Specialists with Providence Health System developed a new artificial intelligence algorithm to help make staffing schedules more flexible and predict patient volumes.

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

Since being approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2011, DBT has become the most common method for breast cancer screening, and as of September 2022, 84% of all U.S. mammography screening facilities housed DBT units. 

Radiology makes up the vast majority of FDA-cleared AI algorithms, but with minimal or no reimbursement, hospital administrators may ask whether AI’s value justifies its expense.

The unfolding scenario is packing some serious threats to the livelihoods of the unprepared.   

Sentinelle Medical, a manufacturer of breast MRI coils and software, and advanced visualization technology developer Calgary Scientific have entered a long-term strategic development agreement.

Utilization of 3D reconstructions from contrast-enhanced MRI as part of a uterine artery embolization (UAE) preprocedure enables clinicians to determine the best tube angle obliquity for fluoroscopic visualization of the origin of the uterine artery. This significantly reduces fluoroscopy time, radiation dose and contrast medium volume during that procedure, according to research published in this months issue of Radiology.

The use of a 3D inversion recovery gradient-recalled echo sequence at 3T MRI allows accurate assessment of myocardial infarction without loss of contrast-to-noise ratio compared with a standard 2D technique, according to research published this month in the American Journal of Roentgenology.