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CCTA usage rate rises sharply, but still eclipsed by MPI

The use of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) to evaluate chest pain in the emergency department has grown exponentially, but clinicians are still using myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) far more frequently, according to research published online February 15 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

February 22, 2018

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Ultralow-dose CT slashes radiation dose for fractures

Just how low can CT radiation dose go? Researchers from New York City found that radiologists performed well when reading extremity trauma scans acquired with an ultralow-dose protocol with dose levels approaching those of x-ray, according to a study published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma.

February 20, 2018

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Aidoc unveils AI algorithm for analysis of CT scans

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Israeli artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Aidoc has introduced an AI offering that can analyze CT scans for the entire body.

February 19, 2018

FDA clears blood test to assist concussion evaluation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a blood test that can help determine which adult patients with mild traumatic brain injury, i.e., concussion, may need to undergo a CT exam.

February 15, 2018

HeartFlow secures $240M in financing

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardiovascular software developer HeartFlow has secured $240 million in financing, which it plans to use for marketing its fractional flow reserve CT software, among other purposes.

February 15, 2018

FDA clears Viz.ai's stroke detection software

By Erik L. Ridley

In a move that blazes a regulatory trail for developers of imaging artificial intelligence (AI) software, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given its blessing to Viz.ai for Contact, an AI-based application that analyzes CT images and notifies providers that a patient might be having a stroke.

February 12, 2018

French find no need for CT to rule out PE

French researchers found that a set of clinical criteria was just as accurate as a protocol that included CT pulmonary angiography for ruling out pulmonary embolism (PE) in the emergency department, according to an article published in the February 13 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

February 12, 2018

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Routine CT scans may help determine risk of fracture

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Collecting bone mineral density measurements from routine CT scans of elderly individuals could help predict their risk of experiencing an osteoporotic fracture, according to a study published online February 5 in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

February 11, 2018

Philips to open new Ohio R&D facility for CT

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Royal Philips announced that it will invest in a new R&D facility for CT and nuclear medicine in Cleveland.

February 8, 2018

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IMRIS touts order growth in 2017

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image-guided therapy developer IMRIS said it achieved a 67% increase in system bookings in 2017, helping the company to achieve earnings milestones.

February 8, 2018

5 ways to optimize CT lung cancer screening

An academic hospital that implemented a CT lung cancer screening program obtained similar detection rates as the National Lung Screening Trial. But it also encountered challenges that needed to be addressed to improve the quality of screening, which researchers describe in a new study published in Academic Radiology.

February 8, 2018

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Canada's Choosing Wisely warns of CT overuse

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Doctors from Memorial University of Newfoundland warn that too many unnecessary CT scans are being performed in Newfoundland and Labrador, according to a report published February 5 by CBC News.

February 6, 2018

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