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SPECT/CT superior to SPECT alone for imaging cardiac amyloidosis

By Will Morton

SPECT/CT fusion imaging offers significant advantages over SPECT alone for imaging cardiac amyloidosis by reducing false positives, according to a study published March 1 in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology.

March 9, 2023

Contraceptives show transient effect on breast density

By Amerigo Allegretto

Starting use of combined oral hormonal contraceptives may prompt an initial increase in mammographic breast density, but the effect doesn't persist, suggests a study published March 6 in Clinical Imaging.

March 9, 2023

BAE leads to weight loss in pilot study

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Bariatric arterial embolization (BAE) with MRI surveillance leads to weight loss without affecting muscle and does not require surgery, according to research presented March 7 at the Society of Interventional Radiology's annual meeting in Phoenix, AZ.

March 8, 2023

FDA amends requirements for facilities to report breast density info

By Amerigo Allegretto

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its mammography regulations to require reporting of breast density information by facilities, according to a March 9 statement by the administration.

March 8, 2023

Strain elastography shows liver stiffness in long-COVID patients

By Amerigo Allegretto

Ultrasonic strain elastography shows higher liver stiffness measures in recovered long COVID-19 patients, according to research presented at ECR 2023.

March 8, 2023

Lymphadenopathy resolves relatively quickly after a COVID-19 booster

By Amerigo Allegretto

Ultrasound shows that axillary lymphadenopathy after a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose has shorter average resolution time than after an initial vaccination, according to findings published March 8 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

March 8, 2023

Will lecanemab approval increase PET scan volumes?

By Will Morton

The European nuclear medicine community could see increased demand for PET imaging if the monoclonal antibody lecanemab receives approval for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, according to the European Association for Nuclear Medicine.

March 8, 2023

NorthStar installs accelerator at its new Wisc. facility

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes has installed an electron beam accelerator for the commercial production of Actinium-225 (Ac-225) at its new facility in Beloit, WI.

March 7, 2023

Delphinus completes New York SoftVue 3D install

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Delphinus Medical Technologies has completed an installation of its SoftVue 3D whole-breast ultrasound tomography system at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

March 7, 2023

ASTRO: Radiation oncology workforce appears stable

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. radiation oncology workforce is expected to remain stable through 2030, according to a report published March 8 in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.

March 7, 2023

Microwave ablation effective in treating thyroid microcarcinoma

By Amerigo Allegretto

Microwave ablation can effectively treat papillary thyroid microcarcinoma using ultrasound to identify capsular invasion -- an approach which has been typically avoided due to safety concerns, suggest findings published March 7 in Radiology.

March 7, 2023

Study confirms that vaccines reduce the severity of omicron COVID-19

By Kate Madden Yee

Vaccines are effective for reducing the severity of the omicron variant of COVID-19, according to a study published March 7 in Radiology.

March 7, 2023

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