Clinical News: Page 239

Many women uncertain of breast density's role in cancer risk

By Amerigo Allegretto

Despite widespread use of breast density notifications, many women are uncertain about or overstate the role of breast density in cancer risk, according to survey results published January 23 in JAMA Network Open.

January 23, 2023

Siemens secures Health Canada clearance for SPECT/CT system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthineers has received Health Canada clearance for its Symbia Pro.specta SPECT/CT system.

January 22, 2023

Imaging effective for pediatric soft tissue, bone mass biopsies

By Kate Madden Yee

Imaging -- particularly CT -- is an effective tool for guiding percutaneous soft tissue and bone mass biopsies in children, according to a study published January 19 in the Annals of Surgical Oncology.

January 22, 2023

What's next in cancer imaging?

By Bob Jacobus

It's time for radiology to deliver a higher level of cancer imaging for oncologists, according to Bob Jacobus, CEO of software developer AI Metrics. In a new column, he discusses key challenges and potential solutions.

January 22, 2023

Social factors can lead to delays between breast imaging and biopsy

By Amerigo Allegretto

Women negatively affected by "social determinants of health" tend to experience delays between diagnostic breast imaging and biopsy, according to research published January 18 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

January 22, 2023

PSMA-PET matches MRI, beats CT in diagnosing liver cancer

By Will Morton

Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET/CT appears equivalent to MRI and better than CT in diagnosing liver tumors in patients undergoing surveillance imaging, according to a group of Australian researchers.

January 22, 2023

Opioid exposure negatively affects fetal brain growth

By Kate Madden Yee

Exposure to opioids in utero has a negative effect on fetal brain development, a study published January 18 in the American Journal of Roentgenology indicates.

January 19, 2023

Education is the catalyst to increased adoption of handheld ultrasound

By Mustafa Hassan

Handheld ultrasound has not yet reached mainstream adoption, but the worldwide market is still projected to reach over $500 million by 2026, according to Signify Research's newly published Handheld Ultrasound Deep Dive Report 2022.

January 19, 2023

Digital chest x-ray technique improves detection of lung lesions

By Will Morton

Adding bone-suppression functions to digital chest x-ray exams can assist doctors with the detection of subtle pulmonary lesions, according to a research group in Japan.

January 19, 2023

Combined AI system on par with radiologists for detecting breast cancer

By Amerigo Allegretto

An artificial intelligence (AI) system that combines mammography and breast ultrasound data is comparable to radiologists for detecting breast cancer in women with dense breasts, according to a study published January 16 in Insights into Imaging.

January 19, 2023

Screening mammo numbers rebound big in La. postpandemic

By Amerigo Allegretto

The COVID-19 pandemic led to sharp declines in screening mammograms among Medicaid beneficiaries in Louisiana, but those numbers rebounded to prepandemic levels, suggests research published January 19 in JAMA Network Open.

January 19, 2023

Varian receives FDA exemption for Radiate-VT trial

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company, has secured an investigational device exemption by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Radiate-VT clinical trial.

January 18, 2023

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