Road to RSNA 2023: Digital X-Ray
This year’s trip along the Road to RSNA for digital x-ray features mileposts mostly set by AI research. Models will be proposed for applications ranging from predicting bone density on chest x-rays to generating complete reports on anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears. Yet several presentations to be given at the meeting reminded us that issues concerning basic elements of x-ray technology remain highly important, as well as whether imaging access is equitable in the "real-world."In one, a group at the University of Washington in St. Louis asked, “How much ionizing radiation are neonatal patients exposed to during ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 9, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: 2023 2023 Digital X-Ray Preview Source Type: news
Radiation doses estimated in infants with congenital heart disease
This study is the first to describe organ-specific radiation dose from cardiac catheterizations and diagnostic fluoroscopic studies in a neonatal CHD population, and may help in our understanding of the potential contribution of early childhood [ionizing radiation] exposure to future risk of malignancy,” the researchers suggested.Wong-Siegel has been awarded a 2023 Trainee Research Prize for fellows for the work. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 9, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: 2023 Digital X-Ray Preview Source Type: news
Cheetahs Are Shifting Their Hunting to Night to Avoid Hotter Weather
Cheetahs are usually daytime hunters, but the speedy big cats will shift their activity toward dawn and dusk hours during warmer weather, a new study finds.
Unfortunately for endangered cheetahs, that sets them up for more potential conflicts with mostly nocturnal competing predators such as lions and leopards, say the authors of research published Wednesday in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
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“Changing temperatures can impact the behavior patterns of large carnivore species and also the dynamics among species,” said University of Washington bio...
Source: TIME: Science - November 8, 2023 Category: Science Authors: CHRISTINA LARSON / AP Tags: Uncategorized climate change healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
' Moral injury' common among interventional radiologists
Moral injury is common among interventional radiologists, according to a study published November 3 in Academic Radiology.The term "moral injury" describes the impact of psychological, social, and spiritual events that involve the betrayal of a person's deeply held moral beliefs and values. A team led by Andrew Woerner, MD, of the University of Washington in Seattle assessed the incidence of this condition among interventional radiologists via a 29-question survey that incorported a global quality of life (QoL) scale and the MI Symptom Scale‑Healthcare Professional (both of these tools use a scoring system of 1 to 100),...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 6, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Practice Management Careers Source Type: news
Historic dam removal poses challenge of restoring both river and landscape
Standing on an outcrop of volcanic rock, Joshua Chenoweth looks across the languid waters of California’s Iron Gate Reservoir and imagines the transformation in store for the landscape. In early 2024, operators will open the floodgates on the 49-meter-high dam that blocks the Klamath River, allowing the more than 50 million tons of water it impounds to begin to drain. Once it’s gone, heavy equipment will dismantle the structure. All that will remain of the 11-kilometer-long reservoir that filled the valley for 60 years will be steep-sided slopes coated in gray mud, split once again by a free-flowing river.
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Source: ScienceNOW - October 19, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Proprio highlights first use of its spine surgery technology
Seattle-based medical technology company Proprio highlighted the first use of its surgical technology platform Paradigm during a spine surgery.The surgery was performed by Richard Bransford, MD, of the University of Washington in Seattle, on a patient with a high-grade spondylolisthesis (slipped disk), as well as foraminal stenosis (compression of spinal nerves), the company said.Paradigm is a navigation platform enabled by lightfield imaging technology that provides real-time 3D views of the spine and surrounding environment. The technology was originally developed for lunar mapping by NASA and enables surgeons to navigat...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 17, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Months after hospitalization for COVID-19, MRIs reveal multiorgan damage
This study found abnormal MRI results in 20% to 25% of both controls and hospitalized patients, suggesting
“a lot of these cardiac abnormalities that were seen in the COVID group must have been there beforehand.” Post–COVID-19 patients with lingering cardiac symptoms might have disorders like heartbeat irregularities that aren’t always visible with MRI, or dysfunction in other organs, he adds.
Although it can offer clues to an organ’s health, MRI is an imperfect measure of how a patient is faring after infection. Researchers found no connection between abnormal liver MRIs and symptoms such as gas...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 22, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Re-Envisioning Safety in the Learning Environment with Justin Bullock, MD
We are excited to invite you to a special event: "Re-envisioning Safety in the Learning Environment" with distinguished speaker, Dr. Justin Bullock, a Nephrology Fellow at the University of Washington School of Medicine, who will share insights on creating inclusive and secure environments in the field of medicine. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - September 18, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Geisel Communications Tags: Announcements Events News Source Type: news
New study identifies genes linked to high production of key antibody
Key takeawaysResearchers studying white blood cells identified an atlas of genes linked to high production and release of the most common type of antibody found in the human body, known as immunoglobulin G.The finding could be a step toward new antibody-based treatments and improvements in the effectiveness of cell therapies.The researchers used microscopic containers called nanovials, which were developed at UCLA, to capture the individual cells they studied.A collaboration led by UCLA and the Seattle Children ’s Research Institute has yielded new knowledge about the genes responsible for the production and release of i...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - August 14, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Study Reveals Which AI Chatbot Most Woke, While Hackers Trick LLMs Into'Bad Math '
Study Reveals Which AI Chatbot Most Woke, While Hackers Trick LLMs Into 'Bad Math' A landmark study from researchers at the University of Washington, Carnegie Mellon University, and Xi'an Jiaotong University reveals which AI chatbots have the most liberal vs. conservative bias. According to the…#openai #google #bert #meta #largelanguagemodels #reddit #yelp #samaltman #gregbrockman #elonmusk (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why Everyone ’ s Worried About Their Attention Span —and How to Improve Yours
Seemingly everyone is concerned about concentration these days. Margaret Sibley, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine, specializes in working with adolescents and adults who have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But recently, Sibley says, she and her colleagues have been “inundated” with clients who don’t actually have ADHD—they’re just worried they do.
It’s hard to blame them for worrying. ADHD diagnostic rates are on the rise in the U.S. and posts on TikTok and other social media platforms have convinced...
Source: TIME: Health - August 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Extreme Heat Is Endangering America ’ s Workers —And Its Economy
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7 A.M.: COPELAND FARMS—ROCHELLE, GA
Just after dawn on a recent July day in Rochelle, Ga., Silvia Moreno Ayala steps into a pair of sturdy work pants, slips on a long-sleeved shirt, and slathers her face and hands with sunscreen. She drapes a flowered scarf over her wide-brimmed hat to protect her neck and back from the punishing rays of the sun. There isn’t much she can do about the humidity, however. Morning is supposed to be the coolest part of the day, but sweat is already pooling in her rubber boots.
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Source: TIME: Health - August 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Aryn Baker / Georgia Tags: Uncategorized climate change Climate Is Everything feature healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
‘We’re changing the clouds.’ An unintended test of geoengineering is fueling record ocean warmth
The Atlantic Ocean is
running a fever
. Waters off Florida have become a hot tub, bleaching the third-largest barrier reef in the world. Off the coast of Ireland, extreme heat was implicated in the mass death of seabirds. For years, the north Atlantic was warming more slowly than other parts of the world. But now it has caught up, and then some. Last month, the sea surface there surged to a record 25°C—nearly 1°C warmer than the previous high, set in 2020—and temperatures haven’t even peaked yet. “This year it’s been crazy,” says Tianle Yuan, an atmospheric physicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 2, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
New algorithm spots its first " potentially hazardous " near-Earth asteroid
An algorithm designed to discover near-Earth asteroids has identified its first "potentially hazardous asteroid," researchers from the University of Washington said in a statement. The algorithm, known as HelioLinc3D and developed in part by researchers from the University of Washington, is still…#2022sf289 #hawaii #chile #rubin #sf289 #rubinobservatory #mariojurić #diracinstitute #fitchratings (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Contraception in snack machines: Morning-after pill vending machines gain popularity on college campuses post-Roe
Need Plan B? Tap your credit card and enter B6. Since last November, a library at the University of Washington has featured a different kind of vending machine, one that’s become more popular on campuses around the country since the U.S. Supreme Court ended constitutional protections for abortion…#b6 #ussupremecourt #universityoftulsa #oklahoma #planb #roevwade #kellycleland #asec #uw #illinois (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
