Up to 25% of physically unresponsive patients are still conscious, imaging shows
Health Imaging
AUGUST 15, 2024
The phenomenon, known as cognitive motor dissociation, might occur more often than previously believed.
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Does radiology have a ‘woke’ problem? ‘Disturbing’ results show bias against conservative trainees
Radiology Business
AUGUST 13, 2024
A Journal of the American College of Radiology analysis explores how bias might shape faculty decisions to select certain potential residents.
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NEJM: fMRI shows that some unresponsive patients perform cognitive tasks
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 14, 2024
Functional MRI (fMRI) shows that 25% of unresponsive brain injury patients can still perform cognitive tasks, according to a study published August 14 in the New England Journal of Medicine. The phenomenon is called cognitive motor dissociation, wrote a team led by Yelena Bodien, PhD, of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, both in Boston.
Independent Radiology
Ben White
AUGUST 16, 2024
Something happened to the field of Radiology. Actually, a lot of things have happened and are happening to Radiology all the time, but one of those things has been that the proliferation of corporate and private equity-backed radiology practices over the past decade has been followed by a historic radiologist shortage, a subsequent piping-hot radiology job market, and a challenging zero-sum game to hire on-site and even remote radiologists.
Testing Innovations in Cancer: How to evaluate and use new technologies
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FDA adds dozens of AI-enabled radiology applications to list of clearances
Health Imaging
AUGUST 12, 2024
Nearly two-thirds of all approved artificial intelligence-powered clinical devices are catered to radiology settings.
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SNMMI lauds Congress for including NETs in Senate Defense Appropriations report
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 12, 2024
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging (SNMMI) is praising the U.S. Senate for including neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) in the fiscal year 2025 Senate Defense Appropriations report. NETs are diagnosed and treated with nuclear medicine imaging. The Senate Appropriations Committee released the report on August 8 and listed NETs as an eligible condition for dedicated research funding through the U.S.
Chest CT Research Reveals at Least One Lung Nodule in 42 Percent of Non-Smokers
Diagnostic Imaging
AUGUST 13, 2024
Utilizing low-dose computed tomography (CT) scans for a cohort of over 10,000 non-smokers, researchers found that over 11 percent of study participants had clinically relevant lung nodules.
Advanced imaging prompts treatment changes for nearly half of high-grade glioma patients
Health Imaging
AUGUST 14, 2024
New research calls for greater utilization of advanced imaging in post-treatment protocols for patients with high-grade glioma.
Shifting radiology and other services out of hospitals could save upward of $147B, survey finds
Radiology Business
AUGUST 15, 2024
The findings are based on a survey of over 1,000 radiologists, technologists and other care providers, detailed Wednesday in JAMA Network Open.
Maximize Your Radiology Center’s Performance With Specialized Scheduling
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SPECT/CT visualizes heart’s response to tafamidis
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 16, 2024
SPECT/CT imaging can show over time how patients taking tafamidis for heart disease respond to the treatment, a group at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston reported. In a study of patients with transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis taking the medication, the researchers found that technetium-99m (Tc-99m) pyrophosphate (PYP) SPECT/CT metrics significantly decreased over an average period of 2.8 years.
Multicenter Study Shows 26 Percent of Multiple Sclerosis Relapses Not Associated with New Lesions on MRI
Diagnostic Imaging
AUGUST 16, 2024
Acute clinical events with stable MRI (ACES) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are reportedly associated with significantly higher rates of confirmed disability accrual, relapse-associated worsening, and transition to secondary progressive MS.
Meta's new large language model excels at board-style radiology prompts
Health Imaging
AUGUST 13, 2024
Meta Llama 3—a newer open-source large language model—may soon be giving other LLMs a run for their money in the medical field.
Imaging advocates want nuclear medicine technologists reclassified as healthcare professionals
Radiology Business
AUGUST 15, 2024
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging made its case in an Aug. 12 letter to the Office of Management and Budget.
The Employers Guide to Controlling Cancer
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L.A. Care Health Plan reduces services requiring prior authorization
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 15, 2024
L.A. Care Health Plan has updated its list of codes requiring prior authorization, including those tied to radiology services, reducing the number of services that require it. The health plan removed 24% of existing codes in an effort to avoid delays in member care, speed up discharge requests, and decrease the administrative burden for providers. L.A.
Image IQ Quiz: 42-Year-Old Bone Marrow Transplant Patient with Low Fever and Severe Headache
Diagnostic Imaging
AUGUST 13, 2024
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Ablation therapy versus partial nephrectomy for small renal masses
Health Imaging
AUGUST 16, 2024
New findings portray both treatment options in a similar light when it comes to overall survival rates, though one creates significantly more burden for both patients and hospital resources.
Clinical decision support significantly reduces volume of CT pulmonary angiogram requests
Radiology Business
AUGUST 12, 2024
That’s according to a new analysis from Boston-based researchers, published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
Improving Access To & Utilization Of Cancer Screening With Color
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SPECT/CT improves management of Pluvicto patients
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 12, 2024
SPECT/CT imaging can help manage patients undergoing radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) with Pluvicto for advanced prostate cancer, according to a study published August 8 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. In a retrospective analysis, a group at University of California San Francisco (UCSF) found that qualitative post-treatment SPECT/CT triggered a change in management in 49% of patients, with changes based on progression occurring mostly after two and four cycles of the drug and changes based
Study: Advanced MRI Neuroimaging May Have Changed Treatment for 44 Percent of Patients with High-Grade Gliomas
Diagnostic Imaging
AUGUST 15, 2024
Based on surveys of neuro-oncologists taken before and after the use of MRI perfusion imaging and spectroscopy in patients with high-grade gliomas, researchers found the advanced imaging would have led to a greater than fivefold change in patient management in comparison to previous research.
Two years after the contrast shortage, how have supply preservation tactics fared?
Health Imaging
AUGUST 14, 2024
During an initial three-month intervention period, one health system estimates that its saved nearly 750,000 mL of contrast. Now, experts from the organization are sharing whether those changes stuck after the shortage ended.
Physician-founded teleradiology firm Hexarad raises $14M in growth funding
Radiology Business
AUGUST 15, 2024
Founded in 2016, the company employs over 200 radiologists, providing remote reads across multiple countries.
From Prevention to Survivorship: How HR Can Support Employees Facing Cancer Diagnoses
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ASRT celebrates response to RT reclassification effort
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 16, 2024
A measure to petition the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to classify radiologic technologists (RTs) as professionals has generated more than 42,000 comments submitted via the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Advocacy Action Center. The ASRT and other societies rallied this summer in response to a call for comments and notice of review of the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Manual.
New microscope offers faster, high-resolution brain imaging
ScienceDaily
AUGUST 15, 2024
Researchers have developed a new two-photon fluorescence microscope that captures high-speed images of neural activity at cellular resolution. By imaging much faster and with less harm to brain tissue than traditional two-photon microscopy, the new approach could provide a clearer view of how neurons communicate in real time, leading to new insights into brain function and neurological diseases.
Study calls for MRI follow-up in concussion patients
Health Imaging
AUGUST 11, 2024
Follow-up MRI in patients with mild traumatic brain injuries could help predict if they will experience lingering symptoms months later, even if their initial imaging was normal.
6 success factors for reducing low-value medical imaging
Radiology Business
AUGUST 16, 2024
Norway has worked to address unnecessary imaging in its public healthcare system, sharing lessons learned in the journal Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
An HR Leaders Guide: 7 Questions To Ask When Developing Your Cancer Strategy
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