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September 22, 2023
Clinical News
Week in review: New platform | SalaryScan | Imaging equipment service
There's a lot to share with you in this Week in Review, headlined by the launch of our new website.
September 18, 2023
Economics
Radiologists, RTs brought home higher earnings in 2022
Radiologists and radiologic technologists (RTs) both received higher salaries in 2022, according to AuntMinnie.com’s 2023 SalaryScan survey.
September 18, 2023
Dollar Sign Social
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Representative radiographs (top), acquired in anteroposterior projection in the supine position, and corresponding attention maps (bottom). (A) Images show main diagnostic findings of the internal data set in a 49-year-old male patient with congestion, pneumonic infiltrates, and effusion (left); a 64-year-old male patient with congestion, pneumonic infiltrates, and effusion (middle); and a 69-year-old female patient with effusion (right). Image courtesy of Radiology.
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Can transformer models improve AI image interpretations?
A new class of AI appears to move the technology closer to what radiologists are capable of when they interpret chest x-rays.
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ASTRO: Short radiation course improves head-and-neck cancer treatment
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Komen speaks with AuntMinnie.com on Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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ASTRO: SBRT effective in older patients with inoperable kidney tumors
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Can transformer models improve AI image interpretations?
A new class of AI appears to move the technology closer to what radiologists are capable of when they interpret chest x-rays.
October 3, 2023
Representative radiographs (top), acquired in anteroposterior projection in the supine position, and corresponding attention maps (bottom). (A) Images show main diagnostic findings of the internal data set in a 49-year-old male patient with congestion, pneumonic infiltrates, and effusion (left); a 64-year-old male patient with congestion, pneumonic infiltrates, and effusion (middle); and a 69-year-old female patient with effusion (right). Image courtesy of Radiology.
ASTRO: Short radiation course improves head-and-neck cancer treatment
Squamous cell head and neck cancers -- predominantly diagnosed in inhabitants of low- and middle-income countries -- can be treated effectively with fewer, but higher, doses of radiation.
October 3, 2023
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Komen speaks with AuntMinnie.com on Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Molly Guthrie from Susan G. Komen spoke with AuntMinnie.com on Breast Cancer Awareness Month and 2023's busy year in breast imaging.
October 3, 2023
Guthrie Molly Interview
ASTRO: SBRT effective in older patients with inoperable kidney tumors
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) offers a new treatment option for older patients with inoperable kidney tumors.
October 2, 2023
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ASTRO: Short-course radiation is effective after mastectomy
A short-course radiation protocol is effective for women who have undergone implant-based breast reconstruction after mastectomy, according to recent research.
October 2, 2023
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SNMMI highlights PET study in breast cancer patients
A PET/CT study in women with breast cancer features a radiotracer that could replace invasive biopsies for detecting metastatic disease.
October 2, 2023
Ga-68 ABY-025 PET/CT and F-18 FDG-PET/CT images at baseline with F-18 FDG PET/CT follow-up after two cycles of treatment in biopsy-confirmed HER2-positive disease. (A) Patient with high Ga-68 ABY-025 uptake (SUVmax, 21), who previously received three lines of treatment. F-18 FDG-PET/CT follow-up showed complete metabolic response. (B) Patient with low uptake (SUVmax, 5.4), who previously received three lines of treatment. F-18 FDG PET/CT follow-up showed disease progression (a 68% increase in tumor glycolysis) despite HER2-targeted treatment. (C) Patient with heterogeneous Ga-68 ABY-025 uptake, who previously received seven lines of treatment. F-18 FDG-PET/CT follow-up showed heterogeneous response, with lesions higher in Ga-68 ABY-025 uptake tending to have better response. Arrows indicate biopsy sites. Image courtesy of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
ASTRO: Short radiation treatment for prostate cancer proves effective
Men with intermediate risk, localized prostate cancer can be treated effectively with fewer and higher doses of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) over five treatment sessions.
October 2, 2023
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Deep learning helps categorize acute appendicitis on pelvic CT
A combined deep learning and radiomics model helps clinicians differentiate complicated from uncomplicated acute appendicitis on pelvic CT.
September 29, 2023
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PET/MRI superior for diagnosing cardiac sarcoidosis
PET/MRI scans are more accurate for diagnosing cardiac sarcoidosis than established imaging approaches, as well as reduces patient radiation and imaging times.
September 29, 2023
Images in a 52-year-old woman with cardiac sarcoidosis. Standard-of-care imaging (top row) demonstrates a perfusion defect on SPECT images (top left) and corresponding FDG radiotracer uptake on PET/CT image (top right) at the interventricular septum (green arrows). On combined F-18 FDG-PET/MRI (bottom row), there is nodular late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) at the interventricular septum (orange arrows) with corresponding FDG uptake (blue arrows). Image courtesy of Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.
IAEA's Rays of Hope initiative establishes anchor centers
Rays of Hope – the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) flagship cancer initiative – has named inaugural "anchor centers" in five countries.
September 29, 2023
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Just how effective is the use of synthetic mammography with DBT?
The FDA cleared synthetic 2D mammography images for use with digital breast tomosynthesis in 2013. But just how effective is the technique?
September 29, 2023
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Louis Plesner talks AI x-ray exam reads vs. radiologists'
In an interview with AuntMinnie.com, Louis Plesner, MD, discussed a study he led that found radiologists outperformed four commercially available algorithms for identifying diseases on chest x-rays.
September 28, 2023
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