Breast Imaging
December 2, 2024
Mammo AI Kicks Off RSNA 2024 December 2, 2024
Welcome to RSNA 2024! This year’s meeting is starting with a bang, with two important sessions highlighting the key role AI can play in breast screening. Sunday’s presentations cap a year that’s seen the publication of several large studies demonstrating that AI can improve breast cancer screening while potentially reducing radiologist workload. Some findings from […]
Artificial Intelligence
November 25, 2024
How Should AI Be Monitored? November 25, 2024
Once an AI algorithm has been approved and moves into clinical use, how should its performance be monitored? This question was top of mind at last week’s meeting of the FDA’s new Digital Health Advisory Committee. AI has the potential to radically reshape healthcare and help clinicians manage more patients with fewer staff and other […]
Imaging Service
November 21, 2024
Non-Physicians Are Reading More Medical Images November 21, 2024
Non-physician practitioners are reading more medical images in U.S. medical offices. That’s according to a new study in JACR by researchers who found that the share of images interpreted by NPPs has doubled in the last 10 years. In the U.S., radiologists consider themselves to be the primary interpreters of medical images, but inroads have […]
Imaging Policy
November 18, 2024
Will Congress Stop Medicare Cuts? November 18, 2024
Radiologists find themselves once again in a familiar position, facing CMS cuts in Medicare and Medicaid physician payments for 2025. A new analysis by revenue cycle management company Healthcare Administrative Partners details the impact of the reductions, as well as other reimbursement changes set to take effect next year. CMS has been driving down radiology […]
Lung Imaging
November 14, 2024
Time to Embrace X-Ray AI for Early Lung Cancer Detection November 14, 2024
Each year approximately 2 billion chest X-rays are performed globally. They are fast, noninvasive, and a relatively inexpensive radiological examination for front-line diagnostics in outpatient, emergency, or community settings. Be it serendipitous screening, opportunistic detection, or incidental identification, there is potential for AI incorporated into CXR to screen patients for disease when they are getting […]
Radiologists
November 14, 2024
Radiologist Salaries Lag Inflation November 14, 2024
A new study in JACR confirms what many radiologists have suspected: salary growth for private-practice radiologists has lagged inflation over the last 10 years. While there were a few bright spots, the study mostly shows that radiologists are working harder for less pay. Radiology has long been one of the better-compensated medical specialties, often landing […]
Brain Imaging
November 11, 2024
Real-World Stroke AI Implementation November 11, 2024
Time is brain. That simple saying encapsulates the urgency in diagnosing and treating stroke, when just a few hours can mean a huge difference in a patient’s recovery. A new study in Clinical Radiology shows the potential for Nicolab’s StrokeViewer AI software to improve stroke diagnosis, but also underscores the challenges of real-world AI implementation. […]
Breast Imaging
November 7, 2024
Studies Support Breast Ultrasound for Screening November 7, 2024
A pair of new research studies offers guidance on when and where to use ultrasound for breast screening. The publications highlight the important advances being made in one of radiology’s most versatile modalities. Ultrasound is used in developed countries for supplementary breast cancer screening in women who may not be suitable for X-ray-based mammography due […]
CT Scanners
November 4, 2024
CT Lung Screening’s Weak Link November 4, 2024
CT lung cancer screening rates in the U.S. remain abysmally low, over a decade after the exam was recommended. Is part of lung screening’s problem its reliance on provider referrals? A new research letter in JAMA Network Open examines this question. Unlike breast screening, in which eligible women are able to self-refer themselves for exams, […]
Brain Imaging
October 31, 2024
MRI Predicts Cognitive Decline October 31, 2024
Early detection of cognitive decline is becoming increasingly important as new therapies become available for conditions like Alzheimer’s disease. A new 20-year study in JAMA Network Open shows that MRI can detect structural brain changes indicating future cognitive decline – years before symptoms occur. Longitudinal research has shown that subtle changes in body structure – […]
Breast Imaging
October 28, 2024
ABUS Flies Solo for Breast Screening October 28, 2024
Is breast ultrasound ready for use as a primary breast screening modality – without mammography? Maybe not in developed countries, but researchers in China gave automated breast ultrasound a try, with results that are worth checking out in a new study in AJR. Mammography is unquestionably the primary imaging modality for first-line breast screening, with […]
Molecular Imaging
October 24, 2024
PSMA-PET Reduces Prostate Deaths October 24, 2024
Using PSMA-PET instead of conventional imaging to stage patients with recurrent prostate cancer could reduce deaths by 13% and lead to improved quality of life. The new paper in JAMA Network Open confirms the value of PSMA imaging compared to traditional imaging approaches. Recurrent prostate cancer is one of the trickiest cancers to manage, especially […]