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HPI: Almost a third of image interpretation done by nonradiologists

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for nuclear medicine 33.9% for ultrasound Radiologists performed a lower percentage of cardiac exams compared to noncardiac ones. Nuclear medicine 11.8% Ultrasound 0.4% Of these, 88.5 million (72.1%) were interpreted by radiologists. This overall percentage varied by modality, the group reported: 97.3%

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

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She's also served as clinical director of CT, MRI, and ultrasound, and she was program director of radiologic technology and director of training for the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM). Louis, MO A first-time Minnies finalist, Dmitry Beyder exemplifies how the role of the nuclear medicine technologist can evolve.

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New PET tracer improves detection of insulinomas

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A new PET/CT radiotracer that detects insulinomas could eliminate the need for other diagnostic procedures in a vast majority of patients, according to a study published October 17 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Endoscopic ultrasound is highly sensitive, but invasive, they added. DEED, Attribution 4.0

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Body composition analysis, MRI safety topped 2024's most read articles

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This was a case of the radiology practice miscoding an ultrasound exam conducted on the pregnant patient at 41 weeks that showed low amniotic fluid -- which resulted in the scan being sent "to nowhere," rather than to the mother's midwife. The baby died.

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SalaryScan: Radiologists and RTs enjoyed higher salaries in 2023

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Those who specialized -- particularly in CT, MRI, neuroimaging, and nuclear medicine/PET -- earned more. Neuroimaging RTs headed the list with an average base salary of $106,000, followed closely by nuclear medicine/PET technologists at $103,000 and CT technologists at $99,000. Note: Salaries are for all U.S.

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LLMs decrease in accuracy over time on radiology exams

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Questions covered various radiology disciplines, including breast, cardiothoracic, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, musculoskeletal, neuroradiology, nuclear medicine, pediatrics, ultrasound, interventional radiology, and radiology physics. The researchers queried GPT-4, GPT-3.5,

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Higher Medicaid-to-Medicare reimbursement ratios boost imaging use

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Higher Medicaid-to-Medicare reimbursement ratios (MMRR) are linked to increased likelihood of Medicaid patients receiving CT, MR, ultrasound, and x-ray imaging, researchers have reported. Nuclear medicine 0.76 Ultrasound 0.85 higher for ultrasound, and 31.8% X-ray or fluoroscopy 0.82 higher for MR, 21.4%

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