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ECR: Green protocols can reduce radiology department energy consumption

AuntMinnie

Substituting less energy-consuming ultrasound for x-ray or CT reduced energy use by as much as 8% during diagnostic radiology processes and 31.2% during indirect radiology department activities, according to findings of a pilot study presented March 1 at ECR 2024. kilowatts per patient, Masperi said.

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3 AI-based technology trends on display at the 2023 RSNA conference

AuntMinnie

The need for imaging modalities to support an earlier, more accurate diagnosis continues to drive AI applications in the medical imaging market. In fact, the size of the market for AI in medical imaging is experiencing phenomenal growth, expected to increase from $1.12 billion in 2022 to $27.52

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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% But he persevered.

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ISCT: New professional positions could relieve RT workforce strain

AuntMinnie

Mitigating radiology workforce strain requires revisioning the specialty and adding new roles to manage imaging demand, according to a presentation delivered September 12 at the International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT) 2024 meeting in Boston.

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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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Attracting and Retaining Radiology Staff

Everything Rad

Reading Time: 5 minutes read Radiology administrators at AHRA share their strategies. What is the biggest challenge currently facing radiology administrators? The answer from radiology administrators attending AHRA 2023 was unanimous: attracting and retaining radiology staff. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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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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