Out of 10 mock exams, the AI candidate passed two, achieving an overall accuracy of 79.5%, suggesting that the candidate is not quite “ready to graduate.”
An MRI scan of the patient's brain before receiving the drug shows (left) a few microhemorrhages (dark spots, examples marked by arrows). Scan after receiving the drug (right) shows dozens of microhemorrhages (marked by arrows).PROVIDED ANONYMOUSLY TO SCIENCE.
A neurologist who examined the patient's imaging explained that her brain swelling was so severe in some cases that the folds of the cerebral cortex appeared “merged and squashed.”
Mahadevappa Mahesh, PhD, professor of radiology and a medical physicist at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, explains a new ACR effort to ensure that lower radiation dose X-ray images under Image Wisely and As Low as Reasonable Achievable (ALARA) meet diagnostic reading standards.
Although whole-body CT scans are frequently one of the first assessments in the triage of trauma patients, new research argues that the use of bedside ultrasound could be more appropriate for initial examinations.
Figure 1. SAFE (Scan and Find Early) Microwave Imaging Device for breast cancer early screening and diagnostic: (a) SAFE industrial design, (b) SAFE's patient scanning process. Image courtesy of Academic Radiology.
“This can have a major impact on the younger population, especially for women at high risk of developing breast cancer, like those with genetic mutations, where there is a necessity to start screenings at an early age,” experts explained in Academic Radiology.
Described as “disastrous” and “ominous,” the proposed cuts have been subject to rampant industry-wide backlash, with some cautioning that, if enacted, the reductions could cause “immediate financial instability” in the Medicare physician payment system.
These errors are frequently due to a breakdown in communication between radiologists, technologists and referring providers, either before or during exams, according to a new analysis of more nearly 63,000 musculoskeletal MRI exams.
Prior to the Dec. 15 announcement, CMS had released a different statement in June informing the public that they were reconsidering the amount of PET scans that Alzheimer’s patients undergoing monoclonal antibody treatment can receive.
A special report in Radiology offers a rare overview of the number of radiology exams performed each year worldwide and focuses on the decline of associated radiation doses patients receive.
