Einstein Healthcare Network found that use of automated power injectors reduced CT contrast extravasation rates over a 30-month period.

As of 2015, approximately 79 million computed tomography (CT) scans were performed each year in the U.S. Of those, 36 million, or nearly half, utilize contrast media, according to Ryan K. Lee, M.D., MBA, MRMD, magnetic resonance medical director, director of quality and section chief of neuroradiology for Einstein Healthcare Network in Pennsylvania. This is part of a growing trend in the U.S., where in 2016 there were 245 CT scans performed per 1,000 population.

In this study, the client was a large enterprise health system serving 1.4 million patients across the United States with over 11 hospital locations, over 6,000 in bed capacity and over 50 satellite clinics. They processed over 1.5 million studies annually and used various picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) across the organization.

iCAD’s ProFound AI is one example of artificial intelligence used to improve detection of anomalies in radiological images. The software identifies breast lesions and assigns a score representing its confidence the lesion is malignant.
The Lesion Certainty of Finding score is 100 percent. Above, the score is 99 percent.

Much has been made in recent years about the explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) in radiology and how it might impact the role of radiologists themselves. But artificial intelligence is, by definition, artificial. In an itnTV video from the 2018 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting, ITN Contributing Editor Greg Freiherr explored how AI cannot take the place of people, but it can help people get what they need.
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Medical imaging and informatics are critical to delivering care and managing wellness. Imaging was an early adopter of technology in healthcare. Decades before the ubiquity of electronic health records (EHR), imaging (radiology specifically) had moved away from analog processes (the lightbox and film) to a digital healthcare footprint. But serving as early adopters of digital health came with an upside and a downside.

Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital (CCUH) has served the community of Ohio’s Tuscarawas Valley for more than 100 years. Although times have changed, the hospital remains devoted to ensuring the highest levels of patient care and the most advanced medical technologies and treatments for its patients.

A set of synthetic CT images created from T1 and T2 weighted MR imaging of a prostate/rectum phantom at Henry Ford Hospital. The hospital is one of the research centers developing synthetic CT imaging for treatment planning to avoid the need for CT scans of a patient just for treatment planning purposes when they already have a more detailed soft tissue MRI exam of the anatomy.

Computed tomography (CT) has traditionally played an important role in the development of radiation therapy treatment plans for cancer patients. The Hounsfield unit measurements acquired from a CT scan are critical for therapeutic dose calculations to ensure that the most dose is delivered to the target region, while sparing healthy tissue as much as possible.

Imaging Technology News (ITN) recently took home top honors for best technical content for its team coverage of the topic of gadolinium, which included a combination of print, video and social media, at the Jesse H. Neal Awards in New York City. The Neal Awards, sponsored by Connectiv, a division of the Software and Information Industry Association, are recognized as the Pulitzer Prize of the business press. The winners are selected for exhibiting journalistic enterprise, service to the industry and editorial craftsmanship.

May 29, 2019 — QT Ultrasound recently showcased its advanced ultrasound technology at the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) 177th meeting, May 13-17 in Louisville, Ky.

A clinical study presented at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2019 annual meeting, May 17-22 in Dallas, described the use of Konica Minolta’s Dynamic Digital Radiography (DDR) technology in the assessment of undifferentiated dyspnea.

Out of more than 7 million current and former heavy smokers, only 1.9 percent were screened for lung cancer in 2016 despite screening recommendations, according to a new analysis. These numbers come despite U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) screening recommendations.

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