Clinical News: Page 389

CCTA plaque data improve heart disease risk assessment in diabetics

By Kate Madden Yee

Heart plaque data from coronary CT angiography (CCTA) exams boost heart disease risk assessment in diabetic patients compared with assessing obstructive stenosis alone, according to research published October 28 in the Journal of Thoracic Imaging.

October 31, 2021

How to generate patient-specific augmented reality models

By Erik L. Ridley

As advanced visualization techniques such as augmented reality (AR) continue to proliferate, radiologists need to become familiar with these technologies, according to an article published online October 28 in 3D Printing in Medicine.

October 31, 2021

Screening, socioeconomic status linked to breast cancer mortality

By Amerigo Allegretto

Attendance to breast cancer screening and higher socioeconomic status are linked to better survival in patients with locally advanced, estrogen receptor-positive tumors, according to research published October 29 in JAMA Network Open.

October 29, 2021

Densitas, Rad-Aid deploy intelliMammo in Guyana

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Breast imaging software developer Densitas signed an agreement with Rad-Aid International to deploy the firm's intelliMammo artificial intelligence software platform at Georgetown Public Hospital in Guyana.

October 28, 2021

Nanox adds distributor for South America

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Israeli x-ray developer Nanox has signed on International Clinics Group as a distributor in South America.

October 28, 2021

Associations recommend CCTA as front-line test

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and other groups have jointly given coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) a class I recommendation as a front-line testing strategy.

October 28, 2021

Cardiac MRI assesses myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination

By Kate Madden Yee

Myocarditis after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination is rare, but it does occur, and cardiac MRI helps clinicians identify it, according to a study published October 27 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

October 28, 2021

Can AI help detect cancer on CT lung cancer screening exams?

By Erik L. Ridley

Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms can perform comparably to radiologists in detecting lung cancer on low-dose CT lung cancer screening exams, according to research published online October 27 in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence.

October 28, 2021

Claritas gets FDA nod for image enhancement software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Claritas HealthTech has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for iRAD, an image processing program.

October 27, 2021

GenesisCare to offer new PSMA PET test

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GenesisCare will expand testing for prostate cancer nationwide with the use of Pylarify, a PET radiopharmaceutical designed to target prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA).

October 27, 2021

CT finds secondary lung disease in head and neck cancer survivors

By Kate Madden Yee

Survivors of head and neck cancer have a 2.5 times higher risk of developing secondary cancer in the lungs compared to people who have not had the disease. But screening with low-dose CT is effective at catching these cancers early, according to a study published in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.

October 27, 2021

Head-to-head MRI protocol calms kids in scanner

By Will Morton

Bringing parents into the MRI bore and positioning them head-to-head with their children can help fidgety kids complete cardiac MRI studies without using sedation, according to a report in the November issue of European Journal of Radiology.

October 27, 2021

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