MRI reveals effects of risk factors on vulnerable brain regions
MRI shows the effects particular risk factors such as diabetes, air pollution, and frequency of alcohol use have on "higher-order" brain regions located in the cerebral cortex, researchers have found.
A team led by Jordi Manuello, PhD, of the University of Oxford in the U.K. reported that these risk factors further increase an individual's vulnerability to conditions such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease. The group's findings were published March 27 in Nature Communications.
"[Our] results provide a comprehensive picture of the role played by genetic and modifiable risk factors on these fragile parts of the brain...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 27, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Subspecialties MRI Neuroradiology Source Type: news
GE launches AI software for prostate imaging
GE HealthCare (GEHC) has launched AI-enabled software for ultrasound imaging systems called Prostate Volume Assist (PVA) designed to automate the manual process for generating prostate volume measurements.
The new AI software feature will be available for use on the bkActiv, bk3000/5000, and bkSpecto active imaging systems to assist urologists. The added functionality with PVA can determine calculations and measurements of the prostate with an automated, one-click process, the company said.
PVA on the bkActiv, bk3000/5000, and bkSpecto are available in key countries around the globe. GE HealthCare said it will debut the...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 27, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Subspecialties Genitourinary Radiology Source Type: news
Expert talks decolonizing global radiology with AuntMinnie.com
As radiologists work on global health initiatives such as introducing health screening services to low-resource areas around the world, they should be cognizant of pitfalls that could exacerbate global health inequities.
That was the message from a recent editorial written by a team of experts in response to a study on patient navigation for breast cancer screening in Uganda. The editorial was published March 7 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
One of the editorial's authors, Farouk Dako, MD, from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, spoke with AuntMinnie.com about strategies for decolonizi...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 27, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news
Cryoablation effective in women with breast cancer
A minimally invasive procedure called cryoablation that uses ice to freeze and destroy tumors has proven effective for women with large breast cancer tumors, according to a study presented March 27 at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) meeting in Salt Lake City.
The finding suggests the technique may provide a new treatment path for women who are not candidates for lumpectomy, or surgical removal, noted Yolanda Bryce, MD, an interventional radiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, and senior author of the study.
“Surgery is still the best option for tumor removal, but there are ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 27, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Interventional Breast Source Type: news
Deep learning helps distinguish benign vertebral fractures on CT
This study has] the potential to substantially improve fracture assessment and treatment in clinical routine," Booz and D'Angelo concluded.
The complete study can be found here. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 27, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Imaging Informatics Subspecialties CT Artificial Intelligence Musculoskeletal Radiology Source Type: news
Brainomix touts e-Lung software clinical study results
U.K. AI software developer Brainomix highlighted a study that shows its e-Lung automated CT processing algorithm can stratify patients at risk of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).The study was an analysis of a completed phase II clinical trial by AstraZeneca of the company’s tralokinumab treatment in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The patient data from the trial was processed with Brainomix’s e-Lung tool.e-Lung is powered by what is called the weighted reticulovascular score (WRVS), a biomarker that incorporates reticular opacities and vascular structures in assessments of the lung, Brainomix sai...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 27, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Synaptive receives U.S. clearance for Modus IR
The Modus X robotic exoscope. Image courtesy of Synaptive.Toronto, Canada-based firm Synaptive Medical has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for Modus IR, a near-infrared fluorescence visualization module on its Modus X robotic exoscope.The clearance bolsters the capabilities of Synaptive’s exoscope for use across all neurosurgical procedures, as well as in plastic and ENT surgery, the company said. The newly approved IR mode is used for visualizing indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescent dye. ICG causes blood to fluoresce under infrared light and is used to aid in the visualization of vessels and blood fl...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 27, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Accuray touts data presented at Radiosurgery Society Meeting
Accuray is touting data presented at the 2024 Radiosurgery Society (RSS) meeting in Chicago, which the company said supports the use of the CyberKnife System in treating high-risk and recurrent prostate cancer.
CyberKnife allows for treatment of prostate cancer using stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), where high doses of radiation are delivered over a shorter duration than traditional treatments. The company said that CyberKnife offers a treatment option for prostate tumors in four to five sessions.
Data presented at the meeting suggested that at three years follow-up, the system achieved favorable biochemical c...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 26, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Avicenna.AI secures FDA clearance for CINA-iPE and CINA-Aspects
Medical imaging AI company Avicenna.AI has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its CINA-iPE and CINA-Aspects software.
CINA-iPE is an AI-powered tool that detects incidental pulmonary embolism during routine CT scans. The algorithm identifies lung blood clots detected during routine CT scans for a variety of health conditions. Scan types may include full-body scans, scans of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis, as well as scans of the thoracic area along with the abdomen and pelvis.
CINA-Aspects is for stroke severity assessment, automatically processing non-contrast CT scans and cal...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 26, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Aycan introduces aycan mini PACS
Radiology informatics firm Aycan Medical Systems has introduced aycan mini PACS, which is designed for data storage in smaller practices.
Vendor-neutral aycan mini PACS can integrate into any workflow, the company said. It can be accessed onsite or through the cloud, includes up to two DICOM connections, and can connect up to two workstations. If a practice needs to expand, they can upgrade to the aycan store with no data migration costs, aycan added. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 26, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Can fetal ultrasound lead to better handling of chromosomal anomalies?
Ultrasonographic measurements of fetal nuchal translucency can lead to better management of chromosomal anomalies, according to a study published March 26 in JAMA Network Open.
Researchers led by doctoral candidate Kara Bellai-Dussault from the University of Ottawa in Ontario, Canada, found that pregnancies with nuchal translucency measurements greater than 2 mm are at increased risk of chromosomal anomalies. They highlighted that this means the widely used threshold of 3.5 mm may need to be reexamined.
“The findings were consistent through several sensitivity analyses,” Bellai-Dussault and colleagues wrote.
Fetal n...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 26, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Subspecialties Ultrasound Womens Imaging Genitourinary Radiology Source Type: news
How much of a financial toll did COVID-19 take on radiology?
The COVID-19 pandemic led to significant drops in revenue and income for radiology departments, according to an analysis published March 26 in Seminars in Ultrasound, CT, and MRI.
A team led by Ahmed Farag, MD, from the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School-Baystate Medical Center reported that their institution experienced a considerable loss in imaging volume and a large loss in revenue in 2020, the first year of the pandemic in North America, compared with the previous year.
“Radiology has been one of the hardest hit departments in healthcare, with resounding effects that have outlasted the pandemic itse...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 26, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news
Auburn installs Siemens Magnetom 7T MRI scanner
Auburn University has installed Siemens' Magnetom 7T MRI scanner in its College of Engineering.
The scanner features dedicated radiofrequency sodium imaging coils and parallel transmit technology and will be used for brain and knee imaging, with a clinical focus on better understanding epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and other disorders.Siemens' Magnetom 7T MRI scanner.PR Newswire
Projects currently underway that will use the scanner include research exploring post-traumatic stress disorder biomarkers in senior adults via spectroscopy, comparing brain connectivity between healthy populations with mental illness with a focu...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 26, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Large language models simplify radiology report impressions
Large language models (LLMs) can significantly simplify radiology report impressions, enhancing readability for patients, according to research published March 26 in Radiology.
In a study involving 750 radiology reports, a team of researchers from Yale University tested four different LLMs – including ChatGPT, Bard, and Bing -- and found that all four were able to significantly simplify report impressions. Model performance did differ, however, based on the wording of the prompt used.
“Our study highlights how radiology reports, which are complex medical documents that implement language and style above the college g...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 26, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Erik L. Ridley Tags: Artificial Intelligence Source Type: news
How has virtual interviewing impacted residency matches?
Virtual interviews implemented in the U.S. due to the COVID-19 pandemic do not appear to have shifted the geographic distribution of interventional and diagnostic radiology residents, says a group at NYU Langone Health in New York City.
The finding had one exception -- the South -- but overall the study offers insights into changes that virtual interviewing has had on match statistics and may further inform recruiting efforts, noted medical student and lead author Younes Attlassy.
“Overall, the shift to virtual residency interviews did not significantly affect whether [interventional radiology] or [diagnostic radiology...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 26, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Radiology Education Interventional Residents/Fellows Source Type: news
