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Researchers offer age-specific dose estimator for fluoroscopy exams

AuntMinnie

The dose catalog is based on all diagnostic fluoroscopy exams and interventional radiology (IR) procedures performed over nine years at Boston Children’s and is hoped to ensure consistency of practice and ensure patient safety, noted lead author Andy LaBella, MD, a medical physicist, and colleagues.

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Customized support reduces CT, MRI order errors

AuntMinnie

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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What are the top uses for ChatGPT in radiology?

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Identifying and reporting discrepancies LLMs can also assist in identifying discrepancies between radiology reports and electronic health records (EHRs), and thereby improve patient safety and care, the authors wrote.

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New AI training strategies stiffen defense against adversarial attacks

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A test of two security techniques developed at the University of Pittsburgh suggested that efforts to make medical machine-learning diagnosis models resilient to attacks could improve patient safety and prevent fraud. The researchers now plan to test ARFL and LIDA in other medical imaging modalities.

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Abstract No. 575 Optimizing Radiation Safety in Prostate Artery Embolization for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: The Role of Advanced Imaging Modalities in Reducing Radiation Exposure

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Prostate artery embolization (PAE) is a growing minimally invasive treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), with imaging modality selection playing a critical role in determining procedural radiation exposure.

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PowerPoint files may contain protected imaging health information

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But if these images aren't anonymized, patient privacy can be violated – which can lead to legal consequences for healthcare systems and academic institutions, they wrote. The investigators conducted a study that followed previous work Weadock published 15 years ago.

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Seno Medical's Imagio System Receives Innovative Technology Contract

Imaging Technology

Vizient customer-led councils identify technologies that have the potential to enhance clinical care, patient safety, healthcare worker safety or improve business operations of healthcare organizations.

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