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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Professional Radiology

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Medical professionals take necessary precautions to ensure patient safety and modern imaging technology continues to minimize radiation levels. As the leading diagnostic imaging radiology center in El Paso, patient care and safety are our top priorities. Call (915) 225-2480 today.

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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. tim.hodson Mon, 11/18/2024 - 15:43 On Nov. 7, 2024, the U.S.

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MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging Disease Patient Safety 111

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Personal health information (PHI) -- images included -- can be easily accessed on the internet in PowerPoint files, according to a study published October 9 in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. PowerPoint presentations that include medical images are a valuable educational tool, Stern and Weadock noted. contained full PHI.

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UCSF Biomedical Imaging

MARCH 10, 2025

Patient safety isnt just a responsibilityits our culture, says Patient Safety Officer Alpana Patel Camilli, BS, CRA, (R) (CT), manager of Interventional Radiology, Neuroendovascular Surgery and interim manager of Diagnostic Radiology.

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Health Imaging

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The checklist was created to walk researchers through every operational step of using portable MRI, from creating protocols to prepping patients, ensuring patient safety, handling incidental findings, data privacy and more.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 20, 2023

ChatGPT shows promise in answering questions by radiology patients, yet the complexity of its responses may complicate its use as a patient education tool, according to a group at the University of Pennsylvania. None of the responses reached the eighth-grade readability recommended for patient-facing materials,” the group wrote.

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Open Medscience

JANUARY 2, 2024

Medical imaging cybersecurity is vital for protecting patient data, ensuring care continuity, and maintaining trust. The post Enhancing Cybersecurity in Medical Imaging: Essential for Patient Safety appeared first on Open Medscience.

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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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Vesta Teleradiology

MARCH 3, 2025

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted clearance for Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 2 and 3 continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems to be worn during common imaging procedures, including X-rays, CT scans, and MRIs. This ensures coordinated care and appropriate precautions during the imaging process.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Image courtesy of Canon Medical Systems. Canon has also incorporated its Altivity suite of AI algorithms including its Advanced intelligent Clear-IQ Engine (AiCE) and Precise IQ Engine (PIQES -- for optimizing image quality and decreasing scanning times. Canon's Galan 3T / Supreme Edition MRI scanner.

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 17, 2024

Contrast media injectors are used to inject contrast media or contrast agents to enhance the blood and perfusion in tissues, allowing for improved visualization of the contrast of fluids or structures within the body.

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Patient Safety Radiology 105

AuntMinnie

JUNE 27, 2024

Under the auspices of Alara Imaging , a measure steward entity established by the university, CMS plans to adopt the measure into its hospital and physician pay-for-performance programs beginning in 2025. Administered CT radiation doses are highly variable across patients, radiologists, and hospitals throughout the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 4, 2024

The statistic underscores a need to improve the imaging exam ordering process, particularly for CT and MR imaging, which would not only benefit patients but also radiologists, wrote a team led by Ariadne DeSimone, MD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

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Atlantis Worldwide

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Due to potential patient safety concerns, Philips has announced a recall of it’s BrightView SPECT (single-photon emission computed tomography) imaging device in both the X and XCT versions.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 15, 2023

A test of two security techniques developed at the University of Pittsburgh suggested that efforts to make medical machine-learning diagnosis models resilient to attacks could improve patient safety and prevent fraud. Adversarial data produced by projected gradient descent were used to insert noises into mammogram images.

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Imaging Technology

AUGUST 14, 2023

milla1cf Mon, 08/14/2023 - 13:10 August 14, 2023 — Precision Imaging Centers has added Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corporation ’s Scenaria View low-dose computed tomography (CT) imaging system to its list of diagnostic offerings.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 18, 2024

The dose catalog is based on all diagnostic fluoroscopy exams and interventional radiology (IR) procedures performed over nine years at Boston Children’s and is hoped to ensure consistency of practice and ensure patient safety, noted lead author Andy LaBella, MD, a medical physicist, and colleagues.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 5, 2024

In a blog posted on May 21, Gilk used California as a "test case" to paint a picture of the current state of MRI safety oversight, stressing that "it's very likely that whatever I write about California … is probably true about the other 49 U.S. Image courtesy of Tobias Gilk. MRI bed gurney accident, Kaiser Permanente Redwood City, CA.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Streamlining workflows Evidence suggests that radiologists can use ChatGPT to ask questions about medical imaging, radiology procedures, and patient information, and receive accurate and relevant answers in real-time, the authors wrote.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Imaging software developer Qaelum and Philips have entered a partnership focused on enhancing patient safety and optimizing healthcare workflows. The collaboration will see Qaelum's Dose radiation dose monitoring software integrated with Philips' advanced imaging systems, Qaelum said.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2023

TORONTO - Online screening for patient safety concerns prior to MR imaging effectivel. Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: Teleradiology workflow protocols may delay healthcare How can AI deliver ROI, reimbursement, and patient satisfaction?

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REBEL EM

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

There is a unique focus on airway anatomy and imaging combined with one-of-a-kind opportunity to practice the techniques on a large variety of non-embalmed, specially prepared cadavers. This is the only cadaver airway course available.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 5, 2024

Personnel : Deploy staff to areas of need e.g., "runners" to transport written lab and imaging requests and reports, have backup paper-based rotas, staff contact, and payroll details. Protocol : Encourage the use of standardized documents such as systemic therapy templates, treatment summaries to avoid errors.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 23, 2024

And this can negatively impact patient safety in imaging. 75% suggested reducing administrative burden, a response more prevalent than increasing compensation or reducing patient caseloads.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Those that involve patient care and patient safety are always at the top of the list. Ideally, a well-designed imaging system has support from a PSA who has a Certified Imaging informatics Professional (CIIP) certification. This also allows the system to function until network connectivity is reestablished.

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 17, 2024

milla1cf Wed, 01/17/2024 - 15:42 January 17, 2024 — The Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ) is launching a new artificial intelligence (AI) certificate course, focusing on emergency imaging. medical director of Imaging Services, Quality & Patient Safety at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City, Utah. “A

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

12, 2024 — Seno Medical announced its Imagio Breast Imaging System has received an Innovative Technology contract from Vizient, Inc. Vizient customer-led councils identify technologies that have the potential to enhance clinical care, patient safety, healthcare worker safety or improve business operations of healthcare organizations.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 5, 2024

Bayer and Alara Imaging plan to collaborate on CT radiation dose software. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has created new radiology patient safety electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs); these use Alara software to access data from radiology electronic health measures (EHRs).

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Perry Pickhardt, MD, UW-Madison While Pickhardt’s efforts revolve around what is commonly called “opportunistic screening,” he likens the goals to value-based medical imaging and repurposing scans for useful incidental data for cardiometabolic screening purposes. His work on abdominal imaging has led to over 500 scientific publications.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

. | S4-SSPH02-3 | Room S404 In this session on physics in radiography, a study suggests portable x-ray systems outfitted with digital autoexposure control (DAEC) systems enhance image quality and reduce radiation doses. This latest technology holds promise, but has yet to be widely implemented in the field, the group noted. manual vs. 13.4,

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Everything Rad

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Reading Time: 9 minutes read Carestream solutions help improve patient safety and clinical outcomes. A fundamental goal of radiographers is to complete an imaging exam that provides sufficient information for an accurate clinical diagnosis–and at the lowest possible dose. I already mentioned Smart Noise Cancellation Software.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Alara Imaging is offering free HIPAA and SOC-II certified software to help physicians and health systems comply with a new radiation dose quality measure included in the U.S. The measure provides a standardized method for monitoring radiation dose across patients and facilities, Smith-Bindman said. CMS published the rule on November 2.

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Diagnostic Imaging

MARCH 8, 2024

Emphasizing optimal balancing of patient safety and image quality, these authors discuss the impact of the specific absorption rate and B1+rms parameters upon radiofrequency exposure with MRI exams.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 27, 2023

milla1cf Thu, 07/27/2023 - 23:20 July 27, 2023 — Scientists have found a new use for copper in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent design, that could help to create better images which help doctors diagnose patients’ conditions more easily and safely.

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Imaging Technology

AUGUST 2, 2023

milla1cf Wed, 08/02/2023 - 20:01 August 2, 2023 — Intelligent Ultrasound (IU) has worked with pleural disease experts to increase respiratory training opportunities and in turn patient safety. The images, reflecting on what we see in real life, are very high quality. The new pathologies on BodyWorks Eve 4.5

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Understanding the effects of radiation on patients’ health and implementing effective radiation dose management through the adoption of innovative technologies can improve imaging practices and overall patient safety.

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