June 2022

A narrow miss for AI trained to find pacemakers on X-rays for MRI safety
Siemens exec: Ultrasound biz freshly prepped for success
CE mark granted for AI-based MSK interpretation aid
Scholars unpack the ‘Toyota Way’ to depict the radiology ideal
Niagara Health System in Canada chooses enterprise-wide imaging solution from Sectra to improve patient care
FDA grants IDE clearance for next-phase trial of ‘Flash’ radiation therapy
Image interpretation vs. workflow interruption: Quantified, analyzed, strategized
Global ultrasound ‘bubble community’ rallies around Ukrainian children in need of imaging
Radiologists develop AI to flag artifacts on CT pulmonary angiography
Radiology contributes less than thought to the national healthcare spend
Work no less burdensome for 70% of 276 radiologists using AI
‘Vast and diverse’ repository of image data goes open-access for healthcare AI researchers
Seeds planted for a needs-based, radiology-specific AI curriculum
2 imaging AI vendors teaming up to present 1 point of sale
Homegrown POCUS education for IM residents demonstrated, deemed successful
VIDEO: Radiology takeaways from the 2022 AMA meeting
Court hits technologist with monetary remedies, permanent injunction
70% of ‘mini-stroke’ patients imaged incompletely, risking full-on stroke
Established imaging AI developer reaches $250M funding mark
Shortened POCUS curriculum leaves residents long on confidence, short on skills
VIDEO: AMA will ask Congress to change mandate on appropriate use criteria clinical decision support
3D hologram system for guiding precision surgery gets FDA nod
Ultrasound ‘grand challenge’ launches to promote global POCUS proficiency
~1 hour a day per radiologist: Time saved by workflow-integrated AI for chest CT
Radiologist pay, productivity jostled by pandemic recovery, CMS coding changes
Quantitative imaging guidance arrives for OEMs from FDA
5 reasons the time is not right for mandating limits on radiologists’ workload, duty or speed
Major med-tech player to tap Mayo data for research advancement, product development
FDA clears 3D print application for head/face and ortho structures
Refined decision aid proves fruitful for patients with kidney masses
4 pressing ‘unknowns’ about sex, gender differences in stroke care, outcomes: American Heart/Stroke Associations
Many clinicians flouting X-ray-first guidelines for ankle imaging
Siemens debuts new, cleared SPECT/CT model
AI reads of neck ultrasounds could displace thyroid biopsies
TikTok for radiology: Don’t knock it till you’ve truly tried it
Homerton Healthcare in the UK chooses enterprise imaging as a cloud service from Sectra to ensure patients benefit from latest technology
Ultrasound-embeddable AI sharp at diagnosing clogged carotid arteries
AMA maps out 5-point ‘road to recovery’ for frazzled physicians
How COVID-19 made some radiologists newly nimble with workload management
Personal, medical info on 2 million radiology patients may be in hands of cybercriminals
Pandemic’s hardest hit breast-care segment: Screening mammography
Technologist salary survey shows raises across all practice areas
Homegrown business curriculum teaches new rads how to ‘think like an MBA’
Private-practice coalition adds another rad group
Advanced MSK imaging trio—CT, MR, ultrasound—justified for certain trauma patients upon incident and over time
Image-based data commons enjoying fast growth thanks to RSNA, ACR, other contributing orgs
‘You Only Look Once’ helps detect, classify lesions on deceptively normal screening mammograms
Radiologists best AI at diagnosing COVID on chest X-rays
How will 18% population growth led by the aging show up in U.S. radiology utilization?
VIDEO: What to look for in radiology workflow orchestration software
Potential $1.5B effort kicks off to study low-dose radiation risks
Radiologists differ from other specialists as expert legal witnesses—here’s how
VIDEO: How to Prevent Radiologist Burnout
Image-guided spinal surgery system cleared
Skyrocketing rates of head CT in the ED: Don’t look at advanced practice providers
GE, Philips, Siemens pass academic test on low-dose DECT
VIDEO: Approaches to intelligent radiologist worklist orchestration