Image perception: Are radiologists akin to MLB batters?
A radiologist’s perception when viewing a complex MR image may be akin to a Major League Baseball (MLB) batter reading the stitches on a fastball, according to researchers exploring exactly how diagnostic interpretations are made.
The baseball metaphor works because eye-tracking studies have shown that radiologists are able to discriminate between normal and abnormal stacks of 26 T2-weighted images from prostate MRI in as little as 48 milliseconds per section, said neuroscientist Robert Alexander, MD, of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, in an interview with AuntMinnie.com.
Similarly, expert batter...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 18, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Advanced Visualization Source Type: news
Image perception: Are radiologists akin to MLB batters?
A radiologist’s perception when viewing a complex MR image may be akin to a Major League Baseball (MLB) batter reading the stitches on a fastball, according to researchers exploring exactly how diagnostic interpretations are made.
The baseball metaphor works because eye-tracking studies have shown that radiologists are able to discriminate between normal and abnormal stacks of 26 T2-weighted images from prostate MRI in as little as 48 milliseconds per section, said neuroscientist Robert Alexander, MD, of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, in an interview with AuntMinnie.com.
Similarly, expert batter...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 18, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Advanced Visualization Source Type: news
Too much time staring at mobile phones is putting children at risk of blindness, top eye surgeons warn
British children as young as four are wearing special contact lenses with doctors increasingly seeing teenagers with the worst possible score for short-sightedness. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Long-Release Implant Available for Diabetic Macular Oedema Long-Release Implant Available for Diabetic Macular Oedema
The implant requires less frequent replacement than the dexamethasone alternative.Medscape News UK (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - March 14, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Ophthalmology Source Type: news
Nigeria: Despite Severity, 90% of People With Glaucoma Undiagnosed - Official
[Premium Times] The blindness and visual impairment survey revealed that 1.1 to 1.4 million adults in Nigeria have glaucoma. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 14, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Nigeria: Despite Severity, 90 Percent of People With Glaucoma Undiagnosed - Official
[Premium Times] The blindness and visual impairment survey revealed that 1.1 to 1.4 million adults in Nigeria have glaucoma. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 14, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Out of sight: understanding the hidden impact of cataract outsourcing on NHS finances
This report finds that, over the past four years, there has a been a significant increase in the number of NHS funded cataract operations in England which have been provided by private for-profit companies. This briefing note analyses the impact of this development on the finances of the NHS. It examines the percentage of the NHS budget on cataract provision which is being spent in the for-profit private sector and how this has changed over time. It also looks at changes in the percentage of the overall NHS ophthalmology budget which is being spent on cataract provision and the impact on the resources available for other t...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - March 13, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS finance Source Type: news
OneSpot Launches Insurance Billing Software to Fill Technology Gap in Eyecare
The cloud-based technology provides optometry practices with a clear view into their insurance billing operations while giving billers a centralized digital hub to manage their insurance billing process. CHICAGO, March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- OneSpot announced today the official... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 13, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Optimism Foundation sells another $90m worth of OP in ‘private token sale’
The Optimism Foundation sold another $90 million worth of OP tokens, marking the second significant sale in recent months. “Optimism has entered into a private token sale of approximately 19.5 million OP tokens,” the Optimism Foundation said in a post on the Optimism governance forums. “As this…#optimismfoundation #optokens #optimism #optoken #ethereumfoundation #ethereum #bobbydresser #optimismfoundations #dao #griffgreen (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Better Way to Assess Glaucoma? A Better Way to Assess Glaucoma?
Clustering of multiple diagnostic tests in a 6-month period showed high accuracy in identifying rapid progression of glaucoma earlier than annual testing and before significant vision loss can occur.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Source Type: news
July 19, 2016: Meeting of the Dermatologic and Ophthalmic Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting Announcement - 07/18/2016
(Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - March 8, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
UPDATED PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INFORMATION: October 13, 2017: Meeting of the Dermatologic and Ophthalmic Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting Announcement - 10/12/2017
(Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - March 8, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Dr. Kent Wellish Successfully Implants First Bausch + Lomb Toric Aspire "Range of Vision" IOL in Las Vegas
Dr. Kent Wellish of Wellish Vision Institute, an affiliate of American Vision Partners, has achieved a significant milestone in the field of ophthalmology by successfully implanting the first Bausch + Lomb Toric Aspire "Range of Vision" intraocular lens (IOL) in Las Vegas. This innovative... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 7, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news
Retinal patients fear fee dispute will leave them paying upfront
Letters are going out to people receiving specialized injections to stave off blindness informing them that the provincial government is making funding changes and retinal specialists can no longer carry on giving the injections. This has patients worried they will have to resign themselves to blindness. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
Dr. Deepti Saini Earns 'Top Doc' Title for Ophthalmology
Dr. Deepti Saini, MD, of American Vision Partners affiliates, Southwestern Eye Center and Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center earned the honor of 'Top Doc' in Ophthalmology by Phoenix Magazine. Dr. Deepti Saini is a board-certified ophthalmologist and has been named Top Doc in 2020, 2021,... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 5, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: AWD Source Type: news