Coding changes that will impact radiology practices in 2024
Erin Stephens.The annual update to the Current Procedural Terminology1 (CPT) for 2024 has 230 new codes, 70 revised codes, and 49 deleted codes. In addition, there are 395 new diagnosis codes contained in the ICD-10-CM2 update, about one-third of them describing new ways to capture accidents and injuries. Although relatively few of these changes will impact radiology practices, it’s essential to know what they are and adjust your practice systems accordingly.
Diagnostic radiology
Coronary Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) with CT:
New Category I code 75580 will replace Category III codes 0501T, 0502T, 0503T, and 0504T to ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 12, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Erin Stephens Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news
Neuromuscular ultrasound findings in gunshot wounds - Fagan P, Geiger CD, Chenji G, Preston DC.
INTRODUCTION/AIMS: A spectrum of peripheral nerve injuries is associated with gunshot wounds (GSWs). Due to Wallerian degeneration, distal nerve lesions may go undetected on electrodiagnostic (EDX) testing. In patients with GSW undergoing high-resolution u... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Raging Inferno: Over 3% of All Ether Supply Has Been Burned Since Implementing EIP-1559
Ethereum has shed a significant part of its supply since the London upgrade, applied in August 2021. According to ultrasound.money, a portal that records several statistics associated with the ETH burn, over 4 million ether (3.2%) have been removed from the network since the adoption of EIP-1559,…#ultrasoundmoney #ethereum (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Low-dose PEM shows promise in breast cancer detection
Low-dose positron emission mammography (PEM) can detect invasive breast cancer in a feasible manner, according to research published February 9 in Radiology: Imaging Cancer.
A team led by Vivianne Freitas, MD, from the University of Toronto found that PEM performed comparably to MRI in breast cancer detection and could serve as a supplemental imaging method for evaluating dense breasts.
"This groundbreaking imaging technique presents a compelling alternative, mirroring the clinical utility of traditional mammography and MRI but utilizing considerably lower doses of radiation when compared with previously molecular breast...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Womens Imaging Source Type: news
Ultrasound'sticker' measures tissue stiffness
A wearable ultrasound sticker the size of a postage stamp can continuously measure tissue stiffness and may have a place in monitoring organ transplantation patients, according to research published February 9 in Science Advances.
A team of researchers led by Hsiao-Chuan Liu, PhD, and doctoral students Yushun Zeng and Chen Gong of the University of Southern California found that their bio-adhesive ultrasound elastography (BAUS-E) sticker can continuously monitor the stiffness of organs over 48 hours and detect subtle changes that could signal the progression of disease such as organ failure and rejection. The group develo...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Source Type: news
Ultrasound waves ease pain by influencing brain areas
Focused ultrasound could help ease pain by manipulating the area of the brain that registers pain, a proof-of-principle study published February 1 in Pain found.
Researchers led by Wynn Legon, PhD, from Virginia Tech University found that low-intensity focused ultrasound can nonsurgically modulate the anterior insula and posterior insula in humans, with participants reporting lower pain levels after undergoing procedures.
“Taken together, low-intensity focused ultrasound is an effective noninvasive method to individually target subregions of the insula in humans for site-specific effects on brain biomarkers of pain pro...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 7, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Source Type: news
UltraSight partners with Selvas Healthcare
Ultrasight and Korea-based Selvas Healthcare have entered a partnership to develop and commercialize AI-powered cardiac ultrasound software in Asia.
The new joint venture creates a pathway for introducing UltraSight’s technology to Korean market, the company said.
UltraSight’s software pairs with point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) devices to provide medical professionals with real-time guidance to acquire diagnostic-quality cardiac ultrasound images. Selvas will have exclusive rights to distribute and commercialize UltraSight’s AI cardiac ultrasound technology in Korea, UltraSight noted. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 6, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Subspecialties Ultrasound Cardiovascular Radiology Source Type: news
Ultrasound Could Spot Placenta Issues Tied to Low Birth Weight
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 -- Using ultrasound to measure blood flow in the placenta and the fetus could help spot issues tied to low birth weight, researchers report.As the Dutch investigators explained, about 10% of fetuses are determined to be " small... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 6, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
CEM image quality unaffected by iron particles from tracers
Low-dose iron oxide tracers impact the quality of breast MR images, but not that of contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM), a study published February 5 in Surgical Oncology found.
Researchers led by Elisabeth van Haaren from the Zuyderland Medical Centre in Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands, found that even after a low-dose injection (1 ml) of superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) tracer, iron remnants stay behind in the breast tissue and disturb all MR images. However, they also observed no such effect on CEM images.
“CEM could be valuable alternative if additional imaging is needed in the follow-up of breast cancer,” van...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 6, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Clinical News Subspecialties MRI Ultrasound Breast Imaging Source Type: news
CEM image quality unaffected by iron particles from tracers
Low-dose iron oxide tracers impact the quality of breast MR images, but not that of contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM), a study published February 5 in Surgical Oncology found.
Researchers led by Elisabeth van Haaren from the Zuyderland Medical Centre in Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands, found that even after a low-dose injection (1 ml) of superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) tracer, iron remnants stay behind in the breast tissue and disturb all MR images. However, they also observed no such effect on CEM images.
“CEM could be valuable alternative if additional imaging is needed in the follow-up of breast cancer,” van...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 6, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Clinical News Subspecialties MRI Ultrasound Breast Imaging Source Type: news
Editorial criticizes breast screening guidelines, ACR responds
An editorial criticizing the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) breast cancer screening guidelines has drawn the ire of the American College of Radiology (ACR). The editorial, published February 5 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, stated that the updated USPSTF guidelines issued in 2023 could create more confusion among women considering undergoing breast cancer screening and make way for more harm tied to screening. “The USPSTF risks abandoning its role in setting the standard for using evidence and sound judgment to make medical decisions,” wrote Russell Harris, MD, a former USPSTF member, in his ed...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 6, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Subspecialties Associations Breast Imaging Source Type: news
Outcomes Compared for Different Fetal Surveillance Methods
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 -- The rate of neonatal encephalopathy and severe neonatal acidemia is increased with use of external ultrasound transducer monitoring of fetal heart rate without simultaneous maternal heart rate recording, according to a study... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 5, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Delayed diagnosis of complete achilles tendon rupture in a teenage athlete: a case report of nonoperative treatment - Schwartz PE, Schwartz MH, Georgiadis AG.
CASE: A 19-year-old female athlete experienced calf pain during sport. A complete Achilles tendon rupture was diagnosed 4 weeks after injury. Ultrasound revealed discontinuity of the Achilles tendon with 2.0 cm of diastasis, persisting in plantarflexion. P... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
What is the Differential Diagnosis of a Suprarenal Mass?
Discussion
Suprarenal masses (SRM) are not that common (incidence of 1.9/1000 in neonates), but are more commonly diagnosed prenatally because of prenatal ultrasound. Masses can be difficult to accurately diagnose even after birth because their features overlap. Radiographically they can be variable in size, cystic/solid or mixed and with or without calcifications. Common signs and symptoms of SRM include anemia, jaundice, scrotal hematoma and abdominal mass. Signs of asphyxia may also occur. Often patients whose diagnosis is not clear are monitored closely for a few weeks to see how the lesion changes with time. This is e...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - February 5, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Mindray inks strategic agreement with Aegle
Mindray North America has inked a distribution agreement with Ohio-based Aegle Medical Solutions.Under terms of the agreement, Aegle Medical Solutions will be the sole distributor of Mindray's Hepatus-Series Transient Elastography Diagnostic Ultrasound systems for noninvasive liver disease management. Mindray maintains global headquarters in Shenzhen, China. Mindray North America is located in Mahwah, NJ, and the company operates an ultrasound Innovation Center in San Jose, CA. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 2, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Product News Source Type: news
