Radiology Business

OCTOBER 3, 2024

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

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AuntMinnie

MAY 22, 2024

Which modality is better for breast cancer diagnosis, contrast-enhanced mammography or dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI? Dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI has been available since 1984, while CEM was introduced in 2011. Breast MR imaging is considered standard practice for assessing chemotherapy response.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

7, indicating that larger hospitals and facilities in more urban locations are most likely to prioritize the use of predictive maintenance service features on their diagnostic imaging equipment. In relation to location type, urban sites have the highest rating at 5.3/7, 7, while rural sites have the lowest at 4.3/7,

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 4, 2024

These included the following: symptomatic presentations, imaging modalities, and other. It also noted that discordant detection method assignments were caused by mistaking a symptomatic presentation for an imaging modality (8/13) or mistaking an imaging modality for another imaging modality (5/13).

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 28, 2024

Using portable MRI in an ambulance during transport of patients experiencing stroke shows promise for improving outcomes, but there's more work to be done to streamline the process, according to survey results published June 25 in Ergonomics.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 2, 2025

million office-based imaging claims for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in 2022 that were ordered by nonradiologists. They found that rates of self-interpretation varied by imaging modality: Self-interpretation rate for office-based imaging by modality Modality Percentage X-ray and fluoroscopy 50.4%

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 23, 2024

Hanneman said that overall greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced by up to 33% for MRI and between 40% and 80% for CT. The researchers also suggested that decision-support tools can be implemented to choose lower-energy imaging tests when appropriate.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 19, 2024

Implementing a few key interventions can reduce exam delays for MRI exams performed on patients under sedation or general anesthesia, researchers have reported. MRI exam delays are common, due to longer scan times the modality requires and safety concerns. The hospital performs 32,000 MRI exams per year.) Of these, 88.7%

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Gutberlet described how he came to cardiac imaging early in his medical career. At the time, there was little training for, say, cardiac MRI. Imaging was so important [for cardiac indications], that I decided to become a radiologist," he said. years of follow-up compared with CT imaging (2.1% But he persevered.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 6, 2024

Low-field MRI can now detect many pathologies in the lungs that previous generations of MRI scanners failed to do, but there is still significant room for improvement once radiologists become more proficient at interpreting pulmonary 0.55-tesla 0.55T lung MRI protocol.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 9, 2024

SINGAPORE -- The use of MRI for musculoskeletal (MSK) trauma imaging is becoming increasingly viable, according to a presentation delivered May 7 at the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Imaging (ISMRM) meeting. MRI is underutilized in trauma imaging and often falls short of its potential," said presenter Prof.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 13, 2025

Micro-ultrasound may be a suitable alternative to MRI for predicting pathological tumor volume in prostate cancer lesions, according to research published March 13 in Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations. However, both modalities tend to slightly underestimate pathological tumor and prostate volume.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 9, 2024

However, other imaging methods such as digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), MRI, and ultrasound can be used in a supplemental role to determine the final diagnosis, with or without tissue sampling. Finally, CEM detected 13 malignant occult lesions versus three from conventional imaging, and no serious adverse events occurred.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 27, 2024

A new whole-brain MRI technique called field-cycling imaging (FCI) identifies subacute ischemic stroke at field strengths as low as 0.2 The technique could make MRI more accessible, wrote a team led by Vasiliki Mallikourti, PhD, of the University of Aberdeen in the U.K. millitesla [mT] to 0.2 millitesla [mT] to 0.2

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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 8, 2024

This includes imaging procedures such as MRI, mammography, and PET among others. Musical intervention arises as a painless, reliable, low-cost, and side-effect-free strategy, presenting imaging departments with a practical means to enhance patient comfort and mitigate anxiety and stress during medical procedures,” the Viera team wrote.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Low-dose positron emission mammography (PEM) can detect invasive breast cancer in a feasible manner, according to research published February 9 in Radiology: Imaging Cancer. This study underscores the potential of this low-dose PEM system as a promising imaging tool in breast cancer diagnosis,” the Freitas team wrote.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 9, 2025

Cincinnati Childrens and GE HealthCare are forming a strategic research program with the goal of advancing innovation for pediatric care delivery across imaging modalities, including MRI, ultrasound, molecular imaging, and CT.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 29, 2024

Asterisks indicate those presented in the article, with reference numbers provided in square brackets and the imaging modality for which the super phantom is intended in round brackets. Image courtesy of Communications Engineering. Examples of test objects that the authors classify as super phantoms.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 4, 2024

SINGAPORE - Does MRI have a role in the emergency department (ED)? MRI complements CT, ultrasound, and x-ray when it comes to trauma imaging," Mandel said. And having MRI available in the emergency department means that ED patients don't have to compete with inpatients or outpatients for MRI time."

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

A large variety of methods and modalities will be showcased for breast cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as other pathologies. Additionally, advanced and emerging imaging methods will be explored at this year’s meeting. However, there’s more to women’s imaging than breast imaging. 11:10 a.m. |

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

However, the researchers also acknowledged that AI could improve environmental sustainability in medical imaging. This includes shortening MRI scan times with faster acquisition times, improving the scheduling efficiency of scanners, and optimizing the use of decision-support tools to reduce low-value imaging.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In 2018, experimental FAP inhibitors (ligands that attach to the FAP protein) were introduced and have proven to be highly accurate as PET imaging agents when combined with various radioisotopes. In this study, the researchers analyzed data on 62 patients with suspected pancreatic cancer. A link to the full study can be found here.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 7, 2024

The researchers compared the findings to recent CT, MRI, and/or endoscopic ultrasound exams. The team reported that the physicians obtained complete or partial images in most exams, although the radiologist showed superior performance. Both physicians performed independent bedside POCUS exams and documented visibility and exam length.

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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 24, 2024

AI software based on deep-learning algorithms is showing promise, however, for helping to improve specificity in screening mammography and other breast imaging modalities. Although mammogram is the most widely used screening modality, a known problem is that 9.5% Just over 40.5 million mammograms were performed in the U.S.

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Associates in Medical Imaging

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Hospitals and medical practices of all sizes, no matter their target demographic or geographical location, often struggle to ensure their patients have access to all of the essential imaging modalities necessary to diagnose a wide variety of medical conditions. The answer to many of these questions could be just one—MRI.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Ultrasound’s versatility is once again on display at RSNA 2024, with researchers showcasing the modality’s ability to be on par with CT and MRI for guiding diagnosis and treatment strategies in some clinical scenarios. or “Can ultrasound be a suitable alternative to MRI for breast imaging?” And let’s not forget about AI.

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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

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Studies will also evaluate ways to further improve the modality's capabilities by reassessing the physics side of ultrasound, such as attenuation and echogenicity, as well as the use of interferometry. RSNA 2023 attendees can also attend various education sessions exploring the latest innovations and techniques in sonography. 11:30 a.m. |

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 18, 2025

Photon-counting CT (PCCT) is effective and accurate for estimating liver fat fraction compared with MRI proton density fat fraction (PDFF)-based reference standard measurements, researchers have reported. Images and caption courtesy of the RSNA. "[Our In patients with known fibrosis, ICC was 0.84; it was 0.92

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Purview

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

For many doctors, specialists, hospitals, health care practices and medical facilities, the cloud holds a lot of promise for storing and accessing medical imaging studies by physicians and patients alike.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 24, 2023

Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: DDR show promise for imaging of rotator cuff tears Use of V/Q scans dropped during COVID-19 pandemic MRI offers noninvasive way to assess effects of vaping, smoking Are ventilation scans needed in pulmonary embolism assessments? Role of imaging modalities is changing for PE diagnosis

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said CT is still the preferred imaging modality for patients with medical devices. However, "for imaging procedures specifically, CT continues to be the preferred tomographic imaging technology for people with implantable or wearable medical devices.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Barco will showcase DL Precise, an AI-powered lesion segmentation, measurement, and visualization tool for breast imaging. Its core technology is a deterministic shape recognition algorithm that yields consistent results on multiple imaging modalities, including mammography, ultrasound, CT, and MRI, the company said.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 1, 2023

She added that CEM is also a useful imaging modality for elderly women who may struggle to stay still or maintain specific positions needed for MRI. Di Nara noted that this is a useful alternative for elderly women not eligible for surgery.

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Associates in Medical Imaging

APRIL 23, 2021

Today, PET/CT is the fastest growing diagnostic imaging modality, and for good reason. PET/CT scans combine two different types of imaging capabilities in a single procedure using one machine. Unlike other imaging modalities such as MRI and CT, PET/CT scans show metabolic changes at the cellular level in an organ or tissue.

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