Going into effect in 2026, the new CPT codes may facilitate increased adoption of the CaRi-Heart software for detecting coronary inflammation from computed tomography scans pending FDA clearance of the technology.
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Mammography Study Reveals Mixed Results with Standalone AI Assessment for Post-Mastectomy Surveillance
While standalone AI interpretation offered over 10 percent higher sensitivity than radiologists for patients undergoing post-mastectomy surveillance mammography, it missed over 30 percent of breast cancers.
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FDA Clears AI Assessment of Ischemic Core Volume on CT with Brainomix 360 Platform
For patients with acute ischemic stroke, research has demonstrated that automated assessment of ischemic core volume on brain CT scans via the Brainomix 360 software is equivalent to that derived from CT perfusion.
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What New Interventional Radiology Research Reveals About Treatment for Breast Cancer Liver Metastases
Emerging research from the recent Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) conference suggests the combination of transarterial radioembolization (TARE) and immunotherapy may offer improved three-year survival outcomes for patients with breast cancer and liver metastases.
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MRI Study Suggests Shape of White Matter Hyperintensities May Be Predictive of Cognitive Decline
Emerging research demonstrated that cognitive declines in memory, executive function and processing speed domains were associated with irregular shape of periventricular/confluent white matter hyperintensities.
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The Many Slips Between Cup and Lip (Radiological and Otherwise)
While the best-laid plans may become fraught with contingencies and detours, how we react to them changes with the wisdom of experience.
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Diagnostic Imaging's Weekly Scan: March 30 — April 5
Catch up on the top radiology content of the past week.
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What New Research Reveals About Novice Use of AI-Guided Cardiac Ultrasound
In a study recently presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) conference, researchers found that novice use of AI-guided cardiac ultrasound after an AI-enabled electrocardiogram increased the positive predictive value for reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) or aortic valve stenosis by 33 percent.
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Can Abbreviated MRI Have an Impact in Rectal Cancer Staging?
Abbreviated MRI demonstrated a 95.3 percent specificity for rectal cancer and provided strong agreement with the full MRI protocol for T staging and detection of extramural venous invasion, according to newly published research.
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Self-Interpretation of Imaging by Non-Radiologists Accounts for 43.5 Percent of Medicare Imaging Claims
In a review of over 1,630,000 office-based non-breast imaging Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) claims from 2022, researchers found that 39.5 percent of nuclear medicine imaging were interpreted by ordering clinicians.