Radiograph, Radiographer and X-ray - Diagnostic Imaging Brief

Hip x-rays help screen for osteoporosis in THA patients

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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Can AI help rule out ‘unremarkable’ chest x-rays?

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. These included chest radiographs that displayed abnormalities of no clinical significance, which are typically treated as normal.

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Julianna Czum talks AI chest radiograph study with AuntMinnie.com

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

million chest radiographs. The team reported that the algorithm could successfully triage pairs of chest radiographs showing no change while detecting urgent interval changes during longitudinal follow-up. Julianna Czum, MD, from Johns Hopkins University wrote an editorial accompanying the study.

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AI brings scoliosis monitoring on x-rays into modern era

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. Image courtesy of Radiology.

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Chest x-ray AI shines in ‘real-world’ setting

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

A PACS-integrated AI tool not only correctly identified pneumothorax on inpatient chest x-rays but also prioritized scans and improved radiologist reporting times, according to a group in Cleveland, OH. The full study is available here.

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AI model shows promise for interpreting follow-up chest x-rays

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. Example of triage of no change in a pair of chest radiographs in the emergency department. (A)

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AI improves x-ray reads for rads with varying experience

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. AI detected a lung mass, a lung nodule, and a small pneumothorax.

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Carestream Launches New DRX Excel Plus X-ray System with Advanced Features to Improve Productivity and Patient Experience

Imaging Technology

JANUARY 11, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 01/11/2024 - 08:22 January 11, 2024 — Carestream Health has launched a new and enhanced DRX-Excel Plus X-ray System that boosts the performance of the powerful, two-in-one solution to enable more productivity and efficiency, higher image quality, and an improved experience for users and patients.

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Injury Prediction Rule Reduces Radiographic Imaging Exposure in Children

MedImaging Radiography

JUNE 7, 2024

A highly accurate prediction rule for cervical spine injuries in children reduces the use of CT scans by over 50% without missing clinically significant injuries or increasing the use of unnecessary X-rays.

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Behind the Decision-Making Process of Purchasing X-Ray Equipment

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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Highly accurate AI model can estimate lung function just by using chest X-rays

Medical Xpress: Radiology

JULY 8, 2024

If there is one medical exam that everyone in the world has taken, it's a chest X-ray. Clinicians can use radiographs to tell if someone has tuberculosis, lung cancer, or other diseases, but they can't use them to tell if the lungs are functioning well.

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Chest x-ray AI triage makes a difference in lung cancer CT routing

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Nearly 72,000 chest x-rays had been randomized as of November 25 (the study is open through December 31), with the two primary outcomes of the trial being time to diagnosis of lung cancer and time from chest x-ray to CT by prioritizing abnormals. UCLH has produced 9,217 chest x-rays from 8,072 patients.

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AI rules out abnormal findings on chest X-rays, significantly reducing workloads

Health Imaging

AUGUST 21, 2024

The commercially available software can correctly exclude pathology on chest radiographs with accuracy rates similar to those of radiologists.

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AI catches overlooked broken vertebra on X-rays, with sizable cost-saving implications

Radiology Business

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The software could opportunistically screen patients at a smaller cost than other interventions, given it automatically operates "in the background" on radiographs performed for other reasons.

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Dark-field chest x-ray takes step forward

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. To overcome this limitation, the researchers developed a deconvolution-based correction method for the induced artifacts.

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Radiologists ‘compete’ on chest x-rays reads with and without AI

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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Fujifilm Releases D-EVO Suite OTCx, a Next-Generation Overhead Tube Digital Radiographic Suite

Imaging Technology

JULY 7, 2023

X-rays are the most widely used diagnostic tests, accounting for 60% of all imaging studies conducted. Radiologists and X-ray technologists are required to manage increasingly demanding caseloads while facing challenges from long hours and repetitive heavy lifting.

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DeepTek.ai Unveiled the World's First Commercially Available US FDA Cleared CADe Chest X-Ray AI Solution Covering the Entire Chest Region at RSNA23

Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Augmento X-Ray is designed to significantly reduce radiologist workload and improve the quality of chest X-ray reporting. billion annual X-rays performed, 1.5 Augmento X-Ray addresses this challenge directly, reducing radiologist workload by an impressive 30-50%.

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WBCT Better Detects Changes in Knee Joint Space Width than X-Ray in OA Patients

CurveBeam AI

MAY 2, 2023

Key Points: Weight Bearing (WB) radiographs are limited by 1) their 2D nature and 2) knee positioning. X-Ray (XR) beam angle differs by person and can be unreliable. Optimal knee positioning and X-Ray beam angle differs by person and can be unreliable with WB radiographs. Segal et al.

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Wireless Handheld X-ray Equipment from MinXray Used for Global Health Initiative in Papua New Guinea

Imaging Technology

APRIL 1, 2024

milla1cf Mon, 04/01/2024 - 11:44 April 1, 2024 — MinXray , a leading manufacturer of imaging systems for medical and veterinary use, recently sent its Impact Wireless X-ray system with a group of researchers and medical personnel to the YUS Conservation Area in Papua New Guinea.

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World’s First Handheld, Dynamic Digital Radiographic Instrument Makes X-Ray Imaging More.

MedImaging Radiography

APRIL 7, 2023

Micro C, the world’s first handheld dynamic digital radiographic X-ray system, delivers unparalleled image sharpness and clarity in the smallest.

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Deep-learning model predicts bone density on chest x-rays

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

. | M4-SSMK03-4 | Room E450A A deep-learning AI model will be presented in this session that can predict bone mineral density T-scores from chest x-rays. They then trained the algorithm on a data set of 47,150 x-rays (23,151 patients) and validated it on an external data set of 2,914 radiographs (1,515 patients).

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Carestream Launches Affordable, Agile, Productivity-Boosting DRX-Rise Mobile X-ray System

Imaging Technology

MAY 10, 2023

milla1cf Wed, 05/10/2023 - 22:58 May 10, 2023 — Expanding its industry-leading mobile X-ray portfolio, Carestream Health has introduced the DRX-Rise Mobile X-ray System. The system’s two touchscreen displays provide two work zones to accelerate productivity further.

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AI assist for x-ray reads serves nonradiologists well in the ED

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

CHICAGO -- German researchers are testing ways to support nonradiologists in interpreting chest x-rays in emergency settings using an AI assistant. Rudolph highlighted results for pneumothorax detection, in particular, where the AI assist performed similarly to the radiology resident readers. Nonradiology residents 0.78

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Qure.ai's AI-Driven Chest X-ray Solution Receives FDA Clearance for Enhanced Lung Nodule Detection

Imaging Technology

JANUARY 8, 2024

Qure’s chest X-ray based qXR-LN uses artificial intelligence to identify and localize lung nodules, marking another significant milestone for the organization, strengthening its standing as a pioneer in the realm of AI-powered advancements for plain film radiography and medical imaging.

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CDC considers chest x-ray AI for TB screening program

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 2, 2024

In an article published September 30 in PLOS Digital Health , scientists at the agency noted that they have few methods currently for ensuring that the half a million x-rays they receive every year from physicians overseas have been interpreted correctly. “To XRAI (left) and GradCAM (right) heatmaps for true positive images.

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X-ray Visionaries: Unveiling the Expertise of Radiographers and Technologists (Tripura, Dhalai, Gomati, Khowai, North Tripura)

Future Teleradiology

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Teleradiology-India Introduction: “X-ray Visionaries” takes you on a compelling journey to unveil the expertise of radiographers and technologists, the unsung heroes of X-ray technology. The significance of their expertise in ensuring accurate diagnoses and patient well-being.

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Extend the Life of Your X-ray Imaging Equipment

Everything Rad

APRIL 10, 2023

How would you rate the value you are getting from your current X-ray imaging equipment? Upgrade your X-ray imaging equipment to get access to the most advanced imaging features for about 10% of the cost of original equipment. Your radiographers need to work as efficiently as possible in order to keep pace.

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Fruit roll-ups shown to improve dental X-ray quality

Medical Xpress: Radiology

JUNE 10, 2024

A study published in the Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences compared 270 dental X-rays, from people who were told to hold their tongues against the roof of their mouths throughout the procedure.

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AI tool rules out abnormal findings on chest X-rays, significantly reducing workloads

Health Imaging

AUGUST 20, 2024

The tool correctly excludes pathology on chest radiographs with accuracy rates similar to those of radiologists.

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Northwestern Medicine is collaborating with Dell to develop AI for reading X-rays

Health Imaging

APRIL 8, 2024

The new artificial intelligence model is currently reading draft radiographs at the Illinois health system.

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Artificial Intelligence Shortens Reading Times of Radiologists for Chest X-Rays

MedImaging Radiography

MAY 11, 2023

A prospective observational study has found that the use of AI impacts the interpretation times of chest radiographs among radiologists.

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MinXray’s Mike Cairnie Earns Guinness World Record for Operating an X-ray at the Highest Altitude

Imaging Technology

MAY 17, 2023

a key global supplier of portable, compact digital imaging equipment, has earned a Guinness World Record for the “ highest altitude operating an X-ray machine ” while on an expedition with both MinXray and artificial intelligence company Qure.ai. to demonstrate portable digital radiography and its effectiveness at high altitudes.

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Can We Upskill Radiographers through Artificial Intelligence?

The British Institute of Radiology

MARCH 6, 2023

Shamie Kumar describes how AI fits into a radiology clinical workflow and her perspective on how a clinical radiographer could use this to learn from and enhance their skills. If the AI findings are seen in PACS, how many radiographers actually log into PACS after taking a scan or X-ray? Can Radiographers Up-Skill?

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Point-of-Care AI for Chest X-Rays Accurately Classifies Optimal and Suboptimal Chest Radiographs

MedImaging Radiography

APRIL 11, 2023

Radiologist-trained artificial intelligence (AI) models can accurately classify optimal and suboptimal chest radiographs, potentially enabling radiographers to repeat poor-quality scans.

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Deep Learning Model Detects Diabetes Using Routine Chest Radiographs

Health IT Analytics

AUGUST 8, 2023

New deep learning tool leverages chest x-rays and electronic health record data to flag elevated diabetes risk up to three years before diagnosis.

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Radiologists in Europe ramp up testing of AI

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 11, 2024

Four out of seven commercially available AI algorithms for detecting lung nodules on x-rays performed better than human readers, while two algorithms for predicting bone age fell short, in a study published January 9 in Radiology. Project AIR is an ongoing cohort study aimed at filling this gap, the authors wrote.

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Radiologists prefer local vs. global AI advice

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Radiologists and other physicians tend to trust AI more when the algorithms provide local rather than global explanations of findings on chest x-rays, suggests research published November 19 Radiology. In our study, the AI literally put a box around areas of pneumonia or other abnormalities," Ye said. 80%−94%) or low (i.e.,

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Carestream launches new x-ray system

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 9, 2024

Carestream Health has launched a new x-ray system called DXR-Excel Plus with features designed to help simplify workflow and enhance productivity. Carestream's new DXR-Excel Plus x-ray system. Image courtesy of Carestream Health.

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Injury prediction rule could decrease radiographic imaging exposure in children, study shows

Medical Xpress: Radiology

JUNE 4, 2024

Detecting CSIs in a clinical setting often requires imaging such as X-rays and computed tomography (CT) scans, both of which expose children to radiation, which can cause other health issues over time.

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Reducing Exposure and Dose in Medical Radiology

Everything Rad

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

A fundamental goal of radiographers is to complete an imaging exam that provides sufficient information for an accurate clinical diagnosis–and at the lowest possible dose. To make it easier for readers, I’ve organized the available solutions into three exam types: general X-ray, chest imaging, and pediatric imaging.

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Risk of knee osteoarthritis may depend on muscle mass

AuntMinnie

APRIL 30, 2024

In an analysis of x-rays and bone scans, a group from Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, found that weight-bearing recreational activity was significantly associated with increased odds of knee osteoarthritis in individuals with low levels of lower-limb muscle mass.

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