radRounds Radiology Network

Connecting Radiology | Enabling collaboration and professional development

December 2018 Blog Posts (12)

Meet Susan Potter: Immortal Corpse

At the age of 72, German immigrant Susan Potter was adamant about donating her body to science. Her body would be turned inside out and created into a 3D digital landscape of 6,900 photos for medical students to learn from. In 2015, her wish finally came true. In a …

Continue

Added by Julie Morse on December 28, 2018 at 5:08pm — No Comments

How to Use MRI for Measuring Liver Fat Levels in Patients Who Have Undergone Bariatric Surgery

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an effective method for measuring liver fat levels in obese patients who undergone weight loss surgery, according to researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

In their …

Continue

Added by Julie Morse on December 28, 2018 at 5:06pm — No Comments

Using fMRI to Understand the Link Between Risk and Criminal Activity

A study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology is using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to draw the correlation between the attraction toward risk and criminal activity.…

Continue

Added by Julie Morse on December 28, 2018 at 5:03pm — No Comments

Getting Rid of Annoying MRI Acoustics With Music

Researchers at Case Western University are turning the noisy and distressing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine acoustics into a lulling music box that plays Yo Yo Ma.

MRI’s continuous switching patterns create jolting vibrations, which cause anxiety, annoyance, and…

Continue

Added by Julie Morse on December 22, 2018 at 5:13pm — No Comments

Deep Learning Helps Accelerate MRI Knee Exam Interpretation

The knee is the most commonly imaged body part by MRI, and a new study has found that deep learning model can accelerate MRI knee exams while also improving…

Continue

Added by Julie Morse on December 22, 2018 at 5:09pm — No Comments

MRI Can Predict Likelihood of Developing Dementia

MRI might soon be able to predict if a patient will develop dementia up to three years before they start presenting symptoms, according to a research recently presented at the Radiological Society of North American annual meeting in Chicago.

Researchers from the…

Continue

Added by Julie Morse on December 22, 2018 at 5:06pm — No Comments

What’s in Store for the New ABR MOC Exam?

The American Board of Radiology (ABR) is replacing its age-old 10-year Maintenance of Certification (MOC)…

Continue

Added by Julie Morse on December 13, 2018 at 3:57pm — No Comments

AI Collaboration Being Tested at University of Rochester Medicine

The radiology department at the University of Rochester Medicine has fully embraced artificial intelligence (AI) with their recent announcement that they’re testing Aidoc, an artificial intelligence-based software that analyzes medical images to detect abnormalities.

The…

Continue

Added by Julie Morse on December 13, 2018 at 3:55pm — No Comments

New Technology at University of Missouri School of Medicine Makes MRI Faster and Easier for Patients

At the University of Missouri School of Medicine, patients can now undergo MRIs while being able to breathe normally thanks to the institution’s new program Heart Speed.

An MRI takes around 90 minutes to conduct and can be difficult, tiring, and tedious for patients. In order…

Continue

Added by Julie Morse on December 13, 2018 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Innovative Ultrasound Trial Goes off Without a Hitch and Successfully Treats Early Stage Alzheimer’s

At West Virginia University’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, a group of researchers led by neurosurgeon Ali R. Rezai, MD…

Continue

Added by Julie Morse on December 7, 2018 at 6:16pm — No Comments

The VA is Using Imaging Scans to Create 3D Printed Anatomical Models

Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System and GE Healthcare are collaborating to create 3D printing applications using radiological scans and converting them into printable files.

Last week, the VA and GE officially announced a partnership that will help radiologists…

Continue

Added by Julie Morse on December 7, 2018 at 6:08pm — No Comments

Facebook and NYU Collaborate to Release the Largest Open-Source MRI Dataset

As a part of their FastMRI project to use artificial intelligence to speed up MRI procedures, New York University and Facebook have just introduced a first-of-its-kind…

Continue

Added by Julie Morse on December 7, 2018 at 5:12pm — No Comments

Monthly Archives

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Sponsor Ad

© 2024   Created by radRounds Radiology Network.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service