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Mimicking human vision: The new standard for medical image fidelity

AuntMinnie

Medical imaging is the economic artery of modern diagnostics, with AI-driven advancements prompting clinicians to rethink how they interpret scans. For instance, the global medical imaging AI market 1 is projected to expand eightfold by 2030, reaching an estimated $8.18 Ravinder Singh.

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Penn. bill will change licensing rules for medical imaging personnel

AuntMinnie

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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AuntMinnie 2019: Details emerge on MRI accident in Sweden

AuntMinnie

MRI safety articles have always been popular with our members, so it’s not surprising that our top article in 2019 reported on a safety incident in Sweden. The police investigation into last Wednesday's accident at a mobile MRI unit in Swedish Lapland is underway and likely to take several weeks. "The

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How Diagnostic Imaging is Revolutionizing Early Disease Detection

Professional Radiology

The way physicians identify illness is changing due to advances in medical imaging, which make early diagnosis quicker, more precise, and less invasive. These technologies, ranging from high-resolution MRIs to state-of-the-art CT scans, can give doctors the ability to spot possible health problems before symptoms even show up.

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

AuntMinnie

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. Let us know where Grok gets it right or needs work." The post received 39.3

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Gleamer acquires Pixyl, Caerus Medical

AuntMinnie

AI medical imaging firm Gleamer has acquired two developers of AI-powered MRI applications, Pixyl and Caerus Medical. Financial and other details of the acquisitions were not disclosed. Pixyl.Neuro enables the early detection of neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative conditions, including Alzheimers disease.

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Excess imaging produces 'significant' carbon dioxide emissions

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But this work is the first to estimate the carbon emissions of inappropriate imaging, and it highlights an additional reason to reduce unnecessary imaging, according to the investigators. They also found that total average yearly greenhouse gas emissions from all Medicare imaging exams between 2017 and 2021 ranged from 8.1

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