ACR releases updated appropriateness criteria
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released an update to its Appropriateness Criteria (AC), which now includes six new and six revised topics. The six new topics are as follows:Acute elbow and forearm painEndometriosisImaging of suspected intracranial hypotensionPenetrating torso traumaThoracic back painTracheobronchial diseaseThe topics that were revised are the following:Acute onset of scrotal pain-without trauma, without antecedent massAltered mental status, coma, delirium, and psychosisMultiple gestationsNonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleedingPretreatment staging of urothelial cancerStress (fatigue/insuff...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 10, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Practice Management Associations Source Type: news
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
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
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
Announcing the release of NCC's publication - Neonatal Imaging, Second Edition
The National Certification Corporation (NCC) is pleased to announce the release of the Second Edition of Neonatal Imaging ISBN 978-0-9890198-5-9. Written by Pediatric radiologists, this 7"x10", 432-page book has over 550 annotated images and is 40% longer than the first edition. It... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 10, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
For PCI, Intravascular Ultrasound Guidance Bests Angiography Guidance
(MedPage Today) -- ATLANTA -- The use of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute coronary syndromes resulted in better outcomes compared with angiography-guided therapy, a randomized... (Source: MedPage Today Radiology)
Source: MedPage Today Radiology - April 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Google Partners With European Conglomerate Bayer For New AI-Powered Solutions For Radiologists
On Tuesday, Bayer AG BAYRY and Alphabet Inc’s GOOG GOOGL Google Cloud announced a collaboration to develop artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to support radiologists. As part of the collaboration, Bayer will further develop its platform to accelerate the development and deployment of…#bayerag #alphabetincs #bayer #googleclouds #clinicians #thomaskurian #googlecloud #healthcare #vertexai #bigquery (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Impella Pump Improves Survival in STEMI-Related Cardiogenic Shock
(MedPage Today) -- ATLANTA -- Routine use of the Impella CP microaxial flow pump significantly improved survival in patients with infarct-related cardiogenic shock, the randomized DanGer Shock trial showed.
In more than 350 patients receiving... (Source: MedPage Today Radiology)
Source: MedPage Today Radiology - April 9, 2024 Category: Radiology 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
