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Discrepancies trigger Ontario radiology peer-review program
Formal radiology peer review will be implemented across the province of Ontario after an 18.2% discrepancy rate was uncovered in an external review of images read by Ontario radiologist Dr. Ivo Slezic. The review's findings were released last week by Trillium Health Partners.
December 10, 2013
Breast
New open-source software could improve breast cancer management
MONTREAL - A new software suite is being developed in the Canadian Atlantic provinces that could make patient management and imaging resource use more efficient, not only in that region but in the rest of the world. Information on the system was presented this week at the 2012 World Cancer Congress.
August 30, 2012
Ultrasound
Report ties keepsake ultrasound to fetal gender tests in Canada
An investigative report has caused a stir in Canada after it revealed that keepsake ultrasound clinics are willing to provide the gender of fetuses before 20 weeks of gestation. This is early enough for women to request an abortion and feeds into the phenomenon of female feticide in some immigrant communities in Canada.
June 14, 2012
CT
Radiologists could be key in identifying signs of elder abuse
A radiologist-led team from Toronto has identified a gestalt of injuries and surrounding social context common to most cases of physical abuse of the elderly. The group believes this could be a guide to identifying victims of elder abuse, much as a pediatric radiologist defined the signs of shaken-baby syndrome in the 1940s.
May 8, 2012
Nuclear Medicine
Oral antioxidants could prevent DNA damage from radiation
Canadian researchers plan to start clinical trials soon of an oral antioxidant cocktail designed to prevent radiation-induced DNA damage from medical imaging scans. The trial follows tests they've already conduct in humans -- more specifically, themselves.
May 6, 2012
Nuclear Medicine
AAN: DaTscan SPECT tracer changes Parkinson's treatment
Results from a randomized clinical trial being presented at this week's American Academy of Neurology (AAN) meeting suggest that the SPECT radiopharmaceutical DaTscan can help clinicians distinguish between tremors due to Parkinson's disease and nonparkinsonian essential tremor, expediting appropriate treatment.
April 23, 2012
CT
CT confirms extent of lung involvement in H1N1 pneumonia
Severe H1N1 pneumonia has a distinct imaging signature, according to University of California, Los Angeles researchers, who presented their work at the Society of Critical Care Medicine meeting earlier this month.
February 26, 2012
MRI
2 MR parameters highly predictive of MS diagnosis in children
A large study of children at 23 pediatric hospitals across Canada has yielded a combination of two MRI parameters that predicts the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) with an accuracy of approximately 90%. The results were published online November 7 in Lancet Neurology.
November 13, 2011
CT
CT boosts prediction of acute stroke in TIA patients
Modifying a commonly used scale for stroke prediction in transient ischemic attack (TIA) patients to take into account whether acute ischemia is present on CT increases the scale's accuracy, according to a presentation this month at the Canadian Stroke Congress in Ottawa, Ontario.
October 25, 2011
Industry News
Commoditization can be impetus for positive change
The recent Canadian Association of Radiologists annual meeting included a debate on the commoditization of radiology, and while none of the presenters truly feels positively about the trend, they did agree that it can be the stimulus for positive change for the specialty.
May 29, 2011
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Body composition analysis, MRI safety topped 2024's most read articles
While COVID and radiology salaries hit the top of AuntMinnie.com's Top 10 most-read posts of 2023, they rounded out the bottom of this year's list.
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Neiman index outperforms Charlson for predicting imaging use
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40% of women in their 40s forgo biennial breast cancer screening
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Practices must comply with the Corporate Transparency Act
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Kidneys appear to tolerate Lu-177 treatments
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Body composition analysis, MRI safety topped 2024's most read articles
By Liz Carey
While COVID and radiology salaries hit the top of AuntMinnie.com's Top 10 most-read posts of 2023, they rounded out the bottom of this year's list.
December 20, 2024
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Neiman index outperforms Charlson for predicting imaging use
By Kate Madden Yee
The Neiman Imaging Comorbidity Index outperforms the Charlson Comorbidity Index for predicting advanced imaging use.
December 20, 2024
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40% of women in their 40s forgo biennial breast cancer screening
By Amerigo Allegretto
About two in every five women in their 40s do not undergo biennial breast cancer screening per USPSTF recommendations.
December 20, 2024
Mammogram Patient
Practices must comply with the Corporate Transparency Act
By Healthcare Administrative Partners
A new column from Healthcare Administrative Partners discusses the impact of the Corporate Transparency Act on medical practices.
December 20, 2024
Corporate Transparency
Kidneys appear to tolerate Lu-177 treatments
By Will Morton
Kidney-absorbed doses of lutetium-177 (Lu-177)-based treatments for prostate cancer and neuroendocrine tumors appear to be below toxicity thresholds.
December 19, 2024
Kidneys
Higher Medicaid-to-Medicare reimbursement ratios boost imaging use
By Kate Madden Yee
Higher Medicaid-to-Medicare reimbursement ratios are linked to increased likelihood of Medicaid patients receiving CT, MR, ultrasound, and x-ray imaging.
December 19, 2024
Money Hundred Bills
AI algorithm 'harmonizes' brain MRI data from different scanners
By Kate Madden Yee
A novel machine-learning algorithm used with MRI can harmonize brain volumetric data of patients undergoing Alzheimer's disease assessment gathered from different scanners.
December 18, 2024
Mri Brain Head
Recommendations address AI bias, data transparency
By Amerigo Allegretto
New recommendations seek to make medical AI safe and effective for everyone by tackling the issues of bias and transparency.
December 18, 2024
Artificial Intelligence Ai Suit
AdvaMed applauds House Task Force on AI report
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
AdvaMed commended the end-of-year report submitted to the U.S. Congress on December 17 by the House Task Force on AI.
December 18, 2024
Artificial Intelligence Ai Abstract 400
African American men respond more favorably to Ra-223 therapy
By Will Morton
African American men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer may respond more favorably than white men to treatment with radium-223.
December 17, 2024
Prostate Imaging
What radiology trainees should know heading into 2025
By Liz Carey
Radiologists discuss specialty and job market: 10 takeaways.
December 17, 2024
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Solis acquires San Antonio, TX imaging centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Solis Mammography has acquired Avestēe Women's Imaging Centers in San Antonio, TX.
December 16, 2024
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