Radiology and X-ray - Diagnostic Imaging Brief

Part I: What will we learn from x-rays in space?

AuntMinnie

APRIL 2, 2025

In the next few days, astronauts aboard a SpaceX mission will take x-rays for the first time in space. The crew will be in orbit for three to five days and will conduct more than 20 science experiments, including taking images of each other with an ultraportable x-ray machine.

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Road to RSNA 2024: Digital X-Ray Preview

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This year’s trip along the Road to RSNA for digital x-ray features a few familiar mileposts – AI for chest x-ray studies, for instance – but notably also significant research into how technology and new techniques can reduce radiation exposure in patients. Is adjacent x-ray imaging in the ER justified?

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X-ray Radiation Hospital Clinic

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

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

An AI model that detects low bone mineral density (BMD) on ankle and foot x-rays could be useful for screening for osteoporosis, according to radiologists at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. The study was published February 4 in the European Journal of Radiology. Approximately 81% of patients had low BMD and 18% did not.

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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. Nonetheless, the era of generative AI in radiology holds great promise, they wrote.

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What can we do to increase global access to imaging?

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 1, 2024

There was no x-ray available. The fracture was put in a cast without proper reduction, and he will have a limp for the rest of his life -- a life of pain and discomfort, all for lack of an x-ray. I am moved by their commitment to bring radiology resources to improve the lives of millions.

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X-ray Imaging Ultrasound Radiologist

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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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. Image courtesy of Radiology. for pleural effusion, and 5.9%

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AI detects incidental lung nodules on chest x-rays

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

AI based lesion-detection software used in daily practice can help identify clinically significant incidental lung nodules on chest x-rays, according to a study published November 13 in Scientific Reports. needed clinical management,” wrote lead author Shin Hye Hwang, MD, and colleagues.

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X-ray Hospital PACS Clinic

Researchers invent elastic x-ray shield

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 27, 2023

A group in Japan has developed and tested an elastic x-ray shield made by embedding bismite particles in porous polyurethane, and suggests the new shielding material could provide more comfortable radiation protection. “It The DRF was approximately 80% for a typical diagnostic x-ray acquired at 70 kV, according to the findings. “It

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X-ray Radiation Hospital Medical

Video from RSNA 2023: Rural radiology and x-rays on Everest

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In an RSNA 2023 video interview, Saurabh Jha, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia discusses sessions on rural radiology issues and a recent initiative to bring x-ray exams to Mt. He also announces a new podcast partnership with AuntMinnie.com.

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X-ray Radiology

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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X-ray Hospital Radiologist Imaging

ML-based system predicts x-ray service times

AuntMinnie

MARCH 20, 2025

A team in Italy has developed a real-time machine-learning (ML) system that can predict x-ray service times in emergency departments. X-rays are the most frequently conducted medical exams in emergency departments (EDs) and use a remarkable proportion of the ED budget, the authors noted.

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X-ray Diagnostic Radiology Medical

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. To explore the issue, Plesner and colleagues evaluated Enterprise CXR (version 2.2,

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CMIMI: ChatGPT 'reasonably' accurate for identifying chest x-ray terms

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 21, 2024

ChatGPT-4 is reasonably accurate in identifying radiological terms on chest x-ray reports, according to research presented at the Conference on Machine Intelligence in Medical Imaging (CMIMI). Furthermore, some radiological reports may contain technical language that patients may not easily understand.

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X-ray Communication Radiologist Radiology

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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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. Image courtesy of Radiology. The researchers included 3.3

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AI flags rare humeral bone tumors on chest x-rays

AuntMinnie

MARCH 13, 2024

An AI algorithm can help identify rare tumors on upper arm bones in patients undergoing chest x-rays – findings not typically identified in daily reading practice, according to an article published March 6 in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence. Image and caption courtesy of Radiology: Artificial Intelligence.

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X-ray Radiologist Hospital Imaging

AI cuts time for radiologists reporting fractures on x-rays

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

CHICAGO -- A commercially available AI algorithm that can prioritize x-ray exams when it detects fractures yields “tremendous reductions” in report turnaround times, according to a study presented November 28 at RSNA. The AI images were displayed next to the original image for review by the radiology readers. noon, and 3 p.m.,

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X-ray Radiologist PACS Radiology

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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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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X-ray Hospital Radiograph Radiographer

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. For the study, radiology residents’ and nonradiology residents’ performances were statistically compared with the AI system. Nonradiology residents 0.78 Nonradiology residents 0.78

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AI performs well triaging lung x-rays in real-world settings

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 11, 2024

AI-assisted triage of lung x-rays using commercially available software could help reduce turnaround times in real-world settings by 77%, according to an article published October 10 in the European Journal of Radiology. Out of the 20,944 chest x-rays, 28.6% were normal, 61.2% were nonurgent, and 10.2% were urgent.

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X-ray PACS Radiologist Clinic

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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GE HealthCare, NVIDIA team up to develop autonomous AI

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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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. The study was published online May 18 in Radiography.

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What has radiology learned in 5 years since COVID hit U.S.?

AuntMinnie

MARCH 11, 2025

and radiology has learned much since then, according to experts who directly dealt with the diseases impact. While services for breast and lung cancer screening were temporarily halted, imagers in x-ray, lung ultrasound, and PET/CT were busy examining patients who presented with COVID-19.

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Radiation Oncology Radiology X-ray Radiation

Northwestern, Dell develop LLM for chest x-ray interpretation

AuntMinnie

APRIL 5, 2024

Dell Technologies and Northwestern Medicine are collaborating on a generative multimodal large language model (LLM) for the interpretation of chest x-rays.

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X-ray Medical IT Radiology

Navigating Treatment Options: How X-rays Guide Personalized Care Plans

Professional Radiology

APRIL 4, 2024

X-rays are like a superpower for doctors—they can see things hidden from plain sight. Whether it’s a broken bone, a lung infection, or even a swallowed object, X-rays reveal the secrets of your body. At Professional Radiology in El Paso, we understand the importance of X-rays in guiding personalized care.

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X-ray Radiation Oncology Radiation Diagnostic Imaging

X-rays show nighttime bracing may be effective for scoliosis patients

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 29, 2024

In a clinical trial in Sweden, researchers measured Cobb angles on x-rays in participants using the strategy combined with physical activity and found the intervention prevented spinal curve progression, noted lead author Anastasios Charalampidis, MD, PhD, of the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues.

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X-ray Quality and Compliance Clinic Hospital

AI shows potential to reduce radiologists’ chest X-ray workload in an outpatient setting

Radiology Business

JULY 18, 2024

Experts see particular benefit in “situations with high case volumes, which often lead to long work lists and reading delays," according to research published in Academic Radiology.

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X-ray Radiologist Radiology

Are x-rays necessary after pulling chest tubes?

AuntMinnie

JULY 29, 2024

Ordering x-rays after removing chest tubes from lung surgery patients does not lead to meaningful change in patient management and prolongs hospital stays, according to a study published July 26 in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. All patients who had any symptoms underwent a chest x-ray. days vs. 2.3

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What is the impact of the 2025 MPFS changes on radiology practices?

AuntMinnie

MARCH 14, 2025

Among them is the high-volume single-view chest x-ray 71045 with a net increase of 1.06% due to an RVU value increase of 4%, from 0.25 In 2024, duplex Doppler scan 93979 increased by 1.12% but for 2025 it was cut back by 4.22%.

Medicare

Medicare Radiology Nuclear Medicine X-ray

Who’s Reading My Chest X-ray?

Everything Rad

APRIL 14, 2025

Reading Time: 4 minutes read New CDC Proposal Suggests Allowing Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners to Read Chest X-rays. Would these professionals feel confident to interpret a chest x-ray? The post Whos Reading My Chest X-ray? By Ann London BS. Do you have an opinion?

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Analysis: Allied radiology professionals generate millions of dollars per year in indirect revenues alone

Radiology Business

JUNE 25, 2024

General radiology technologists taking humble X-rays and working under contract directly boost their organizations’ bottom lines by $626,825 per year.

Radiology Technologist

Radiology Technologist X-ray Radiology

Prominent radiology practice accused of refusing imaging services to wheelchair user

Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The disputes dates to August, when Suzanne Garraffa first contacted East Hartford Connecticut-based Jefferson Radiology seeking X-rays.

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X-ray Radiology Imaging

Healthcare AI company launches radiology-specific vision language model

Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

1 can conduct chats related to imaging, identify and localize X-ray findings, generate reports and provide its reasoning based on patient history and clinical context. Harrison.rad.1

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X-ray Healthcare Healthcare Radiology

Mayo Clinic and Microsoft partner to advance generative AI in radiology

Health Imaging

JANUARY 15, 2025

The pair's hope is that their model, which will first focus on chest X-rays, will provide significant benefits for radiology workflows.

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X-ray Clinic Radiology

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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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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X-ray Nursing Radiograph Radiographer

Elon Musk urges users to submit X-ray, PET and MR images to xAI chatbot Grok

Radiology Business

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The world’s richest man asked patients and providers to try submitting scans to his company’s artificial intelligence product for further analysis.

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X-ray Imaging

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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Radiologist outperforms AI solution at detecting fractures on X-rays

Radiology Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

“Our results reinforce the assumption that AI must be monitored," researchers wrote in the journal Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging.

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X-ray Radiologist Diagnostic Imaging

Researchers Reveal New Approach for 3D CT Imaging from Single X-ray Projection

Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 19, 2024

However, conventional CT requires hundreds of X-ray projections from multiple angles, exposing patients to significant radiation doses and relying on large, immobile systems. A New Paradigm in Imaging "In XACT, the generated sound waves by X-rays change the way X-ray imaging works, converting X-rays to ultrasound.

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X-ray Computed Tomography Imaging Ultrasound

Is human-AI ‘symbiosis’ the path forward in chest x-ray?

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

AuntMinnie.com recently spoke with Warren Gefter, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania, lead author of a recent article in Radiology proposing that human-AI symbiosis – rather than totally autonomous AI – should be the current goal for AI in chest radiography.

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X-ray Radiography Radiologist Radiology

Part I: What will we learn from x-rays in space?

Road to RSNA 2024: Digital X-Ray Preview

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

Generative AI model validated in chest x-ray study

What can we do to increase global access to imaging?

Hip x-rays help screen for osteoporosis in THA patients

AI improves x-ray reads for rads with varying experience

AI detects incidental lung nodules on chest x-rays

Researchers invent elastic x-ray shield

Video from RSNA 2023: Rural radiology and x-rays on Everest

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

ML-based system predicts x-ray service times

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

CMIMI: ChatGPT 'reasonably' accurate for identifying chest x-ray terms

AI brings scoliosis monitoring on x-rays into modern era

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

AI flags rare humeral bone tumors on chest x-rays

AI cuts time for radiologists reporting fractures on x-rays

Dark-field chest x-ray takes step forward

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

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

AI performs well triaging lung x-rays in real-world settings

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

GE HealthCare, NVIDIA team up to develop autonomous AI

AI functions in x-ray systems may save radiographers time

What has radiology learned in 5 years since COVID hit U.S.?

Northwestern, Dell develop LLM for chest x-ray interpretation

Navigating Treatment Options: How X-rays Guide Personalized Care Plans

X-rays show nighttime bracing may be effective for scoliosis patients

AI shows potential to reduce radiologists’ chest X-ray workload in an outpatient setting

Are x-rays necessary after pulling chest tubes?

What is the impact of the 2025 MPFS changes on radiology practices?

Who’s Reading My Chest X-ray?

Analysis: Allied radiology professionals generate millions of dollars per year in indirect revenues alone

Prominent radiology practice accused of refusing imaging services to wheelchair user

Healthcare AI company launches radiology-specific vision language model

Mayo Clinic and Microsoft partner to advance generative AI in radiology

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

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

Elon Musk urges users to submit X-ray, PET and MR images to xAI chatbot Grok

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

Radiologist outperforms AI solution at detecting fractures on X-rays

Researchers Reveal New Approach for 3D CT Imaging from Single X-ray Projection

Is human-AI ‘symbiosis’ the path forward in chest x-ray?

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