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CT quantifies COVID-19 severity, ongoing conditions
By Kate Madden Yee
Throughout this year's COVID-19 pandemic, chest CT has proved to be a valuable tool for diagnosing the illness in particular clinical situations. CT's worth for COVID-19 diagnosis and triage was the subject of a trio of presentations on Sunday afternoon at RSNA 2020.
November 28, 2020
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RSNA awards Margulis prize to COVID-19 paper
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The RSNA has awarded its Alexander R. Margulis Award for Scientific Excellence to a radiologist in China who was one of the first to use CT to investigate a mysterious lung condition that later came to be known as COVID-19. The award recognizes the best original scientific paper of the year published in Radiology.
November 28, 2020
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What's the German experience of COVID-19 imaging?
By Philip Ward
Radiologists from Hamburg, Germany, have presented comprehensive new data at RSNA 2020 about the use of CT and radiography in COVID-19 cases during the first wave of the pandemic.
November 28, 2020
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CT shows damaging effects of wood smoke on lungs
By Kate Madden Yee
CT shows damage caused to the lungs in people who cook with natural fuels such as wood or brush, which can produce pollutants and toxins when burned, according to research to be presented at the upcoming virtual RSNA 2020 meeting.
November 24, 2020
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Weight-loss surgery weakens teenagers' bones
By Kate Madden Yee
MRI and CT exams illuminate the negative effect a common weight-loss surgery called sleeve gastrectomy has on teenagers' bones, according to research to be presented at the upcoming virtual RSNA 2020 conference.
November 23, 2020
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Avicenna wins NTAP award for stroke
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Artificial intelligence software developer Avicenna said that its Cina Head software now qualifies for the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services new technology add-on payment (NTAP) available for computer-assisted triage and notification software in detecting stroke on CT exams.
November 23, 2020
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Consensus doc reviews CCTA for atherosclerotic plaque
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new expert consensus document reviews the available evidence on coronary CT angiography (CCTA) of atherosclerotic plaque.
November 22, 2020
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Boston Scientific debuts hydrogel for prostate CT imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Boston Scientific has announced the U.S. launch of its SpaceOAR Vue hydrogel perirectal spacer for prostate imaging.
November 22, 2020
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Kids get fewer CTs, but adults' rates continue to rise
By Kate Madden Yee
Efforts to reduce children's exposure to radiation when they present in the emergency room with abdominal pain have been effective -- mostly by using ultrasound to diagnose the cause of the pain rather than CT, according to a study published November 19 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
November 22, 2020
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Deep learning gives a boost to CT image reconstruction
By Erik L. Ridley
Deep learning-based image reconstruction algorithms can yield higher pediatric CT image quality and lower radiation dose than other conventional reconstruction techniques such as statistical-based iterative reconstruction (SBIR), according to research published online November 17 in Radiology.
November 22, 2020
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GE acquires photon-counting detector firm Prismatic
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has acquired Swedish startup Prismatic Sensors, which specializes in the development of photon-counting detectors for CT scanners.
November 19, 2020
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ALA report finds low CT lung cancer screening rates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new report released November 17 by the American Lung Association (ALA) found that less than 6% of people eligible for lung cancer screening in 2019 underwent the exam.
November 19, 2020
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