PCCT cuts CCTA contrast by 25%, without impacting image quality January 30, 2023 -- Photon-counting CT (PCCT) reduces the amount of contrast needed for coronary CT angiography (CCTA) by 25% -- without impacting image quality, according to a study published January 26 in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.Read More
Wearable ultrasound patch collects cardiac images January 27, 2023 -- Researchers have developed a wearable patch and a deep-learning method that can assess the heart via ultrasound. They highlighted the device and its performance in a report published January 25 in Nature.Read More
CT plus AI helps predict heart disease in diabetic patients January 26, 2023 -- Combining CT results with artificial intelligence (AI) technology helps clinicians assess diabetic patients' coronary artery disease risk, according to a study published January 23 in Cardiovascular Diabetology.Read More
Researchers develop ultrasound 'tornado' technique to treat blood clots January 25, 2023 -- Researchers recently developed a technique that creates an ultrasound "tornado" in order to treat acute blood clots inside the brain. Preliminary testing shows promising results in patients with a cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.Read More
Imaging effective for pediatric soft tissue, bone mass biopsies January 23, 2023 -- Imaging -- particularly CT -- is an effective tool for guiding percutaneous soft tissue and bone mass biopsies in children, according to a study published January 19 in the Annals of Surgical Oncology.Read More
3D printing method uses MRI to build pediatric urology models January 19, 2023 -- Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia are highlighting a genitourinary 3D modeling and printing process using post-contrast MRI that they believe can help with pediatric urologic surgical planning.Read More
New technology visualizes radiation therapy dose in real-time January 11, 2023 -- U.S. researchers say they have developed a new 3D imaging prototype for visualizing real-time radiation dose in patients undergoing radiation therapy. They published the results of their study on January 2 in Nature Biotechnology.Read More
Researchers from New York University discussed the benefits of augmented reality (AR) and shared their workflow for creating patient-specific AR models. Read more