Search Tag: diagnostic radiology
Zoom-on-murray-rebner-society-of-breast-imaging-past-president
2015 10 Aug
Prof. Murray Rebner is Immediate Past President of the Society of Breast Imaging . Prof. Rebner is Professor of Diagnostic Radiology and Molecular Imaging, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine in Rochester, Michigan and Director, Division of Breast Imaging, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak Campus. 1. What are your key areas...Read more
Fewer-call-backs-improved-breast-cancer-detection-with-dbt
2016 25 Feb
Penn Medicine study offers insight into long-term performance of 3-D mammography screening Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have found that the benefits of initial Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) screening, also known as 3D mammography, can be sustained and even improved over years with consecutive DBT screening. The...Read more
Assessment-of-radiation-dose-reduction-awareness
2017 21 Mar
The observed increase in the number of abstracts regarding radiation dose reduction in the interventional radiology community over the past 10 years has not mirrored the increased volume seen within diagnostic radiology, suggesting that increased education and discussion about this topic may be warranted, according to a review published in the journal...Read more
Radiology-reports-radiologist-vs-referring-clinician
2017 02 May
Sound physician communication is a critical component of quality care delivery. Certain words and phrases carry different meanings for radiologists and clinicians, thus care must be taken to compose a radiology report that accurately conveys the opinion of the interpreting radiologist, according to a study published in the journal Current Problems...Read more
Structured-reporting-using-a-collaborative-multistep-approach
2017 11 Jul
Previous research indicates that structured reporting improves the quality and value of radiologistsʼ major work product, the radiology report. In a new article published in the journal Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology, researchers provide a blueprint of how to successfully achieve structured reporting using a collaborative multistep approach....Read more
Practical-radiation-protection-in-diagnostic-radiology
2018 19 Apr
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Mathias-goyen
2018 23 May
Professor Of Diagnostic Radiology - Hamburg University; Chief Medical Officer - Oncology - Ge Healthcare TOP QUOTE FROM BLOG: Predictive maintenance in healthcare - If you can predict it, you can prevent it “The key advantages of predictive maintenance are that it can allow timely and convenient scheduling of corrective...Read more
New-measures-for-quality-improvement-in-diagnostic-radiology
2018 04 Sep
The American College of Radiology (ACR) convened a cross-speciality, multidisciplinary technical expert panel to identify and define new measures for quality improvement. In addition to developing measures that address areas most in need of performance improvement, the expert panel evaluated existing ACR measures to identify measurement gaps and...Read more
Growing-student-interest-in-radiology-amidst-ai-fears
2019 06 Feb
The importance of artificial intelligence ( AI ) is ever increasing in healthcare, especially in enhancing the accuracy of diagnostic tools and disease risk predictive models. Radiology is said to be among the medical specialities most primed to incorporate AI into clinician workflow. It's no wonder that conversations about AI replacing radiologists...Read more
Eurosafe-imaging-celebrates-5-year-success-in-radiation-protection
2019 13 Feb
An interesting line-up of activities is scheduled during the forthcoming European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2019 to celebrate EuroSafe Imaging 's five years of success in medical radiation protection. The programme aims to ensure that the issue of radiation protection in medical imaging is front and centre throughout the congress, organisers said. ...Read more
Gaming-joy-in-radiology-education
2019 23 Apr
Radiology residency programs find the fun in learning by leveraging cutting edge technologies. A new comprehensive review on r adiology education using gaming technology, presents valuable insight into the value of gaming , game types and gaming principles, artificial intelligence applications and continued education. The study published in...Read more
Charing-cross-international-symposium-2020
2020 21 Apr
CX 2020 HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 HEALTH CONCERNS Find CX Symposium on Social Media Read more
Impact-of-covid-19-on-diagnostic-and-interventional-radiology-education
2020 28 Oct
When the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 a pandemic, healthcare facilities were urged to reschedule non-urgent outpatient visits and to accelerate high priority screening and intervention needs due to an expected influx of COVID-19 patients. Elective surgeries were also rescheduled, and elective, urgent inpatient diagnostic...Read more
Yeah-ai-in-imaging-is-great-but-does-it-make-more-work
2021 20 Jul
Although AI has been regarded as a tool for decreasing the workload of radiologists, a recent Dutch study shows that most current AI applications in medical imaging may have the opposite effect. Recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) for radiology appear more likely to add to the workload of radiologists than reduce it, Dutch researchers...Read more
Switching-paper-to-electronic-records-lessen-patient-wait-times-for-pre-operative-breast-procedures
2021 20 Sep
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Boston, Massachusetts) reported in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology that switching from a paper to an electronic process speed up pre-operative breast procedures,translating into meaningful gains. Specifically, this switch saved a mean of 8.3 minutes of wait time per visit. Although these savings...Read more
Siemens-healthineers-announces-first-u-s-install-of-somatom-x-ceed-premium-single-source-ct-scanner-1
2022 31 Jan
Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, Fla., installs high-speed, low-dose scanner, which enables consistent, high-quality imaging in cardiac and trauma settings Lee Health’s Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, Fla., recently became the first U.S. healthcare institution to install the SOMATOM X.ceed, a premium single-source computed tomography...Read more
Aiming-for-value-by-establishing-a-virtual-radiology-consultation-service
2023 30 Aug
A new study published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology detailed a new programme, a virtual radiology consult service, and investigated whether this new method could add value for patients, enabling direct communication between patients and radiologists. While direct interactions between patients and diagnostic radiologists are infrequent,...Read more
Prevalence-of-one-off-events-in-radiology-and-implications-in-the-fee-for-service-realm
2023 14 Sep
As reimbursement methods shift towards value-based care, there is a growing concern regarding their suitability for non-episodic care, especially when it comes to specialised services provided by non-patient-facing professionals, such as radiologists. A new study delved into the frequency of non-episodic care, within the field of diagnostic radiology....Read more
Patients-favour-complex-radiology-reports
2023 30 Oct
According to new survey data shared in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology, experts along with the Mayo Clinic and Loma Linda University Medical Center recently conducted a study to investigate patients' preferences for radiology reports. Their analysis involved the feedback of nearly 500 individuals who received treatment at LLUMC between 2019...Read more