AbbaDox to consolidate RIS for Radiology Imaging Associates
Cloud-native platform provider AbbaDox plans to integrate its radiology information system (RIS) platform in Radiology Imaging Associates' Florida and U.S. Virgin Islands operations.
The RIS will streamline operations by replacing multiple-point solutions and manual processes, the company said. It will also enhance appointment scheduling and patient communications, and employ AI in specialized workflows for breast and lung health services, according to AbbaDox. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 10, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Practice Management Administration Source Type: news
AI can be used to'rule-out' breast cancer on mammography
A deep-learning algorithm can rule out the presence of breast cancer on screening mammograms, improving specificity and yielding significant workflow and downstream savings, according to research published April 10 in Radiology.
A team of investigators led by first author Stefano Pedemonte, PhD, of AI software developer Whiterabbit.ai, and senior author Richard Wahl, MD, of the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, trained and tested a deep-learning algorithm using over 160,000 2D full-field digital mammography exams. They found their model could sharply reduce the number of screening mammograms requiring radiologist revie...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 10, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Erik L. Ridley Tags: Breast Breast Imaging Source Type: news
Pulsar Helium taps Minnesota helium cache
Canadian-based Pulsar Helium has tapped into a helium cache in Minnesota yielding helium contents up to 13.8% -- good news for MR imaging.
"Keeping an MRI's magnetic current superconductive requires helium," Pulsar noted in an announcement, adding that the MRI market value worldwide is forecast to increase to over $12.1 billion by 2030.
Earlier this year, experts expressed concern about the domestic supply of helium for cooling MRI scanners. Pulsar focuses on sustainable and reliable sources of primary helium rather than helium produced as a byproduct of hydrocarbons such as liquid natural gas, according to the firm. It...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 10, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
UltraCon: Former Medtronic CEO talks ultrasound's future with AuntMinnie.com
The future of ultrasound is bright, but advancing new technologies requires dedicated market creation and scalability.
That was the take-home message from the keynote given by Omar Ishrak, PhD, former chairman and CEO of Medtronic. Ishrak spoke with AuntMinnie.com about how new advancements in ultrasound have promise in therapeutic imaging, how the basic rules of ultrasound will change as a result, and how creating value in commercialization efforts has its share of challenges. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 10, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Imaging Leaders Source Type: news
MRI links hearing loss to increased dementia risk
MRI has shown that hearing loss may increase dementia risk in seniors not yet cognitively impaired in ways distinct from those that tend to be associated with conditions such as Alzheimer's and cerebrovascular disease.A team led by Thomas Parker, MD, of the Imperial College London in the U.K. found that, compared with older adults who did not have hearing impairment, those who did had faster rates of whole brain atrophy. The findings were published April 3 in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry."Our data suggest a complex interplay of hearing ability, neurodegeneration, and cognition and implicate pathway...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 10, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Subspecialties Neuroradiology Source Type: news
Former Medtronic CEO talks ultrasound's future with AuntMinnie.com
The future of ultrasound is bright, but advancing new technologies requires dedicated market creation and scalability.
That was the take-home message from the keynote given by Omar Ishrak, PhD, former chairman and CEO of Medtronic. Ishrak spoke with AuntMinnie.com about how new advancements in ultrasound have promise in therapeutic imaging, how the basic rules of ultrasound will change as a result, and how creating value in commercialization efforts has its share of challenges. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 10, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Imaging Leaders Source Type: news
UltraCon: Harmonic motion imaging tracks breast tumor response to chemo
AUSTIN -- Harmonic motion imaging can track mechanical property changes of breast tumors in response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, a study presented April 9 at UltraCon found.
In his presentation, Yangpei Liu from Columbia University in New York City discussed findings from his team’s study, which showed that harmonic motion imaging could be a predictor of early treatment response.
“Harmonic motion imaging-derives changes in tumor mechanical properties are more robust in early complete pathologic response prediction than tumor sizes,” Liu said.Yangpei Liu from Columbia University in Ney York City discussed findings ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 10, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Womens Imaging Source Type: news
HAP secures New Jersey revenue cycle services contract
Healthcare Administrative Partners (HAP) announced it will take over performing all core revenue cycle services on behalf of New Jersey-based Health Village Imaging, LLC.
Under the terms of the agreement, the company will handle billing, coding, carrier credentialing, business intelligence, and Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) measure assurance services for the full-service imaging center that provides x-ray, MRI, and CT services, HAP said. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 10, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Practice Management Administration Source Type: news
UltraCon: Ultrasound empowers patients with prosthetic limbs
Ultrasound is known for its versatility in medical imaging, but it can go far beyond just diagnosing patients with various diseases.
Gil Weinberg, PhD, founder of Georgia Tech's Center for Music Technology, spoke with AuntMinnie.com on ultrasound's role in empowering patients with prosthetic limbs. He outlined how the modality allows patients to control their limbs, additional applications in general populations, and the challenges of commercializing such technology. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Advanced Visualization Source Type: news
Canon Medical begins wide-ranging PCCT clinical research
Canon Medical Systems announced the kickoff of new clinical research involving its photon-counting CT (PCCT) technology.
The announcement is a follow-up to an initial agreement with Hiroshima University announced in November. Led by Prof. Kazuo Awai of the Hiroshima University Department of Diagnostic Radiology, the research will explore the clinical usefulness of data captured by PCCT, evaluate and optimize various kinds of diagnostic information provided by PCCT, and determine imaging protocols in order to maximize the functionality of PCCT from a basic level to clinical applications, according to the vendor.
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Can AI improve sustainability in nuclear medicine?
Nuclear medicine experts support the use of AI to improve sustainability of practices in the field, yet said implementation will require careful consideration of the technology’s benefits and detriments, according to an article published April 6 in Radiography.
Lead author Geoff Currie, PhD, of Charles Sturt University in New South Wales, Australia, and U.S. colleagues, discussed the potential for AI across what they describe as the “five pillars” of sustainability in nuclear medicine (social, human, economic, ecological, and environmental) and noted its benefits and threats in each pillar.
“AI, digital twins, an...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Tags: Nuclear Medicine Artificial Intelligence Source Type: news
SRU releases consensus statement on endometriosis detection
The Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound (SRU) has issued a new expert consensus statement that aims to improve the evaluation of endometriosis.
The consensus, published April 9 in Radiology, provides recommendations for improving routine pelvic ultrasounds through additional maneuvers and imaging to improve diagnosis of deep endometriosis, according to the authors.
“Rightfully, patient advocates really want this,” statement first author Scott Young, MD from the Mayo Clinic told AuntMinnie.com. “They want better detection and there are a number of ways to detect endometriosis that are being worked on … all wond...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Practice Management Ultrasound Womens Imaging Source Type: news
UltraCon: Machine learning predicts sonographer burnout
AUSTIN, TX -- A machine-learning algorithm can predict burnout among sonographers, though established burnout indices may be enough, according to research presented April 9 at UltraCon 2024.
In her talk, Jennifer Bagley from the University of Oklahoma highlighted her team’s results, which show that a random forest AI model outperformed a neural network in predicting burnout and intention to leave the field and that burnout inventory scores are the most predictive variables.
“[Intention to leave the field] is something we can’t really afford to have at this day and time in our workforce, especially in the sonographe...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Artificial Intelligence Radiologic Technologist Source Type: news
AI helps select patients for supplemental breast cancer screening
In conclusion, AISmartDensity effectively identified patients who were likely to benefit from supplemental imaging after a negative screening mammogram,” they wrote.
The researchers noted that their model is currently acting as a postscreening reader in a randomized clinical trial to flag high-risk mammograms for supplemental MRI. This trial will provide further evidence of the model’s real-world performance in a clinical setting, according to the authors.
“This study highlights the potential of AI-based risk prediction in the era of personalized screening, offering precise identification of individuals who could b...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Erik L. Ridley Tags: Breast Artificial Intelligence Breast Imaging Source Type: news
Mirion Dosimetry Services launches personal radiation monitoring device
Mirion Dosimetry Services has announced commercial availability of a wearable radiation monitoring x-ray badge for medical imaging personnel and others.
First introduced at RSNA 2023, Mirion's InstadoseVUE wireless dosimeter captures, transmits, measures, analyzes, and reports radiation dose exposure and enables users to monitor their individual radiation exposure, according to the vendor. It also has a battery life of five years. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
