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ECR: Radiographers optimistic about AI's role in future work

AuntMinnie

MARCH 5, 2024

While radiographers are concerned about job security, they are also optimistic about AI’s role in their future workflows, according to a presentation given March 1 at ECR 2024. Radiographers appear optimistic about the future of radiographer job roles and responsibilities,” Walsh said. Of the total respondents, 31.3%

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AI model detects low BMD on ankle and foot x-rays

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

There are no costs related to opportunistic screening, because patients received these radiographs of the foot and ankle for some other purpose, wrote co-authors Farid Gharehmohammadi, MD, and Ronnie Sebro, MD. The study was published February 4 in the European Journal of Radiology. DEED, Attribution 4.0

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The challenges of dysrhythmic radiologists

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 3, 2025

They were notorious in that they were inferior performers in an otherwise sound radiology department. Both were quite erratic in their radiology reports and became well-known for this. It could be a lengthy work of fantasy only vaguely related to the images or a concise and accurate verbal synopsis of the radiological findings.

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AI functions in x-ray systems may save radiographers time

AuntMinnie

MAY 22, 2024

Intelligent virtual and AI-based collimation features appear to save radiographers time during x-ray image acquisitions – a key function for enabling more patient-focused workflows, according to a recent study. ATC and SVO enable the radiographer to save time during chest or stitched examinations. The full study is available here.

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Generative AI model validated in chest x-ray study

AuntMinnie

MARCH 11, 2025

A group in South Korea has validated a generative AI model that could reduce reading times and increase chest x-ray reporting accuracy, according to a study published March 11 in Radiology. Five radiologists interpreted the chest radiographs in two sessions: without AI-generated reports and with AI-generated reports as preliminary reports.

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Moore’s Law for radiologists

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Some of my radiological heroes would report a staggering 30,000 to 40,000 radiographs a year. I remember the crossing of this particular radiological Rubicon about 15 years ago here in the U.K. Some even [startled gasp] gave up reporting plain radiographs. I still don’t know how they did it. So what happened?

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What's best practice for using AI for thoracic imaging?

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The use of AI in thoracic imaging has begun to demonstrate "cumulative evidence of effectiveness," but more testing and research are needed to determine its feasibility for this application, according to a commentary published February 25 in Radiology. Next-generation AI technology shows promise, however. in an accompanying editorial.

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International Day of Radiology to be held on November 8

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

On November 8, radiologists, radiographers, and radiological technologists will mark the tenth International Day of Radiology (IDoR 2023). Keep up with the latest details about the International Day of Radiology via its Facebook page.

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ISMRM: Radiology AI technology is here — and more is coming

AuntMinnie

MAY 3, 2024

Charlene Liew, MD, director of cardiothoracic imaging at Changi General Hospital in Singapore, outlined the current state of AI in radiology and where it is going in a presentation called "AI in Radiology: The Past Informs the Future." Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were for radiology indications.

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Siemens and ASRT launch global training program

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 23, 2025

Siemens Healthineers and the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) have launched a global training program for radiologic technologists in low- and middle-income countries. The first initiative under the partnership will focus on training 50 radiographers from Ukraine.

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Generative AI, radiologist shortages feature in 2024 Minnies

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

With 100% of precincts now reporting, we’re finally ready to declare this year’s winners in our annual awards program recognizing excellence in radiology. The voters also zeroed in on the ongoing shortage of radiologists as the Biggest Threat to Radiology. Most Influential Radiology Researcher Minnies 2024 Winner: Erik H.

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Minnies winners for 2023 highlight AI, innovation in radiology

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Each year, the Minnies award winners reflect the current challenges, issues, and advances in radiology. And for the first time since 2018, physician burnout did not win the Minnies award for Biggest Threat to Radiology. Interested in the history of the Minnies, our annual award program recognizing excellence in radiology?

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CDC considers letting nurse practitioners, physician assistants read X-rays under federal program

Radiology Business

JANUARY 7, 2025

The agency's B Reader Program trains and certifies physicians to classify chest radiographs of workers participating in federal health surveillance programs.

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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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Hologic recalling breast care devices after 71 injuries, FDA says

Radiology Business

MAY 22, 2024

The alert pertains to the BioZorb and BioZorb LP radiographic markers, implanted in soft tissue to indicate the site for radiation therapy or other medical procedures.

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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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ACR wants radiologist feedback as CDC eyes nonphysician X-ray reads

Radiology Business

JANUARY 14, 2025

The agency is considering whether to let NPs and PAs examine radiographs in a federal health surveillance program.

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7 ways to reduce healthcare disparities in radiology

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Healthcare disparities continue to plague medical imaging, but there are concrete measures radiologists can take to mitigate them, according to a paper published on October 12 in RadioGraphics. Ensure that appropriate language translation services are available in the radiology department. The complete study can be found here.

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ACR pans federal idea to let nonphysicians read X-rays, citing ‘resounding backlash’

Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The college announced its opposition to the CDC's B Reader program exploring whether to let nurse practitioners and physician assistants read certain radiographs.

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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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Hip x-rays help screen for osteoporosis in THA patients

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

An easily accessible screening tool for osteopenia or osteoporosis using plain hip radiographs is of great importance for the orthopedic hip surgeons to avoid potential surgical risks while performing total hip arthroplasty due to osteopenia and osteoporosis,” noted lead author Sebastian Rohe, MD, and colleagues.

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ECR: Green protocols can reduce radiology department energy consumption

AuntMinnie

MARCH 5, 2024

Substituting less energy-consuming ultrasound for x-ray or CT reduced energy use by as much as 8% during diagnostic radiology processes and 31.2% during indirect radiology department activities, according to findings of a pilot study presented March 1 at ECR 2024. kilowatts per patient, Masperi said.

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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. The lower extremity measurement pipeline is illustrated using a representative slot-scanning radiograph. Image courtesy of Radiology.

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Hologic recalling breast care device after 252 injuries, slew of patient lawsuits

Radiology Business

DECEMBER 18, 2024

More than 100 plaintiffs have now sued the Marlborough, Massachusetts-based mammography-maker, claiming they suffered injuries and emotional distress stemming from implantation of the BioZorb radiographic marker.

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Hologic breast care devices could cause life-threatening complications, FDA warns

Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

BioZorb is FDA cleared for the radiographic marking of soft tissue sites for future procedures such as radiation therapy.

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FDA warns against use of Hologic breast care device after nearly 200 adverse events

Radiology Business

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The alert pertains to the BioZorb and BioZorb LP markers, implanted in soft tissue to indicate the site for radiographic procedures.

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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. Image courtesy of Radiology. In a retrospective study, a commercially available algorithm (ChestView, v.

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3 AI-based technology trends on display at the 2023 RSNA conference

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

At RSNA 2023, look for AI-driven systems that radiographers can use to help make patient positioning faster and more precise, and bring consistency to the process, all of which help improve image quality and reduce the need for retakes. Even the most skilled radiographers can fail to get positioning just right.

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Michigan adds requirements for medical imaging equipment operators

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.

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Medical imaging vacancy rates haven’t been this high in at least 20 years

Radiology Business

MAY 9, 2023

The radiographer profession, for one, hit an "all time high" in 2023, with 18.1% of actively recruited positions sitting unfilled, the ASRT reported Monday.

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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. Their performance was compared to reads by 17 radiologists and radiology residents with varying experience.

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Financial incentives significantly increase radiologist compliance with quality-improvement initiative

Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

UT Southwestern has introduced a grading template in knee radiograph reports to help decrease the use of unnecessary MR imaging.

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AI improves lung cancer detection on chest radiographs

AuntMinnie

JUNE 27, 2023

Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: Medical students concerned about AI's impact on radiology ChatGPT, Google Bard simplify lung reports, but at high reading level AI predicts mortality risk in pneumonia patients Radiology well-positioned to integrate AI, but concerns remain AI estimates lung cancer mortality on x-rays

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Deep-Learning Chest Radiograph Model Predicts Mortality for Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Imaging Technology

JUNE 16, 2023

CURB-65 score). “The deep learning (DL) model may guide clinical decision-making in the management of patients with CAP by identifying high-risk patients who warrant hospitalization and intensive treatment,” concluded first author Eui Jin Hwang, MD, PhD, from the department of radiology at Seoul National University College of Medicine in Korea.

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Road to RSNA 2023: AI Preview

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

AI’s capability and potential to enhance the practice of radiology will take center stage at RSNA 2023. M6-SSNPM01-2 | Room E351 In this talk, researchers will highlight the potential for AI software in detecting fractures that are often missed on radiographs. 1:50 p.m. | 3:50 p.m. | 10:20 a.m. | 3:10 p.m. | 10:10 a.m. | 9:00 a.m. |

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Incorrect CT protocol leads to radiologist overlooking liver cancer, patient’s untimely death

Radiology Business

JULY 25, 2023

The physician had assigned the standard, four-phase protocol for liver imaging, but the radiographer instead performed a single, portal-venous phase only.

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ChatGPT can provide patients with radiation protection info

AuntMinnie

JUNE 25, 2024

ChatGPT can answer patient questions about radiation protection for medical imaging exams comparably to websites of radiology institutions, according to research published June 25 in Radiology. and Europe to evaluate both sets of answers, blinded to the source. General public comprehension 5.6 Overall satisfaction 5.1

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DDR takes step forward in lung imaging

AuntMinnie

JULY 31, 2024

The study was published in the December 2024 issue of the European Journal of Radiology Open. Representative chest radiographs and graphs of lung signal intensity obtained using DDR for the severe COPD group. a) Radiograph during forced inspiration when the average signal intensity reached its maximum (SI max = 3879.3). (b)

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Are Radiology Backlogs Putting Your Health System at Risk?

Aidoc

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Radiology plays a crucial role in modern medicine, answering essential diagnostic questions pertaining to nearly every pathology facing clinicians. The Impact on Patients and Clinical Management A 2024 study in the Journal of Clinical Imaging found that 68% of surveyed radiology practices had unreported radiology exams.

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Curved breast compression paddle lessens pain but also image quality

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 20, 2024

Curve-shaped breast compression paddles may lead to some pain relief, but they also reduce image quality on mammograms, suggest findings published August 20 in Radiology. Two radiographers and two radiologists performed unblinded paired comparisons of images from both paddle types, using standard image quality criteria.

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Who made it to the final round in the 2024 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com 's event recognizing excellence in radiology? Most Influential Radiology Researcher Erik Middlebrooks, MD, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL Erik Middlebrooks, MD. Most Effective Radiology Educator Francis Deng, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine Francis Deng, MD.

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

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Presenting the research on November 28 at RSNA 2023, Jan Rudolph, MD, from the department of radiology at University Hospital LMU Munich said nonradiologists can significantly benefit from AI assistance in emergency-related chest x-ray analysis. “If Nonradiology residents 0.78 Nonradiology residents 0.78

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ARRS announces Resident/Fellow in Radiology awardees

AuntMinnie

MARCH 12, 2024

The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) is recognizing four radiologists, as well as their institutions and research projects, with its 2024 ARRS Resident/Fellow in Radiology Awards. ARRS President’s Award for “Multi-task Ensemble Deep Learning for Differential Diagnosis of Pneumonia and Pulmonary Edema on Chest Radiograph.”

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Meet the Minnies 2024 semifinal candidates

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 2, 2024

This year, hundreds of candidates have been selected as semifinalists for 14 categories, ranging from Most Influential Radiology Researcher to Best New Radiology Software. The semifinalist list was compiled based on nominations from members of AuntMinnie.com. Winners will be selected by our expert panel in two rounds of voting.

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ECR: Radiographers optimistic about AI's role in future work

AI model detects low BMD on ankle and foot x-rays

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The challenges of dysrhythmic radiologists

AI functions in x-ray systems may save radiographers time

Generative AI model validated in chest x-ray study

Moore’s Law for radiologists

What's best practice for using AI for thoracic imaging?

International Day of Radiology to be held on November 8

ISMRM: Radiology AI technology is here — and more is coming

Siemens and ASRT launch global training program

Generative AI, radiologist shortages feature in 2024 Minnies

Minnies winners for 2023 highlight AI, innovation in radiology

CDC considers letting nurse practitioners, physician assistants read X-rays under federal program

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

Hologic recalling breast care devices after 71 injuries, FDA says

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

ACR wants radiologist feedback as CDC eyes nonphysician X-ray reads

7 ways to reduce healthcare disparities in radiology

ACR pans federal idea to let nonphysicians read X-rays, citing ‘resounding backlash’

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

Hip x-rays help screen for osteoporosis in THA patients

ECR: Green protocols can reduce radiology department energy consumption

AI brings scoliosis monitoring on x-rays into modern era

Hologic recalling breast care device after 252 injuries, slew of patient lawsuits

Hologic breast care devices could cause life-threatening complications, FDA warns

FDA warns against use of Hologic breast care device after nearly 200 adverse events

AI improves x-ray reads for rads with varying experience

3 AI-based technology trends on display at the 2023 RSNA conference

Michigan adds requirements for medical imaging equipment operators

Medical imaging vacancy rates haven’t been this high in at least 20 years

Radiologists in Europe ramp up testing of AI

Financial incentives significantly increase radiologist compliance with quality-improvement initiative

AI improves lung cancer detection on chest radiographs

Deep-Learning Chest Radiograph Model Predicts Mortality for Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Road to RSNA 2023: AI Preview

Incorrect CT protocol leads to radiologist overlooking liver cancer, patient’s untimely death

ChatGPT can provide patients with radiation protection info

DDR takes step forward in lung imaging

Are Radiology Backlogs Putting Your Health System at Risk?

Curved breast compression paddle lessens pain but also image quality

Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

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

ARRS announces Resident/Fellow in Radiology awardees

Meet the Minnies 2024 semifinal candidates

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