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Free app helps radiologists recognize COVID-19 cases
By Frances Rylands-Monk
A free app designed to train medical imaging professionals in COVID-19 case recognition is making progress. While other apps exist, users of the BerlinCaseViewer app have access to all the CT slices they would have on their workstations in normal clinical practice, the developers say.
November 2, 2020
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You get what you pay for with Groupon scans
By Brian Casey
Wellness companies are marketing medical imaging scans directly to consumers as a way to assuage the "worried well" about their health. At the same time, internet-based services like Groupon enable consumers to leverage the power of volume for massive price discounts. Combine the two -- what could go wrong?
November 1, 2020
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CTA spots COVID-19 in stroke patients
By Rebekah Moan
Scanning acute ischemic stroke patients with CT angiography (CTA) helps determine if they have COVID-19 faster than waiting for results from a nasal swab, say researchers in a study published October 29 in Stroke. The findings add to the debate over the best time to use CT during COVID-19.
October 28, 2020
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USPSTF proposes lowering colon screening age to 45
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Colon cancer screening should begin at age 45 instead of 50, according to a draft proposal issued October 27 by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
October 28, 2020
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Eon uses AI to find incidental lung nodules on reports
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patient management technology firm Eon said that its Essential Management Platform can now also be used to identify incidental lung nodules on MRI and x-ray reports.
October 27, 2020
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Siemens adds Imbio AI apps to syngo.via platform
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthineers is making quantitative image analysis algorithms from artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Imbio available on its syngo.via platform.
October 26, 2020
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Patients fine with COVID-19 lung cancer screening delays
By Kate Madden Yee
The majority of patients aren't concerned about delays in lung cancer screening with low-dose CT due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to survey results published October 22 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
October 26, 2020
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FDA clears CT replacement tube from Dunlee
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dunlee, a division of Philips Healthcare, has announced that its DA200P40+LMB replacement CT x-ray tube has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
October 25, 2020
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Radiomics can aid management of lung cancer patients
By Erik L. Ridley
Researchers from the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa, FL, have reported that CT radiomics features can help predict tumor behavior in screening-detected lung cancer. They've also found that PET/CT radiomics shows promise for guiding non-small cell lung cancer treatment decisions.
October 25, 2020
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CT volume yet to rebound to pre-COVID-19 levels
By Emily Hayes
The volume of CT studies performed in the U.S. has recovered since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. But as of the end of September, it was still far below prepandemic expectations, according to registry study data published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
October 22, 2020
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Canon launches CT scanner with 90-cm bore at ASTRO 2020
By Brian Casey
Canon Medical Systems is taking advantage of this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) virtual meeting to launch Aquilion Exceed LB, a CT scanner dedicated to radiation therapy planning. The new scanner sports a wide 90-cm bore and other features like artificial intelligence-based image reconstruction.
October 22, 2020
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Spectral CT boosts early COVID-19 assessment
By Kate Madden Yee
Spectral CT is better at identifying early-stage COVID-19 disease than conventional CT, enabling better visualization of pulmonary lesions, according to a study published October 21 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
October 21, 2020
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