Clinical News: Page 416

Falling MRI scanner kills worker at Utah hospital

By Brian Casey

An MRI scanner that was being relocated killed a worker on September 15 when it fell to the ground outside the University of Utah Hospital. Another worker was injured in the incident, which is under investigation.

September 14, 2021

Perspectum touts study of LiverMultiScan software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Perspectum's LiverMultiScan software helped patients better understand chronic liver disease treatment, according to a study published September 10 in the Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes.

September 14, 2021

IBA, SCK CEN sign actinium-225 deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Proton therapy developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) and Belgian nuclear research center SCK CEN have partnered to enable the production of the medical radioisotope actinium-225.

September 14, 2021

Chest CT score predicts ventilation failure in COVID-19 patients

By Kate Madden Yee

Scores of disease severity based on CT scans can help predict how COVID-19 patients will respond to noninvasive ventilation administered through an oxygen mask rather than through intubation, according to a study published September 11 in the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia.

September 14, 2021

Researchers tout algorithm that predicts breast cancer risk with DBT

By Amerigo Allegretto

Calculations of breast density that are derived from digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) exams may be more accurate than those derived from conventional 2D mammography in predicting cancer risk, according to research published September 14 in Radiology.

September 14, 2021

Us2.ai secures FDA nod for echocardiography AI software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Us2.ai has secured U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its Us2.v1 echocardiography image analysis software.

September 13, 2021

Accuray promotes prostate cancer research at ESTRO 2021

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Accuray is highlighting research presented at the recent European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) annual congress on the benefits of its CyberKnife robotic radiotherapy platform in prostate cancer treatment.

September 13, 2021

Pylarify added to NCCN prostate cancer guidelines

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Lantheus Medical Imaging's PET radiotracer Pylarify (F-18 piflufolastat) has been included in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines for imaging prostate cancer.

September 13, 2021

PET tracer predicts response to immunotherapy

By Will Morton

An experimental PET radiotracer can predict whether patients will respond early to new immunotherapy treatments for metastatic skin cancer, according to a study published September 9 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

September 13, 2021

MRI radiomics can help predict breast cancer treatment response

By Erik L. Ridley

A nomogram based on MRI radiomics and clinical variables can predict whether hormone receptor-positive breast cancer patients will respond to endocrine therapy, according to research published online September 11 in the Breast.

September 13, 2021

POCUS can help with intussusception in pediatric patients

By Amerigo Allegretto

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is helpful in pediatric emergencies for differentiating ileocolic intussusception from small bowel-small bowel intussusception, according to a study published September 11 in the Journal of Emergency Medicine.

September 13, 2021

CT lung screening reduces lung cancer mortality 16% in U.K. study

By Philip Ward

Performing CT lung cancer screening of current and former smokers reduced lung cancer mortality by as much as 16%, a number in line with other studies, according to research published on September 11 in the Lancet Regional Health -- Europe.

September 13, 2021

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