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
UltraCon: Microflow imaging on par with CEUS for guiding tumor ablation
AUSTIN -- Microflow imaging performs just as well as contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for guiding tumor ablation and may be an economical alternative, according to research presented April 8 at UltraCon.
In her talk, Ziyue Hu, MD, from Sichuan Cancer Hospital in China highlighted findings showing that along with yielding comparable performance in treating thyroid nodules, microflow imaging in this area is less costly and invasive than CEUS.
“We found that in the microwave ablation procedure for thyroid nodules that … microflow imaging offers the advantages of reducing surgical expenses, which lessens the economic ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Source Type: news
AI model predicts invasiveness of lung cancer on CT scans
Radiologists in Beijing, China, have developed a joint deep learning and radiomics AI model that can flag how invasive tumors may be in patients with lung cancer, according to a study published April 9 in Radiology.
The approach could ultimately help clinicians determine which patients with suspected disease are candidates for surgery, noted led authors Zhengsong Pan and Ge Hu, PhD, of Peking Union Medical College Hospital.
“These models could assist in the preoperative care of patients with lung adenocarcinoma,” the group wrote.
Lung adenocarcinoma is the most common primary lung cancer seen in the U.S. Tumors mani...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: CT Artificial Intelligence Thoracic Imaging Source Type: news
Q Bio launches multiparametric MRI quantification softwre
Q Bio has launched Tensor Field Mapping (TFM), a multiparametric MRI quantification software application.
TFM enables tissue properties to be measured and benchmarked on MRI on an ongoing basis, according to Q Bio. This data can be shared, pooled, and compared, regardless of scanner type and clinical settings. AI software will also immediately be able to access the harmonized, quantitative data in order to accelerate diagnostics, the firm said.
TFM will be rolled out in the firm's upcoming Mark I full-body scanner. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
UltraCon: Can standardized training improve eFAST learning?
AUSTIN, TX -- A standardized training curricula can be well-received by emergency faculty who are learning extended focused assessment with sonography in trauma (eFAST), a study presented at UltraCon found.
In her presentation, Jacqueline Gomberg, MD, from NYU Langone Health/Bellevue in New York showed that emergency medical staff expressed more positive attitudes toward performing eFAST exams after participating in training that takes less than two hours to attend.
“Our eFAST course was really well received,” Gomberg said. “Everyone … said that the session was very helpful and that it was likely to change their ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 8, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Source Type: news
ScanLabMR launches new MRI training cohorts
Imaging simulation software company ScanLabMR has launched two new individual training cohorts to help MRI students and technologists improve their scanning skills.
Previously, ScanLabMR’s individual learning programs were entirely self-guided, the company said. Students in the new cohorts – named ScanLabMR Only and ScanLabMR + ImagingU – will have instructor support and additional tools, the company said.
The next start date for both cohorts is May 1, with applications due by April 19. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 8, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
MEG reveals how the brain processes face-like images
A brain imaging technique called magnetoencephalography (MEG) has identified a neural network that plays a key role in face pareidolia – a tendency to see faces in nonface images, according to neuroscientists in Germany.
The finding provides a framework for further research in patients with mental and neurological conditions, such as autism spectrum disorders, schizophrenia, and Parkinson’s disease, noted study lead Marina Pavlova, PhD, of Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen.
“Gaining knowledge about the specific patterns of possible alterations in brain communication in these patient populations will provide un...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 8, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: MRI Advanced Visualization Source Type: news
PET/MRI detects brain injury in pediatric cancer survivors
PET/MRI could be a tool for diagnosing brain injury in young cancer survivors due to high-dose methotrexate treatment, according to pediatric radiologists at Stanford University in Stanford, CA.
In a pilot study in 10 children and young adults, F-18 FDG-PET/MRI detected brain injury based on reductions in glucose metabolism and blood flow in specific brain areas. The imaging findings could facilitate earlier treatments in these patients, noted lead author Lucia Baratto, MD, and colleagues.
“Using F-18 FDG-PET/MRI for assessing the cerebral impact of methotrexate therapy in pediatric cancer survivors holds the potential...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 8, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Molecular Imaging Source Type: news
UCSD receives $6.7M for immune cell imaging studies
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have received two grants totaling $6.7 million from the National Institutes of Health to develop technology to image macrophages in tumors.
Called TAM-Sense, the technology works by feeding macrophages tiny drops of a dye that can be detected by MRI, UCSD said. A team led by Eric Ahrens, PhD, will test the technology in patients with recurrent head and neck tumors in a phase I trial, as well as adapt the technology to be used along with PET to enable whole-body imaging.
Macrophages are involved in the body’s normal inflammatory responses but also make up a s...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 8, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
