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ACR praises CMS for updated lung cancer screening decision

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) is praising the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for its decision to expand reimbursement for low-dose CT lung cancer screening.

February 13, 2022

GE gets clearance for additional uses for stress contrast agent

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has secured clearance from the European Medicines Agency for additional imaging modalities for its Rapiscan stress contrast agent.

February 13, 2022

Elekta posts 3% decline in Q3 revenues

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Elekta posted a 3% decline in revenue after currency adjustment for its third quarter, which it attributed to supply chain challenges.

February 13, 2022

NovaSignal highlights NovaGuide clinical results

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound software developer NovaSignal is touting clinical results that show its NovaGuide Intelligent Ultrasound system is three times more likely to identify right-to-left shunt than transthoracic echocardiography.

February 13, 2022

ISCT webinar outlines how to differentiate EVALI from COVID-19

By Kate Madden Yee

Electronic cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury (EVALI) and COVID-19 can present similarly on imaging, but there are some findings that differentiate them, according to a February 11 International Society of Computed Tomography (ISCT) webinar.

February 13, 2022

AI algorithm aids in classifying hip fractures on radiographs

By Erik L. Ridley

Hip fractures can be detected and classified by an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm on radiographs with a high level of accuracy, even outperforming expert clinicians, according to research published online February 8 in Scientific Reports.

February 13, 2022

Radiation therapy increases heart attack risk in lung cancer patients

By Kate Madden Yee

Thoracic radiation therapy increases the risk of heart disease, heart attack, or stroke in lung cancer patients who have high levels of coronary artery calcium on chest CT, according to researchers from Washington University in St. Louis, MO.

February 13, 2022

Yann LeCun to give Ernst Lecture at ISMRM/ESMRMB 2022

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence (AI) luminary Yann LeCun, PhD, will present the inaugural 2022 Ernst Presidential Lecture at the joint annual meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) and European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (ESMRMB) in London on May 11.

February 10, 2022

ViewRay wins MRIdian order in Germany

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image-guided radiation therapy developer ViewRay will be installing its MRIdian MRI-guided radiation therapy system at the Krukenberg Cancer Center in Germany.

February 10, 2022

NRC plans to develop rubidium-82 generator requirements

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently approved rulemaking that would add performance-based requirements for rubidium-82 generators.

February 10, 2022

Hologic to highlight breast screening in Super Bowl ad

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Hologic plans has signed Grammy and Academy Award-winning artist Mary J. Blige to feature in a new advertising campaign encouraging women to get regular breast and cervical cancer screening. The campaign will debut on NBC during the Super Bowl on February 13.

February 10, 2022

Theragnostics receives U.K. MHRA Innovation Passport

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceuticals firm Theragnostics has been awarded an Innovation Passport by the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency for its THG-009 iodine-123 poly polymerase inhibitor radiotherapeutic agent.

February 10, 2022

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