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AI lifts nonradiologists' x-ray interpretation skill levels

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A commercially available AI model was on par with radiologists when detecting abnormalities on chest x-rays, and eliminated a gap in accuracy between radiologists and nonradiologist physicians, according to a study published October 24 in Scientific Reports. A) Chest x-ray unaided by the AI system. (B)

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HPI: Almost a third of image interpretation done by nonradiologists

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The team conducted a study that included data from 123 million 2022 Medicare Part B imaging claims. million (72.1%) were interpreted by radiologists. for digital x-ray 0.9% X-ray -- -- 97.9% Of these, 88.5 This overall percentage varied by modality, the group reported: 97.3% for CT 91% for MRI 76.6%

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AI proposed to help radiologists detect child abuse injuries

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The model approached the capabilities of expert human readers on a set of 1,109 pediatric chest x-rays and could serve as a tool to help detect injuries due to physical abuse, noted lead author Jonathan Burkow, a doctoral student, and colleagues. times increase in mortality rate,” the group wrote.

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AI improves performance of nonradiologists in chest imaging

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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. Chest x-rays are the go-to modality for assessing whether or not a disease requires immediate treatment. Pneumothorax 92.8%

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MinXray delivers portable x-ray systems to Ukraine

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MinXray has completed the delivery of 70 of its complete portable digital x-ray systems to Ukraine to help provide access to radiography services amid the ongoing conflict. Setup of the systems takes less than a minute and images can be obtained in less than 10 seconds, MinXray said. According to the U.N.,

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AI boosts radiologist perception training

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A team in Europe has launched a novel web application to help radiology trainees gain skills in detecting lung nodules on chest x-rays. For the novice, beginning interpretation of cross-sectional imaging can be a daunting task,” he noted. In total, the data sets included 513 normal images and 154 with small lung nodules.

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NPPs increasingly performing image interpretation

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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?