Digital X-Ray: Page 27

Limiting x-rays after knee replacement could save millions of dollars

By Will Morton

Routine x-rays after total knee arthroplasty surgery offer very little clinical benefit, and limiting the exams can reduce radiation exposure in patients and save millions of dollars, according to a study published online August 26 in the Knee.

August 31, 2021

Radiobotics gets FDA clearance for knee OA algorithm

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Radiobotics has secured U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for RBknee, an AI-based software application designed to aid in the diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis (OA) on radiography.

August 30, 2021

CT directs treatment of abscesses caused by boy's dental infection

By Melissa Busch

CT helped clinicians diagnose and treat rare orbital and mouth abscesses caused by a dental infection in a 13-year-old boy, according to a case report recently published in the European Journal of Dentistry. If untreated, the condition could have led to death or blindness.

August 25, 2021

Fujifilm lands DR supply contract from U.S. Navy

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has won a 10-year sole-source contract to supply its digital radiography (DR) systems to the U.S. Navy.

August 23, 2021

Scurvy diagnosed on x-ray in 2-year-old girl

By Will Morton

Scurvy -- an old but not forgotten disease -- was diagnosed on x-ray recently in a 2-year-old girl in Buffalo, NY, according to a report August 18 in the Journal of Imaging in Emergency Medicine.

August 23, 2021

Globus gets FDA clearance for Excelsius3D

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical device firm Globus Medical has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for Excelsius3D, an intraoperative imaging platform that can perform conebeam CT, fluoroscopy, and digital radiography on adult and pediatric patients.

August 16, 2021

Nanox founder Poliakine to step aside for new CEO

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The founder of Israeli digital x-ray developer Nanox, Ran Poliakine, will relinquish his role as CEO in January 2022, the company announced with the release of second-quarter financial results.

August 11, 2021

Patient's radiation history should not guide imaging orders

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A coalition of radiology groups including the RSNA and the American College of Radiology is advising clinicians to avoid basing decisions on whether to order medical imaging exams on a patient's past history of cumulative exposure to medical radiation.

August 10, 2021

Body position on x-ray affects radiation dose in children

By Will Morton

Are uncooperative children receiving more radiation exposure during digital chest x-ray? Not intentionally, of course, but imaging children in supine positions to constrain motion and reduce image distortions results in higher doses than when patients are standing, according to a study published August 5 in PLOS One.

August 10, 2021

Nanox bids for Zebra Medical, telerad firm USARad

By Erik L. Ridley

Digital x-ray developer Nanox is embarking on a spending spree, inking agreements to acquire artificial intelligence software firm Zebra Medical Vision for up to $200 million and teleradiology services provider USARad Holdings for $30 million.

August 9, 2021

LVO stroke patients benefit from going directly to angiography suite

By Erik L. Ridley

Patients with suspected large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke can have better long-term outcomes if they are transferred directly to the angiography suite for diagnosis upon admission, according to research published online August 2 in JAMA Neurology.

August 1, 2021

Imaging Engineering earns FDA nod for fluoroscopy system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging Engineering has secured U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its Insight Agile DRF portable fluoroscopy system.

July 28, 2021

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