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Artificial intelligence: Algorithms improve medical image analysis

ScienceDaily

JANUARY 2, 2025

Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve the analysis of medical image data. This is the result of AutoPET, an international competition in medical image analysis. For example, algorithms based on deep learning can determine the location and size of tumors.

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Cloud-based imaging: The new catalyst for healthcare transformation

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

When it comes to medical imaging, radiology is what most often comes to mind, and for good reason. A large percentage of medical imaging created by most hospitals tends to come from the radiology department. In most cases, medical images and scans are placed into an electronic medical record (EMR) as a link.

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Giving patients access to their medical imaging could improve health literacy

Health Imaging

MAY 21, 2024

However, medical image sharing could also produce an influx of questions from patients who have concerns about what they're looking at, authors of a new paper suggest.

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ChatGPT to be utilized in new medical imaging app for patients

Health Imaging

APRIL 24, 2023

AI chatbot ChatGPT is making its official debut in medical imaging by way of a new app that can be utilized by anyone with a smartphone.

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Maximize Your Radiology Center’s Performance With Specialized Scheduling

In this guide, we’ll take you through a step-by-step process to transform your radiology center into a high-performance hub of medical imaging. Patient-centric scheduling can only be achieved through optimized radiology workflows, effective communications between staff and physicians, and, of course, through specialized schedulers.

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Are ‘super phantoms’ key to advancing medical imaging?

AuntMinnie

MAY 29, 2024

Developing and testing a new class of “super phantoms” is needed to optimize new medical imaging techniques before they are used in human studies, according to an article published May 24 in Communications Engineering. Phantoms are test objects used for initial testing and optimization of medical imaging techniques.

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How Diagnostic Imaging is Revolutionizing Early Disease Detection

Professional Radiology

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The way physicians identify illness is changing due to advances in medical imaging, which make early diagnosis quicker, more precise, and less invasive. As one of El Pasos top radiology centers, Professional Radiology is dedicated to offering cutting-edge imaging services that aid in the early detection of illnesses.

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Experts call for CPT codes for imaging AI reimbursement

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 24, 2025

Imaging AI tools and algorithms continue to be rapidly developed and deployed into clinics, but experts say theres an elephant in the room that still needs to be addressed: reimbursement. Specifically, AI supporters are focusing on the lack of current procedural terminology (CPT) codes representing imaging services performed with AI.

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Southwest Medical Imaging marks 3 weeks since canceling contract with UnitedHealthcare

Radiology Business

AUGUST 1, 2024

The Scottsdale, Arizona, radiology group believes that UHC's contract proposals "don’t recognize the escalating costs of continuing to provide safe and high-quality medical imaging."

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Deep learning helps find, segment lung tumors on CT imaging

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 22, 2025

Using a deep-learning model with lung CT imaging shows promise for identifying and segmenting tumors, researchers have reported. To address the problem, Kashyap and colleagues developed and tested a 3D U-Net-based, image-multiresolution ensemble deep-learning model for identifying and segmenting lung tumors on CT scans.

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Michigan adds requirements for medical imaging equipment operators

AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2024

The new rules now in effect in Michigan help ensure that only medical radiologic technologists with the appropriate education and training can operate medical imaging equipment, according to an American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) legislative update. Both the ARRT and the MSRT are opposing that measure.

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Penn. bill will change licensing rules for medical imaging personnel

AuntMinnie

JULY 26, 2024

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) said it supports a new Pennsylvania bill that requires licensing of medical imaging professionals, radiation therapists, radiologist assistants, and trainees. Pennsylvania Senate Bill 1281 Licensing of Medical Imaging Professionals (SB 1281) was introduced July 12.

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IMV: Independent imaging centers face competition for CT scan volume

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 27, 2025

Independent imaging centers are experiencing increased competition for CT patients, according to the newly published IMV 2024 CT Market Outlook Report. Hospital-based sites are more likely to be experiencing this shift compared to independent imaging centers. Independent imaging centers 10.9 hours on weekdays and 17.9

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Signify Research’s medical imaging predictions for 2024

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 16, 2024

Signify Research has released its top 10 predictions for the medical imaging market in 2024, including five for imaging IT and AI and five for modalities. Imaging IT and AI : Consolidation is not over yet; 15 AI vendors will be acquired or exit the medical imaging AI market in 2024.

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6 key trends in medical imaging physics

Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Mahesh Mahesh, PhD, incoming American Association of Physicists in Medicine president, discusses key developments in the specialty.

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Medical imaging trends to watch in 2025

Radiology Business

JANUARY 30, 2025

The healthcare market analysis firm Signify Research released a list of predictions in radiology its analysts expect to see in 2025.

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6 success factors for reducing low-value medical imaging

Radiology Business

AUGUST 16, 2024

Norway has worked to address unnecessary imaging in its public healthcare system, sharing lessons learned in the journal Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology

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‘Publication pressure’ evident albeit not overwhelming in medical imaging

Health Imaging

MAY 27, 2024

Radiology researchers feel no less squeezed to “publish or perish” than academics working in any other medical specialty.

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Excess imaging produces 'significant' carbon dioxide emissions

AuntMinnie

MARCH 28, 2025

Excess imaging translates to "significant"carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, according to a study published March 28 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Overuse of imaging is a strain on our healthcare system and radiology workforce," said senior author Michael Atalay, MD, PhD, of Brown University in Providence, RI.

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More and more hospitals are using the cloud for medical image storage

Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Cloud data storage is growing in medical imaging as a way of simplifying workflows and providing relief to health IT teams, Esteban Rubens explained in an interview.

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Enterprise imaging: The now and future king of medical image management

Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As recently as three to five years ago, clinicians diagnosing disorders could not afford to dismiss the possible presence of “stumble-across” imaging studies. These are anatomic abnormalities that pop up in imaging exams looking for something else. Don’t confuse the term with incidental findings.

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Interpretive AI for medical imaging: 5 points of skepticism, idealism

Health Imaging

MAY 25, 2023

Surveying the landscape of interpretive AI in radiology, two researchers note a yawning gap between great expectations set in the recent past and actual clinical implementations as of spring 2023.

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Doc offices more than double use of nonphysicians for interpreting medical images

Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The Journal of the American College of Radiology analysis sparked a spirited discussion on social media Wednesday after it was published.

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How can Enterprise Imaging empower radiology in the modern health network?

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

While academic medical center radiology departments are expanding significantly and hospitals are adapting to health system consolidation trends, demand for innovative imaging informatics remains strong among operations and physician teams. billion healthcare facility.

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Startup aiming to streamline medical imaging appointments raises $9M

Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Medmo has now expanded nationwide, supporting clients including imaging centers, primary care groups, large hospital systems and virtual health providers.

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IAEA: When selecting medical imaging equipment, don’t assume ‘new’ means ‘low dose’

Radiology Business

APRIL 22, 2024

Advanced imaging equipment using ionizing radiation enters the global market at the rate of one new technology every five years.

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HHS proposes rule aimed at improving patients’ electronic access to medical images

Radiology Business

AUGUST 1, 2024

The agency believes the industry's ongoing reliance on CDs and other physical media "represents a continued burden for patients and clinicians."

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Private equity firm acquires medical imaging equipment supplier from Philips

Radiology Business

JULY 16, 2024

Agito Medical was first founded in 2004 and acquired by the Amsterdam-based original equipment manufacturer in 2018.

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Casper Medical Imaging & Outpatient Radiology expands into new state

Radiology Business

MAY 8, 2024

Based in its namesake Wyoming community, the rural private practice is growing eastward, opening a new outpatient center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.

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Rhode Island Medical Imaging and its 90 physicians join Strategic Radiology

Radiology Business

AUGUST 21, 2024

Founded in 1943, the private practice has a network of 16 diagnostic imaging facilities overseen by its staff of "deeply" subspecialized radiologists.

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Demystifying Data Monetization in Medical Imaging

Radiology Business

APRIL 11, 2024

Data has become the new currency driving innovation and progress across various industries. However, data monetization is perceived as a taboo subject, something full of ethical concerns and privacy issues. We’d like to challenge this notion and explore how data monetization can be a force for good.

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Elon Musk invites submission of medical images to xAI's Grok

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Elon Musk is inviting submission of medical images to xAI's Grok. He issued the invitation on October 29 on X.com (formerly Twitter), writing "Try submitting x-ray, PET, MRI or other medical images to Grok for analysis. This is still early stage, but it is already quite accurate and will become extremely good.

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PHOTO GALLERY: Medical imaging technology at RSNA 2024

Health Imaging

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Take a virtual tour around the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting to see the sights and new technologies displayed across the vast exhibit hall floors.

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Radiologists less susceptible to visual illusions

AuntMinnie

MARCH 20, 2025

Medical image experts demonstrated superior perceptual accuracy in response to visual illusions compared with a control group, according to recent research. Image and caption available for republishing under Creative Commons license (CC BY 4.0 and colleagues. DEED, Attribution 4.0

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Only 21% of healthcare leaders say they’ve implemented AI in medical imaging

Radiology Business

JANUARY 24, 2024

However, about 62% of decision-makers at the management and executive level said they plan to do so within the next five years.

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Space company to extract medical imaging isotopes from the moon

Health Imaging

MARCH 14, 2024

Interlune has received $15M in funding to develop a scalable supply of Helium-3 from the lunar surface.

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Medical image-sharing startup PocketHealth raises $33M in series B financing

Radiology Business

MARCH 21, 2024

Round13 Capital and the investment arms of Samsung and Deloitte all pitched in, with the company using the money to double its workforce within the next two years.

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Key factors associated with fraud in medical imaging research

Radiology Business

MAY 22, 2023

The scientific community should reexamine its current academic award system, which may be incentivizing junior faculty to commit fraud, according to new research.

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Medical imaging vendor Carestream laying off 200-plus employees, closing facility

Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The decision is due to reduced production volumes, the high cost of site infrastructure and opportunities to streamline shipping.

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AI and medical imaging data firm Flywheel raises $54M in series D financing

Radiology Business

JUNE 27, 2023

Bayer AG's former CEO is joining the startup's board, expressing excitement about the prospect of using the platform to develop new drugs.

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AHRA, the Association for Medical Imaging Management, names new top executive

Radiology Business

AUGUST 31, 2023

The Washington, D.C., trade group has appointed Jason Newmark as its new executive director and slated Oct. 23 as his start date.

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ASRT report highlights enrollment growth in technologist programs

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 6, 2025

In 2024, it sent its survey to 1,263 directors of several programs, including the following: radiography, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine technology, sonography, and MR imaging. The ASRT began tracking enrollment data for sonography and MR imaging in 2022. Fifteen medical organizations attended the meeting.

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Solar cell materials could make medical imaging safer, more cost-effective

Health Imaging

MAY 11, 2023

Not only could the materials reduce patient exposure to ionizing radiation, they also could reduce costs associated with traditional X-ray equipment, according to newly published research in Nature Communications.

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Radon buys Alpha Imaging

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Radon Medical Imaging has purchased Alpha Imaging, a large imaging equipment distributor and services provider based in Willoughby, OH. Alpha Imaging’s portfolio includes cardiovascular and interventional imaging labs and digital radiographic and fluoroscopic systems.

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Artificial intelligence: Algorithms improve medical image analysis

Cloud-based imaging: The new catalyst for healthcare transformation

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Giving patients access to their medical imaging could improve health literacy

ChatGPT to be utilized in new medical imaging app for patients

Maximize Your Radiology Center’s Performance With Specialized Scheduling

Are ‘super phantoms’ key to advancing medical imaging?

How Diagnostic Imaging is Revolutionizing Early Disease Detection

Experts call for CPT codes for imaging AI reimbursement

Southwest Medical Imaging marks 3 weeks since canceling contract with UnitedHealthcare

Deep learning helps find, segment lung tumors on CT imaging

Michigan adds requirements for medical imaging equipment operators

Penn. bill will change licensing rules for medical imaging personnel

IMV: Independent imaging centers face competition for CT scan volume

Signify Research’s medical imaging predictions for 2024

6 key trends in medical imaging physics

Medical imaging trends to watch in 2025

6 success factors for reducing low-value medical imaging

‘Publication pressure’ evident albeit not overwhelming in medical imaging

Excess imaging produces 'significant' carbon dioxide emissions

More and more hospitals are using the cloud for medical image storage

Enterprise imaging: The now and future king of medical image management

Interpretive AI for medical imaging: 5 points of skepticism, idealism

Doc offices more than double use of nonphysicians for interpreting medical images

How can Enterprise Imaging empower radiology in the modern health network?

Startup aiming to streamline medical imaging appointments raises $9M

IAEA: When selecting medical imaging equipment, don’t assume ‘new’ means ‘low dose’

HHS proposes rule aimed at improving patients’ electronic access to medical images

Private equity firm acquires medical imaging equipment supplier from Philips

Casper Medical Imaging & Outpatient Radiology expands into new state

Rhode Island Medical Imaging and its 90 physicians join Strategic Radiology

Demystifying Data Monetization in Medical Imaging

Elon Musk invites submission of medical images to xAI's Grok

PHOTO GALLERY: Medical imaging technology at RSNA 2024

Radiologists less susceptible to visual illusions

Only 21% of healthcare leaders say they’ve implemented AI in medical imaging

Space company to extract medical imaging isotopes from the moon

Medical image-sharing startup PocketHealth raises $33M in series B financing

Key factors associated with fraud in medical imaging research

Medical imaging vendor Carestream laying off 200-plus employees, closing facility

AI and medical imaging data firm Flywheel raises $54M in series D financing

AHRA, the Association for Medical Imaging Management, names new top executive

ASRT report highlights enrollment growth in technologist programs

Solar cell materials could make medical imaging safer, more cost-effective

Radon buys Alpha Imaging

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