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AI enables CT screening for osteoporosis fracture risk
By Erik L. Ridley
Monday, November 26 | 3:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m. | SSE14-01 | Room E353CArtificial intelligence (AI) algorithms could enable screening for the risk of osteoporosis-attributed bone fracture by analyzing CT scans that are already being performed for other purposes, according to researchers from Switzerland.
October 28, 2018
AI taps prognostic power of CT lung cancer screening
By Erik L. Ridley
Monday, November 26 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SSC03-01 | Room E451ABy analyzing CT lung cancer screening exams, an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can predict the likelihood of five other major diseases, researchers from California will report in this presentation.
October 28, 2018
IASLC advocates CT lung cancer screening
By Abraham Kim
The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) has emphasized again its support for CT lung cancer screening as a tool for identifying early-stage lung cancer and reducing the mortality rate of high-risk smokers.
October 25, 2018
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CT reveals heart enlargement differs in men, women
By Abraham Kim
Is CT a viable alternative to cardiac MRI for assessing heart chamber enlargement? Yes, say researchers from Canada, who discovered that the condition was much more common in men than women. Their findings were published in the November issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
October 24, 2018
2018 10 24 22 23 8807 Heart Metallic Red Gold 400
Machine-learning CCTA helps characterize heart plaques
By Abraham Kim
Researchers from Japan have developed a method that uses machine learning to characterize plaques on coronary CT angiography (CCTA) scans with an accuracy exceeding that of standard techniques, according to an article published online October 20 in the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.
October 23, 2018
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Philips launches CT, MR simulation scanners at ASTRO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SAN ANTONIO - Philips Healthcare is launching several new products at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting, including new CT and MR scanners dedicated to performing radiation therapy simulation.
October 22, 2018
2018 10 23 15 33 8104 Philips Big Bore Rt 20181023155107
Fujifilm launches new CT scanner line at ASTRO 2018
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SAN ANTONIO - Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has entered the U.S. market for CT with a new scanner line designed for radiology and oncology applications. The system debuted at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting.
October 21, 2018
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CT radiomics improves management of bile duct cancer
By Abraham Kim
Researchers from China have developed a radiomics model that can determine the malignancy of lymph node metastases in patients with bile duct cancer by analyzing features on CT scans, according to an article recently published online in Radiology. They believe the model can predict the survival rate of patients.
October 18, 2018
2018 10 18 23 20 1387 Liver Cancer 400
Study reveals steep cost of delaying stroke treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from Canada have found that delaying treatment for stroke patients results in increasingly greater healthcare and societal costs and reductions in quality of life -- with costs rising with every passing hour, according to an October 18 presentation at the World Stroke Congress in Montreal.
October 17, 2018
2018 10 18 20 42 6759 Stroke Mri 400
Imalin Medical debuts CT patient positioning device
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imalin Medical has announced the introduction of Easy Trip XR, a device that allows patients to position their arms over their heads more comfortably during CT scans.
October 17, 2018
Cinematic rendering enhances ovarian cancer evaluation
By Abraham Kim
The photorealistic detail provided by cinematically rendered CT scans helped researchers from China characterize and stage ovarian tumors better than they could with traditional volume rendering and multiplanar reconstruction, according to an article published online in the Journal of Ovarian Research.
October 11, 2018
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Calif. boasts sharpest dip in lung cancer risk in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lung cancer mortality in the state of California is 28% lower than the U.S. average, largely due to the effect of smoking control programs in the state, according to an article published online October 10 in Cancer Prevention Research.
October 10, 2018
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