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New study highlights dangers of metallic fabrics in face masks, athletic clothing for MRI patients

The metallic elements in the fabrics are often missing from labels, posing thermal burn risks for MRI patients.

Fat attenuation index (FAI) CT imaging of coronary artery fat can show inflammation and can help pin-point vulnerable plaques, or show the reversal of inflammation due to drug therapies. The technology is being developed by the vendor Caristo, which has European CE mark and the company is seeking FDA clearance. #SCCT #SCCT2022

VIDEO: New Technologies in Cardiac CT Imaging

Ron Blankstein, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital, explains recent advances in coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) technology.

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EHR-based solutions to the iodinated contrast shortage reduce usage by 12%

This week in AJR, experts from a large, multisite health system detailed their efforts to preserve contrast supplies by implementing electronic health record (EHR) order entry-based interventions.

A cardiac CT scan being performed at Duly Healthcare in suburban Chicago in the spring of 2022. This is one of the first outpatient cardiology clinics in the U.S. to implement a CCTA program for screening non-acute chest pain patients and for structural heart evaluations. This applies to CCTA, CTA, Cardiac CT, and CT angiography and coronary CT angiography.

Cardiac CT now in the spotlight thanks to chest pain guidelines

With the elevation of cardiac CT to a 1A indication in the 2021 Chest Pain Guidelines, there has been a large amount of interest in starting coronary artery CT angiography (CCTA) programs.

Around the web

Radiology Business

Google teams with Bayer to address radiologist burnout via AI

"Gen AI can help tackle repetitive tasks and provide insights into massive datasets, saving valuable time," Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said Tuesday.

Cardiovascular Business

Cardiology, radiology groups urge insurance provider to rethink imaging policy

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound.

Cardiovascular Business

Radiology AI company gains FDA clearance for new CT offerings focused on PE, stroke

The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

Clinical

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Boston Scientific recalls premixed embolic agent after two deaths

CT procedure shown to reduce need for invasive cardiac testing

PET/MRI may reduce unnecessary prostate biopsies by 83%

AI able to assess invasiveness of lung lesions to aid in surgery

First-in-human trial shows potential of guiding CABG with cardiac CT and AI—no ICA required

Medical Imaging

Gold Medal award winner. KLAS Research released its 2024 list of the best radiology vendors on Wednesday, with Sweden-based vendor Sectra again leading the picture archiving and communication system category. Others topping the list in imaging include Agfa, Fujifilm, Nuance and 3M.

ACR presents radiologist with Global Humanitarian Award for African missions

Experts spot structural differences on brain imaging of individuals with autism

Boston Scientific recalls premixed embolic agent after two deaths

Imaging agent that targets deadly brain tumors given FDA's Fast Track designation

Should women pause breastfeeding after contrast injections? Survey reveals vastly different opinions

Healthcare Management

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Imaging platform that illuminates residual breast cancer in real-time gets 'historic' FDA approval

Even AI struggles to work under stress, study suggests

Boston Scientific recalls premixed embolic agent after two deaths

Imaging agent that targets deadly brain tumors given FDA's Fast Track designation

GPT-4 spots radiology report errors in less time, at a lower cost

Radiology Associations

SIR releases new guidance on the use of interventional radiology in pediatric trauma care

ACR presents radiologist with Global Humanitarian Award for African missions

ACR names 2024 Hillman Fellowship honorees

Cardiology, radiology groups urge insurance provider to rethink imaging policy

SIR 2024: First-of-its-kind clinical trial announced for treatment of chronic pelvic pain

Patient Care

CT iodine contrast Omnipaq bolus next to a scanner at Central DuPage Hospital.

Should women pause breastfeeding after contrast injections? Survey reveals vastly different opinions

Should women pause breastfeeding after contrast injections? Survey reveals vastly different opinions

ACR presents radiologist with Global Humanitarian Award for African missions

Woman sues medical center after falling from CT scanner during a stroke

AI able to assess invasiveness of lung lesions to aid in surgery

Enterprise Imaging

chatgpt for patient questions about radiology

ChatGPT both passes and fails at translating free-text into structured reports

GPT-4 spots radiology report errors in less time, at a lower cost

Google teams with Bayer to address radiologist burnout via AI

FDA assisting with new imaging 'marketplace' designed to improve AI

Hospital system data sharing initiative leads to 80% of patients accessing their imaging records

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