Pain Imaging | CT for OP | Stethoscope Extinction
“It is time to admit that our trusty analog listening device should be put out to pasture.” Inova Health System hospitalist Larry Istrail MD, encouraging doctors…
A Really Strong Signal
“That’s a really strong signal,” Oregon Health & Science University’s Stephan Lindner PhD after discovering that an alternative Medicaid payment model cut imaging by over 42%.…
Legal Transparency | Voice Assisted Guidance | Diagnostic Bias
“If I had a nickel for every time a resident/medical student/non-rad attending or even layperson/family member admonished me for choosing radiology bc ‘computers can already do…
Butterfly Goes Home | Questioning CAD | Right to Repair
“The Future of Medicine is Here.” Butterfly Network setting a high bar for its new home use ultrasound TeleGuidance platform. Imaging Wire Sponsors Focused Ultrasound Foundation –…
Ultrasound’s COVID-19 Momentum | Butterfly’s First System
“While it can be a bit unsettling to think that the computer is analyzing what we as radiologists cannot see or put intuitive names to, it…
Preparing for New Normal | Fast Times with US
“Ultrasound . . . is becoming indispensable during this pandemic in ways that will impact patient care for decades to come.” Thomas Jefferson University Hospital’s Resa…
CV19 Imaging Gets Real | Handheld micro-OCT | More AB-MRI Evidence
“The timing is inelegant.” An unnamed lobbyist commenting on efforts to include anti-provider surprise medical billing legislation in the federal coronavirus package while providers are simultaneously…
Fujifilm to Buy Hitachi Imaging | AI Breast Cancer Prediction Breakthrough
“Healthcare is different. When patients receive care, they pay for the services rendered, either directly or through private insurance. So, if someone were to benefit financially…
DBT’s Marketing Juggernaut | Two-for-One PET | DL for TB
“It’s incredibly troubling. Everyone has a different stake in all this, and it all seems to be tied to financial gain.” National Breast Cancer Coalition president,…
Mandatory MOC | AI’s Lucky Winners | No Site Neutrality
“Clinically meaningless scam.” A tweet from Howard Green, MD in response to a Harvey L. Neiman study on radiologist participation in the ABR MOC program. Imaging…
