Radiology Business

APRIL 6, 2023

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

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

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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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Gastrointestinal imagers should use high-quality MR enterography for complex inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) cases that can't be dealt with using intestinal ultrasound, even though both tests contribute to overall assessment, said an expert leading an advanced course on imaging Crohn's disease at ECR 2025. "MR

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Researchers led by Noam Nissan, MD, PhD, from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York found that menopausal status, lactation, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and tamoxifen therapy affect the degree of BPE enhancement, an imaging biomarker. Images and caption courtesy of the RSNA.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 30, 2024

AI improves chest x-ray imaging interpretation by nonradiologist practitioners, which could be useful in low-resource settings, according to research published January 29 in Chest. That last part can be challenging for nonradiologists who do not constantly interpret diagnostic imaging exams.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 21, 2025

URG, a 60-year-old radiology practice based in East Brunswick, employs over 180 board-certified radiologists who interpret over 2.1 The group serves hospitals, imaging centers, and outpatient practices while also fulfilling an academic mission as the radiology faculty at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ.

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Vesta Teleradiology

APRIL 15, 2025

Across the United States, radiologist shortages are creating a ripple effect that many patients never seeuntil theyre left waiting. Waiting for answers that may change the course of their care. In Michigan, a patient recently reported waiting over 80 days for imaging results. Waiting for a diagnosis.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Sean Raj, MD, discussed a pilot study led by outpatient radiology group SimonMed Imaging that evaluated Rayvolve by AZmed on turnaround time (TAT) for fracture detection. We can definitely say that Rayvolve improves patient care and improved our turnaround time,” said Raj, of UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX.

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TRA Medical Imaging

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

When it comes to your health, selecting the right diagnostic imaging center is an important decision. Whether you’re getting a routine scan or investigating a specific health concern, the imaging center you choose can significantly impact the accuracy of your diagnosis and the quality of care you receive.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 28, 2024

With AI-mediated cyberattacks on the rise, radiologists can find it challenging to balance prompt patient access to diagnostic imaging while safeguarding sensitive healthcare data. With growing radiology practices and outpatient imaging facilities, we will see an increase in outsourced diagnostic imaging.

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Aidoc

MARCH 19, 2025

According to Jonathan Joshi, MD, Professor of Radiology at UofL Health and AI champion, the answer is clear: radiologists. “I think radiologists should be the ones driving AI in the healthcare system, and I do think that they need to have a seat at the table, Joshi said. Now, AI represents the next frontier.

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TRA Medical Imaging

JANUARY 17, 2025

Becoming a radiologist requires an extraordinary level of dedication, education, and training. Radiologists are medical doctors who specialize in interpreting imaging studies like X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, and ultrasounds to diagnose and guide treatment for various conditions.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 5, 2024

Image courtesy of Tobias Gilk. MRI safety oversight is spotty at best, with gaps "big enough to drive a truck through," according to Tobias Gilk, founder of Gilk Radiology Consultants in Overland Park, KS, and senior vice president of Radiology-Planning in Mission, KS. MRI bed gurney accident, Kaiser Permanente Redwood City, CA.

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Vesta Teleradiology

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Finding a new job as a radiologist can be both exciting and daunting. To help navigate the process, here are some frequently asked questions (FAQs) that radiologists often have when exploring new opportunities, with insights into why working with Vesta Teleradiology might be the right fit. Completion of a radiology residency program.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 28, 2024

High-speed remote access for diagnostic reading helps clinicians to spend more time on patient care instead of navigating technology and datacenter operations, improving their operational efficiency and enhancing patient care.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 5, 2024

AI’s potential roles within radiology workflows continue to be explored in studies, but perceptions of the technology by radiologists have also been gathered. of radiographers disagreed that AI implementation would have them focus mainly on patient care, but 39.2% agreed that it would allow them more time with patients.

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Vesta Teleradiology

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Advanced imaging technologies continue to play a crucial role in detecting cancers before they progress, giving patients the best chance for successful treatment. The Importance of Early Detection Through Imaging Early detection of cancer through imaging allows for interventions at stages when treatment is most effective.

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted icometrix clearance for icobrain aria, the first AI software approved for detecting, measuring and grading amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA), a potentially harmful side effect of new amyloid-targeting therapies. icobrain aria was thoroughly evaluated in large reader studies.

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Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 1, 2023

milla1cf Fri, 12/01/2023 - 13:10 December 1, 2023 — Royal Philips , a global leader in health technology, put patients and healthcare providers center-stage at the Radiological Society of North America Scientific Sessions and Annual Meeting , #RSNA23 , held this week in Chicago, widely regarded as the world’s largest medical imaging conference.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 22, 2024

Last introduced in June 2021 as HR-3657 and companion SB-2641 , MARCA would amend Medicare reimbursement policy for radiologist assistants (RAs) to align reimbursement with state radiologist assistant licensure laws. Or, they may be changing oversight for NPPs such as radiologist assistants.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Imaging and clinical features of interstitial lung abnormalities (ILA) can predict progression to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), according to research presented February 26 at ECR in Vienna. Their study included 77 patients with concurrent ILD and lung cancer.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 4, 2024

Evidence of irreversible damage can … be seen at MRI, and radiologists should evaluate pelvic nerves that are commonly involved in endometriosis in their search pattern and report template to ensure that this information is incorporated into treatment planning," Colak and colleagues noted. Images and caption courtesy of the RSNA.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Radiologists highly prefer patient clinical histories generated by large language models (LLMs) for oncologic imaging requisitions to those typically produced by referring physicians,according to research published February 4 in Radiology.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 11, 2024

While it’s common for clinically important incidental imaging findings to be reported, they can be overlooked or not managed properly. From there, an additional radiologist with 10 years of experience resolved discrepancies. ChatGPT-4 achieved F1 scores of 1.00 for incidental adrenal nodules, 0.91 for new adrenal nodules.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 5, 2024

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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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Those that involve patient care and patient safety are always at the top of the list. Those that impact radiologist or technologist (tech) workflow are a very close second, although some might invert that criticality. Radiologists are under pressure to turn around studies as quickly as possible.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 26, 2024

“Living” and “viable” should be avoided in first-trimester ultrasound lexicon when imaging pregnant women, according to new guidelines introduced August 27 by the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound (SRU), published in Radiology. Wade with the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.

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Vesta Teleradiology

MARCH 21, 2025

The 2025 Medicare reimbursement updates bring significant changes for healthcare providers, particularly in coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and other imaging services. Healthcare providers must navigate these reimbursement shifts carefully to maintain financial stability while continuing to offer high-quality imaging services.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 20, 2024

Pisano is the first radiologist appointed to such a role in the ARPA-H, and she will lead the initiative under the agency's Resilient Systems Mission office director, Jennifer Roberts, PhD, according to a statement released by the ACR. The ARPA-H is a new federal health research and development organization within the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The variation isn't good news for quality patient care, wrote a team led by Francesco Giganti, MD, PhD, of the University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the U.K. Despite initial MRI quality being fair, there was room for improvement, particularly with dynamic contrast-enhanced imaging," the researchers concluded.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2024

7-tesla MRI gets us closer in imaging to our pathology colleagues, and offers many new possibilities for better treatment," he said. Going forward, Middlebrooks plans to apply his skills to the further development of AI for image reconstruction. There's a huge role for AI in image acquisition," he said. Perry Pickhardt, MD.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Reeder has been faculty at UW-Madison since 2005 and previously served as director of the clinical magnetic resonance imaging fellowship, chief of MRI, chief of sectional cardiovascular imaging, and senior vice chair of research. Matthew DeVries, MD, will lead UNMC's department of radiology on an interim basis.

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

3, 2025 RapidAIhas received FDA 510(k) clearance for Lumina 3D by RapidAI an automated 3D imaging reconstruction solution designed to replace manual workflows with an AI-powered approach based on the latest groundbreaking AI technology advances. tim.hodson Mon, 02/03/2025 - 11:30 Feb.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 25, 2024

Women in North America remain underrepresented in radiology subspecialties, leadership, and academia, according to an analysis published March 22 in Clinical Imaging. in pediatric imaging. Breast imaging was the only subspecialty in which women outnumbered men, ranging between 69% and 79.1%. in interventional radiology to 45.1%

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Current and future applications of ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) in radiology hold immense promise for improving patient care and outcomes, according to an article published October 5 in Academic Radiology. In addition, the authors noted that administrative tasks are another area where ChatGPT can be implemented.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Reeder has been faculty at UW-Madison since 2005 and previously served as director of the clinical magnetic resonance imaging fellowship, chief of MRI, chief of sectional cardiovascular imaging, and senior vice chair of research. Matthew DeVries, MD, will lead UNMC's department of radiology on an interim basis.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Our results demonstrate that repeatable assessment of disease severity, extent, and progression is challenging even for expert radiologists," the group noted. High-resolution CT is a key imaging modality for evaluating ILD, the investigators explained, noting that "accurate classification of disease has important implications for patients."

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