TB Wrist Joint : MRI
Xray- Frontal radiograph of wrist shows multiple osteolytic areas with surrounding sclerosis is seen involving all carpal bones and second metatarsal bone s/o permeative type of bone destruction.MRI- MRI shows Extensive areas of altered marrow signal with osteolysis are seen involving all the carpal bones and almost the entire 2nd metacarpal bone. Similar areas of involvement are seen in the proximal radius predominantly involving the dorsal aspect with large soft tissue component.The altered areas appear hypointense on T1 and hyperintense on T2 WIs. There is involvement of base of the third and the fourth ...
Source: Sumer's Radiology Site - February 8, 2022 Category: Radiology Authors: Sumer Sethi Source Type: blogs
Aneurysmal Bone Cyst : Xray & MRI
History A 13 years male c/o pain and swelling in right shoulderFindings:The Xrays shows a large expansile lytic lesion is seen in the right distal clavicle with a large associated soft tissue component in an immature skeletonThe MRI shows a large expansile lytic lesion is seen in the right distal clavicleMultiple fluid-fluid levels are seen throughout the lesionFindings are typical of ABC of clavicleDiagnosisAneurysmal Bone CystFamous Radiology Blog by Dr Sumer Sethi www.sumersethi.com (Source: Sumer's Radiology Site)
Source: Sumer's Radiology Site - February 5, 2022 Category: Radiology Authors: Sumer Sethi Source Type: blogs
Low-Field MRI for New Imaging Possibilities, Fewer X-rays
Researchers at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are using a new low-field MRI system that may expand the capabilities of MRI for patients with implanted devices, patients who require lung imaging, and obese patients. The system, which was developed in a collaboration between Siemens and Ohio State, has a magnetic field strength of 0.55 Tesla, which is low when compared with the 1.5 or 3.0 Tesla systems that are typically used. The low field strength increases the potential of the system for lung imaging, which could help patients to avoid the radiation associated with repeated X-rays, and for imaging in situ...
Source: Medgadget - January 25, 2022 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Radiology ohiostate siemenshealthineers Source Type: blogs
A Handheld X-Ray System: Interview with Evan Ruff and Gregory Kolovich, Co-Founders of OXOS Medical
OXOS Medical, a medtech spin-off out of Georgia Tech, has created the Micro C, an FDA cleared handheld X-ray system that is designed to image the distal extremities, from the shoulder to the hand and from the knee to the foot. The device is intended to prevent situations in which clinicians have to handle and operate large machinery to perform simple X-ray imaging of small bones in the extremities, and allows them to conduct imaging right at the point of care.
The device can be deployed during surgical procedures, and allows surgeons to more easily capture images that could be difficult to obtain using large, fixed equi...
Source: Medgadget - November 8, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Exclusive Orthopedic Surgery Radiology Source Type: blogs
A Handheld X-Ray System: Interview with Evan Ruff and Gregory Kolovich, Co-Founders of OXOS Medical
OXOS Medical, a medtech spin-off out of Georgia Tech, has created the Micro C, an FDA cleared handheld X-ray system that is designed to image the distal extremities, from the shoulder to the hand and from the knee to the foot. The device is intended to prevent situations in which clinicians have to handle and operate large machinery to perform simple X-ray imaging of small bones in the extremities, and allows them to conduct imaging right at the point of care.
The device can be deployed during surgical procedures, and allows surgeons to more easily capture images that could be difficult to obtain using large, fixed equi...
Source: Medgadget - November 8, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Exclusive Orthopedic Surgery Radiology Source Type: blogs
This Seems Rather Fascist In Tone From A Children ’s Hospital.
I really think this is very unreasonable – while recognizing some ‘true believers’ will disagree! I noticed this last week: My Health Record What is My Health Record? My Health Record is an online summary of your key health information. When you have a My Health Record, your health information can be viewed securely online, from anyw here at any time and it includes information such as: AllergiesMedical conditionsTreatmentsMedicinesTest and scan results (such as blood tests and x-rays). Perth Children’s Hospital contributes to Australia’s My Health Record system and is currently uploading information from fiv...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 10, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Policies, Techies, VCS: Musings From a Futurist
By IAN MORRISON
I should’ve been in Paris last week on vacation with my wife, instead I listened in to the Policies Techies VCS: What’s Next For Healthcare conference (I’ll explain why later). Matthew Holt and Jessica DaMassa did a magnificent job of assembling the Who’s Who of digital health tech to wax lyrical about what the new kids on the block were up to, where it is all headed, and what it will mean for the system. (Full disclosure Matthew and Jess are friends of mine, I hired Matthew from Stanford almost 30 years ago to join the Institute For The Future (IFTF) and have watched proudly as he ha...
Source: The Health Care Blog - September 14, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Health Policy Health Tech Futurists Ian Morrison Policies Techies VCs Source Type: blogs
We Need to Open Up the AI Black Box
To convince physicians and nurses that deep learning algorithms are worth using in everyday practice, developers need to explain how they work in plain clinical English.Paul Cerrato, senior research analyst and communications specialist, Mayo Clinic Platform, and John Halamka, M.D., president, Mayo Clinic Platform, wrote this article.AI ’s so-called black box refers to the fact that much of the underlying technology behind machine learning-enhanced algorithms isprobability/statistics without a human readable explanation.Oftentimes that ’s the case because the advanced math or the data science behind the algorithms is t...
Source: Life as a Healthcare CIO - August 17, 2021 Category: Information Technology Source Type: blogs
Shift Happens
Dataset shift can thwart the best intentions of algorithm developers and tech-savvy clinicians, but there are solutions.John Halamka, M.D., president, Mayo Clinic Platform, and Paul Cerrato, senior research analyst and communications specialist, Mayo Clinic Platform, wrote this article.Generalizability has always been a concern in health care, whether we ’re discussing the application of clinical trials or machine-learning based algorithms. A large randomized controlled trial that finds an intensive lifestyle program doesn’t reduce the risk of cardiovascular complications in Type 2 diabetics, for instance, suggests the...
Source: Life as a Healthcare CIO - July 28, 2021 Category: Information Technology Source Type: blogs
Unlocking solutions in imaging: working together to learn from failings in the NHS
This report highlights recurrent failings in the way X-rays and scans are reported on and followed up across NHS services. It recommends a system-wide programme of improvements for more effective and timely management of X-rays and scans.ReportPress release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - July 13, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Quality of care and clinical outcomes Source Type: blogs
Coxarthrosis
Time goes by so quickly that I can’t keep up. So much to do around the house (etc.), the cats (etc)…etc.
And then…Coxarthrosis came into my life…
The pain began months ago…I don’t remember exactly when, but I recently found an October 2020 text message sent to a friend in which I wrote that I had some pain in my hip and unfortunately had to postpone our rendezvous. So something was clearly happening as many as seven (!) months ago. Back then, though, Stefano and I both thought it was just a pulled muscle or something minor that would heal itself in time…
I began paying ...
Source: Margaret's Corner - May 22, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll Source Type: blogs
Healthcare AI, Limiting Biases, and Gold Standard Data Sets: Exclusive with Vatsal Ghiya, CEO of Shaip
Shaip is an online platform that focuses on healthcare AI data solutions and offers licensed healthcare data designed to help construct AI models. It provides text-based patient medical records and claims data, audio such as physician recordings or patient/doctor conversations, and images and video in the form of X-rays, CT scans, and MRI results.
Like most algorithms, healthcare AI requires diverse data to train machine learning algorithms to identify clinical anomalies, diseases, or cancers more accurately.
Vatsal Ghiya, co-founder and CEO of Shaip, is an expert in improving healthcare AI by using diverse...
Source: Medgadget - May 4, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Alice Ferng Tags: Exclusive Informatics Source Type: blogs
3D Printed Shields Protect Guts During Radiotherapy
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and MIT have developed 3D printed shields to protect the gastrointestinal tract from the side effects of radiotherapy. Using CT scans, the devices can be custom printed to suit each patient’s anatomy. The materials they’re made of contain high atomic number elements that help to shield tissues from gamma and X-rays.
Radiotherapy can be highly effective at targeting tumors and helping to shrink them. However, it can also have significant consequences for nearby healthy tissues. The side effects can be particularly pronounced in the delicate tissues of the mouth and g...
Source: Medgadget - April 27, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: GI Materials Radiation Oncology Radiology Source Type: blogs
To Add is Expected, To Subtract is Design
By KIM BELLARD
A couple years ago I wrote about how healthcare should take customer experience guru Dan Gingiss’s advice: do simple better. Now new research illustrates why this is so hard: when it comes to trying to make improvements, people would rather add than subtract.
That, in a nutshell, may help explain why our healthcare system is such a mess.
The research, from University of Virginia researchers, made the cover of last week’s Nature, under the catchy title Less Is More. Subjects were given several opportunities to suggest changes to something, such as a Lego set-up, a geometric desi...
Source: The Health Care Blog - April 13, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Health Tech Kim Bellard Source Type: blogs
The 5 Levels Of Automation In Medicine
“Good morning! How may I help you today?” asks the virtual assistant as you boot your telemedicine app. After experiencing a sore throat and runny nose for a few days, you’ve decided to seek medical attention. You share your symptoms with the assistant who subsequently suggests a cause after scanning its database. “There’s an 83% chance that you are experiencing allergic symptoms,” replies the chatbot. “I will send you your prescription shortly, but if you are not satisfied or still feel unwell, please request for a human physician.”
Considering the likelihood of the diagnosis and the deductive prowess o...
Source: The Medical Futurist - March 23, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Digital Health Research Future of Medicine Healthcare Design Healthcare Policy Medical Education ibm watson automation A.I. Andrew Ng A.I. assistant Journal Of Clinical Oncology Behold.ai Source Type: blogs
