Edward C. Eichhorn

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Flawed MedPAC survey drives debate on imaging payment cuts
As the U.S. debates a sweeping healthcare reform plan in Congress, imaging consultant Ed Eichhorn has discovered what he believes is a serious flaw in the data that federal regulators are using to support an increase in the utilization factor for imaging equipment.
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Resting-state fMRI analysis reveals impact of blast exposures
A study of active and veteran U.S. special operations forces cohorts confirms how regions of the brain become altered.
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MRI radiomics model predicts risk in women with DCIS
Morgan Snow, MD, explains her team's results showing how while radiology is still the dominating specialty in providing gynecologic ultrasound services, ob/gyns are gaining ground.
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AIUM: Ob/gyn gaining ground on radiology in gynecologic ultrasound
Laurel Gutierrez, MD, at AIUM 2025 presents results on how track residents for a POCUS program saw their skills with the modality improved more significantly than that of nontrack residents in family medicine.
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Resting-state fMRI analysis reveals impact of blast exposures
By Liz Carey
A study of active and veteran U.S. special operations forces cohorts confirms how regions of the brain become altered.
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MRI radiomics model predicts risk in women with DCIS
By Will Morton
An MRI-based radiomics model shows potential for distinguishing low- from high-risk cases of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), an early form of breast cancer.
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AIUM: Ob/gyn gaining ground on radiology in gynecologic ultrasound
By Amerigo Allegretto
Radiology still dominates in interpreting gynecologic ultrasound, but there’s more parity now among specialties providing this service.
April 1, 2025
Morgan Snow, MD, explains her team's results showing how while radiology is still the dominating specialty in providing gynecologic ultrasound services, ob/gyns are gaining ground.
AIUM: POCUS residency tracks improve skills for family med specialists
By Amerigo Allegretto
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) residency tracks lead to marked improvement in exam performance by family medicine specialists.
April 1, 2025
Laurel Gutierrez, MD, at AIUM 2025 presents results on how track residents for a POCUS program saw their skills with the modality improved more significantly than that of nontrack residents in family medicine.
AI identifies women at higher risk of MACE
By Will Morton
An AI tool designed for coronary CT angiography can identify women at high risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE).
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AIUM: The future is bright for therapeutic ultrasound
By Amerigo Allegretto
A keynote presentation given at AIUM 2025 highlighted the rise of therapeutic ultrasound in treating neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.
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AIUM: Does sonoporation hold the key for pancreatic cancer treatment?
By Amerigo Allegretto
Sonoporation is a promising method for treating pancreatic cancer, but it has a long way to go, according to initial phase II results.
March 31, 2025
Flemming Forsberg, PhD, discusses initial results of a phase II study examining the utility of sonoporation in treating pancreatic cancer.
AIUM: 3D-printed training model improves ultrasound-guided anesthesia
By Amerigo Allegretto
A 3D-printed simulation model could help improve ultrasound-guided anesthesia.
March 31, 2025
Erick Torres, MD, describes a 3D-printed simulation model he and colleagues created, which results show marked improvement in accurate needle targeting among medical students and residents performing ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia.
Radiology 'giant' Lawrence Muroff dies at 82
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiology clinician, educator, and mentor Lawrence Ross Muroff, MD, died on March 27. He was 82.
March 31, 2025
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AIUM: Aspirin use in pregnancy not linked to fetal ductal constriction
By Amerigo Allegretto
Echocardiography shows that the use of low-dose aspirin during pregnancy is not tied to fetal ductal constriction.
March 30, 2025
Nkechinyelum Ogu, MD, presents her team’s findings showing that aspirin use among pregnant women is not tied to more severe fetal ductus arteriosus constriction and other complications.
AIUM: What can sonographers learn from astronauts' use of ultrasound?
By Amerigo Allegretto
Two astronauts gave keynote speeches on their time in space, including using ultrasound to diagnose various conditions that astronauts may face.
March 30, 2025
Scott Dulchavsky, MD, PhD, at AIUM 2025 discusses ultrasound's uses and advantages during space travel, as well as how sonographers on Earth can apply lessons learned.
CAC score of 0 indicate low heart event risk, even in older people
By Kate Madden Yee
PET/CT imaging indicates that a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score of 0 is an accurate indicator of low coronary heart event risk even as a person ages, investigators have reported.
March 29, 2025
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