AXIS Imaging News

2 weeks ago | axisimagingnews.com | Alyx Arnett

University of New Mexico researchers studying the health risks posed by gadolinium, a toxic rare earth metal used in MRI scans, have found that oxalic acid, a molecule found in many foods, can generate nanoparticles of the metal in human tissues.

2 weeks ago | axisimagingnews.com | Alyx Arnett

A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study investigated whether office-based providers are more likely to refer imaging to a radiologist or to self-refer and interpret the ordered imaging studies themselves. The study found that 43.6% of office-based studies were interpreted by the ordering provider, and 58.5% were interpreted within the ordering provider’s practice. Rates of self-interpretation varied by the specialty of the ordering provider and the imaging modality.

3 weeks ago | axisimagingnews.com | Alyx Arnett |Imaging Research

A new study from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute found that unnecessary imaging studies in Original Medicare are associated with up to 129 kT of CO2 emissions—the same as would be produced from powering a town of over 70,000 people for a year.  The research, published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, demonstrates the opportunity for the field of radiology to meaningfully reduce its environmental footprint.

3 weeks ago | axisimagingnews.com | Alyx Arnett

HeartFocus, an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled heart echo software developed by image analysis company DESKi released results from an international clinical trial validating that echocardiogram novices, guided by HeartFocus’ real-time AI, can capture diagnostic-quality heart scans after only brief training.

1 month ago | axisimagingnews.com | Alyx Arnett |Imaging Research

Scientists have confirmed a neurobiochemical link between dopamine and cognitive flexibility, according to new research published in the March issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. PET imaging shows that the brain increases dopamine production when completing cognitively demanding tasks, and that the more dopamine released, the more efficiently the tasks are completed.