GE launches AI software for prostate imaging
GE HealthCare (GEHC) has launched AI-enabled software for ultrasound imaging systems called Prostate Volume Assist (PVA) designed to automate the manual process for generating prostate volume measurements. The new AI software feature will be available for use on the bkActiv, bk3000/5000, and bkSpecto active imaging systems to assist urologists. The added functionality with PVA can determine calculations and measurements of the prostate with an automated, one-click process, the company said. PVA on the bkActiv, bk3000/5000, and bkSpecto are available in key countries around the globe. GE HealthCare said it will debut the...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 27, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Subspecialties Genitourinary Radiology Source Type: news

Cryoablation effective in women with breast cancer
A minimally invasive procedure called cryoablation that uses ice to freeze and destroy tumors has proven effective for women with large breast cancer tumors, according to a study presented March 27 at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) meeting in Salt Lake City. The finding suggests the technique may provide a new treatment path for women who are not candidates for lumpectomy, or surgical removal, noted Yolanda Bryce, MD, an interventional radiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, and senior author of the study. “Surgery is still the best option for tumor removal, but there are ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 27, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Interventional Breast Source Type: news

Novosound locks down patent for wearable ultrasound imaging platform
The Scottish startup ’s patent is for a Wi-Fi ultrasound system.    (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - March 26, 2024 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Can fetal ultrasound lead to better handling of chromosomal anomalies?
Ultrasonographic measurements of fetal nuchal translucency can lead to better management of chromosomal anomalies, according to a study published March 26 in JAMA Network Open. Researchers led by doctoral candidate Kara Bellai-Dussault from the University of Ottawa in Ontario, Canada, found that pregnancies with nuchal translucency measurements greater than 2 mm are at increased risk of chromosomal anomalies. They highlighted that this means the widely used threshold of 3.5 mm may need to be reexamined. “The findings were consistent through several sensitivity analyses,” Bellai-Dussault and colleagues wrote. Fetal n...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 26, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Subspecialties Ultrasound Womens Imaging Genitourinary Radiology Source Type: news

How much of a financial toll did COVID-19 take on radiology?
The COVID-19 pandemic led to significant drops in revenue and income for radiology departments, according to an analysis published March 26 in Seminars in Ultrasound, CT, and MRI. A team led by Ahmed Farag, MD, from the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School-Baystate Medical Center reported that their institution experienced a considerable loss in imaging volume and a large loss in revenue in 2020, the first year of the pandemic in North America, compared with the previous year. “Radiology has been one of the hardest hit departments in healthcare, with resounding effects that have outlasted the pandemic itse...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 26, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news

Large language models simplify radiology report impressions
Large language models (LLMs) can significantly simplify radiology report impressions, enhancing readability for patients, according to research published March 26 in Radiology. In a study involving 750 radiology reports, a team of researchers from Yale University tested four different LLMs – including ChatGPT, Bard, and Bing -- and found that all four were able to significantly simplify report impressions. Model performance did differ, however, based on the wording of the prompt used. “Our study highlights how radiology reports, which are complex medical documents that implement language and style above the college g...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 26, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Erik L. Ridley Tags: Artificial Intelligence Source Type: news

MRI-Guided TULSA Effective at Five Years for Localized Prostate Cancer
MONDAY, March 25, 2024 -- For the treatment of localized prostate cancer, in-bore, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided transurethral ultrasound ablation (TULSA) results in favorable outcomes at five years, including durable oncologic control and... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 25, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Can ChatGPT-4 accurately interpret thyroid, renal ultrasound images?
ChatGPT-4 demonstrated high accuracy in analyzing and interpreting thyroid and renal ultrasound images in a small study published March 19 in Radiology Advances. Researchers led by Laith Sultan, MD, from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia reported that the large language model could accurately perform image segmentation and classify lesions on ultrasound as normal or abnormal. “These functionalities indicate the tool's potential to improve radiological workflows by pre-screening and categorizing ultrasound images,” Sultan told AuntMinnie.com. “This technology, if implemented in clinical practice, will have great...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 22, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Subspecialties Ultrasound Advanced Visualization Genitourinary Radiology Head and Neck Radiology Source Type: news

ChatGPT-4 accurately interprets thyroid, renal ultrasound images
ChatGPT-4 demonstrated high accuracy in analyzing and interpreting thyroid and renal ultrasound images in a study published March 19 in Radiology Advances. Researchers led by Laith Sultan, MD, from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia reported that the large language model could accurately perform image segmentation and classify lesions on ultrasound as normal or abnormal. “These functionalities indicate the tool's potential to improve radiological workflows by pre-screening and categorizing ultrasound images,” Sultan told AuntMinnie.com. “This technology, if implemented in clinical practice, will have great poten...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 22, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Subspecialties Ultrasound Advanced Visualization Genitourinary Radiology Head and Neck Radiology Source Type: news

US Radiology appoints new CEO
Lee Cooper. Image courtesy of US Radiology Specialists.U.S. Radiology Specialists has appointed Lee Cooper as the company's new CEO, while current board member Molly Joseph will become its next board chair, effective April 1. Cooper and Joseph will succeed John Perkins, the company's founding CEO, who announced in 2023 his intent to move on from his roles as board chair and CEO. Cooper previously worked for nearly 30 years at GE HealthCare, where he led several business units before ending his tenure as president and CEO of GE HealthCare (GEHC) in the U.S. and Canada. There, he was responsible for the core business...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 21, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: People in the News Source Type: news

MRI/ultrasound combination effective for treating prostate cancer
A new, minimally invasive procedure that combines MRI and transurethral ultrasound is effective for treating prostate cancer, according to research presented March 20 at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) meeting in Salt Lake City. A team led by Steven Raman, MD, of the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, found that the treatment -- dubbed MRI-guided transurethral ultrasound ablation (TULSA) and performed by interventional radiologists -- proved a viable alternative to surgery or radiation, showing a recovered continence rate of 92% at five-year follow-up. "This image-...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 21, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Interventional MRI Ultrasound Genitourinary Radiology Source Type: news

Huge $14M Donation Will Help Bring Much-Need Ultrasound Equipment To Rural Wyoming
A charitable donation to a Community Health Center system will increase access to ultrasound technology in Montana and Wyoming as well as train healthcare workforce on new sonography technology. Discusses workforce shortages and the impact of new technology on health outcomes in rural and frontier areas. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - March 21, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Protocols, resources can reduce CT use in child appendectomy patients
Developing protocols and having resources available are a couple of ways hospitals can limit radiation exposure from CT imaging to children who have undergone appendectomies, suggest findings published March 20 in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. A team led by Peter Juviler, MD, from the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York described shared qualities among hospitals with low CT use and strategies for decreasing postoperative CT imaging for children with complicated appendicitis -- strategies that involve interdisciplinary collaboration and the promotion of radiation stewardship. “In the evaluation and ma...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 20, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Practice Management Subspecialties Administration Genitourinary Radiology Pediatric Radiology Source Type: news

Ultrasound Plus MRI Could Be New Treatment Strategy Against Prostate Cancer
WEDNESDAY, March 20, 2024 -- Precisely delivered ultrasound could be an effective treatment for prostate cancer, with high-frequency sound waves heating and killing off cancer cells, a new study says. The treatment killed off all prostate cancer... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 20, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

AI detects COVID-19 in lung ultrasound images
Johns Hopkins University has highlighted research that shows AI can spot COVID-19 in lung ultrasound images.In a study published March 11 in Communications Medicine, researchers describe the development of an AI algorithm that analyzes lung ultrasound images to spot features known as B-lines, which appear as bright, vertical abnormalities and indicate inflammation in patients with pulmonary complications.“The findings culminate an effort that started early in the pandemic when clinicians needed tools to rapidly assess legions of patients in overwhelmed emergency rooms,” the university said, in a news release.Significan...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 20, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Subspecialties Chest Radiology Source Type: news