Clinical News: Page 296

Race, ethnicity, health variables contribute to BAC risk in women

By Amerigo Allegretto

Hispanic, Black, and older women have a higher prevalence of breast arterial calcification (BAC) on mammography, a possible biomarker for coronary artery disease, according to a study published August 27 in the Annals of Epidemiology.

August 30, 2022

FFR 'noninferior' to IVUS for coronary artery disease

By Amerigo Allegretto

Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is noninferior to intravascular ultrasonography (IVUS) when it comes to evaluating patients for coronary artery disease, suggests a study published September 1 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

August 30, 2022

Cortechs wins NIH grant to quantify Alzheimer's

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence software developer Cortechs.ai has garnered a $1.35 million grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institutes of Aging to support development of automated software aimed at facilitating early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.

August 30, 2022

MRI visualizes features linked to future recurrent breast cancer

By Kate Madden Yee

MRI visualizes features in breast tissue in women who have been treated for the disease that are associated with risk of second breast cancer, a study published August 30 in Radiology indicates.

August 29, 2022

RaySearch posts mixed results in Q2

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy software developer RaySearch Laboratories produced a 3.6% increase in revenue and a slightly higher loss after tax in its second quarter.

August 29, 2022

AI challenged to diagnose RA: Task complete

By Will Morton

Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms are primed to help diagnose rheumatoid arthritis (RA), says a group of U.S. experts. The team put AI to the task using x-rays in an international competition, with results published August 29 in JAMA Open Network.

August 29, 2022

ACR shifts accreditation rules for contrast supervision

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has changed its accreditation rules regarding supervision of CT and MRI intravenous contrast administration.

August 29, 2022

AI bests sonographers for assessment of cardiac function

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence (AI) model could better assess cardiac function on echocardiography than the sonographers performing the exams, according to research presented August 28 at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Barcelona.

August 29, 2022

SCCT: CCTA effective for planning myocardial revascularization

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has released a document that supports the use of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) for planning myocardial revascularization interventions.

August 28, 2022

DEXA raises concern over exposure to chemicals in pregnant women

By Will Morton

Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) exams suggest that in utero exposure to synthetic manufacturing chemicals may weaken the bone health of adolescents later in life, according to a study published August 26 in Science of the Total Environment.

August 28, 2022

Zap Surgical touts use of Zap-X at Denver neurosurgery practice

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A Denver-based neurosurgery practice has become the first in its region to use radiosurgery technology developer Zap Surgical Systems' Zap-X gyroscopic radiosurgery platform on a patient, according to Zap.

August 28, 2022

With federated learning, AI's sum is better than its parts

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm trained using a federated-learning approach yielded significant performance improvements in detecting pathology on brain MRI exams, according to research published August 25 in Nature Machine Intelligence.

August 28, 2022

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