ARRS: Trampoline-related injuries span head to toe in children
There may be no such thing as recreational “safe jumping” for children on trampolines, according to research delivered May 9 at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting.
Neetika Gupta, MD, a pediatric radiologist at the University of Toronto, presented a pictorial guide of injuries seen on imaging. She said that although radiologists have extensively discussed and documented these injuries, a gap remains in the comprehensive discussion of “head-to-toe” imaging in the pediatric population.
“Up to 1.6% of trauma visits in pediatric emergency departments are attributed to trampoline injuries,” she...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 14, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Digital X-Ray Source Type: news
ARRS: ACR guideline changes lead to sharp uptick in breast MRI use
The use of breast MRI has increased 14-fold since the American College of Radiology (ACR) changed its guidelines in 2018, a study presented May 7 at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting found.
In her talk, Madeline Floodstrand from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL, discussed her team’s findings, which also showed that breast density had the largest impact on MRI uptake of any single risk qualification for women with a personal history of breast cancer. Also, women with both dense breasts and a known genetic mutation had the largest MRI uptake of any risk cohort.
“These findings, we bel...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 13, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: MRI Womens Imaging Source Type: news
ARRS: Yale emergency radiologist talks automation, resident training, AI
Automation represents the current value of AI in the hospital emergency department (ED), a Yale University emergency radiologist shared last week at the 124th American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting in Boston.
Yale New Haven Health System is often approached to try out new software, and Melissa Davis, MD, fields the inquiries. When they make it past Davis, the pitches are passed to a group of physicians in the Program for Imaging Innovation and Informatics. This group drives technology initiatives across the Yale University-Yale New Haven Health System continuum.
However, purchasing an algorithm for radiology occurs...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 13, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Liz Carey Tags: Radiology Education Artificial Intelligence Emergency Radiology Source Type: news
DBT may increase radiation exposure for women with breast implants
Including nonimplant-displaced views on digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) can lead to overall increased average glandular dosage, a study presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting found.
In his presentation, Derek Nguyen, MD, from Duke University in Durham, NC discussed his team’s findings, which also showed that including these views along with standard DBT views is not significantly tied to increased cancer detection in women with augmented breasts. However, the results suggest that breast radiologists can switch to 2D imaging to reduce radiation exposure.
“This provides evidence to now ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 13, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Womens Imaging Breast Imaging Source Type: news
ARRS: CT findings illuminate effects of adulterated cannabinoids
Particular CT imaging findings can help clinicians diagnose negative effects of the use of adulterated cannabinoids, according to research presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting.
A team led by Nitai Bar, MD, of Rambam Healthcare Campus in Haifa, Israel, reported that suburothelial hemorrhage and intramural bowel hematomas found on CT imaging were indicative of coagulopathy linked to contaminated cannabinoids such as THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), CBD (cannabidiol), CBG (cannagigerol), CBN (cannabinol), and CBC (cannabichromene).
"CT plays a key role in the diagnosis and work-up of adulterated c...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 13, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Imaging Biometrics highlights glioma study results
Imaging Biometrics, a wholly owned subsidiary of IQ-AI, is highlighting results from a recent glioma study published in Neuroradiology.
The study, led by Siem Herings, from Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen, the Netherlands -- Herings is a member of the lab of Dylan Henssen, MD, PhD -- validates the benefit of the company's IB Rad Tech workflow software for distinguishing treatment effect from tumor progression in post-treatment glioma patients.
The research included 50 glioma patients and showed that the approach "effectively differentiates between treatment-related abnormalities and tumor progression," ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 13, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Ascelia highlights Orviglance phase III study results
Ascelia Pharma is highlighting results from a phase III study for its liver imaging drug candidate, Orviglance.
The study showed superior performance for visualizing focal liver lesions with Orviglance compared with unenhanced MRI, with statistical significance for all study three readers ( (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 13, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
ARRS: MWA safe, effective method to treat bone metastases
Ultrasound-guided microwave ablation (MWA) is a safe, effective method for treating bone metastases, according to research presented May 9 at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting.
In his talk, Zirui Zhang from the Sichuan Clinical Research Center for Cancer in China reported a perfect technical success rate with little to no complications in patients with this technique.
“Ultrasound-guided percutaneous MWA can provide short- to medium-term pain relief and functional improvement for patients with bone metastases, which is helpful to improve patients’ quality of life,” Jiang said.
Previous reports...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 10, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Interventional Ultrasound Interventional Radiology Source Type: news
Avenda touts study results of Unfold AI
AI healthcare firm Avenda Health is touting the results of a study showing how the company's Unfold AI can identify prostate tumor margins and predict the efficacy of focal therapy treatments.
The study was presented at the 2024 American Urological Association’s annual meeting by Wayne Brisbane, MD, from University of California, Los Angeles Health. It demonstrated that Unfold AI, Avenda's AI-powered cancer mapping technology, was a better predictor of focal therapy success than other factors, including the size or grade of the tumor, according to Avenda.
In the study, Unfold AI was retrospectively applied to 118 previ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Blue Earth, Siemens ink deal for Posluma clinical trial
Blue Earth Diagnostics, a Bracco company, has signed a nonexclusive data-sharing agreement with Siemens Healthineers.
For its syngo.via platform, Siemens plans to evaluate anonymized clinical data and images from Blue Earth's Posluma (flotufolastat F-18) injection (formerly known as F-18 rhPSMA-7.3) phase III Lighthouse study, an open-label, prospective, phase III, multicenter, single-dose imaging study investigating the safety and diagnostic performance of Posluma PET imaging in men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer. The study enrolled 356 patients at clinical sites in the U.S. and Europe.
Siemens will utilize the Li...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Genitourinary Radiology Source Type: news
Blackford, Thirona partner for lung imaging analysis
Blackford and Thirona are entering a commercial partnership to make Thirona's LungQTM software available via the Blackford Platform.
By integrating Thirona’s advanced technology into the Blackford Platform, Blackford said it can offer tools for thoracic CT image analysis in support of pulmonary disease treatment.
Thirona’s LungQTM clinical software assists in diagnosis and treatment planning workflow for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to the companies. It also performs quantitative measurements within identified sub-compartments on thoracic CT exams. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
ACR responds to Congressional query on AI reimbursement
American College of Radiology (ACR) CEO William Thorwarth Jr., MD, issued a nine-page letter to Congress recommending how to solve the reimbursement problem for AI in healthcare and ensure clinical AI is of value to patients and health systems.
Thorwarth's response is just one prompted by a March 20 request from the Bipartisan House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI), led by U.S. Rep. Ami Bera, MD, (D-CA). Among the key questions posed by Bera is, "What measures can be employed to guarantee proper reimbursement and coverage for AI technologies in healthcare?"
Among other healthcare specialties, radiology has been...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Liz Carey Tags: Artificial Intelligence Regulatory Administration Source Type: news
RadNet reports revenue growth for Q1
Imaging services provider RadNet reported an over 10% increase in revenue and a lower net loss in its first quarter.
For the period (end-March 31), RadNet produced revenue of $431.7 million, up from $390.6 million a year ago. The company reported that its total revenue increased by 10.5% to $431.7 million in the quarter from $390.6 million in the first quarter of 2023. Also, revenue from the digital health reportable segment increased 32.3% to $14.7 million in the quarter from $11.1 million in the first quarter of 2023.
RadNet also reported that its digital health revenue growth partly resulted from a $2.5 million (118...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
FDA issues final guidance clarifying'remanufacturing' for devices
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued final guidance to provide the medical device industry clarity on the definition of "remanufacturing" for reusable devices needing maintenance or repair.
The final guidance seeks to ensure consistency regarding what constitutes remanufacturing activities and to promote a better understanding of applicable federal law and regulations implicated by remanufacturing activities. It was issued following the agency's review of postmarket information and consideration of public comments. These highlighted the need for clarity, considering the different regulatory implication...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
ISMRM: PET/MRI shows promise identifying musculoskeletal ‘pain generators’
SINGAPORE -- PET/MRI is emerging as a viable tool for pinpointing locations of pain in people with chronic low back pain and persistent hip pain after total hip replacements, according to research by a group from Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Marijn Mostert, a PhD student, presented a study May 9 at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) meeting showing that F-18 FDG-PET/MRI scans revealed previously unidentified pain locations in 27 patients, with the findings leading to improvements in their care.“Chronic low back pain and persistent hip pain after total hip replacement are oft...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: ISMRM 2024 Source Type: news
