AuntMinnie
APRIL 18, 2025
Abdominal CT shows promise for the opportunistic diagnosis of sarcopenia, a potentially reversible condition that manifests as low muscle mass and strength, researchers have reported. The study findings could translate into better patient outcome and an expanded role for radiologists, according to a team led by Eric Christensen, PhD, of the Harvey L.
Aidoc
APRIL 18, 2025
An often overlooked value proposition of AI in radiology is its potential to mitigate bias in interpreting medical images. Bias, whether unconscious or systemic, has long been a challenge in the medical profession, including in radiology. Type 1 and Type 2 Thinking Medical errors are a substantial contributing factor to patient morbidity and mortality.
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AuntMinnie
APRIL 18, 2025
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found that a patient's care was compromised due to delayed diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer at the VA Eastern Kansas Healthcare System in Topeka and Leavenworth. Neither the patient aligned care team provider (PACT) nor the system pulmonologist "took the necessary steps to ensure a bronchoscopy was ordered and completed," the OIG reported, noting that the PACT provider "ordered, but failed to track, a [PET] scan completed by a community provider
Radiology Business
APRIL 18, 2025
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed Senate Bill 123 into law on April 14 following its passage by the state legislature, weeks after Virginia passed a similar bill.
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AuntMinnie
APRIL 18, 2025
More women are willing to have AI assistance for their breast cancer screening exams, suggest findings published April 18 in Radiology: Imaging Cancer. A team led by Bersu Ozcan, MD, from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas found that about seven out of 10 surveyed women approve of AIs use during screening mammography exams as a second reader, with most survey respondents not accepting the technology as a standalone reader.
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AuntMinnie
APRIL 18, 2025
PET scans performed at one or three months after patients with large B-cell lymphoma begin chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T-cell) therapy can indicate whether they are responding to the treatment, according to a study published April 17 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. The finding could provide crucial insights for clinicians, enabling more personalized and timely interventions to improve patient outcomes, noted lead author Andrea Farolfi, MD, of IRCCS University Hospital of Bologna in
Radiology Business
APRIL 18, 2025
Wes Folds, a PET specialist with the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission, discusses a new nuclear offering from IAC.
AuntMinnie
APRIL 18, 2025
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) Mars Shot Research Fund has awarded Randy Yeh, MD, of Mount Sinai Health System in New York City, a $100,000 fellowship. The award is a collaboration between the SNMMI and the Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance (LBCA). Yeh secured it based on his proposed study, "Improving detection and outcomes in patients with metastatic invasive lobular breast cancer through novel FAPI PET imaging.
Radiology Business
APRIL 18, 2025
Mt. Baker Imaging and Northwest Radiologists in Bellingham, Washington, have engaged with outside forensic specialists to aid in the investigation.
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AuntMinnie
APRIL 18, 2025
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has collaborated with the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio to perform what it says is the first transcontinental robotic assisted focal therapy procedure for prostate cancer. The surgery consisted of real-time collaboration between Ruben Olivares, MD, of the U.S. Cleveland Clinic and Waleed A. Hassen, MD, of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
Radiology Business
APRIL 18, 2025
Emory University radiologists recently sought to improve the readability of their recall messages, asking the large language model for help.
AuntMinnie
APRIL 18, 2025
Terumo Health Outcomes is collaborating with medical imaging software developer Medis Medical Imaging to offer hospitals in the U.S. access to Medis QFR 3.0 image analysis software software for cath labs. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared software is designed to be used as a noninvasive tool for assessing angiography-derived physiology in patients with epicardial artery disease, according to the firm.
Radiology Business
APRIL 18, 2025
Such scanxiety can have a detrimental effect on exam quality, delay care and necessitate additional imaging, experts write in the Journal of Radiology Nursing.
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About 40% of us will be diagnosed with cancer in our lifetime, and patients are getting younger. At the same time, the cost of treatment continues to rise, with employers spending 8.5% more on cancer care for each employee than they did last year. The best thing employers can do for their employees and business tomorrow is to invest in cancer detection and care today.
AuntMinnie
APRIL 18, 2025
The RSNA is marking the 20th anniversary of its radiology lexicon RadLex. RadLex offers radiologists a common language to communicate diagnostic results, the society said. Its terms can be used for reporting, decision support, data mining, data registries, education and research. It includes more than 75,000 terms and has been supported by grants and contracts funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), the Veterans Health Administration and Department of D
Diagnostic Imaging
APRIL 18, 2025
In comparison to radiologist assessment, the use of AI to pre-screen patients with low-dose CT lung cancer screening provided a 12 percent reduction in mean interpretation time with a slight increase in specificity and a slight decrease in the recall rate, according to new research.
MedImaging Ultrasound
APRIL 18, 2025
An AI program trained to analyze images from a routine medical test has shown promise in detecting early signs of tricuspid heart valve disease.
Diagnostic Imaging
APRIL 18, 2025
Recently published research projected that 103,000 future cases of radiation-induced cancer would result from 93 million computed tomography (CT) exams performed in the United States in 2023.
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Open Medscience
APRIL 18, 2025
Learn effective techniques for time management and balance as a Remote Data Analyst, enhancing both work and personal life. The post How Can You Fix Your Work-Life Balance as a Remote Data Analyst? appeared first on Open MedScience.
ScienceDirect
APRIL 18, 2025
Publication date: Available online 17 April 2025 Source: Clinical Radiology Author(s): Jun Xing, Jueqian Shi, Lei Tong, Haiyang Hu, Yiming Jia, Bing Ge, Lin Zhu, Hong Yu
ScienceDirect
APRIL 18, 2025
Publication date: Available online 17 April 2025 Source: Clinical Radiology Author(s): Lei Han, Mingyue Ma, Hongsheng Liu, Qiaoying Zhang, Yajuan Zhang, Xiaolan Liu, Xiaoping Wu
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