Clinical News: Page 360

Philips to acquire Vesper Medical

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare parent company Royal Philips has agreed to acquire Vesper Medical, a company that develops peripheral vascular devices.

December 15, 2021

Deep learning of prostate MRI cancer measures up to radiologists

By Kate Madden Yee

A deep-learning algorithm performed comparably to radiologist interpretations when it came to identifying prostate cancer on multiparametric MRI, according to study results presented at the RSNA 2021 meeting.

December 15, 2021

IMV: Radiation therapy capital equipment budgets up 21% in 2021

By Jennifer Weldon

The number of newly diagnosed patients receiving radiation therapy treatments increased 16% over the past two years, according to the new radiation oncology report by market research firm IMV Information Medical Division.

December 15, 2021

PET/CT predicts survival outcomes in immunotherapy patients

By Will Morton

PET/CT imaging in patients with metastatic melanoma who receive immunotherapy drugs can show which patients are more or less likely to survive, according to a study published December 12 in the European Journal of Radiology.

December 15, 2021

Low-field MRI scanner could improve access to neuroimaging

By Kate Madden Yee

A prototype low-cost, low-field MRI scanner operating at 0.055 tesla could expand access to neuroimaging in low- and middle-income countries, according to a study published December 14 in Nature Communications.

December 15, 2021

ViewRay gets FDA nod for updated MRIdian

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

ViewRay has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an updated version of its MRIdian MRI-guided radiation therapy system.

December 14, 2021

Conavi raises $20M to market intravascular image system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardiovascular imaging technology developer Conavi Medical has raised about $20 million to commercialize its intravascular imaging system.

December 14, 2021

More info needed on transgender patients getting breast imaging

By Amerigo Allegretto

More background information is needed on patients who identify as nonbinary for better assessment and treatment of breast cancer, according to a study published December 10 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

December 14, 2021

Automated pipeline enables body composition analysis on chest CT

By Erik L. Ridley

Body composition analysis can be performed on chest CT exams with help from an automated pipeline that includes deep-learning algorithms, according to research presented recently at RSNA 2021 in Chicago.

December 14, 2021

Economic and regulatory hurdles await radiologists in 2022

By Joe Constance

Radiology practices will face several economic and regulatory challenges in 2022, ranging from cuts in reimbursement and physician payments to new rules on surprise billing. They'll also use 2022 to prepare themselves for 2023, when they'll have to use clinical decision support tools based on appropriate use criteria when ordering advanced imaging exams.

December 14, 2021

Tampered medical images can fool both AI and radiologists

By Amerigo Allegretto

The verdict is out on artificial intelligence versus radiologists when it comes to reading medical images, but both can be fooled if images have been tampered with, according to research published December 14 in Nature Communications.

December 13, 2021

Cerebriu appoints new chairman, secures order

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiology artificial intelligence software developer Cerebriu has hired Peter Savas as its new executive chairman. The company has also received an order from a hospital in Denmark.

December 13, 2021

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