Butterfly launches iQ+ Bladder scanner
Ultrasound technology developer Butterfly Network has launched its ultrasound-based iQ+ Bladder scanner in the U.S.Butterfly Network's iQ+ Bladder scanner. Image courtesy of Butterfly Network.The bundled system is designed for nursing and bladder scanning customers and includes an iQ+ Bladder probe, streamlined software, a compact rolling cart, a tablet and power splitter, the company said. Combined, the system offers a fit-for-purpose ultrasound-based bladder scanner that can help nurses get automated bladder volume calculations with 3D visualizations in seconds, according to the company.
The launch marks Butterfly's fir...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 15, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
KA Imaging nabs license for use of Reveal Mobi Pro in Canada
Health Canada has issued a medical device license to KA Imaging for its Reveal Mobi Pro x-ray system.Reveal Mobi Pro is a dual-energy mobile x-ray scanner that integrates KA Imaging’s Reveal 35C detector with SpectralDR technology into a complete system. The scanner can simultaneously acquire conventional and dual-energy images with a single exposure at the bedside and may be especially useful for ICU patients, the company said.The product is the result of a collaboration with Del Medical, KA Imaging noted. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 15, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Can positive leadership combat burnout among radiologists?
Implementing a positive leadership program can decrease burnout and the intention to leave among breast imaging staff, a study published on May 14 in Radiology found.
Researchers led by Amy Young, PhD, from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor also reported that their program led to improved perceptions of leaders' communication in terms of being more transparent, frequent, and consistent. Additionally, it led to more engagement among staff members."We believe our research advances our understanding of strategies to improve workplace climate given that so few studies on this topic exist," Young and colleagues wrote....
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 15, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Practice Management Womens Imaging Source Type: news
Tai Chi Rouli Ball improves bone health in perimenopausal women
This study suggests it also may have potential benefits in maintaining and improving BMD due to the weight-bearing nature of its movements, they added. “Such interventions are essential not only in slowing down the progression of bone density loss but also in enhancing overall skeletal health during this vulnerable phase of a woman's life,” the group concluded.The full study can be found here. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 15, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Digital X-Ray Source Type: news
X-ray vision: The complexities of radiology revenue cycle management
The field of radiology, with its cutting-edge technologies and intricate procedures, offers a unique opportunity for revenue cycle management (RCM) success. Yet navigating the RCM landscape in radiology presents twists, turns, and unexpected challenges. With evolving payer criteria and complex prior authorizations, radiology professionals need tools and the foresight to thrive in an ever-changing healthcare environment.
For radiology departments and practices, RCM is not just about sustaining operations but about thriving in a complex ecosystem of patient care, billing, and regulatory compliance.
In the last few decades,...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 15, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Teri Gatchel-Schmidt Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news
ASTRO applauds new legislation on radiation therapy payments
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) applauded the introduction of legislation in Congress on May 15 that could radically change the way Medicare pays for radiation therapy.
The bill, named the Radiation Oncology Case Rate (ROCR) Value-Based Payment Program Act, could shift the way Medicare pays for the treatments from fee for service to a more patient-centered approach, ASTRO said.
"Through ROCR, Congress can build a future where radiation oncology reimbursement is driven by patient needs, not by the number of treatments provided," Jeff Michalski, MD, chair of ASTRO's board of directors, said in a news re...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 15, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Radiation Oncology/Therapy Industry News Source Type: news
ARRS: More chemo response details needed in breast MRI reporting
Several neoadjuvant chemotherapy response characteristics are often left out of breast MRI reports, suggest findings presented May 7 at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting.
In a talk delivered at the conference, Sheida Ebrahimi, MD, from the University of California, San Diego presented her team’s study, which showed that little to no reports indicate the timing of chemotherapy, changes in background parenchymal enhancement (BPE), and the type of response in the findings section.
“This single-institution, quality improvement project suggests that there is an opportunity to improve the reporting of...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 15, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: MRI Womens Imaging Source Type: news
CT-based AI algorithm comparable to rads for identifying renal masses
A multiphase CT-based deep learning (DL) algorithm shows comparable performance compared to radiologists for identifying benign small renal masses (SRMs), including lesions of 1 cm or less, researchers have found.
Based on their results, researchers led by Chenchen Dai, MD, of Fudan University in Shanghai, China, believe hat their deep-learning model could facilitate active surveillance of small benign renal masses.
"[Our] developed multiphase CT-based deep learning (DL) algorithm for identifying small [equal to or less than 3 cm] and subcentimeter … benign renal masses demonstrated comparable performance with that of ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 15, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: CT Artificial Intelligence Abdominal Imaging Source Type: news
Low sexual desire manifests as dimorphic brain processing on fMRI
Men and women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) -- that is, "distressingly" low sexual desire -- show dimorphic brain processing on functional MRI (fMRI), a study published on May 14 in Nature: Scientific Reports has found.
A team led by Natalie Ertl, PhD, of Imperial College London in the U.K. reported that the condition in women is likely caused by a "top-down" inhibition of the sexual response manifested in hyperactivation of the inferior frontal gyrus and lower activation in brain regions associated with lower sexual function. But men appear to have a different neurological pathway for the condition.
"[Th...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 15, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: MRI Neuroradiology Source Type: news
Clinicians need education regarding HCC surveillance resources
Clinicians need education to understand hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tracking and surveillance resources, according to research published May 14 in JAMA Network Open.
A team led by Robert Wong, MD, from Stanford University in California found gaps in HCC surveillance knowledge, particularly among primary care clinicians. These included health system factors that exacerbate persisting delays in timely HCC surveillance three years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Effective delivery of HCC education to primary care clinicians and health system-level interventions must be pursued in parallel to address the comp...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 14, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Gastrointestinal Radiology Source Type: news
GE HealthCare and Medis collaborate on cath lab software
GE HealthCare (GEHC) and Medis Medical Imaging will collaborate on developing and commercializing software for diagnosing and treating coronary artery disease (CAD).
Called Medis Quantitative Flow Ratio (Medis QFR), the software was developed by Medis and is designed to visualize the physiology of coronary obstructions based on angiography imaging. The software can help clinicians select lesions for treatment and create treatment plans for percutaneous coronary interventions to treat to restore blood flow, GE HealthCare said. In addition, the analysis can be performed in real-time while patients are on the table, with re...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 14, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Interventional Source Type: news
Patient groups call for CMS to cover AI in radiology
A group of 15 patient advocacy organizations have urged lawmakers to work with the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a formalized payment pathway for AI healthcare services.
In a May 13 letter to representatives Kay Granger (R-TX) and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Susan Collins (R-ME), the groups noted that in radiology, AI is being used to help read and interpret images and help make more informed diagnoses.
“From helping a physician detect polyps in a colonoscopy to prioritizing a scan showing a doctor that a patient needs an emergency intervention, AI in me...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 14, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Artificial Intelligence Source Type: news
NYU Langone highlights AI brain study
NYU Langone highlighted a study that shows that an AI algorithm designed for analyzing MRI images can detect sex-related differences in brain structure.
The findings shed light on the need for diversity in neurological and psychiatric research, NYU Langone said, in a news release.
"Our findings provide a clearer picture of how a living, human brain is structured, which may in turn offer new insight into how many psychiatric and neurological disorders develop and why they can present differently in men and women," said study senior author Yvonne Lui, MD.
The study used an AI machine-learning algorithm to analyze thousand...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 14, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Artificial Intelligence Source Type: news
Use CCTA to track vasculopathy risk in heart transplant patients
Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) is an effective way to assess risk of cardiac allograft vasculopathy in heart transplant patients, researchers have reported.
A team led by Agnieszka Kuczaj, MD, of Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland, found that heart transplant patients followed with CCTA exams had no adverse events. The results were published May 10 in Transplantation Proceedings.
"CCTA offers a secure and efficient means of assessment in heart transplant recipients," the group wrote.
Cardiac allograft vasculopathy is the main cause of death after heart transplantation, Kuczaj and colleagues noted, and dia...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 14, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
CT perfusion, portable MRI viable alternatives for evaluating dizziness
CT perfusion and portable MRI are clinically viable and cost-effective alternatives to typical CT or CT angiography (CTA) imaging for evaluating dizziness in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED), according to research presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting.
A team led by Kyle Tegtmeyer, MD, of Yale University in New Haven, CT, shared findings that suggest that if high-field MRI is not available for assessing dizziness in ED patients, then either CT perfusion or portable MRI "provides the highest utility," with incremental cost-effectiveness over CT/CTA of less than $6,000 per ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 14, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: CT Emergency Radiology Source Type: news
