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Patients lack knowledge on radiation in medical imaging

By Amerigo Allegretto

More than half of patients did not know that chest CT delivers more radiation than chest radiography, one of several findings in a survey of nearly 2,900 patients published October 13 in JAMA Network Open.

October 12, 2021

Industrial MRI accidents are uncommon, but can be deadly

By Kate Madden Yee

The medical imaging community was sent reeling on September 15 when a worker was killed in the process of moving an MRI scanner from the fourth to the first floor of the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City. And although accidents like this are uncommon, they can be deadly.

October 12, 2021

Christie inks Fujifilm distribution deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canadian distributor Christie InnoMed will offer Fujifilm Canada's Aspire Cristalle mammography system with digital breast tomosynthesis to private and public institutions throughout the country.

October 12, 2021

Penn State team secures funding to develop wearable brain scanner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers from Pennsylvania State University have been awarded a two-year, $900,000 grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health's BRAIN Initiative to develop a prototype of a wearable photoacoustic scanner for the diagnosis and treatment of neurological conditions.

October 11, 2021

Sofie submits IND application for pancreatic PET agent

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Molecular imaging developer Sofie Biosciences has submitted an investigational new drug application (IND) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a radiopharmaceutical targeting the fibroblast activation protein inhibitor.

October 11, 2021

Mount Sinai establishes AI department

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has unveiled a new department dedicated to spurring on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in healthcare.

October 11, 2021

Ultrasound AI firm completes financing round

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound artificial intelligence (AI) technology startup DeepSight Technology has received $25 million in a series A funding round.

October 11, 2021

Delphinus gets FDA nod for 3D whole-breast US system

By Amerigo Allegretto

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Delphinus Medical Technologies' new 3D whole-breast ultrasound system for detecting cancer in women with dense breasts.

October 11, 2021

New CT lung cancer screening guide should fix healthcare inequities

By Kate Madden Yee

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's 2021 CT lung cancer screening guidelines address healthcare inequities by expanding the pool of people eligible to screen -- particularly women, racial, and ethnic minorities, and poorer individuals, according to a study published October 12 in JAMA Network Open.

October 11, 2021

DTI-MRI could help predict onset of Alzheimer's disease

By Kate Madden Yee

MRI with a diffusion-tensor imaging (DTI) protocol could help clinicians predict when patients who have a genetic mutation that puts them at risk of Alzheimer's disease may develop the condition, according to a study published October 12 in Radiology.

October 11, 2021

Will the shift to remote reading during COVID-19 be permanent?

By Emily Hayes

Leaders in diagnostic imaging don't have a crystal ball for what working life will look like after the COVID-19 pandemic. But a couple things look certain for the future: Teleradiology use will continue to accelerate, and the horse is out of the proverbial barn when it comes to working from home.

October 11, 2021

Sirtex touts 1st administration of yttrium-90 microspheres in China

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Sirtex Medical is highlighting the successful first administration of its SIR-Spheres yttrium-90 resin microspheres in China.

October 10, 2021

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