MedImaging General Imaging

JULY 1, 2024

A new imaging technology has been shown to enhance the detection of metastatic small cell lung cancer and neuroendocrine prostate cancer, which conventional imaging methods might miss.

Imaging 95

Imaging 95

AuntMinnie

JULY 25, 2024

NYU Langone Health spinout Microstructure Imaging (MICSI) has secured U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its MICSI-RMT AI image enhancement software for brain MRI. Designed to enhance white-matter imaging, MICSI-RMT employs a random matrix theory-based algorithm. Images courtesy of MICSI.

Image Enhancement 92

Image Enhancement MRI Imaging DICOM 92

Health Imaging

JULY 25, 2024

This can create inconsistencies in both image quality and measuring patients’ total radiation exposure. Dose reduction protocols vary across scanners and organizations.

Radiation 81

Radiation Imaging 81

MedImaging Nuclear Medicine

JULY 2, 2024

A new imaging technology has been shown to enhance the detection of metastatic small cell lung cancer and neuroendocrine prostate cancer, which conventional imaging methods might miss.

Imaging 98

Imaging 98

AuntMinnie

APRIL 30, 2024

Large language models such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini fall short in breast imaging, a study published April 30 in Radiology found. Radiologists have explored the potential of large language models in interpreting mammography images. Simply put, we cannot use large language models as a medical device,” Cozzi told AuntMinnie.com.

Imaging 119

Imaging Medical Device Radiologist Clinic 119

AuntMinnie

JULY 10, 2024

Currently, the CMS bundles Medicare payments for PET radiotracers for diagnosing disease as part of the packaged cost of imaging procedures in hospital outpatient settings. The new plan would likely increase patient access to these important imaging studies.

Nuclear Medicine 122

Nuclear Medicine Radiopharmaceuticals Imaging Medicare 122

AuntMinnie

JULY 1, 2024

Almost a third of imaging exam interpretations are performed by nonradiologists, according to a Harvey L. of all imaging studies for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in 2022, but that the remaining 27.9% The team conducted a study that included data from 123 million 2022 Medicare Part B imaging claims. Of these, 88.5

Image Interpretation 116

Image Interpretation Nuclear Medicine X-ray Imaging 116

Imaging Technology

JUNE 28, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 06/28/2024 - 08:07 June 27, 2024 — Radical Imaging , a trailblazer in medical imaging viewer solutions, proudly announces that FlexView Diagnostic , its SaaS web DICOM viewer product, received FDA clearance for diagnostic use. It will only take a day.

Diagnostic 77

Diagnostic IT DICOM Imaging 77

AuntMinnie

JULY 1, 2024

Imaging societies and cancer screening advocates continue to criticize a recent federal ruling that challenges no-cost preventive health services. Becerra, imaging society experts said it could open the door for future legal challenges to such services. Xavier Becerra et al. While the ruling only impacts parties in Braidwood v.

Imaging 98

Imaging Mammogram Insurance Disease 98

AuntMinnie

MAY 29, 2024

Developing and testing a new class of “super phantoms” is needed to optimize new medical imaging techniques before they are used in human studies, according to an article published May 24 in Communications Engineering. Phantoms are test objects used for initial testing and optimization of medical imaging techniques.

Medical Imaging 116

Medical Imaging Medical Imaging Communication 116

Imaging Technology

JUNE 20, 2024

christine.book Thu, 06/20/2024 - 08:24 June 20, 2024 — The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine ( SIIM ) is gearing up for its SIIM24 Annual Meeting and InformaticsTECH Expo , “Making Waves in Imaging Informatics,” set for June 27-29 in National Harbor, MD, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center.

Imaging 99

Imaging Education Nuclear Medicine Medical 99

AuntMinnie

MAY 28, 2024

ChatGPT would require further refinement before being used clinically to help educate patients about cardiac imaging, according to a study published May 23 in Clinical Imaging. The group posed 30 questions to ChatGPT-3.5 and ChatGPT-4 three times in three separate chat sessions.

Imaging 111

Imaging Education Imaging Modalities Disease 111

AuntMinnie

JULY 18, 2024

Standardized guidelines can help radiologists navigate the legal landscape of imaging pregnant women with ionizing radiation, according to a July 15 editorial published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology ( ACR ). The parameter provides best practices for imaging pregnant women or women who can become pregnant.

Radiologist 69

Radiologist Imaging Radiography Fluoroscopy 69

AuntMinnie

MARCH 22, 2024

ChatGPT-4 demonstrated high accuracy in analyzing and interpreting thyroid and renal ultrasound images in a study published March 19 in Radiology Advances. These functionalities indicate the tool's potential to improve radiological workflows by pre-screening and categorizing ultrasound images,” Sultan told AuntMinnie.com.

Ultrasound 134

Ultrasound Imaging Image Interpretation Diagnose 134

Medical Xpress: Radiology

APRIL 2, 2024

The world's most powerful MRI scanner has delivered its first images of human brains, reaching a new level of precision that is hoped will shed more light on our mysterious minds—and the illnesses that haunt them.

MRI 142

MRI Imaging IT Radiology 142

Radiology Business

JULY 1, 2024

Radiologists interpret almost all imaging studies generated in hospital settings for indications other than cardiac concerns.

Image Interpretation 114

Image Interpretation Radiologist Imaging Hospital 114

Atlantis Worldwide

MARCH 27, 2024

Medical imaging physics plays a vital role in radiology and is constantly evolving. Significant advancements are being made in medical imaging.

Medical Imaging 93

Medical Imaging Medical Imaging Radiology 93

AuntMinnie

JULY 23, 2024

The PET imaging preparation cold kit is designed to facilitate more flexible production, including with Ga-68 sourced from both newer high-activity generators and cyclotrons powered by ARTMS' Quantm Irradiation System and GE HealthCare 's FASTlab solid and liquid target production system, the company said previously.

Pharmaceutical 94

Pharmaceutical Imaging Healthcare Healthcare 94

Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As recently as three to five years ago, clinicians diagnosing disorders could not afford to dismiss the possible presence of “stumble-across” imaging studies. These are anatomic abnormalities that pop up in imaging exams looking for something else. Don’t confuse the term with incidental findings.

Medical Imaging 99

Medical Imaging Imaging Medical Diagnose 99

Imaging Technology

JUNE 12, 2024

milla1cf Wed, 06/12/2024 - 21:48 June 12, 2024 — Mach7 Technologies , a company specializing in innovative medical imaging and data management solutions for healthcare organizations, is pleased to announce its participation at the SIIM24 Annual Meeting + InformaticsTECH Expo to be held in National Harbor, Maryland from June 27-29.

Imaging 111

Imaging Medical Imaging Healthcare Healthcare 111

Imaging Technology

JULY 24, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the filing of its New Drug Application (NDA) for TLX007-CDx, a new and proprietary cold kit ("Kit") for the preparation of PSMA-PET imaging[1] for prostate cancer. PSMA-PET imaging represents a major advancement in prostate cancer management and in the U.S.

Imaging 59

Imaging Bone Scan Pharmaceutical Healthcare 59

AuntMinnie

APRIL 9, 2024

AUSTIN -- Harmonic motion imaging can track mechanical property changes of breast tumors in response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, a study presented April 9 at UltraCon found. Harmonic motion imaging-derives changes in tumor mechanical properties are more robust in early complete pathologic response prediction than tumor sizes,” Liu said.

Imaging 116

Imaging Ultrasound MRI IT 116

AuntMinnie

JULY 22, 2024

The ACR released a statement Wednesday supporting MedPAC's recommendations to set quality and safety standards for medical imaging. In 2005, our top article reported on the fierce turf war in the U.S. They reiterated that "radiological procedures (CT, MRI, PET, etc.)

Imaging 64

Imaging Medicare Radiologist Medical 64

Radiology Business

JULY 15, 2024

Commercial real estate firm Marcus & Millichap reported the deal on July 10, noting that it includes a portfolio of six properties occupied by the imaging group.

Imaging 99

Imaging Radiology IT 99

AuntMinnie

APRIL 7, 2024

AUSTIN, TX – Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) isn’t typically used for imaging the pancreas, but perhaps that should change, according to a presentation given April 7 at UltraCon. In a pilot study, Lee and colleagues examined the feasibility of POCUS in pancreatic imaging. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

Ultrasound 122

Ultrasound Imaging Radiologist Imaging Modalities 122

AuntMinnie

MARCH 22, 2024

ChatGPT-4 demonstrated high accuracy in analyzing and interpreting thyroid and renal ultrasound images in a small study published March 19 in Radiology Advances. These functionalities indicate the tool's potential to improve radiological workflows by pre-screening and categorizing ultrasound images,” Sultan told AuntMinnie.com.

Ultrasound 131

Ultrasound Imaging Image Interpretation Radiology 131

ScienceDaily

JULY 15, 2024

Bioengineering researchers developed ultrasmall, stable gas-filled protein nanostructures that could revolutionize ultrasound imaging and drug delivery for cancers and infectious diseases.

Medical Imaging 86

Medical Imaging Medical Imaging Ultrasound 86

AuntMinnie

MAY 17, 2024

The world’s top nuclear medicine societies have issued international guidelines on the role of PET/CT in patients with invasive ductal carcinoma breast cancer, with the document released May 14 in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. The full article is available here.

Nuclear Medicine 111

Nuclear Medicine Imaging Imaging Modalities Clinic 111

Everything Rad

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This year’s annual Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference came at what felt like a pivotal moment in the medical imaging world. Yet medical imaging teams still face significant changes and pressures. AI tools that enable radiographers to separate noise from an image already exist today.

Medical Imaging 126

Medical Imaging Medical Imaging Radiograph 126

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A multinational team of researchers has developed standardized image processing techniques that show promise for significantly improving the reproducibility of AI-based radiomics analysis. Before an AI algorithm can analyze a medical image, several processing steps need to be performed by software.

Imaging 111

Imaging Medical Imaging Clinic Medical 111

Diagnostic Imaging

APRIL 24, 2024

One of the recommendations from the European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI) is annual breast MRI exams starting at 25 years of age for women deemed to be at high risk for breast cancer.

Imaging 141

Imaging MRI 141

Health Imaging

MAY 21, 2024

However, medical image sharing could also produce an influx of questions from patients who have concerns about what they're looking at, authors of a new paper suggest.

Medical Imaging 126

Medical Imaging Medical Imaging 126

ScienceDaily

JUNE 28, 2024

Researchers have found that artificial intelligence models that are most accurate at predicting race and gender from X-ray images also show the biggest 'fairness gaps' -- that is, discrepancies in their ability to accurately diagnose images of people of different races or genders.

Medical Imaging 109

Medical Imaging X-ray Medical Imaging 109

Open Medscience

JULY 23, 2024

Fluorine-18 (18F) is a radionuclide of significant importance in the field of nuclear medicine, particularly in positron emission tomography (PET) […] The post Synthesis of Fluorine-18 for Advanced PET Imaging appeared first on Open MedScience.

Nuclear Medicine 52

Nuclear Medicine Imaging Radiopharmaceuticals 52

Midstate Radiology Associates

APRIL 15, 2024

During the diagnostic process, medical imaging assists with assessing the blood vessels and surrounding tissue. Learn how CT scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) play a role. CT Scan Cross-sectional imaging of the head can determine if a blood clot or bleeding on the brain is present. What Is a Stroke?

Medical Imaging 97

Medical Imaging Medical Imaging Magnetic Resonance Imaging 97

AuntMinnie

MAY 24, 2024

QT Imaging is touting the results of a study suggesting the efficacy of the company's QTI Breast Acoustic CT scanner in differentiating between breast tissue types and map ducts over time. The ducts and glands were segmented using breast speed of sound, attenuation, and reflectivity images and followed over several menstrual cycles.

Ultrasound 105

Ultrasound Imaging 105

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

This is just the third year that RSNA has offered a dedicated track on nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, with eight scientific sessions covering research in prostate cancer imaging, breast cancer, cardiovascular and pulmonary imaging, and more. There will be also 30 educational courses and 14 poster sessions. 9:30 a.m. |

Bone Scintigraphy 116

Bone Scintigraphy Imaging Nuclear Medicine MRI 116