Diagnostic Imaging

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Key opinion leaders analyze the advantages of integrating PSMA PET imaging with traditional imaging techniques to enhance prostate cancer management and treatment strategies.

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Few radiology subspecialties can match mammography at adopting new imaging modalities to improve patient care.

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Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Researchers examined the "prognostic potential" of this advanced imaging modality.

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Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

If certainty is the holy grail of diagnostic breast imaging, then opto-acoustic ultrasound is the treasure map showing exactly where to find it.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Yet whether EVT is as effective for treating a range of ischemic injury assessed on different imaging modalities has not been established, the authors noted. Moreover, imaging discordance between the two imaging modalities was frequent, but did not alter EVT treatment effects, the authors noted.

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Diagnostic Imaging

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and imaging modalities such as ultrasound, CT, and MRI, the newly FDA-cleared VisAble.IO software reportedly enhances planning and real-time assessment for liver tumor ablation procedures.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 22, 2024

In an analysis of billing trends, the rate of out-of-network (OON) imaging claims declined from 12.6% in 2021, with the decline occurring broadly across imaging modalities, noted lead author Jay Parikh, MD, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. million imaging claims for 19.5 in 2007 to 1.1%

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Maven Imaging

MAY 5, 2023

General radiology encompasses various diagnostic imaging techniques in hospitals, imaging centers, and urgent care facilities. These imaging modalities help healthcare professionals diagnose and treat various medical conditions, whether chest X-rays for pneumonia or broken extremities.

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Imaging Technology

AUGUST 14, 2023

This summer, the Philips Radiology Experience Tour has been bringing Philips imaging modalities directly to the professionals that use them. This tour offers physicians, technologists and administrators a unique opportunity to see equipment demonstrations and virtual simulations up close and in person!

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 16, 2024

Founded in 1923, the ACR now has 54 chapters, more than 42,000 members, and more than 39,000 accredited facilities in nine imaging modalities. Last year, the society reported fiscal results (end-June 30, 2023) that included revenue of $130 million and expenses of $137.5

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 26, 2024

Currently, CT and MRI are the imaging modalities of choice for assessing diagnosed patients, yet have been shown to miss small lesions or metastatic deposits, the authors explained. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, accounting for over 800,000 deaths annually.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Women’s imaging at this year’s RSNA reflects momentous changes in trends regarding personalized, targeted healthcare in 2024 for women’s health. Research efforts toward supplemental breast imaging have ramped up in recent years and in Chicago, attendees can see results from these imaging modalities being put to the test.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 18, 2024

Like all x-ray-based imaging modalities, fluoroscopy carries with it the inherent risk of stochastic (cancer) and deterministic (skin damage) radiation effects,” the group wrote, in an article published January 14 in Radiology.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 9, 2024

The Lobbes team presented findings from the RACER trial, a multicenter, randomized controlled clinical trial that compared CEM to conventional imaging (such as digital mammography or DBT) as a primary breast imaging modality in a real-world scenario.

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Medical Xpress: Radiology

AUGUST 17, 2023

Compared to other imaging modalities like X-rays or CT scans, MRI scans provide high-quality soft tissue contrast. Unfortunately, MRI is highly sensitive to motion, with even the smallest of movements resulting in image artifacts.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The finding is from a clinical trial that compared PET/CT imaging with gallium-68 (Ga-68) NODAGA-exendin-4 PET/CT with all routine imaging procedures for the localization of insulinomas. Insulinomas are small neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas that produce too much insulin.

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Diagnostic Imaging

MARCH 25, 2024

The multimodality system nCommand Lite reportedly facilitates real-time remote imaging guidance on scanning parameters and procedure assessments to licensed technologists for a variety of imaging modalities including CT and MRI.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

A team led by PhD candidate Lu Zhang of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Shanghai, China, developed a large language model (LLM) that generates interpretations (“impressions”) on reports based on imaging findings and evaluated its performance in professional and linguistic dimensions.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

years of follow-up compared with CT imaging (2.1% vs. 1.9%) as well as an increase in the demand for noninvasive imaging for the diagnosis of CAD between 2013 and 2017 across all cardiac imaging modalities. Gutberlet emphasized that obtaining certifications is part of succeeding in cardiac imaging.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 2, 2024

Localization and characterization of these tumors require advanced imaging. Echocardiography is the primary imaging modality for this area, but its ability to differentiate between tumor types and determine malignancy is limited.

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CurveBeam AI

JUNE 20, 2024

Key Points: The most important advantage of weight bearing CT (WBCT), which utilizes cone beam CT (CBCT) technology (a three-dimensional (3D) imaging modality) is immediate access to 3D images, resulting in faster and better diagnostic capabilities.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 4, 2024

Yet the incidence of diagnostic errors due to incorrect CT or MRI orders has not been thoroughly studied, DeSimone and colleagues wrote, explaining that incorrect imaging exam orders can include those that call for the wrong imaging modality or technique, the wrong anatomy, or the wrong contrast-related request.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 18, 2024

Currently, atherosclerosis is diagnosed at a relatively late stage in its disease course, typically through clinical assessments and structural imaging modalities such as CT,” Patil noted.

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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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ScienceDirect

MAY 27, 2024

This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the comparative diagnostic efficacy of [18F]FDG PET and conventional imaging, MRI and white blood cell(WBC) scint…

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 9, 2024

Ultrasound is the typical go-to imaging modality for women experiencing chronic pelvic pain or infertility issues. Endometriosis also affects between 20% and 50% of patients with infertility and subfertility. Deep endometriosis is the most severe form of endometriosis, extending to any depth beneath the peritoneal surface.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 16, 2024

Our research demonstrates that this Tc-99m FAPI imaging modality holds promise in visualizing fibroblast activation following [myocardial infarction] and evaluating fibrotic changes,” the researchers wrote.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 3, 2024

While F-18 FDG-PET/CT is an accurate imaging modality for detecting melanoma metastases, data on its baseline prognostic value in these patients are scarce, they added. Moreover, melanoma is the third most common metastatic tumor to the brain and accounts for roughly 10% of all developed brain metastases, they added.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 8, 2024

Because conventional imaging methods offer limited assistance in the early stages of ILD, the findings underscore the potential utility of FAPI PET/CT as an imaging modality for diagnoses, according to a statement from SNMMI.

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 24, 2024

There were similar declines for claims associated with inpatient stays—10.2% and for claims associated with ED visits—3.9% to 0.4%”, said Eric Christensen , PhD, Research Director at the Neiman Health Policy Institute.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 7, 2024

Moving forward, Write noted that it is unlikely that only one imaging biomarker will characterize the full spectrum of injury and recovery in mild TBI. Instead, it will take a combination of different imaging modalities, such as perfusion imaging, chemical exchange, and saturation transfer, he noted.

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

CEM is a highly sensitive and relatively low-cost breast imaging modality that combines digital mammography with the administration of a contrast agent to support breast cancer diagnosis and guide treatment decisions.1 milla1cf Fri, 09/22/2023 - 21:53 September 22, 2023 — Hologic Inc.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 17, 2024

The document has been endorsed by the American College of Radiology, the European Society of Surgical Oncology, the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology, the European Society of Breast Imaging/European Society of Radiology, and the European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists. “F-18

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Meanwhile, the imaging modalities and procedures took place in these studies: MRI, coronary angiography, vascular angiography, PET, myocardial perfusion scintigraphy, mammography, and cerebral angiography. Two studies used Johann Pachelbel's "Canon in D major” as their musical theme.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 11, 2024

Gastric emptying scintigraphy remains the primary imaging modality for evaluating symptoms of gastroparesis such as abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, loss of appetite, and more,” the group noted.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 15, 2024

More SRMs are found due to use of modern imaging modalities and an increase in surgery for suspected cancer, the team noted. But most of these lesions are benign or indolent. That's why it's crucial to differentiate between the two, Dai and colleagues explained.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Ga-68 FAPI-PET is a valuable diagnostic tool in patients with pancreatic cancer and provided accuracy and the highest lesion detection rate compared with standard imaging modalities,” the researchers concluded. A link to the full study can be found here.

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