Beyond2020 highlights AI-powered mammography services in Costa Rica
Beyond2020, an initiative launched by the Zayed Sustainability Prize, is highlighting the deployment of AI-powered mammography services across Costa Rica to support women living in underprivileged communities.
The prize is the United Arab Emirates' award for sustainability and humanitarianism. The initiative aims to improve access to high-quality healthcare for women in the region. A total of 8,000 tests will be conducted annually using the AI-based mammography services, which have been deployed in Juan Pablo II Medical Centre in Cartago, with plans to deploy the services in additional health facilities in the future.A te...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Radiologists can take steps toward environmental sustainability
Radiology departments can take proactive steps to promote environmental sustainability, according to an article published April 23 in Radiology.
A team led by Kate Hanneman, MD, of the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada, proposed ways that departments can strategize to promote planetary health beyond turning imaging machines off when not in use. These include forming sustainability teams, opting for low-energy imaging tests when possible, and working with imaging vendors, among others.
“There are other opportunities to improve environmental sustainability that are beyond energy,” Hanneman told AuntMinnie.com. ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news
Exo launches cardiac, lung AI apps for Exo Iris
Exo’s cardiac and lung AI applications are now available on Exo Iris, its handheld ultrasound device.
The company released Exo Iris last year. The point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) device now features pulsed-wave Doppler capabilities to offer physicians more opportunities to assess blood velocity and thus support diagnosis and deeper findings in cardiac, abdominal, and vascular applications, according to the firm.
Exo has U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510k clearances for cardiac, lung, bladder, hip, and thyroid applications, and plans to double the number of clearances by 2025, it said. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Deep-learning algorithm improves liver fibrosis diagnosis
An algorithm combining the Fibrosis-4 Index (FIB-4) and an ultrasound deep-learning model could improve diagnostic accuracy and referral management for all-cause advanced liver fibrosis, a study published April 23 in Radiology found.
Researchers led by Li-Da Chen, PhD, from the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China found that their combined sequential algorithm improved specificity by over 20% for predicting pathologically advanced liver fibrosis compared with the Fibrosis-4 Index (FIB-4) alone. Additionally, the algorithm reduced unnecessary referrals by 42% without requiring access to l...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Artificial Intelligence Source Type: news
NLP uncovers racial bias in documenting ob/gyn imaging findings
Natural language processing (NLP), a form of AI, can uncover racial bias in documenting radiology-confirmed ob/gyn findings, a study published April 21 in Clinical Imaging reported.
Researchers led by Shoshana Haberman, MD, PhD, from the Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, found that NLP-derived data incorporated into a platform for ultrasound or MRI-confirmed uterine fibroids during pregnancy showed that Black patients were more likely to have an obstetrical diagnosis entered late into their patient charts or have missing documentation of the diagnosis.
“All providers should be committed to quality documentati...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Womens Imaging Artificial Intelligence Source Type: news
PET/CT superior to MRI for detecting spinal bone metastases
Gallium-68 (Ga-68) DOTATATE PET/CT appears to be the best approach for detecting spinal bone metastases in patients with certain neuroendocrine tumors, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD.
In a study of patients with pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas (PPGLs), the group found the approach was superior to F-18 FDG-PET/CT, MRI of the spine, whole-body CT, and whole-body MRI. The finding is significant regarding efforts to prevent serious complications in these patients, noted lead author Abhishek Jha, MD, and colleagues.
“Bone metastases weaken and destroy skeletal tissue...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Molecular Imaging Radiation Oncology Source Type: news
Novel risk prediction model improves LCS uptake
A novel risk prediction model used in the Ontario Lung Cancer Screening Pilot increased the uptake of lung cancer screening among eligible Canadians, researchers have found.
A team led by Martin C. Tammemägi, PhD, of Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, reported that use of the model translated to an adherence rate to annual recall and early surveillance scans and clinical investigations of more than 85%. The findings were published April 19 in Nature Medicine.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death around the world, and research has shown that low-dose CT (LDCT) lung cancer screening of high-risk indi...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: CT Chest Radiology Source Type: news
CT cerebral angiography ED headache diagnosis more effective
CT cerebral angiography makes emergency department (ED) diagnosis of headache more effective, researchers have found.
A team led by Dustin Mark, MD, of Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Oakland, CA, reported that use of the technique was associated with “fewer lumbar punctures and higher detection of unruptured intracranial aneurysms, with no significant change in missed diagnoses of subarachnoid hemorrhage or bacterial meningitis.” The results were published April 19 in JAMA Network Open.
The investigators conducted a study that included data from 198,109 encounters at 21 emergency departments that involved the us...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 22, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
American Shared Hospital Services mourns passing of CEO
American Shared Hospital Services (ASHS) is mourning the sudden passing of its CEO, Peter Gaccione.
Gaccione was named CEO in March 2023 after serving briefly as ASHS’s chief operating officer (COO). He brought 40 years of experience in the global radiation oncology and imaging business to the role, according to the firm. He also served at Elekta between 1997 to 2020; when he left there he was functioning as that firm’s president and CEO.
“On behalf of my colleagues at AMS, we are deeply saddened by the unexpected passing of Peter Gaccione and we extend our sincere sympathies to his family,” ASHS executive chair ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 22, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
GE expands collaboration with Elekta via MIM subsidiary
GE HealthCare (GEHC) is collaborating with Elekta through its recent acquisition, MIM Software.
Under the partnership, Elekta’s radiation therapy offerings will incorporate MIM Software’s medical imaging management tools, which will “enable advanced … oncology treatment planning in the delivery of radiation therapy,” the company said.
GEHC acquired MIM Software earlier this month. It has sustained a partnership with Elekta since 2022. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 22, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Neuroimaging detects blast exposure brain injuries in U.S. soldiers
A battery of MRI and PET neuroimaging tests show patterns of brain injury in active-duty U.S. soldiers caused by repeated blast exposures, according to a study published April 22 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The findings may guide the design of a new diagnostic test for personnel exposed to blasts in training and combat, noted lead author Natalie Gilmore, PhD, of Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues.
“[Special Operations Forces] personnel may experience cognitive, physical, and psychological symptoms for which the cause is never identified, and they may continue to be exposed to blast...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 22, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Molecular Imaging Source Type: news
What's brewing in RT and RA legislation, policy, and standards?
A range of federal and state legislation and other developments in the works could have a significant impact on radiologic technologists and registered radiology assistants, either supporting and strengthening these professions or weakening them.
For example, the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) is working with lawmakers to reintroduce the federal Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act (MARCA) in the current legislative session. Last introduced in June 2021 as HR-3657 and companion SB-2641, MARCA would amend Medicare reimbursement policy for radiologist assistants (RAs) to align reimbursement with st...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 22, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Liz Carey Tags: Industry News Radiologic Technologist Source Type: news
Mobile health screening model lowers costs, promotes sustainability
A new cancer screening service model developed by Italian researchers can reduce direct non-medical costs and improve environmental sustainability for breast cancer screening and other screening exams.
The investigators, led by doctoral candidate Vera Benedetto from the Health Science Interdisciplinary Center in Pisa, found that their model, which utilizes mobile cancer screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer, reduced costs by over 95,000 euros ($101,155 U.S.) in terms of travel costs and productivity losses. It also reduced as much as 35 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2)-equivalent travel emissions for a popula...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 22, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news
FDA clears Philips Zenition 30 mobile C-arm
Philips parent Royal Philips has secured clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Zenition 30 mobile C-arm.
Zenition 30 offers greater control over C-arm positioning during surgical procedures, with pushbuttons on the flat detector that allow clinicians to unlock and adjust the arm’s horizontal, orbital, and rotational positioning, the company said. It also features Philips’ MetalSmart software, which automatically adjusts image contrast and brightness to improve image quality and eliminate blooming while maintaining a low radiation dose, according to the firm.
Philips first introduced the...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 22, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Evergreen Theragnostics raises $26M
Evergreen Theragnostics has raised $26 million in capital through its existing shareholders and new backers Petrichor and LIFTT.
With the funding, the Springfield, NJ-based company plans to advance commercialization of its Ga-68 DOTATOC diagnostic kit, and further its theranostic pair, EVG-321, into clinical trials. Evergreen also intends to expand its capabilities as a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO).
Stefano Buono, chairman of LIFTT and founder and former CEO of Advanced Accelerator Applications, noted the funding is based on optimism around rapidly advancing radioligand therapies.
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 19, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Nuclear Radiology Radiation Oncology Source Type: news
