NEA Grant for Using MRI To Understand Art ’s Impact on the Brain
The objective of the scans and the corresponding questions is to determine a possible link between brain activity and art education.“Jeff and I talked and thought if we can detect neuroplasticity then the novel aspect of this research could also address the application of that possibly as an intervention for other purposes, like cognitive impairment, even depression or other situations that perhaps neuroplasticity could serve as an intervention,” saidBondy for Oanow.com. “So drawing classes could be beneficial to art and non-art majors. So we’re in the ground work to see if this is a possibility.”The researchers...
Source: radRounds - June 15, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
AI Making its Way into the Front of Radiologists ’ Screens
Artificial intelligence innovations are rapidly changing practices and procedures in radiology. For example, Wake Radiology in Raleigh, North Carolina became the first healthcare facility to install EnvoyAI ’s algorithm marketplace in order to enhance and strengthen radiological exams.“Our goal as a company has always been to empower physicians with the best algorithms available,” saidEnvoyAI CEO Misha Herscu. “The innovative spirit and forward thinking of Wake Radiology make them an excellent first site for the platform.”In the last year or so, EnvoyAI has been making waves with their suite of algorithms. Earli...
Source: radRounds - June 11, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
NIH Gives $3 Million Grant for New Ultrasound System
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded John Hopkins University-based medical device company Perceptive Navigation $3 million to continue product and clinical development work for their Vu-Path ultrasound system, a miniature ultrasound probe with interventional components such as needles and guide wires.The Vu-Path ’s objectiveis to improve needle guidance in the ultrasound plane with “forward-viewing ultrasound imaging technology.” The device comes with an intuitive image orientation feature allowing both experienced and inexperienced users t...
Source: radRounds - June 8, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
Increasing Pancreatic Cancer Detection Rates with Machine Learning
Most patients with pancreatic cancer receive their diagnosis when it ’s too late, as it’s often difficultto identify the tumor during its early stages. A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) are trying to rectify the disease ’s low detection rate by developing a deep learning algorithm that can recognize pancreatic cancer when it can still be easily removed.Karen Horton, MD, director of JHU ’s department of radiology and radiological science, and Elliot K. Fishman, MD professor and director of Diagnostic Imaging and Body CT at the university’s hospital, are spearheading The Felix Project, a mu...
Source: radRounds - June 8, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
AI Making its Way into the Font of Radiologists ’ Screens
Artificial intelligence innovations are rapidly changing practices and procedures in radiology. For example, Wake Radiology in Raleigh, North Carolina became the first healthcare facility to install EnvoyAI ’s algorithm marketplace in order to enhance and strengthen radiological exams.“Our goal as a company has always been to empower physicians with the best algorithms available,” saidEnvoyAI CEO Misha Herscu. “The innovative spirit and forward thinking of Wake Radiology make them an excellent first site for the platform.”In the last year or so, EnvoyAI has been making waves with their suite of algorithms. Earli...
Source: radRounds - June 8, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
Researchers Figure Out How to Turn a Glove into an Imaging Device
Researchers at New York University Langone Health have developed a wearable device that takes detailed images of bones, ligaments, and tendons in the hand. The glove-like instrument utilizes a high-impedance coil which prevents electrodynamic interactions with nearby coils, allowing the MRI device to bend and move according to the hand ’s structure.In traditional MRI scanners, receiver coils are positioned to stop magnetic fields from neighboring coils. NYU researchers Bei Zhang, PhD, and Martijn Cloos, PhD, wanted to create a technology that could eliminate these interferences but also ensure strong image quality.Cloos ...
Source: radRounds - June 5, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
Researchers Figure Out How to Turn a Glove into a Imaging Device
Researchers at New York University Langone Health have developed a wearable device that takes detailed images of bones, ligaments, and tendons in the hand. The glove-like instrument utilizes a high-impedance coil which prevents electrodynamic interactions with nearby coils, allowing the MRI device to bend and move according to the hand ’s structure.In traditional MRI scanners, receiver coils are positioned to stop magnetic fields from neighboring coils. NYU researchers Bei Zhang, PhD, and Martijn Cloos, PhD, wanted to create a technology that could eliminate these interferences but also ensure strong image quality.Cloos ...
Source: radRounds - June 1, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
Where are All of the Female Radiology Residents?
Radiology has long struggled to achieve a gender balance. According to a recent study published in Academic Radiology,radiology ranks as the 11thmost common specialty among graduating female medical students, whereas it ’s the fifth most popular among males.There is a growing symmetry between men and women in medicine. However, radiology consistently attracts more males than females. A group of researchers from the University of Arkansas and the University of Texas Southwestern set out to determine the roots of this imbalance.The researchers surveyed 71,941 fourth-year medical students between 2011 and 2016 with ques...
Source: radRounds - June 1, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
How Can We Better Educate Patients About Their Imaging Procedures?
Although radiologists have been working toward strengthening patient communication in recent years, there exists a weak spot in relaying procedural information. According to a studypublished inRadiology, 22 percent of patients don ’t receive pre-examination information for their radiology exams." This means one in five people are showing up for the exam without any information about the test they are getting, " saidJay K. Pahade, MD, the study ’s lead author in a Radiological Society of North America press release. " This is an important finding in today ' s health care system, where we want more patient engagement...
Source: radRounds - June 1, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
Dr. Geraldine McGinty Receives Thorwarth Award
This week, distinguished radiology community leader and breast cancer detection expert Geraldine McGinty, MD, MBA, FACR, was presentedwith the William T. Thorwarth, Jr., MD, Award. The American College of Radiology (ACR)-sponsored award is not distributed on an annual basis but given out incidentally to individuals who have made vast leadership contributions to economics and health policy in radiology.Dr. McGinty has made significant strides in the imaging industry in the last decade. In May 2016, she became the first woman appointed the vice chair of the ACR ’s Board of Chancellors. She has established herself as bo...
Source: radRounds - May 25, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
How Can Patients Better Understand Radiology Reports?
Technology has expanded medical resource accessibility for both physicians and patients. Online portals foster stronger and more effective communication, allowing patients to get hands-on insight on their diagnosis, treatment plans, and imaging reports. However, according to a studyrecently published in theJournal of the American College of Radiology, despite the fact that these radiology reports are intended to be educational resources, patients struggle to understand the vast quantities of their medical vocabulary.For the study, a group of researchers from the Emory University School of Medicine led by Nadja Kadom, MD,...
Source: radRounds - May 25, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
What Will Happen if We Replace MRI Magnets with Diamonds?
An international team of researchers from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley have devised a way to utilize the defects in nanoscale and microscale diamonds to strengthen magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems and eliminate their need for magnets.In a recently published studyinScience Advances, lead author Ashok Ajoy, PhD, explains how tiny crystallites of diamonds can capture signals from MRI and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) through light instead of magnets. The diamonds ’ crystal structures feature microscopic defects that can be leveraged by electronic spins. By...
Source: radRounds - May 25, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
Using MRI and PET to Detect Early Knee Osteoarthritis
Researchers from Stanford University have developed the first protocol using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for detecting early stage knee osteoarthritis (OA) in all joint tissues. Their findingswere recently published inOsteoarthritis and Cartilage. Traditionally, joint tissues are examined separately, and MRI can only assist in monitoring changes in the subchondral bone when the disease has progressed substantially. The group of researchers led by Feliks Kogan, PhD, saw the need to create a technique that could non-invasively assess changes in bone remodeling and adjacent tissues.The researchers studied patients wi...
Source: radRounds - May 18, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
Using AI To Determine if Your Radiologist Appointment is On Time
It ’s just as difficult to predict if your doctor is running on schedule as it is to draw your own blood. Fortunately, a team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital has figured out a way to eliminate those frustrating long waits by developing a machine learning technique designed to accur ately predict radiology appointment wait times.Long wait times are a serious source of contention for patients and physicians. In order to meet fee-for-service quotas, doctors must over-book their patient schedules so they can make sure they ’re earning a consistent salary. However, this appointment booking system only cau...
Source: radRounds - May 18, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
Increased Job Prospects for Neuroradiologists, Not So Much for Pediatric Radiologists
The diagnostic radiology job market is experiencing a revival. According to a recent studypublished inCurrent Problems in Diagnostic Radiology, since 2016, there has been a significant spike in open academic radiology positions.The study ’s author, Cory M. Pfeifer, MD, MS, evaluated online job board postings from the Society for Pediatric Radiologists (SPR), American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR), American College of Radiology (ACR), and the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) every day between July 1, 2016 and June 30 , 2017. He noted that there was a 28 percent increase of job listings between this time f...
Source: radRounds - May 18, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
