AuntMinnie

MARCH 22, 2024

ChatGPT-4 demonstrated high accuracy in analyzing and interpreting thyroid and renal ultrasound images in a small study published March 19 in Radiology Advances. These functionalities indicate the tool's potential to improve radiological workflows by pre-screening and categorizing ultrasound images,” Sultan told AuntMinnie.com.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 22, 2024

ChatGPT-4 demonstrated high accuracy in analyzing and interpreting thyroid and renal ultrasound images in a study published March 19 in Radiology Advances. These functionalities indicate the tool's potential to improve radiological workflows by pre-screening and categorizing ultrasound images,” Sultan told AuntMinnie.com.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 18, 2025

GE HealthCare and NVIDIA have announced a new collaboration for autonomous x-ray and ultrasound technologies at NVIDIA GTC 2025. As part of an expanded relationship, GE HealthCare will utilize NVIDIAs new Issac for Healthcare platform to develop AI-enabled x-ray and ultrasound systems.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 2, 2025

In an interview with AuntMinnie.com , radiologist Michael Pohlen, MD, of the University of California, San Diego, and a consultant on the mission, said that this first use of x-ray in orbit is mostly a technical demonstration.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 18, 2024

Combining full-field digital mammography with ultrasound tomography can improve breast cancer detection and be helpful in imaging dense breasts, according to research published June 18 in Radiology. Our study suggests ultrasound tomography can be another supplemental screening tool,” Yamashita and colleagues wrote.

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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

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A computer-aided diagnostic (CAD) system improves the diagnostic performance of breast ultrasound, according to findings published October 6 in Heliyon. Ultrasound is the go-to modality for diagnostic breast imaging after suspicious mammography findings. However, conventional ultrasound isn’t without its faults.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 29, 2024

A thyroid ultrasound imaging database could spur the development of more effective diagnostic and treatment models for related diseases, according to research published January 23 in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. Ultrasound is a first-line method in the screening and diagnosing of thyroid nodules.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 21, 2024

A new, minimally invasive procedure that combines MRI and transurethral ultrasound is effective for treating prostate cancer, according to research presented March 20 at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) meeting in Salt Lake City. ng/ml to 0.63 ng/ml at five years.

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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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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. Six weeks?!

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A team led by Hisham Mehanna, PhD, from the University of Birmingham in England, found that strain ultrasound elastography does not reduce the nondiagnostic rate of FNAC, as well as the number of thyroidectomies or unnecessary thyroidectomies performed. months for ultrasound FNAC. months for ultrasound FNAC.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 22, 2024

Out-of-network billing by radiologists – often referred to as “surprise billing” – dropped significantly beginning in 2007 and imaging claims are now almost completely in network, according to a recent study. And by 2021, radiologists practiced almost exclusively in-network, according to the researchers. in 2007 to 1.1%

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 24, 2024

A nomogram combining ultrasound features and TI-RADS parameters can differentiate between malignant and benign thyroid nodules, according to research published January 22 in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. The American College of Radiology (ACR) created TI-RADS based on gray-scale ultrasound features.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 26, 2024

“Living” and “viable” should be avoided in first-trimester ultrasound lexicon when imaging pregnant women, according to new guidelines introduced August 27 by the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound (SRU), published in Radiology. Wade with the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Dobbs v.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 5, 2024

CHICAGO Philips brought a range of new AI-enhanced offerings to RSNA 2024 aimed at bolstering efficiency and improving workflows for radiologists and radiologic technologists. The goal is to shorten complex MRI exams and improve workflow for radiologists, according to the vendor. tesla BlueSeal MR wide-bore scanner.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 6, 2024

Supplemental breast ultrasound may have utility in imaging women with dense breasts and high risk of advanced or invasive breast cancer, a study published August 6 in Radiology found. Sample images show cancer detection at supplemental ultrasound screening after screening mammography with a negative result. (A)

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 3, 2024

Impeded by a smaller number of radiology-applicable quality measures, in 2021 radiologists in radiology-only practices scored significantly lower on relevant Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) gauges compared with other specialties. In contrast, those in multispecialty practices scored higher in the U.S.

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Radiology Business

MAY 19, 2024

Pranjal Rai, MBBS, made his case in a new opinion piece published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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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 15, 2024

Modalities ranging from ultrasound and MRI to molecular breast imaging and contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) will have their time in the spotlight. This includes glimpses of what the future may hold for radiologists in women’s imaging and other specialties. . | 8:40 a.m. | 4:50 p.m. | 10:00 a.m. | 4:00 p.m. |

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 23, 2024

Carbon dioxide emissions vary by imaging modality and are higher for MRI and CT compared with ultrasound and x-rays. She told AuntMinnie.com that this includes building diverse teams that include all key stakeholders, including radiologists, technologists, leadership, IT, and facilities management.

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Health Imaging

AUGUST 23, 2023

Using the new-look algorithm consistently improved reader accuracy, especially among less experienced radiologists. It also helped limit false-positive results.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 3, 2025

Onsite has been partnering with breast-focused radiologists to offer a suite of breast health services that drive breast cancer screening compliance rates, according to the company. Katherine Cyran, MD, has been an independently contracted radiologist for several years, Onsite noted in its announcement.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 31, 2025

MRI-Monitored Transurethral Ultrasound Ablation (TULSA) MRI-monitored TULSA utilizes robotically driven directional thermal ultrasound and closed-loop temperature feedback control software to deliver predictable physician-prescribed ablation of prostate tissue for treatment of prostate cancer. PC-6.47 $525.63 $209.28 48.96 $1,583.68

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 2, 2025

A significant percentage of imaging studies ordered by office-based healthcare providers are self-interpreted rather than referred to radiologists for reading, according to researchers from the Harvey L. The large differences between radiologists and nonradiologists in interpretation training could lead to differences in diagnostic accuracy."

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Radiology Business

APRIL 26, 2023

The radiologists at San Luis Diagnostic Center, a multimodality outpatient facility in California, are happy to do it all: mammography, CT scans, ultrasound, X-rays, MRI, and more. There’s one aspect of their radiology practice that they’re excited to hand off, however: billing and negotiations with third-party payers.

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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

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Lung ultrasound (LUS) scoring is reliable for determining whether preterm newborns need surfactant for suspected respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), a study published February 19 in Pediatrics & Neonatology found. It also compared ultrasound scores with chest x-ray scores to predict the need for surfactant administration.

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Radiology Business

DECEMBER 14, 2023

“These shifts may reflect changes in relative utilization of specialty-specific examinations or evolving payment policies," experts wrote in AJR.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

For another year running, radiologic technologists (RTs) and radiologists enjoyed higher salaries in the past year, according to AuntMinnie.com 's 2024 SalaryScan survey. Radiologists participating in our annual compensation and benefits survey reported an average base salary of $473,000 in 2023, up from $439,944 the year before.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 20, 2024

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. The South Atlantic region was next, with an average base salary of $507,000.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 9, 2024

The Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound (SRU) has issued a new expert consensus statement that aims to improve the evaluation of endometriosis. Ultrasound is the typical go-to imaging modality for women experiencing chronic pelvic pain or infertility issues. However, the researchers pointed out that few centers in the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 17, 2025

Patient communication and education may be key for radiologists in the wake of an advisory from the U.S. and for all [radiologists] to take this on and counsel patients in any way we can. When an observation is made on a LI-RADS ultrasound exam, we can refer the patient for additional studies.

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 24, 2024

China has faced significant challenges improving breast cancer surveillance, including radiologist shortages and poor-quality screening methods, experts wrote in AJR.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

A deep-learning method could improve clinical strategies for addressing ultrasound BI-RADS 4A lesions, a study published February 20 in Clinical Breast Cancer found. Biopsy is typically recommended for ultrasound BI-RADS 4A lesions. The performance of two radiologists significantly improved with assistance from the nomogram.

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Professional Radiology

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

We guarantee accuracy, clarity, and care in each scan with a staff of skilled radiologists and cutting-edge equipment. Ultrasound : Uses sound waves to create images, often used during pregnancy or to check organs. Call our office today to schedule an appointment at (915) 225-2480.

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