Clinical News: Page 371

PET links anxiety and risk of cognitive decline

By Will Morton

Clinical anxiety may increase the risk of cognitive decline in people with early signs of Alzheimer's disease on PET scans with the Pittsburgh compound B (PiB) radiotracer, according to research published December 8 in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.

December 12, 2021

Osteoporosis risk can be predicted on dual-energy CT

By Erik L. Ridley

Volumetric assessment of bone mineral density on dual-energy CT exams can yield accurate predictions for future risk of osteoporosis-associated fractures, according to research presented at RSNA 2021 in Chicago.

December 12, 2021

RSIP Vision unveils coronary artery 3D reconstructions

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer software and artificial intelligence firm RSIP Vision has introduced software that generates 3D reconstructions of coronary arteries from angiography exams.

December 9, 2021

Hyperfine swoops into Canadian market

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Portable MRI technology developer Hyperfine has received a medical device license from Health Canada for its Swoop scanner.

December 9, 2021

MRI-guided focused ultrasound can help with pain for cancer patients

By Amerigo Allegretto

MRI-guided focused ultrasound can be superior to external-beam radiation therapy when it comes to pain relief and quality of life for metastatic bone disease patients, according to research presented November 30 at the RSNA 2021 annual meeting.

December 9, 2021

Chest CT, x-ray show breakthrough COVID-19 tends to be mild

By Kate Madden Yee

Imaging findings on chest CT and x-ray in patients with breakthrough COVID-19 disease tend to be mild -- and most patients go on to recover just fine, according to research published December 9 in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.

December 9, 2021

PET/MRI can improve diagnosis of peritoneal cancer

By Will Morton

PET/MRI performs better than standard imaging for diagnosing cancer that has spread to the peritoneum from primary tumors in the abdominal cavity, according to research presented at RSNA 2021 in Chicago.

December 9, 2021

Could DBT help with caseload-related fatigue during pandemic?

By Amerigo Allegretto

Time-of-day effects for recall and false-positive rates in digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) interpretation declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research presented at the RSNA annual meeting.

December 9, 2021

New tracer bests FDG for diagnosing liver cancer

By Will Morton

PET/CT imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma with an experimental gallium-68-based radiotracer is more effective than with FDG, according to research presented at RSNA 2021 in Chicago.

December 9, 2021

How exactly should you disinfect ultrasound transducers?

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cleaning and low-level disinfection methods effective against bloodborne pathogens are safe and sufficient procedures for disinfecting ultrasound transducers used in percutaneous procedures, according to an intersocietal position statement issued by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM).

December 8, 2021

Duke installs new photon-counting CT scanner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Duke University School of Medicine's radiology department has installed one of Siemens Healthineers' new Naeotom Alpha photon-counting CT scanners.

December 8, 2021

Philips highlights cardiac ultrasound suite at EuroEcho 2021

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips will highlight its expanded ultrasound portfolio for cardiac imaging during the EuroEcho 2021, the European Society of Cardiology's virtual meeting being held December 9-11.

December 8, 2021

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