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Could radiologist work overload cause diagnostic errors?
By Amerigo Allegretto
Work overload is tied to radiologists committing diagnostic errors on CT exams, according to Dutch research published August 10 in the European Journal of Radiology.
August 10, 2023
2020 08 20 15 29 8929 Ct Scanner Control Room 400
Author of breast cancer overdiagnosis study speaks with AuntMinnie.com
Ilana Richman, MD, from Yale University in New Haven, CT, spoke with AuntMinnie.com about breast cancer overdiagnosis risk in elderly women and how tailored, personalized screening could help mitigate this challenge.
August 10, 2023
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Deep learning plus CT helps guide head and neck cancer treatment
By Kate Madden Yee
Using a deep-learning algorithm with CT imaging shows promise for diagnosing sarcopenia -- or muscle wasting -- in head and neck cancer patients, researchers have found.
August 10, 2023
2020 09 09 20 28 9240 Head Neck 400
Clarity advances dose escalation for cohort in SECuRE trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer Clarity Pharmaceuticals is highlighting the completion of the second cohort, as well as the advancement to the third cohort in the dose escalation phase of its phase I/II theranostic trial, SECuRE.
August 9, 2023
2021 01 16 00 14 5464 Prostate Cancer 400
Microbot appoints Cornelis to advisory board
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Microbot Medical recently appointed interventional radiologist Francois Cornelis, MD, PhD, as part of the company's scientific advisory board.
August 9, 2023
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Accuray's VitalHold gets FDA nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Accuray is highlighting that its VitalHold breast package on the Radixact System received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
August 9, 2023
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Model predicts radiation oncology staffing shortage in Canada
By Amerigo Allegretto
Demand for radiotherapy and radiation oncologists in Canada may grow more quickly than staffing can expand, according to findings published August 9 in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
August 9, 2023
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MRI shows variations in size of metastasized liver lesions
By Kate Madden Yee
MRI shows variation in the size of metastasized liver lesions from colorectal cancer depending on whether hepatobiliary phase or dual contrast MRI exams are used, researchers have found.
August 9, 2023
2018 10 18 23 20 1387 Liver Cancer 400
POCUS use increases at the VA, but training gaps remain
By Amerigo Allegretto
The use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has increased at Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers, but gaps in staff training still remain, a study published August 8 in CHEST Critical Care found.
August 9, 2023
2017 10 18 20 53 1016 Ultrasound Portable 400
PET/CT links stress and poor outcomes in cancer patients
By Will Morton
PET/CT scans have shown for the first time that brain activity associated with stress increases risk of death in head and neck cancer patients, according to a group in Boston.
August 9, 2023
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MedTrace receives patent covering PET tracer production
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MedTrace has received a U.S. patent covering its PC MT-100 system for producing oxygen-15 (O-15), a myocardial perfusion imaging radiotracer.
August 8, 2023
2016 12 01 17 10 35 256 Pulmonary Trunk Heart 400
CEUS improves O-RADS diagnostic performance
By Amerigo Allegretto
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) improves diagnostic performance of higher Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting and Data System (O-RADS) categories that indicate malignancy, a study published August 8 in Radiology has found.
August 8, 2023
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