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Thirona secures financing for AI CT tech

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

AI thoracic CT developer Thirona has secured 7.5 million euros ($8 million U.S.) in funding for further development of its AI CT technology.

September 11, 2023

X-ray-based AI can help identify malnourished bedridden patients

By Will Morton

AI can accurately glean height and weight from chest x-rays -- a task that could help clinicians implement rapid nutritional interventions for bedridden patients, according to a group in Nagasaki, Japan.

September 11, 2023

ISCT 2023: Racial disparities persist in lung cancer screening uptake

By Kate Madden Yee

Racial disparities continue to persist when it comes to low-dose CT lung cancer screening, according to a presentation delivered September 8 at the International Society of Computed Tomography (ISCT) meeting in San Diego.

September 10, 2023

ISCT 2023: LDCT plus AI effectively spots pediatric lung conditions

By Kate Madden Yee

Low-dose chest CT (LDCT) combined with AI is effective for identifying pulmonary arteriovenous malformations in children, according to a presentation delivered September 7 at the International Society of Computed Tomography (ISCT) meeting in San Diego.

September 7, 2023

ISCT 2023: PCCT will revolutionize cardiovascular, thoracic imaging

By Kate Madden Yee

Photon-counting CT (PCCT) is "the first new quantum leap in CT technology in a decade," according to a presentation delivered September 6 at the International Society of Computed Tomography (ISCT) annual meeting in San Diego.

September 6, 2023

COVID-19 pandemic led to apparent decreases in cancer incidence

By Amerigo Allegretto

The COVID-19 pandemic led to apparent decreases in cancer incidence for several cancer types, suggest Canadian findings published September 5 in JAMA Network Open.

September 5, 2023

Researchers highlight the potential of dynamic chest radiography

By Will Morton

Dynamic chest radiography (DCR) has huge potential, says a Japanese team leading work on the technique. To show this, the group penned a review that includes more than 20 images illustrating DCR's clinical application in pulmonary vascular diseases.

September 4, 2023

Do decision-support tools for lung cancer screening work?

By Kate Madden Yee

Lung cancer screening (LCS) decision support tools appear to increase patients' understanding of the disease and increase LCS uptake, researchers have found.

August 30, 2023

Do cancer screening exams really extend patients' lives?

By Amerigo Allegretto

In what is sure to be a controversial study among cancer screening advocates, researchers from Norway have concluded that screening mammography and CT for lung cancer screening don't necessarily extend patients' lives, according to results published August 28 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

August 28, 2023

How much radiation do children with pulmonary hypertension receive?

By Kate Madden Yee

Children with pulmonary hypertension can receive up to an average of 8.5 mSv of radiation per year from CT exams -- roughly equivalent to about three years of naturally occurring background radiation.

August 27, 2023

Riverain installs ClearRead at Ohio center

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Chest imaging technology developer Riverain Technologies has installed its ClearRead CT with Clear Visual Intelligence at Dayton Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Ohio.

August 23, 2023

Button battery lodged in child's esophagus for a year

By Will Morton

A case of a child with a button battery lodged in her esophagus for a year highlights the need for imaging exams in patients with a history of difficulty in swallowing, doctors in Tanzania recently reported.

August 21, 2023

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