Brian Casey

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AuntMinnie.com Digital X-Ray Insider

July 26, 2018

Radiology residents run in middle of salary pack

While experienced, board-certified radiologists are among the highest-paid medical specialists, that status apparently doesn't extend to radiology trainees. A new survey found that radiology residents land in the middle of the pack when it comes to annual compensation.

July 23, 2018

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Which test is best for excluding PE during pregnancy?

Which is the superior imaging study to exclude pulmonary embolism (PE) in pregnant women: CT pulmonary angiography or lung scintigraphy ventilation/perfusion scans? A systematic review published July 18 in the Annals of Emergency Medicine put both exams through their paces.

July 23, 2018

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Nuclear Medicine

Australian agency orders review of Mo-99 procedures

An Australian government agency has ordered a review of radiation safety procedures at another federal agency in charge of running the nuclear reactor that was forced to stop shipments of the radioisotope molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) last month. The halt has spurred an ongoing shortage of important radiopharmaceuticals in the country.

July 19, 2018

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Week in Review: Minnies nominations are open | How does gadolinium get into the brain? | CT radiation in kids

July 19, 2018

Tariffs could add $400M to medical equipment costs

A new study by a policy institute estimates that the Trump administration's tariffs on products made in China will add $400 million annually to the cost of medical equipment in the U.S. The tariffs will add $44.6 million to the cost of x-ray parts and $33.7 million to the cost of CT scanners.

July 13, 2018

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Practice Management

Week in Review: Tariff cost pegged at $400M | Radiology escapes Medicare cuts | Radiation dose to women

July 12, 2018

EchoNous gets FDA nod for ultrasound vein-finding tool

EchoNous has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for EchoNous Vein, a handheld ultrasound scanner designed to help nurses with the placement of peripheral intravenous catheters.

July 11, 2018

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Practice Management

Doctors in small practices less prone to burnout

Feeling burned out? It could be because you're working in a big, anonymous healthcare system. Doctors who worked in small primary care practices reported much lower burnout rates in a study published in the July-August issue of the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.

July 11, 2018

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AI algorithm generates 'artificial' medical images

Researchers from Canada have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm capable of generating "artificial" x-ray images that look just like the real thing. The artificial images can be used to train other AI algorithms in analyzing real medical images.

July 9, 2018

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Dexa

3D DEXA reveals lower bone density in diabetes patients

3D DEXA revealed differences that conventional bone mineral density measurements did not detect.

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Gadolinium in ... beer?

Ultrasound Probe Vascular

MWA safe, effective in treating hyperthyroidism with nodules

Psma Pet

AI model shows promise for diagnosing prostate cancer

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'Habitat' AI model helps stratify lung nodule disease risk on LDCT

COVID-19 boosts cardiovascular event risk

By Kate Madden Yee

COVID-19 is associated not only with acute lung damage but also with rapid growth of plaque in the coronary arteries -- and thus an increased risk of cardiovascular events.

February 4, 2025

Using AI with mammography can help select women for breast MRI

By Amerigo Allegretto

Using AI with mammography can help select women at high risk of breast cancer for supplemental MRI.

February 4, 2025

Images depict a 55-year-old woman with a family history of breast cancer who underwent combined mammography and MRI screening. (A) Right and (B) left mediolateral oblique and (C) right and (D) left craniocaudal mammograms show a large known cyst in the left breast (arrow in B and D), but were otherwise assessed as being unremarkable. Breast tissue was judged to be extremely dense. (E) Concurrent axial subtraction MRI scan shows a large, diffuse, invasive lobular cancer (circle) in the right breast. The AI system provided a case-based cancer suspicion score of 8 on a scale of 0-10, which would have led to selection for MRI screening using both the score 5 and score 8 thresholds, but not the score 9 threshold.

Hot shots from Dubai: Arab Health picture gallery

Over 60,000 delegates attended the 50th edition of Arab Health Med Expo and the 25th edition of Total Radiology, held in Dubai from January 27 to 30. To mark the occasion, we've compiled a photo gallery.

February 3, 2025

Arab Health 2025 Sustainability

Ultrasound, histopathological diagnoses assess benign breast lesions

By Amerigo Allegretto

Sonographic imaging descriptors and histopathological diagnoses are needed for more accurate assessment of benign breast lesions.

February 3, 2025

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Ablation underused to treat pain in cancer patients

Less than one percent of hospitalized cancer patients undergo percutaneous ablation to relieve pain associated with bone or soft tissue tumors.

February 3, 2025

IMV: MRI exam mix shifts from outpatient to hospital settings

By Davin Korstjens

In 2024, the percentage of MRI procedures performed in an outpatient setting decreased by five percentage points to 66% of total MR procedures.

February 3, 2025

Mri Machine Screens

AI assistance improves CHD detection on prenatal ultrasound

By Amerigo Allegretto

AI boosts detection of major congenital heart defects (CHDs) on prenatal ultrasound, suggest findings presented at the Annual Pregnancy Meeting of the SMFM.

January 31, 2025

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LLM performance varies based on language input

Baidu’s AI chatbot Ernie Bot outperformed OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4.0 on interventional radiology questions in Chinese.

January 31, 2025

Coding changes that will impact diagnostic and interventional radiology practices in 2025

By Erin Stephens

What coding changes are affecting diagnostic and interventional radiology practices this year? Erin Stephens of Healthcare Administrative Partners shares all of the details in a new column.

January 31, 2025

PET/CT guides surgery for primary aldosteronism

PET/CT imaging with gallium-68 pentixafor can effectively guide surgery for patients with primary aldosteronism, a common cause of hypertension.

January 30, 2025

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ACR/RBMA workforce survey: Radiologist recruiting remains a key concern

By Kate Madden Yee

Recruiting remains a key concern among both academic and hospital radiology practices, as 67% of radiologists report that their practices are understaffed, researchers have found.

January 30, 2025

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Ferumoxytol-enhanced MRA is safe for chronic kidney disease patients

By Kate Madden Yee

Ferumoxytol-enhanced MR angiography (MRA) appears to be safe for chronic kidney disease patients, researchers have reported.

January 29, 2025

Contrast Injector

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