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PSMA-PET imaging spiked after FDA approval

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While rates rose from near zero in early 2021 to nearly 70% in high- and very-high-risk patients by August 2023, however, rates of positive findings were low among patients with intermediate-risk disease, noted lead author Sean Miller, MD, of the Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System in Michigan.

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Cloud-based imaging: The new catalyst for healthcare transformation

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Given that radiology is such a crucial tool for medical professionals, it makes sense that the images should be stored in an interoperable format, and easily accessible across departments. In most cases, medical images and scans are placed into an electronic medical record (EMR) as a link.

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Beware barriers to the assessment of cancer patient financial hardship

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Because factors such as financial distress have been linked to higher mortality rates among patients with cancer -- in part because people may not get the screening exams they need and thus present with more advanced disease, wrote a team led by Samilia Obeng-Gyasi, MD, of the Ohio State University in Columbus.

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ARRS: MASLD diagnosis may be subject to racial factors

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The diagnosis of metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) may be influenced by racial and social factors, according to a poster presented April 27 at the ARRS meeting in San Diego. MASLD affects approximately one-fourth of the global population, making it the most chronic liver disease worldwide," Mgboji said in an ARRS statement.

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ARRS: Dartmouth poster wins for CVD risk prediction potential using mammograms

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A scientific poster on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction using fat-enlarged axillary nodes visualized on screening mammograms won the Summa Cum Laude Award at the 124th American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting.

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Biomarker model predicts breast cancer risk without racial bias

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The investigators used patient demographic data taken from electronic medical records and identified instances of cancer from a regional tumor registry. Of the total exams, 106,839 were of white women; 6,154 of Black women; 6,435 of Asian women; 6,257 of women of other races; and 3,655 of women in unknown racial categories.

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Deep 6 AI partners with Graticule to relieve EMR data mining burdens

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Deep 6 AI has partnered with Graticule to design research algorithms and real-world data services for identifying and prioritizing patients for clinical trials across different disease indications.