Events - Diagnostic Imaging Brief

Beware risk of adverse events associated with GBCAs

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 17, 2023

To make the situation more complicated, not all possible adverse events from GBCAs are noted in drug packaging, wrote a team led by Lu Wang , PhD, of Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital in Yantai, China. Adverse events occurred more frequently among women across all four drugs. Extra studies are needed to enhance the safety of GBCAs."

Education

Education MRI Clinic Hospital

Outpatient study finds CT contrast is generally safe, but risk of adverse events varies with the seasons

Health Imaging

MARCH 15, 2024

A three-institution study of 473,482 patients found the risk of an adverse event following CT contrast increases in the summer and fall.

COVID-19 boosts cardiovascular event risk

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Researchers using coronary CT angiography (CCTA) have reported that COVID-19 is associated not only with acute lung damage but also with rapid growth of plaque in the coronary arteries -- and thus an increased risk of cardiovascular events. Ge and colleagues' findings were published February 4 in Radiology.

Public Health

Public Health Radiology IT

AI-enhanced cardiac CT could help curb cardiovascular events

AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2024

Eventually, these AI tools could reduce hospital length of stay and improve quality of life and health for people at high risk for cardiovascular events. Certain applications are progressing faster than others, however.

Disease

Disease Hospital Clinic Imaging Modalities

AI draws conclusions from interventional radiology adverse events data, helping docs design interventions

Radiology Business

AUGUST 23, 2024

University of Toronto experts analyzed information from the U.S. FDA's database, pinpointing reasons that errors occurred during thermal ablation procedures.

Interventional Radiology

Interventional Radiology Radiology

FDA warns against use of Hologic breast care device after nearly 200 adverse events

Radiology Business

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The alert pertains to the BioZorb and BioZorb LP markers, implanted in soft tissue to indicate the site for radiographic procedures.

Radiograph

Radiograph Radiographer Radiographer

Nearly half of imaging equipment service calls require follow-up visit

AuntMinnie

APRIL 16, 2025

Analysis of anonymized data by agentic AI software developer Aquant tracked 14 medical imaging service organizations and 6,500 technicians running almost 2 million service events on nearly 300,000 assets. Medical imaging service events refer to on-site visits by field service technicians to repair medical imaging equipment, Pahk continued.

Imaging

Imaging Medical Device Medical Imaging X-ray

Radiomics can predict major cardiac events using CCTA images

Health Imaging

APRIL 6, 2023

A CCTA-based radiomics method was recently found to be more accurate in identifying potentially problematic plaques than conventional CCTA anatomical parameters alone.

Imaging

Experts developing AI model that learns from calcium-scoring CT scans

Health Imaging

JANUARY 14, 2025

The team hopes to develop a model that will not only estimate patients risk of major cardiovascular events but will inform providers on when these events may likely occur as well.

Lunit to participate in 'Saudi Vision 2030' event

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2023

AI developer Lunit will participate in the "Saudi Vision 2030" Healthcare Sandbox, an event intended to facilitate innovation in Saudi Arabia's healthcare industry.

Hospital

Hospital Healthcare Healthcare IT

Interstitial lung abnormalities linked to respiratory disease risk

AuntMinnie

APRIL 30, 2024

CT imaging shows that severe acute respiratory disease events can be caused by quantitative interstitial abnormalities (QIA) -- that is, small irregularities that don't necessarily meet diagnostic criteria for advanced pulmonary diseases but show up on CT exams over time, a study published April 30 in Radiology has reported.

Disease

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Dozens of injuries trigger FDA recall of over 50,000 implantable tissue marking devices

Health Imaging

MAY 22, 2024

The Class I recall, which is the most serious recall the FDA issues, comes after numerous adverse events and complications linked to the radiographic markers were reported.

Radiograph

Radiograph Radiographer Radiographer

CCTA helps predict risk of plaque-related major adverse cardiac events

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 23, 2023

Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) helps predict risk of major adverse cardiac event.

Disease

Disease Imaging

Many MRI accidents are related to technologist experience

Health Imaging

MAY 6, 2024

This week at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine’s annual meeting, a team of experts presented new data on the technologist’s role in MRI safety events.

MRI

Dartmouth event bats around promise, shortcomings of AI in healthcare

AuntMinnie

APRIL 5, 2024

Curtis Langlotz, MD, PhD, professor of radiology, medicine, and biomedical data science at Stanford University, was among the keynote speakers at the Dartmouth event April 3. Photo courtesy of Dartmouth.

Healthcare

Healthcare Healthcare Education Radiation

FDA issues adverse event report on MRI accident as investigations into its cause continue

Health Imaging

APRIL 11, 2023

The FDA's description of the event aligns with prior reports speculating that the accident involved a staff member transporting a patient to an MRI suite on a hospital bed, which was allegedly sucked into the MRI bore.

MRI

MRI IT Hospital

Video from RSNA 2023: MRI safety

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In a video interview at RSNA 2023, Tobias Gilk of Gilk Radiology Consultants discusses recent MRI safety incidents and shares how a new adverse event reporting system could facilitate better safety practices.

MRI

MRI Radiology

Nuclear Regulatory Commission warns of medical mishaps stemming from radiopharmaceutical use

Radiology Business

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

NRC estimates that 29 of these “medical events” occurred between 2021 and 2023, with “many” involving new therapeutic radiopharma procedures.

Radiopharmaceuticals

Radiopharmaceuticals Medical

SimonMed confirms data breach

AuntMinnie

MARCH 31, 2025

Scottsdale, AZ-based outpatient medical imaging provider SimonMed Imaginghas confirmed that it experienced a data breach in January and will issue notices about the event to affected individuals. The company was alerted by one of its vendors of a "security incident" on January 27.

Medical Imaging

Medical Imaging Medical IT Imaging

Private equity lobbying group, radiologist defend investors’ role in the imaging industry

Radiology Business

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The American Investment Council hosted an event Wednesday in Charlotte, N.C., featuring a fireside chat with AIC CEO Drew Maloney and Robert L. Mittl Jr.,

Radiologist

Radiologist Imaging

New embolization agents safe for treating painful joint disorders

AuntMinnie

MARCH 10, 2025

Preliminary studies have shown that permanent microspheres result in a higher rate of minor adverse events, including nerve damage, compared with temporary embolization agents, yet the studies have been limited by small numbers of patients and their safety has not been established, the researchers noted.

Interventional Radiology

Interventional Radiology Clinic IT Medical

New scoring system accurately predicts coronary risk in women

Health Imaging

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The system combines findings from SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging with lifestyle and clinical factors to predict risk of major cardiovascular events.

Clinic

Clinic Imaging

7 COVID vaccine complications: The radiologist's role in identifying adverse reactions

Health Imaging

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Although serious adverse events related to COVID-19 vaccines are rare, some are life-threatening. It is important that radiologists are aware of how these complications present.

Radiologist

Radiologist IT

CAC score may predict heart attack, stroke risk

AuntMinnie

MARCH 5, 2024

"[Our] findings suggest that patients with stable chest pain and a coronary artery calcium score of zero may not require invasive coronary angiography using cardiac catheterization because the risk of cardiovascular events is so low," Dewey said. years for any major adverse cardiovascular events. in the CAC score 0 group to 76.1%

Disease

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Student-led initiative working to close gender gap in radiology

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Since 2020, WIRED has hosted student-led events focusing on education, skills, and community. It has also worked to coordinate themed events, journal clubs, and outreach events with medical students in Arizona, New York, Ohio, Illinois, Hawaii, Texas, Ecuador, Algeria, and India.

Radiology

Radiology Education Medical Clinic

Excess imaging produces 'significant' carbon dioxide emissions

AuntMinnie

MARCH 28, 2025

"Emissions are likely to continue to increase given sustained increases in overall imaging volumes over the past decade, and the potential for further increases related to climate-change-related exposures and events," she noted.

Imaging

Imaging Medicare X-ray Healthcare

Israel-based imaging vendor Nanox postpones investor day amid ongoing conflict in home country

Radiology Business

OCTOBER 11, 2023

“We carefully made this decision in light of the horrifying recent events," CEO Erez Meltzer said in a statement issued Oct.

Imaging

8 ways for radiology to improve environmental sustainability

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

They also urged radiological societies to work with disaster-response agencies to identify healthcare vulnerabilities that could result in the disruption of operations due to these kinds of events. Collaborate with industry. Work with patients.

Radiology

Radiology Nuclear Medicine Education Radiologist

International Day of Radiology to be held on November 8

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

The event aims to build " greater awareness of the value that radiology contributes to safe patient care, and improving understanding of the vital role radiologists and radiological technologists play in the healthcare continuum," the IDoR committee said.

Radiology Technologist

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New PET tracer developed for breast cancer

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Importantly, there were no reports of serious adverse events or notable changes in vital signs in patients one week after imaging, the group noted. Despite the limited patient data, the preliminary findings suggest that Ga-68 FZ-NR-1 is an effective tracer for identifying patients with positive nectin-4 expression, the researchers wrote.

Nuclear Medicine

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ACR spotlights 2025 scope of practice bills

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Maryland state legislators are also considering HB 820, a bill that would require submitting to Maryland Commissioner of Health information about AI, algorithms, or other software tools, especially if connected to adverse events. See a snapshot of the bills here.

Nursing

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ASRT names 2025 BeRAD Professionalism Award winners

AuntMinnie

APRIL 3, 2025

The society said that both winning hospitals demonstrated support for medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals by offering a team approach to patient-centered care; opportunities to earn credentials, continuing education, and advanced degrees; and the ability to be active in professional associations and local community outreach events.

Radiology Technologist

Radiology Technologist Radiation Government Hospital

New collaborative plans to rank radiology AI applications

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Mass General Brigham noted that the Healthcare AI Challenge will add new AI solutions, events, multimodal diverse data, domain experts, and specialties to its interactive environment, including pathology, genomics, waveform, as well as public and specialized text-based foundation models.

Radiology

Radiology Healthcare Healthcare Clinic

Society of Interventional Radiology to hold legislative briefing on Capitol Hill

Radiology Business

JUNE 2, 2023

The event will feature Rep. Donald Payne Jr., who is chair of the Congressional Men’s Health Caucus, and focus on a cutting-edge treatment.

Interventional Radiology

Interventional Radiology Radiology

Philips to unveil 1.5-tesla BlueSeal MR wide-bore scanner at RSNA

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The scanner is also preloaded with seven liters of helium, which Philips said never needs refilling, even in the event of an emergency shutdown. This AI toolset was developed in collaboration with Belgium-based icometrix and Quibim. Finally, the company said that the scanner is up to 1,700 kg lighter and has no need for a vent pipe.

MRI

MRI Diagnostic IT Imaging

RadNet joins hospital giant HCA and others in coalition to address woeful cancer screening rate

Radiology Business

JUNE 28, 2023

The consortium of cancer care stakeholders recently held a launch event, with others involved including the ACR, Johnson & Johnson, and drug company AstraZeneca.

Hospital

Younger women with breast arterial calcifications are at markedly higher risk of major cardiovascular events

Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Currently, there is no standardized reporting requirement related to BACs, and ACR classifies reporting vascular calcifications on breast imaging as optional.

Imaging

RANT implements Sirona RadOS platform

AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

According to RANT, Sirona's business continuity platform will eliminate IT costs and manual interventions associated with clinical interruptions that result from downtime events. RANT's more than 280 radiologists service 70 hospitals and 50 imaging centers, freestanding ER centers, and physician practices across rural and urban North Texas.

Radiology Operations

Radiology Operations Hospital Radiologist Radiology

Adopting new model of quality management improves nursing safety in radiology

Radiology Business

APRIL 6, 2023

The “Plan-Do-Check-Act” approach also helped decrease wait times and adverse events, according to a study published in the Journal of Radiology Nursing.

Nursing

Nursing Radiology

RadNet to host ribbon-cutting ceremony for MammogramNow initiative

AuntMinnie

APRIL 18, 2024

The event will be held on Saturday, April 20 from 11 a.m. RadNet plans to host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its MammogramNow initiative in Milford, DE, which opened in December 2023. to 3 p.m., at the Walmart Supercenter in Milford.

Mammogram

Mammogram Radiologist IT Imaging

CTC for colorectal cancer screening is at an 'inflection point'

AuntMinnie

MARCH 12, 2025

The reversal by the CMS to provide coverage for screening CTC beginning in January 2025 "heralds a landmark event," the authors wrote. "In But last year, the CMS backed reimbursement for screening CTC as part of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule; the recommendation was included in the rule and went into effect in January.

Medicare

Medicare Public Health Radiologist Hospital

SWE measures tied to adverse events in Fontan circulation patients

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 3, 2023

Increased liver stiffness found on shear wave elastography (SWE) is tied t.

Disease

Disease Ultrasound

No need for updated imaging prior to major surgery in some cases, new data show

Health Imaging

APRIL 6, 2023

Prior chest imaging can sometimes be just as predictive of adverse events after surgery as updated imaging, according to new data set to be presented at the annual conference of the American College of Cardiology on March 5.

Imaging

Hologic gets FDA warning letter regarding BioZorb 3D marker violations

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 22, 2025

Your firm should address the contribution of the device design to adverse events and identify those patients who may be at risk for adverse events and therefore potentially benefit from intervention by device explanation, the letter states.

Radiograph

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Beware risk of adverse events associated with GBCAs

Outpatient study finds CT contrast is generally safe, but risk of adverse events varies with the seasons

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COVID-19 boosts cardiovascular event risk

AI-enhanced cardiac CT could help curb cardiovascular events

AI draws conclusions from interventional radiology adverse events data, helping docs design interventions

FDA warns against use of Hologic breast care device after nearly 200 adverse events

Nearly half of imaging equipment service calls require follow-up visit

Radiomics can predict major cardiac events using CCTA images

Experts developing AI model that learns from calcium-scoring CT scans

Lunit to participate in 'Saudi Vision 2030' event

Interstitial lung abnormalities linked to respiratory disease risk

Dozens of injuries trigger FDA recall of over 50,000 implantable tissue marking devices

CCTA helps predict risk of plaque-related major adverse cardiac events

Many MRI accidents are related to technologist experience

Dartmouth event bats around promise, shortcomings of AI in healthcare

FDA issues adverse event report on MRI accident as investigations into its cause continue

Video from RSNA 2023: MRI safety

Nuclear Regulatory Commission warns of medical mishaps stemming from radiopharmaceutical use

SimonMed confirms data breach

Private equity lobbying group, radiologist defend investors’ role in the imaging industry

New embolization agents safe for treating painful joint disorders

New scoring system accurately predicts coronary risk in women

7 COVID vaccine complications: The radiologist's role in identifying adverse reactions

CAC score may predict heart attack, stroke risk

Student-led initiative working to close gender gap in radiology

Excess imaging produces 'significant' carbon dioxide emissions

Israel-based imaging vendor Nanox postpones investor day amid ongoing conflict in home country

8 ways for radiology to improve environmental sustainability

International Day of Radiology to be held on November 8

New PET tracer developed for breast cancer

ACR spotlights 2025 scope of practice bills

ASRT names 2025 BeRAD Professionalism Award winners

New collaborative plans to rank radiology AI applications

Society of Interventional Radiology to hold legislative briefing on Capitol Hill

Philips to unveil 1.5-tesla BlueSeal MR wide-bore scanner at RSNA

RadNet joins hospital giant HCA and others in coalition to address woeful cancer screening rate

Younger women with breast arterial calcifications are at markedly higher risk of major cardiovascular events

RANT implements Sirona RadOS platform

Adopting new model of quality management improves nursing safety in radiology

RadNet to host ribbon-cutting ceremony for MammogramNow initiative

CTC for colorectal cancer screening is at an 'inflection point'

SWE measures tied to adverse events in Fontan circulation patients

No need for updated imaging prior to major surgery in some cases, new data show

Hologic gets FDA warning letter regarding BioZorb 3D marker violations

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