Clinical News: Page 430

Do the USPSTF lung cancer guidelines cause screening disparities?

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Do the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) lung cancer screening guidelines contribute to gender disparities in eligibility? It appears so, according to a study published July 9 in the journal Chest.

July 12, 2021

Chest CT, stress testing find PE in 25% of COVID-19 patients

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A quarter of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 show pulmonary embolism (PE) on CT pulmonary angiography or nuclear stress testing, according to a study published July 13 in Radiology.

July 12, 2021

NeuroLogica inks research deal with MGH

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Samsung subsidiary NeuroLogica said it's collaborating with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) to pilot the firm's OmniTom Elite scanner with photon-counting detector CT technology at the point of care.

July 12, 2021

WCG buys imaging core lab Intrinsic Imaging

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Clinical trials services and technology provider WCG has purchased medical imaging core lab Intrinsic Imaging. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

July 12, 2021

DEXA shows lower bone density in diabetic children

By Will Morton

Boys showed lower bone density than girls on dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scans in a group of Thai teenagers with diabetes in a study published July 10 in Bone. The finding suggests that gender may be a risk factor for osteoporosis in youth affected by the disease.

July 12, 2021

Can body composition metrics foretell COVID-19 patient outcomes?

By Erik L. Ridley

The body composition of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 as assessed on routine abdominal CT exams could help predict adverse outcomes, according to research published online July 9 in the International Journal of Obesity.

July 12, 2021

Structural racism linked to initial breast cancer care facility

By Amerigo Allegretto

Black and Hispanic patients are more likely to attend a facility with fewer resources and less likely to access highly accredited medical facilities for breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, according to research published July 8 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

July 11, 2021

MRI's magnetic field may inhibit opening of blood-brain barrier

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis found in an animal study that using MRI to guide focused ultrasound with microbubbles may negatively affect how open the blood-brain barrier is to therapeutic drugs for brain diseases.

July 11, 2021

RSIP Vision launches MRI segmentation software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer software and artificial intelligence company RSIP Vision has released a new software module for assessing chondral lesions on MRI exams.

July 11, 2021

International Isotopes snaps up remaining RadQual shares

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radioisotope manufacturer International Isotopes has purchased all remaining shares in its subsidiary RadQual, completing a transaction that began in 2017.

July 11, 2021

Butterfly Network appoints new executives

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Point-of-care ultrasound developer Butterfly Network has appointed two new executives.

July 11, 2021

Gender disparity gap narrows by a hair in interventional radiology

By Will Morton

Trends in interventional radiology show promise in narrowing the field's gender gap, with the number of women in the specialty doubling since 2015, according to an analysis published July 8 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

July 11, 2021

Previous Page

Page 430 of 3658

Next Page