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Report: Canon buys CZT detector developer Redlen

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canon Inc., the parent company of Canon Medical Systems, has acquired Redlen Technologies, a developer of detectors based on cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) that can be used for photon-counting CT applications, according to a news report by Nikkei Asia.

September 7, 2021

PET tracer assesses response to new prostate cancer treatment

By Will Morton

PET imaging can identify whether or not patients respond to an investigational treatment for prostate cancer, according to a pilot study published in the September issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

September 7, 2021

Mobile stroke units with onboard CT deliver best early care

By Kate Madden Yee

Acute stroke patients eligible for treatment with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) have better long-term outcomes when they receive treatment via a mobile stroke ambulance with an on-board CT scanner, according to a September 8 study in the New England Journal of Medicine.

September 7, 2021

Use of MRI-directed ultrasound called into question

By Amerigo Allegretto

MRI-directed ultrasound has low success in detecting nonmass enhancement in women undergoing breast imaging, according to research published September 7 in Clinical Imaging.

September 7, 2021

Can AI enable personalized breast cancer screening?

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm for screening mammography may be able to facilitate personalized breast cancer screening protocols for women, according to research published online September 7 in Radiology.

September 7, 2021

Hermes, Isotopia sign deal on dosimetry

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nuclear medicine software developer Hermes Medical Solutions has signed a collaboration with Isotopia Molecular Imaging to support clinical studies to demonstrate the positive effects of personalized dosimetry and modulated radiopharmaceutical therapy on patient outcomes.

September 6, 2021

ScreenPoint adds Brem to board

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Women's imaging software developer ScreenPoint Medical has added two new members to its supervisory board, one of whom is mammography expert Dr. Rachel Brem.

September 6, 2021

RSNA releases new QIBA profile for knee cartilage MRI

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The RSNA has published a new Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers Alliance (QIBA) profile that aims to facilitate more reliable and reproducible MRI-based measurements of cartilage degeneration in the knee.

September 6, 2021

Lunit garners regulatory clearance in Singapore

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence software developer Lunit has received clearance from the Health Sciences Authority in Singapore for its Insight CXR and Insight MMG AI software applications.

September 6, 2021

DEXA predicts diabetes in obese menopausal women

By Will Morton

Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) tests are better than traditional clinical obesity measures for predicting diabetes and heart disease in older women, according to an August 31 study in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

September 6, 2021

Could machine learning help clinicians better diagnose autism?

By Kate Madden Yee

Autism spectrum disorder is a complicated condition that can be difficult to diagnose, especially since its evaluation is currently conducted by assessing behavioral symptoms, according to a study published in the September 1 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience Methods.

September 6, 2021

Review claims to find flaws in studies on AI for breast cancer

By Amerigo Allegretto

Artificial intelligence (AI) still has a ways to go before it can outperform breast imagers or even be used in clinical settings, according to a literature review published September 1 in BMJ.

September 5, 2021

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