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Gus Iversen, Editor in Chief | December 11, 2019
Another team of researchers discussed the potential for low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) to play a critical role in treating Alzheimer's disease. The team
combined LIFU with MR to open the blood-brain barrier on three patients; a hurdle in the way of providing treatment to the disease. MR contrast follow-up found the blood-brain barrier remained open for about 24 hours after the procedure before healing.
Simplifying digital breast tomosynthesis reading
While digital breast tomosynthesis (3D mammography) can provide a wealth of diagnostic information unavailable in a 2D mammogram, the scans can yield an overwhelming amount of data. This year at RSNA there were several companies offering software solutions to simplify the reading process.
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ScreenPoint medical debuted Transpara 1.6, which
ranks mammograms on a 10-point scale indicating the short term risk that cancer is present. The system is CE Marked for use with 2D and 3D mammography from multiple vendors, and is installed at leading breast imaging centers in Europe. Currently, it is FDA-cleared for 2D mammography in the U.S. and is pending clearance for 3D exams.
Hologic introduced its FDA-cleared, AI-powered 3DQuorum technology, which reduces tomosynthesis image volume for radiologists by two thirds,
saving an average of one hour per eight hours of daily image interpretation time, according to the company.
A changing demographic?
Just as telemedicine and teleradiology are bringing diagnostics out of the hospital setting, RSNA's Virtual Meeting could be a game-changer for radiologists who attend RSNA strictly to catch up on the latest research.
One member of the HealthCare Business News team stayed home to report on RSNA educational sessions remotely through the computer. It was a perfectly seamless experience. Could that mean lower on-site attendance in the coming years? Could the on-site demographics shift more toward radiology stakeholders who are there to do business?
This year RSNA had a new exhibit hall dedicated entirely to AI companies. The room had less foot traffic than the main halls, but the ratio of people in that hall engaging with companies seemed significantly higher. Perhaps the Virtual Meeting will have a similar impact on attendance as a whole. We will have to wait and see.
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