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GE to acquire ultrasound firm BK Medical for $1.5B

By Brian Casey

GE Healthcare has signed a deal to acquire specialty ultrasound and surgical visualization developer BK Medical for $1.45 billion. GE said the acquisition will help its $3 billion ultrasound business expand into surgical and therapeutic interventions.

September 22, 2021

New MRI method detects heart injuries in COVID-19 patients

By Will Morton

French researchers have developed a new high-resolution cardiac MRI technique that can diagnose myocardial injuries in patients with COVID-19, according to a study published September 18 in the European Journal of Radiology.

September 22, 2021

Breast MRI gauges therapy success in women with inflammatory disease

By Kate Madden Yee

Performing baseline breast MRI scans in women with inflammatory breast cancer can help clinicians gauge the success of preoperative chemotherapy, which if it is successful, improves mastectomy outcomes, according to a study published September 21 in Academic Radiology.

September 22, 2021

Brain MRI shows link between atrial fibrillation and cognitive decline

By Kate Madden Yee

Particular findings on brain MRI appear to be connected to atrial fibrillation in stroke patients -- and perhaps to future cognitive decline, according to a study conducted by Swedish researchers and published September 14 in Neurology.

September 22, 2021

European guidelines on ultrasound for gallbladder polyps 'too conservative'

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

European ultrasound guidelines on gallbladder polyps are "likely too conservative," according to a study published September 22 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

September 21, 2021

Theragnostics enters licensing deal with AAA for Ga-68 PET

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Theragnostics has signed a global licensing agreement with Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA) to develop and commercialize gallium-68 (Ga-68) one-step PET radiopharmaceuticals.

September 21, 2021

Could monochromatic x-ray be the future of breast imaging?

By Amerigo Allegretto

A technology called monochromatic x-ray could reduce radiation dose per mammogram by a factor of five to 10 times, according to a research review published September 18 in the European Journal of Radiology.

September 21, 2021

Dental surgeons offer imaging tips for patients wearing masks

By Will Morton

Is it possible to acquire extraoral images of patients while they are still wearing masks for protection against COVID-19? It's possible, if you take a few steps to counter artifacts that might develop, according to a letter published online September 19 in Academic Radiology.

September 21, 2021

GE launches new Revolution Ascend CT scanner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare is launching a new CT scanner called Revolution Ascend that's designed to deliver better workflow through artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

September 20, 2021

AuntMinnie.com MRI Insider

By Kate Madden Yee

September 20, 2021

SNMMI updates appropriate use criteria for PSMA PET

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has released new guidance for the clinical use of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-PET imaging.

September 20, 2021

PET detects activity in early atherosclerosis

By Will Morton

PET imaging has shown that an experimental radiotracer can detect cellular activity in the artery walls of patients with atherosclerosis, according to a study published September 18 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

September 20, 2021

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