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MRI biomarker data helps predict breast cancer treatment response

By Kate Madden Yee

An AI algorithm that incorporates data from a particular MRI imaging biomarker called intratumoral heterogeneity (ITH) helps clinicians predict treatment response to chemotherapy for breast cancer, according to research published July 11 in Radiology.

July 11, 2023

PCCT bests standard CT for evaluating lung structure and function

By Kate Madden Yee

Photon-counting CT (PCCT) helps clinicians evaluate lung structure and function better than standard CT, according to a study published July 11 in Radiology.

July 11, 2023

FDA: Paclitaxel-coated devices unlikely to increase mortality

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent a letter to healthcare providers stating that use of paclitaxel-coated devices such as balloons and stents in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is unlikely to increase risk of mortality.

July 10, 2023

SNMMI calls for clarity over Leqembi PET scans

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imagine (SNMMI) has called for clarity over whether amyloid PET scans will be covered for potential candidates for the new Alzheimer's disease drug Leqembi (lecanemab).

July 10, 2023

AI flags potential type II diabetes cases on chest x-rays

By Will Morton

Researchers have developed an AI model that can accurately identify patients with type II diabetes from routine frontal chest x-rays, according to a study published July 7 in Nature Communications.

July 10, 2023

NPPs increasingly performing image interpretation

By Will Morton

The rate of diagnostic imaging interpretation by nonphysician practitioners (NPPs) is rising and has become a concern among policy experts, according to a study published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

July 10, 2023

Could non-primary care centers be key for mammography outreach?

By Amerigo Allegretto

Nearly half of women who visit non-primary care centers such as emergency departments are not up-to-date on mammography screening, according to research published July 7 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

July 10, 2023

FDA clears Coreline's AI-based radiotherapy autocontouring system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared advanced visualization and AI software developer Coreline Soft's AI-based radiotherapy autocontouring system, AView RT ACS.

July 9, 2023

RaySearch CFO to leave the firm

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

RaySearch Laboratories' chief financial officer (CFO) Henrik Bergentoft is leaving the company. RaySearch plans to begin recruitment of a permanent CFO immediately.

July 9, 2023

PAE improves symptoms, sexual function in patients with enlarged prostate

By Will Morton

Minimally invasive prostate artery embolization (PAE) provides benefits over combined blood pressure medications in patients with enlarged prostate, according to a group in France.

July 9, 2023

How to maximize venous duplex ultrasound reimbursement

By Erin Stephens

Accurate and complete documentation is the key to maximizing reimbursement for venous duplex Doppler ultrasound exams, according to a new column by Erin Stephens of Healthcare Administrative Partners.

July 9, 2023

CT shows NAFLD's association with visceral fat, sarcopenia

By Kate Madden Yee

CT body composition data reveal associations between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and visceral fat, sarcopenia, and myosteatosis in people who are not obese overall, research published July 5 in Clinical and Molecular Hepatology suggests.

July 9, 2023

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