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Carestream releases OnSight 3D software upgrade
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has released a software upgrade for its OnSight 3D extremity conebeam CT system.
September 5, 2018
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MILabs completes Aussie installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Preclinical imaging developer MILabs has completed the installation of its Adaptive U-CT XUHR x-ray CT system for Sydney Imaging at the University of Sydney in Australia.
September 4, 2018
High rate of pediatric head CT persists despite efforts
By Abraham Kim
U.S. emergency departments continue to rely on CT to routinely evaluate children presenting with head trauma, despite long-standing efforts -- such as the Image Gently initiative -- to reduce overuse of the exam, according to an article published online September 4 in Pediatrics.
September 4, 2018
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CDC posts diagnostic guideline for brain injury in kids
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a guideline for the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of mild traumatic brain injury in children -- including recommendations regarding head imaging -- in a September 4 publication in JAMA Pediatrics.
September 4, 2018
5 reasons why CCTA should be a first-line test for CAD
By Abraham Kim
Mounting evidence suggests that coronary CT angiography (CCTA) may be the best first-line test for evaluating possible coronary artery disease (CAD). Physicians from Virginia and Texas detailed five features of CCTA that support this idea in an article published online August 28 in the Journal of Thoracic Imaging.
September 3, 2018
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Lung experts refine diagnostic criteria for IPF on CT
By Abraham Kim
A committee of lung experts from various respiratory societies has prepared a new guideline for diagnosing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) using high-resolution CT scans. The guideline is available in the September issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
September 3, 2018
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AI spots lung nodules on CT, with low false-positive rate
By Abraham Kim
A group from Alabama has developed a deep-learning artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm capable of detecting lung nodules on CT scans while maintaining a low false-positive rate, according to an article published online August 22 in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.
August 29, 2018
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CCTA biomarker may predict mortality from heart disease
By Abraham Kim
The use of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) to measure fatty tissue around arteries could help predict the risk of mortality from heart disease, according to research published online on 28 August in the Lancet and being presented at the European Society of Cardiology congress in Munich.
August 28, 2018
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CathWorks touts FFR research at TCT 2018
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Israeli imaging analysis software developer CathWorks said that results from a pivotal trial evaluating its FFRangio fractional flow reserve (FFR) analysis software will be presented at the 2018 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) annual meeting in September in San Diego.
August 27, 2018
Radiologist use of CCTA continues its upswing
By Abraham Kim
The utilization rate of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) by radiologists has hit an all-time high since Medicare started covering the test in 2006 -- now surpassing the usage rate of CCTA by cardiologists by 20%, according to an article published online August 26 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
August 27, 2018
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CT screening program targets nuclear weapons workers
By Kate Madden Yee
Should occupational hazards be considered when deciding whether individuals should receive CT lung cancer screening? Researchers from New York investigated that question by performing CT lung screening scans on a population of nuclear weapons workers, publishing the results August 23 in the American Journal of Public Health.
August 27, 2018
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Chest CT CAD software speeds up reporting time
By Erik L. Ridley
Chest CT computer-aided detection (CAD) software integrated into a radiology report dictation application reduced radiologist reading times by up to 44% over conventional manual interpretations, according to research published online in Academic Radiology.
August 26, 2018
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