AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2024

A commercially available AI model was on par with radiologists when detecting abnormalities on chest x-rays, and eliminated a gap in accuracy between radiologists and nonradiologist physicians, according to a study published October 24 in Scientific Reports. A) Chest x-ray unaided by the AI system. (B)

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Plain hip x-rays may help screen patients for osteoporosis before they undergo total hip arthroplasty (THA), according to a study published November 14 in Scientific Reports. However, several studies have suggested that indices on plain hip x-rays may be reliable screening tools in female or Asian ethnicities.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

AI based lesion-detection software used in daily practice can help identify clinically significant incidental lung nodules on chest x-rays, according to a study published November 13 in Scientific Reports. Image courtesy of Scientific Reports. needed clinical management,” wrote lead author Shin Hye Hwang, MD, and colleagues.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

This year’s trip along the Road to RSNA for digital x-ray features mileposts mostly set by AI research. Models will be proposed for applications ranging from predicting bone density on chest x-rays to generating complete reports on anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears. Nonetheless, AI is poised to take top headlines.

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Everything Rad

APRIL 14, 2025

Reading Time: 4 minutes read New CDC Proposal Suggests Allowing Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners to Read Chest X-rays. Radiologists complete over 20,000 hours of clinical experience before being certified to interpret radiographic images. Would these professionals feel confident to interpret a chest x-ray?

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 27, 2023

A group in Japan has developed and tested an elastic x-ray shield made by embedding bismite particles in porous polyurethane, and suggests the new shielding material could provide more comfortable radiation protection. “It The DRF was approximately 80% for a typical diagnostic x-ray acquired at 70 kV, according to the findings. “It

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 13, 2023

AI assistance can improve the detection accuracy of thoracic abnormalities on chest x-rays across radiologists with varying levels of expertise, according to a study published December 12 in Radiology. About 50% of the x-rays had abnormal findings. Image courtesy of Radiology. for pleural effusion, and 5.9%

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Everything Rad

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Reading Time: 10 minutes read By Henry Williams, Carestream Area Vice President, Sales Western Nowadays, with hospital budgetary restrictions at the forefront of the purchasing decision making process, it seems like the X-Ray market, like everything else, is not immune to the current state of the economy. But is that really the case?

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AuntMinnie

MAY 23, 2024

Researchers in Australia have invented a technique using x-rays and 3D surface body scans that could optimize body armor for soldiers, according to a study published May 18 in Applied Ergonomics. The full study is available here.

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ScienceDaily

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

X-rays are a common component of diagnostic testing and industrial monitoring, used for everything from monitoring your teeth to scanning your suitcase at the airport. But the high-energy rays also produce ionizing radiation, which can be dangerous after prolonged or excessive exposures.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 21, 2024

Mercedes-Benz said it has performed the world's first crash test with a real car using x-ray imaging technology. The linear accelerator generates a continuous stream of x-ray pulses up to 1,000 images per second, which is about 1,000 times as many as with conventional medical x-ray procedures, the company noted.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 8, 2024

Canadian x-ray manufacturer KA Imaging and the charity Kenyan Kids Foundation Canada (KKFC) are collaborating to bring advanced medical imaging technology to Kenya. This work aims to improve healthcare accessibility in remote regions of Kenya through the deployment of KA Imaging’s portable Reveal 35C technology.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 12, 2024

German developers of dark-field chest x-ray appear to have overcome a technical limitation of the technology – namely, adjusting for photon scattering caused by interferometers used in the experimental system. Ultimately, the group described a method to correct the phenomenon to produce better images.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 5, 2024

Shimadzu Medical Systems USA has acquired one of its distributors, Vacaville-based California X-ray Imaging Services (CIS). Since 1992, CIS's focus has been throughout northern California and northern Nevada.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 1, 2024

An AI model has delivered a long overdue update of pediatric bone growth predictions used in x-ray imaging to monitor scoliosis, according to a study published April 30 in Radiology. Full-body biplanar slot scanning is a type of low-dose digital x-ray imaging used to monitor scoliosis.

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Health Imaging

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Researchers in Germany created an AI model that outperforms others in diagnostic accuracy when given access to clinical data that goes beyond an X-ray image.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 24, 2023

A group in Seoul, Korea, has developed an AI model that could help reduce radiology workflows by identifying “no changes” in follow-up chest x-rays of patients in critical care, according to a study published October 24 in Radiology. Image courtesy of Radiology. to 100% in the ED images and 85.5% in the ICU images.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 27, 2024

The largest private hospital system in Malaysia, Sunway Medical Centre, Sunway City (SMC), will integrate Annalise.ai’s Enterprise CXR chest x-ray technology into its medical imaging workflow. The software can detect up to 124 findings on chest x-rays within seconds, which can improve diagnostic speed and accuracy, SMC said.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 13, 2024

An AI algorithm can help identify rare tumors on upper arm bones in patients undergoing chest x-rays – findings not typically identified in daily reading practice, according to an article published March 6 in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence. Image and caption courtesy of Radiology: Artificial Intelligence.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 20, 2024

A commercially available AI algorithm shows potential for off-label use as a way to generate automatic reports for “unremarkable” chest x-rays, according to a study published August 20 in Radiology. Reports by radiologists for the images were classified similarly.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 21, 2024

ChatGPT-4 is reasonably accurate in identifying radiological terms on chest x-ray reports, according to research presented at the Conference on Machine Intelligence in Medical Imaging (CMIMI). The group's results were highlighted in a poster presentation at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM)-hosted meeting.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In a study described as a “competition between radiologists,” participants tasked with identifying abnormal findings on chest x-rays performed better with AI assistance than without AI assistance – though not by much and not in all cases, according to a group in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

CHICAGO -- A commercially available AI algorithm that can prioritize x-ray exams when it detects fractures yields “tremendous reductions” in report turnaround times, according to a study presented November 28 at RSNA. The AI images were displayed next to the original image for review by the radiology readers.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Researchers led by ShivendraRai, MD, from King Georges Medical University in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, found that LUS scoring predicts surfactant administration better than chest x-ray in preterm neonates of 34 weeks' gestation admitted within 12 hours of birth with clinical suspicion of RDS. Of the total newborns, 67.2%

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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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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 11, 2024

AI-assisted triage of lung x-rays using commercially available software could help reduce turnaround times in real-world settings by 77%, according to an article published October 10 in the European Journal of Radiology. The images were acquired in the hospital’s emergency department. Out of the 20,944 chest x-rays, 28.6%

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AuntMinnie

MAY 22, 2024

Intelligent virtual and AI-based collimation features appear to save radiographers time during x-ray image acquisitions – a key function for enabling more patient-focused workflows, according to a recent study. The study was published online May 18 in Radiography. The full study is available here.

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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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Health Imaging

JANUARY 29, 2024

The three year collaboration implements Lunit AI into Samsung X-ray devices.

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Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Musculoskeletal X-rays ordered during telemedicine appointments had a higher likelihood of showing "normal" results than those ordered during in-person visits, suggesting those exams may have not been necessary in the first place.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 9, 2025

How far the crew of the recent Fram2 space mission got through the 30-page x-ray protocol they had on board is currently a mystery. If we can put x-ray machines in space, there's really no logical reason we can't provide access, good diagnostic care, to all the people on the planet that need it, he said.

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The world’s richest man asked patients and providers to try submitting scans to his company’s artificial intelligence product for further analysis.

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Health Imaging

APRIL 7, 2025

The image was taken during SpaceXs recent Fram2 mission aboard the Crew DragonResiliencespacecraft.

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Professional Radiology

APRIL 4, 2024

X-rays are like a superpower for doctors—they can see things hidden from plain sight. Whether it’s a broken bone, a lung infection, or even a swallowed object, X-rays reveal the secrets of your body. At Professional Radiology in El Paso, we understand the importance of X-rays in guiding personalized care.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 2, 2025

Protect Her uses AI to analyze routine imaging studies that women are already undergoing, such as mammograms, chest CT exams, and x-rays, flagging signs and patterns that may be missed, according to the firm.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Patients undergoing lung transplant should be screened annually with dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) for the first two years after the surgery to monitor their bone health, according to results of a recent study. DEXA is the gold standard imaging method for screening for low BMD.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Image courtesy of RSNA. Participants had at least two visits and thyroid function tests consistently within the reference ranges at each visit, as well as dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry scans to measure bone density and mass. Approximately 23 million Americans -- about 7% of the U.S. Levothyroxine pills. at the initial visit.

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