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ECR: 3 tips for developing a successful cardiac imaging practice

AuntMinnie

Imaging was so important [for cardiac indications], that I decided to become a radiologist," he said. Together with our radiographers, I learned to scan cardiac patients and learned special anatomy from pediatric cardiologists and pediatric cardiac surgeons." years of follow-up compared with CT imaging (2.1% Just do it!"

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Deep learning combines breast imaging data to predict cancer prognosis

AuntMinnie

“The combination of mammography and ultrasound images improved… performance for predicting breast cancer prognosis compared with single medical imaging modalities,” Han and colleagues wrote. AI and deep learning continue to be explored by radiologists for their potential to improve breast cancer diagnosis and prognosis.

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ISCT: New professional positions could relieve RT workforce strain

AuntMinnie

It is ultimately going to be important for all of us to have a local geographic perspective as we think about these recruiting principles," Rubin said, adding that there is a "rising crisis" in terms of the volatility of the radiologist workforce. "We

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Artificial Intelligence Embedded Imaging Modality

The British Institute of Radiology

In the third blog of her series on AI and the radiographer, Shamie Kumar explores the impact on the radiographer when AI is integrated within an imaging modality. The question to explore in this blog is when AI is integrated within an imaging modality itself and how that may impact a radiographer.

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Breakthroughs in breast cancer screening technologies

AuntMinnie

New AI integrations are further elevating the impact of this technology, not only by acting as a valuable second set of eyes for radiologists but also by providing standardized breast density assessments. vi Investigations continue of this newer imaging modality, which has the potential to positively benefit patients with dense breasts.

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ISMRM: Does MRI have a role in the emergency department?

AuntMinnie

Using a dedicated MRI system in the ED offers many potential benefits, from improving access to the modality for trauma patients to offering a more certain diagnosis than other imaging modalities can, said presenter Catherine Mandel, MD, of the University of Melbourne in Australia. MRI is inherently unsafe," she said. "[For

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AI's impact on false-positive mammograms, breast cancer screening performance

AuntMinnie

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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