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AI can identify hepatocellular carcinoma on liver CT exams

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm was able to identify hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) on liver CT exams with a level of accuracy comparable to radiologists, according to research published August 7 in the British Journal of Cancer.

August 9, 2021

Outpatient imaging slowly recovered during pandemic

By Amerigo Allegretto

Outpatient imaging volume slowly recovered in New York during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic to prepandemic levels, but the decline in imaging was greater than its recovery, according to research published August 9 in Clinical Imaging.

August 9, 2021

Butterfly Network posts Q2 revenue growth

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Point-of-care ultrasound developer Butterfly Network reported strong revenue growth in its second quarter, driven by "broad customer adoption," it said.

August 8, 2021

Caption secures CMS add-on payments for its AI software platform

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved new technology add-on payments (NTAP) for artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Caption Health's AI-guided cardiac ultrasound platform.

August 8, 2021

PET/CT predicts survival in pancreatic cancer patients

By Will Morton

PET/CT imaging can help predict survival early after the start of chemotherapy in patients with pancreatic cancer, according to a study in the August 5 issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

August 8, 2021

AI may not be ready to assess for pulmonary embolism

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can't be relied upon -- yet -- to detect pulmonary embolism on CT pulmonary angiography in clinical practice, according to research from Germany published August 6 in RöFo.

August 8, 2021

Racial disparities in mammography rose in Calif. during pandemic

By Amerigo Allegretto

Persistent low breast cancer screening volumes and racial disparities in mammography were seen in California during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research published August 6 in JAMA Oncology.

August 6, 2021

Black women less likely to receive breast surgery follow-up

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Black women are 1.36 times less likely to receive annual follow-up after breast-conserving surgery, and Medicare patients are 1.84 times less likely, according to research published August 5 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

August 5, 2021

Telix Japan names COO

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical developer Telix Pharmaceuticals said that Ryoichi Tanaka has joined Telix Japan as chief operating officer (COO) and head of business development.

August 5, 2021

Eco-Med issues voluntary recall of Eco-Gel 200

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that Eco-Med Pharmaceuticals has issued a voluntary recall of certain lots of its Eco-Gel 200 ultrasound gel due to contamination from Burkholderia cepacia complex bacteria.

August 5, 2021

CMS revokes PET infection, inflammation imaging barrier

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has removed the final coding barrier for F-18 FDG PET imaging of infection and inflammation, according to the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.

August 5, 2021

MITA hails radiopharmaceutical legislation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) applauded U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn and Tammy Baldwin for introducing the Facilitating Innovative Nuclear Diagnostics Act of 2021.

August 5, 2021

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