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Samsung NeuroLogica installs BodyTom at Fla. site
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Samsung NeuroLogica announced that Florida Hospital in Orlando added a BodyTom Elite CT scanner to its brachytherapy suite.
June 11, 2018
ACR responds to USPSTF CT lung screening research plan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) and various partner associations have submitted a letter to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) offering recommendations for its upcoming five-year review of CT lung cancer screening.
June 10, 2018
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Are we using the right metrics for CT lung screening?
By Abraham Kim
CT lung cancer screening has been shown to reduce mortality when administered to high-risk smokers, but a new study is questioning whether the right metrics are being used to demonstrate this reduction, according to an article published online June 7 in JAMA Oncology.
June 7, 2018
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Deep learning for brain hemorrhage | Breast pain and imaging overuse | New PET tracer for NET detection
By Brian Casey
June 6, 2018
Deep learning accurately detects brain hemorrhage
By Erik L. Ridley
A deep-learning algorithm can provide high sensitivity and specificity for detecting brain hemorrhage on noncontrast head CT studies, according to research presented last week at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine annual meeting in National Harbor, MD.
June 6, 2018
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More follow-up CT doesn't improve colorectal cancer outcome
By Abraham Kim
Increasing the frequency of follow-up CT exams for patients who underwent colorectal cancer surgery did not significantly affect their survival or the detection of cancer recurrence, according to two studies recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
June 4, 2018
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SIIM: CDS guides appropriate pediatric head CT orders
By Erik L. Ridley
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD - A clinical decision-support (CDS) algorithm can help reduce the percentage of inappropriate pediatric head CT studies being ordered in the emergency department, according to a study presented on Friday at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting.
June 1, 2018
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Micro-CT reveals hawk mummy is actually a human fetus
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
When an international team of researchers acquired micro-CT scans of what they believed was a mummy of an Egyptian hawk, they discovered instead that it was a human fetus.
May 31, 2018
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MITA urges exemption for medical devices in China tariffs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) applauded Congress for its letter urging the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to exempt all medical devices from the proposed China tariffs.
May 31, 2018
ACR touts merits of CT colonography for screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In response to the release of the American Cancer Society's new guideline for colorectal cancer screening, the American College of Radiology (ACR) has suggested that CT colonography may help improve screening rates for colorectal cancer.
May 30, 2018
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ACS lowers colorectal cancer screening age to 45
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Cancer Society (ACS) has released a new guideline for colorectal cancer screening recommending that screening should begin at 45 years of age instead of 50.
May 29, 2018
U.S. surprises markets with revival of China tariffs
By Brian Casey
In a surprise announcement, the U.S. government on May 29 said it has resumed its plans to levy a 25% tariff on goods manufactured in China. The tariffs could include medical imaging scanners manufactured in the country.
May 28, 2018
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