Sponsored by:

CT: Page 182

CT decision aid cuts follow-up imaging in kids with trauma
By Abraham Kim
Shared decision-making using a decision aid did not reduce the use of head CT for children with minor head injury, but it did improve parental knowledge and engagement and ultimately decrease downstream imaging, according to an article published online September 21 in JAMA Network Open.
September 21, 2018
2018 09 20 21 49 2432 Ct Scanner Child 400
Groups urge mandated coverage for CT colonography
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Colorectal cancer care advocacy groups and physician organizations are calling on the U.S. Congress to approve a bill that would provide Medicare coverage for screening CT colonography.
September 19, 2018
2017 05 04 10 02 04 942 Capitol Hill2 400
ISCT: Machine-learning FFR-CT expedites heart evaluation
By Abraham Kim
Machine-learning fractional flow reserve CT (FFR-CT) may help clinicians overcome key barriers to conventional FFR-CT, including the lengthy amount of time required to obtain measurements, according to a presentation at the 2018 International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT) symposium.
September 18, 2018
2018 08 27 23 46 8725 Heart Ekg 400
Siemens installs 1st U.S. go.Top CT scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthineers has installed its first Somatom go.Top CT scanner in the U.S.
September 16, 2018
2017 11 29 18 02 4680 Siemens Rsna Somatom go Top 20171129181533
ISCT: 5 ways DECT can improve the value of imaging
By Abraham Kim
SAN DIEGO - What are the top clinical applications of dual-energy CT (DECT), and in what ways does the technique add value to diagnostic imaging? Radiologists from Stanford and Duke University tackled these and similar questions in a session at the 2018 International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT) symposium.
September 16, 2018
2018 09 17 16 47 3514 Dect Abdomen 400
Week in Review: News from ISCT 2018 | AI grabs headlines at C-MIMI | Research road map on gadolinium
By Brian Casey
September 14, 2018
ISCT: Should CT be first for evaluating chest trauma?
By Abraham Kim
SAN DIEGO - What's the best first-line diagnostic technique for assessing penetrating chest trauma? Dr. Savvas Nicolaou made the case for CT as the imaging modality of choice in a Friday presentation at the 2018 International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT) symposium.
September 13, 2018
2018 09 14 21 46 6790 Chest Ct Bullet 20180914211624
AngioDynamics to acquire dose monitoring firm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer AngioDynamics has signed an agreement to acquire RadiaDyne, a private medical diagnostic and device company that develops patient radiation dose monitoring technology.
September 12, 2018
3 CTA signs show which stroke patients can skip surgery
By Abraham Kim
There are three key characteristics evident on CT angiography (CTA) scans that show clot-busting drugs are working to restore blood flow in stroke patients, according to a September 11 article in the Journal of the American Medical Association. These patients can thus avoid referral for surgical clot removal.
September 12, 2018
2018 07 24 00 33 7964 Brain 400
Samsung NeuroLogica teams with Winnebago for mobile CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Samsung NeuroLogica has partnered with motor vehicle manufacturer Winnebago Industries to develop an entirely electric-powered mobile CT unit.
September 10, 2018
2018 09 11 20 57 3419 Winnebago Mobile Ct 400
Access to CT lung screening varies by population density
By Abraham Kim
Smokers in densely populated regions in the U.S. live significantly closer to a CT lung cancer screening facility than those residing in more sparsely populated areas, according to an article published online September 1 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
September 6, 2018
2017 02 14 16 13 31 934 United States Map 400
Deep learning can accurately stage liver fibrosis on CT
By Erik L. Ridley
Deep-learning software can accurately stage liver fibrosis on contrast-enhanced CT studies, according to an article published online September 4 in Radiology. In a new study from South Korea, the software outperformed four radiologists as well as two serum fibrosis markers calculated from laboratory tests.
September 6, 2018
2017 03 06 17 07 58 262 Man Liver 400
Previous Page
Page 182 of 672
Next Page