AuntMinnie

MARCH 11, 2025

AI medical imaging firm Gleamer has acquired two developers of AI-powered MRI applications, Pixyl and Caerus Medical. Pixyl is the developer of Pixyl.Neuro, which is CE-marked and has been cleared as a Class IIa medical device by the U.S. Financial and other details of the acquisitions were not disclosed.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 17, 2025

AI software developer Subtle Medical has secured the CE Mark, which allows it to market its SubtleHD platform in Europe. It denoises and sharpens images and can be used with all body parts and all contrasts, including 2D and 3D images, Subtle Medical said.

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Radiology Business

JANUARY 7, 2025

Bethany Casagranda, DO, MBA, has served as chair of AHNs Imaging Institute since 2017, growing the networks radiologist roster from 28 to 124.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Frequent AI use is associated with an increased risk of radiologist burnout, particularly among those with high workloads and low AI acceptance, suggests a study published November 22 in JAMA Network Open. In China, the annual growth rate of medical imaging data is 7.5 times that of radiologists, they wrote. were female and 64.7%

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 18, 2024

Consulting with a radiologist boosts patients' attitudes towards lung cancer screening (LCS) and their interest in quitting smoking, researchers have reported. The intervention consisted of a five- to 10-minute consultation with a radiologist who offered a preliminary interpretation of LDCT findings as well as smoking cessation counseling.

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Ben White

MAY 9, 2023

It should go without saying, but I’ll say it anyway: these are my opinions, formed from the combination of my biases, my experience as a radiologist since beginning residency 10 years ago, and my many conversations with radiologists across the country. Nationwide, the supply of radiologists is basically flat.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 9, 2025

Todays radiologists face a similarly existential challenge, though its dimensions are not purely mechanical but deeply technological and economic. A looming crisis Data from IMV Medical Information Division and the American College of Radiology indicates that, in 2022, about 34,000 (range 30,000 to 37,000) radiologists in the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Radiology practices can create a more welcoming environment for radiologists returning from parental leave who breastfeed, according to a paper published November 26 in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. Parents of young people are at risk of burnout and re-entering the medical workforce after parental leave can be challenging.

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Health Imaging

JUNE 21, 2023

While radiologists and current trainees are either prepared to or are already embracing artificial intelligence, a significant portion of medical students shy away from radiology because of AI.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 11, 2024

A prominent radiologist was one of eight doctors who died August 9 in a plane crash in Brazil. “It He obtained a master's degree in biomedical engineering from the Federal Technological University of Paraná, and was an assistant professor of the Medicine Course and Medical Residency at Unioeste, the CBR noted.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 2, 2024

Radiology is ground zero for many of these innovations, and increasingly radiologists are being asked to take the lead in helping the healthcare system make the most of these technological breakthroughs. Radiologist as a technology leader is, in many ways, a very familiar role. Morris Panner, President of Intelerad.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Medical knowledge is regularly communicated with people via news media, but sometimes this information can become lost in translation as complex terminology may not be well understood by the general public. This can lead to instances of misinformation being widespread, with radiology not immune to this.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 1, 2024

However, most women in the study also believed that radiologists should still be involved in the screening process and that AI should be limited to an assistant role. Also, 94% of respondents reported that radiologists should always produce their own mammography reports while 77% said that AI should be used as a second reader.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 18, 2024

A radiologist’s perception when viewing a complex MR image may be akin to a Major League Baseball (MLB) batter reading the stitches on a fastball, according to researchers exploring exactly how diagnostic interpretations are made. The Perception Lab is a "pop-up" version of an academic research lab focused on medical image perception.

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Yet, radiologists have had almost zero involvement in shaping medical knowledge about the disease. Imaging plays an essential role in addressing hepatic steatosis.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Siemens Healthineers has adopted NVidia's MONAI Deploy, a module within its open-source research and development platform MONAI that aims to integrate AI workflows for medical imaging into clinical use. The module is a tool for developing, packaging, testing, deploying, and running medical AI applications in clinical production.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

International medical graduates (IMGs) appear to face difficulties getting visas for employment in U.S. radiologist shortage,” noted first author Parisa Khoshpouri, MD, and colleagues. IMGs are medical students or medical school graduates who are receiving, or who have received, their medical school training outside of the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 20, 2024

At 82, Joe Tullis, MD, has operated under many titles through his 50-year stretch as a radiologist, but said he favors the term "worker" to them all, much preferring to mentor young physicians and serving patients than handling administrative responsibilities. Joe Tullis, MD.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 25, 2024

Ever since Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen's discovery of x-rays in 1895 , the field of medical imaging has continued to expand across a multiplicity of applications, and one of the most fascinating is its use as a forensic tool to determine the causes of trauma, both in living and deceased individuals.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 23, 2024

Through the production and use of medical imaging equipment and supplies, radiology is estimated to generate up to 1% of overall greenhouse gas emissions, the researchers highlighted. I encourage everyone to think beyond just saving energy.” They highlighted that these approaches could improve the health of their communities and patients.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Ultrasound use has shifted over the past decade, including whether radiologists, surgeons, or nonphysicians practitioners perform the exams, a study published on December 13 in the American Journal of Roentgenology found. The share of billed ultrasound services increased for radiologists from 31.6% in 2009 to 34.2% to 19.6%).

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AuntMinnie

JULY 23, 2024

Attrition doesn’t appear to be a significant contributing factor in the shortage of radiologists in the U.S., After analyzing Medicare billing data from 2019 to 2024, researchers from NYU Langone Health in New York City found that radiologists have a lower national attrition rate than other healthcare providers. “The Radiologists: 13.2%

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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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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Moral injury is common among interventional radiologists, according to a study published November 3 in Academic Radiology. The survey was distributed on March 30 to interventional radiologists via the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Connect Open Forum website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and email; 365 individuals responded.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Radiology is among medical specialties at higher risk of physician turnover, according to research published on December 15 in JAMA Network Open. A team led by Dr. Jennifer Ligibel from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston found that academic radiologists have a higher-than-average rate of intention to leave their institutions.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 18, 2024

An automated protocoling algorithm used with a hospital's electronic health record (EHR) software reduces radiologist CT exam workload, a research team from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has reported. The findings could make busy radiology departments more efficient, wrote a team led by Ryan Chung, MD.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 10, 2025

In Part 1 of his two-part series, radiologist Josh Ewell, DO, discussed developments in AI technology and the potential impact of these advances on radiology. A self-reinforcingspiral Initially, AI tools will fulfill their promise to relieve the burden of our worsening radiologist shortage: more studies can be read in less time.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 26, 2024

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

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Radiology and medical groups are welcoming the introduction of a bipartisan federal bill that aims to mitigate the impact of the finalized Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) conversion factor reduction. The bill] is something that we hope will stabilize Medicare payments to all clinicians, including radiologists.”

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Overdue baby dies after scan results sent 'to nowhere' In New Zealand, the results of a scan of an overdue baby with medical concerns were not sent to the mother's midwife. Senior radiologist dies in Brazilian plane crash A radiologist died when his plane destined for So Paulo, Brazil, crashed. The baby died.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

notedthat healthcare delivery contributes directly to the climate crisis, through greenhouse gas emissions due to the production and operation of medical equipment, the generation of medical and nonmedical waste, and contamination of water supplies. A team led by Andrea Rockall, MD, ofImperial College London in the U.K.,

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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

JANUARY 2, 2024

As a new year begins, we asked radiologists to weigh in on what has impressed them most and what might be next for GPT. Radiology resident Kaustav Bera, MD, is a third-year resident at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. Kaustav Bera, MD, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 2, 2025

Interventional radiologists who excel in communication, positive outcomes, and cultural competence receive high patient ratings, according to a study presented at the recent RSNA meeting. These platforms provide insights into a physician care quality, including interventional radiologists, by capturing positive and negative feedback.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

While academic medical center radiology departments are expanding significantly and hospitals are adapting to health system consolidation trends, demand for innovative imaging informatics remains strong among operations and physician teams. Another, a new hospital complex is underway at University of Utah Health. Dr. Anjum Ahmed.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 11, 2025

While the pandemic affected medical operations across the country, the experts said that radiologists developed and honed their sense of resiliency as imaging was placed on the front lines. Medical imaging played a significant role in the early days of the pandemic when it hit its initial peak in April 2020.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 28, 2024

Between August 2013 and December 2022, 50% of 68,718 radiologists received industry payments totaling $392 million, lead author Ahmed Sayed, of Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt, and U.S. They also determined the 25 drugs and medical devices associated with the largest total payments. of radiologists was $1.94

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