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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
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French find no need for CT to rule out PE
By Abraham Kim
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
By Abraham Kim
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
AuntMinnie.com CT Insider
By Abraham Kim
February 6, 2018
Planmed adds features to its Verity CBCT scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography and orthopedic imaging firm Planmed has launched an upgraded version of its Verity conebeam CT (CBCT) extremity scanner.
February 6, 2018
Is CT or MR perfusion better for diagnosing CAD?
By Abraham Kim
Recent advances in scanner technology have made the use of CT stress myocardial perfusion imaging feasible. Just how well it matches up to MR perfusion in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) is the central question of a study published in the February issue of Radiology.
February 6, 2018
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