AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Modalities ranging from ultrasound and MRI to molecular breast imaging and contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) will have their time in the spotlight. Research will also showcase the latest advancements in OB/GYN imaging, such as radiogenomics for evaluating endometrial cancer features and fetal MRI to measure fetal cerebral blood flow.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Dedicated ultrasound and MRI protocols -- in contrast to routine ones -- are more effective in diagnosing endometriosis, researchers have reported. Correct workup [of endometriosis] is imperative for timely diagnosis and can involve both ultrasound and MRI," it explained. The bottom line?

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 23, 2024

While the use of ultrasound for pediatric appendicitis imaging has increased, the modality -- as well as MRI -- remains underutilized in this area, according to research published August 22 in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. Ultrasound alone was used in 53.3% Ultrasound alone was used in 53.3% NSQIP-P hospital 71.7%

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 31, 2025

Diagnostic radiology MRI Safety A new CPT subsection has been established for reporting six new codes describing MR safety services, including implant or foreign body evaluation, safety consultation, electronics preparation, and implant positioning or immobilization. 76015 Add-on Each additional 30 minutes G - 1.59 $51.43 48.96 $1,583.68

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

VIENNA – GE HealthCare (GEHC) is highlighting a revamped ultrasound product line, the European launch of its Signa Champion 1.5-tesla tesla MRI scanner, and its Care Pathways program in its exhibit area at ECR 2024. MRI In MRI, GEHC is presenting its Signa Champion 1.5-tesla tesla MRI scanner.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 12, 2024

Women travel nearly three times as far for supplemental breast MRI or ultrasound screening than for mammography, according to research published August 12 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Patients seeking supplemental MRI would have to travel an average distance of 23.2 miles to a breast ultrasound site. “[The]

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Ultrasound’s versatility is once again on display at RSNA 2024, with researchers showcasing the modality’s ability to be on par with CT and MRI for guiding diagnosis and treatment strategies in some clinical scenarios. or “Can ultrasound be a suitable alternative to MRI for breast imaging?” And let’s not forget about AI.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 5, 2024

MRI In MRI, the star of the show was Philips next-generation of its 1.5-tesla tesla MRI scanner. Whats more, Philips announced an AI research collaboration with the Mayo Clinic for cardiac MRI. The goal is to shorten complex MRI exams and improve workflow for radiologists, according to the vendor. BlueSeal 1.5-tesla

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Ultrasound's utility will be on full display at this year's RSNA annual meeting, showing its merit in a wide variety of clinical applications. Studies will also evaluate ways to further improve the modality's capabilities by reassessing the physics side of ultrasound, such as attenuation and echogenicity, as well as the use of interferometry.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Focused ultrasound could help ease pain by manipulating the area of the brain that registers pain, a proof-of-principle study published February 1 in Pain found. Low-intensity focused ultrasound is one such method, which nondestructively and reversibly changes brain activity with high spatial resolution and adjustable depth of focus.

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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

DECEMBER 5, 2023

An AI assistance system can aid novice sonographers in assessing the rotator cuff, a study published December 1 in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology found. While ultrasound is a go-to method for assessing shoulder joint diseases, it is a user-dependent modality. in the test set. This indicates robustness and accuracy, they noted.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The top three imaging modalities where predictive maintenance features are most important for CT, indicated by 83% of respondents, MRI by 72%, and ultrasound by 44%, respectively. In relation to location type, urban sites have the highest rating at 5.3/7, 7, while rural sites have the lowest at 4.3/7,

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Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Gaps in coverage result in individuals paying anywhere from $234 for a follow-up diagnostic mammogram to over $1,000 for a breast MRI, Komen estimates.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 3, 2025

MRI and ultrasound have tradeoffs in diagnosing peripheral neuropathies of the upper extremity, a study published March 4 in Radiology found.

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Health Imaging

MARCH 27, 2024

The MRI-guided transurethral ultrasound ablation comes with minimal side effects, offering cancer patients an alternative to radiation or surgery.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

So as to report more CT and MRI, radiologists stopped doing hands-on ultrasound and fluoroscopy. Many diagnostic radiologists became pure CT and MRI specialists. But the pressure kept building, and the number of CT and MRI scans grew by 20% annually in my hospital. So radiologists started dropping duties.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 22, 2024

Abbreviated MRI may be suitable for screening women with dense breasts, a study published May 22 in the American Journal of Roentgenology found. Radiologists and ordering clinicians, alike, may use these results as evidence of the value of abbreviated MRI beyond the first round of screening in this population," Edmonds told AuntMinnie.com.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 14, 2025

Many of the highest volume procedures have been lowered by more than 2.83% due to RVU adjustments, including: Description CPT Code Reduction for 2025 CT abdomen & pelvis, w/contrast 74177 -4.39% MRI cervical spine, w/o 72141 -4.15% MRI lumbar spine, w/o 72148 -4.14% CT chest, w/o 71250 -3.78% Ultrasound abdomen, complete 76700 -3.66% Professional (..)

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Ultrasound contrast agents show promise for detecting and evaluating uterine disorders and prostate cancers, according to research presented at the annual Advances in Contrast Ultrasound meeting in Chicago. He recommended that sonographers be trained to place IVs and administer the ultrasound agent.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 12, 2024

With federal and state-level legislation mandating insurance coverage for supplemental breast imaging and providers disclosing breast density information to patients, it seems like ultrasound would have an immediate and important role in this area.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 4, 2024

MRI helps clinicians assess the neural involvement in endometriosis and could help them prevent irreversible nerve damage and chronic sensorimotor neuropathy in women suffering from the condition, Cleveland Clinic researchers have reported. The team's review of MRI's role for this indication was published January 3 in RadioGraphics.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 13, 2025

Micro-ultrasound may be a suitable alternative to MRI for predicting pathological tumor volume in prostate cancer lesions, according to research published March 13 in Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations. Images show the measurement of micro-ultrasound prostate and tumor volume using ExactVuTM dedicated software.

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Radiology Business

JUNE 12, 2024

Those involved want lawmakers to pass three already-proposed bills aimed at improving access to breast MRI, ultrasound and other services.

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Health Imaging

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Scientists from the Huntsman Cancer Institute developed a noninvasive outpatient procedure to treat breast cancer tumors.

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Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

“CT scan” was the third most-searched term among healthcare consumers, and “ultrasound” was No. 4, according to Fair Health.

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Radiology Business

JULY 19, 2024

Plus, Hologic expected to generate $800M in free cash flow, full-body MRI startup raises $27M, and the FDA clears solutions from Hyperfine, Subtle Medical and Positrigo.

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Health Imaging

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Research out of China found that the pairing proved to be more accurate in identifying cancer in nonmass-like lesions.

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Health Imaging

MAY 9, 2024

A team of experts determined that correlating masses initially detected on MRI are significantly more likely to result in a cancer diagnosis than other common findings.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 22, 2024

Which modality is better for breast cancer diagnosis, contrast-enhanced mammography or dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI? Ultrasound offers another screening tool and can overcome some of mammography's limitations. Dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI has been available since 1984, while CEM was introduced in 2011.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 25, 2023

Although MRI and ultrasound are both useful in diagnostic workup of brachia. Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: Ultrasound noninferior to scintigraphy in surgical thyroid imaging Is axillary scanning needed in diagnostic breast ultrasound?

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Health Imaging

JANUARY 9, 2025

Ultrasound is routinely used to screen for HCC. However, its utility is limited by numerous factors, including patient body habitus, operator experience and certain liver conditions, all of which contribute to decreases in sensitivity.

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Professional Radiology

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Ultrasound : Uses sound waves to create images, often used during pregnancy or to check organs. MRI: Uses magnets and radio waves to create detailed images of tissues and organs. CT Scans: Provides cross-sectional images of the body for a more detailed view.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 31, 2025

ORLANDO Ultrasounds use in the therapeutic space is rising and may provide key advantages over current standards of care for neuropathologies. That was the take-home message from a keynote presentation given at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) annual meeting on March 31 by Ali Rezai, MD, from West Virginia University.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 7, 2024

AUSTIN, TX – Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) isn’t typically used for imaging the pancreas, but perhaps that should change, according to a presentation given April 7 at UltraCon. Alice Lee, MD, from Stanford University presents research on the feasibility and performance of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) at UltraCon. In the U.S.,

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

A newly developed contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) Vesical Imaging-Reporting and Data System (VI-RADS) helps both novice and expert readers to evaluate muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), researchers reported September 10 in Radiology. In the training set, nine features associated with MIBC at ultrasound and CEUS were identified.

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Ultrasound MRI Imaging IT 275

AuntMinnie

APRIL 2, 2025

Some specialties may provide targeted training in imaging interpretation that is narrow in scope, such as in ultrasound for emergency medicine or obstetrics/gynecology. Ultrasound 52% Nuclear medicine 39.5% By specialty, self-interpretation rates were 19.9% for primary care physicians; 75.7% for nonphysician practitioners.

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