that features late breaking AI solutions they can assess for effectiveness on specific medical tasks, such as providing medical image interpretation, in a simulated environment.

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Future Teleradiology

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

This blog unveils the intricate mechanisms by which Teleradiology services guarantee optimal quality in image interpretation, shaping the future of diagnostic accuracy. Discuss how cutting-edge equipment contributes to optimal image clarity for meticulous interpretation.

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Vesta Teleradiology

JANUARY 8, 2025

As a teleradiology company, we specialize in bridging this gap by offering high-quality diagnostic imaging interpretation, ensuring rural healthcare providers can deliver top-tier care to their patients. Ohio: Enhancing Care in Rural Towns Ohio’s rural landscape includes cities like Portsmouth, Gallipolis, and Defiance.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 25, 2024

SLT provides automatic, real-time, numeric measurements of the flow lumen of blood vessels without the complexities of image interpretation, the company said. Provisio Medical's Sonic Lumen Technology (SLT) Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) system has been granted 510(k) clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Diagnostic Imaging

JUNE 5, 2023

Whether it’s attempting to get appropriate clinical histories from referring physicians or getting a tech to split up a multiphasic contrast study into separate image series, consistently striving to fight the good fight for optimal image interpretation is worth the effort.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 1, 2024

APPs can also help practices generate revenue by freeing up radiologists to perform more complex and higher revenue procedures or more diagnostic image interpretation," they concluded. "IR IR divisions can theoretically decrease costs and increase revenue by having a greater share of certain procedures performed by APPs."

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Diagnostic Imaging

JULY 11, 2023

In a retrospective review of over 110 million imaging claims for patients with commercial insurance or Medicare Advantage, researchers noted key trends signaling significant increases in imaging billed by non-physician practitioners (NPPs).

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Setup of the systems takes less than a minute and images can be obtained in less than 10 seconds, MinXray said. The images can be viewed on the system laptop or sent directly from the system to a radiologist anywhere in the world. MinXray's system is also available with AI image interpretation software, the company added.

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