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Shaping the future of radiology in 2025: Trends, threats, and opportunities

AuntMinnie

This transition is fueled by the growing demand for imaging services, efforts to reduce operational costs, and the need to ensure consistent service quality. Potential Impacts: Private practices under pressure: With hospitals consolidating imaging operations, private radiology groups risk losing valuable contracts.

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Imaging advocacy group warns of supply shortage that’s having ‘profound negative impact’ on patient care

Radiology Business

Radiologists took to Twitter to voice their frustrations over the worsening situation, while the manufacturer issued an update Thursday.

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ISCT: Opportunistic CT data improves patient care

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Opportunistic CT imaging data found on abdominal exams performed for other indications can be used to improve patient care, according to a presentation delivered on September 12 at the International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT) meeting. Perry Pickhardt, MD.

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Radiology AI developer Deepc acquires Osimis image management platform

Health Imaging

The integration brings AI to an image management service used for patient care and clinical trials.

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Breast specialists have seen the future. It’s opto-acoustic imaging.

Radiology Business

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

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Generative AI, radiologist shortages feature in 2024 Minnies

AuntMinnie

His lab team is currently focused on "implementing advanced techniques, such as parallel transmit, to achieve more consistent image quality and fully harness the power of 7T for every patient," Middlebrooks said. Avoiding certain sequences due to difficulties at 7T is not always practical.

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Targeted alpha therapy’s ‘elite 8’ radionuclides

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Moreover, several of these eight are being used to co-develop SPECT and PET imaging agents in the field of theranostics. Overall, their impact on patient care will be significant, Vijayakumar noted. In a year or two, I think we'll be able to get them, she said.