Clinical News: Page 457

Glandular tissue on ultrasound associated with breast cancer risk

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Glandular tissue is associated with future breast cancer risk in women with dense breasts, according to a study of women in South Korea published July 19 in Radiology.

July 20, 2021

Echocardiography can determine patient risk in COVID-19 cases

By Amerigo Allegretto

Transthoracic echocardiography is helpful in determining mortality risk for patients with COVID-19, according to research published July 21 in the European Journal of Clinical Investigation.

July 20, 2021

Plaque burden predicts higher risk for heart disease patients

By Will Morton

Measuring arterial plaque with cardiac CT in addition to established tests for heart disease can help predict which patients may suffer life-threatening events, according to a presentation at the virtual 2021 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography meeting.

July 20, 2021

Driver gets kudos, donuts after MRI truck gets stuck

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A truck driver hauling an MRI building to a hospital in rural Maine got a surprise when his vehicle got stuck and delayed traffic for hours -- he received plaudits and donuts from locals, according to published reports.

July 19, 2021

KA Imaging lands radiography supply contract from Premier

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Digital x-ray manufacturer KA Imaging has secured a supply agreement from group purchasing organization Premier.

July 19, 2021

Mevion delivers accelerator to Mercy St. Louis

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Mevion Medical Systems said it has delivered a 15-ton compact accelerator to Mercy Hospital St. Louis in Missouri.

July 19, 2021

AI assesses atherosclerosis, morphology in NSTEMI patients

By Erik L. Ridley

Atherosclerosis and vessel morphology can be evaluated in non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) patients by an artificial intelligence (AI) model, according to an e-poster at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography annual meeting.

July 19, 2021

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected CT CAC testing?

By Kate Madden Yee

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant dip in heart disease screening with CT coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring, particularly between March and May of last year, according to a poster presentation at the virtual 2021 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography meeting.

July 19, 2021

Hailing Mr. Spock! Vulcan salute detects painful foot neuroma

By Will Morton

"Live long and prosper," as Mr. Spock from "Star Trek" might say -- in this case, to the musculoskeletal radiologists who found the character's Vulcan salute on x-ray can help diagnose a type of painful foot neuroma. Their findings were published July 14 in Skeletal Radiology.

July 19, 2021

AI automatically quantifies plaque on CCTA

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can accurately quantify plaque on coronary CT angiography (CCTA) exams, according to research presented July 16 at the annual meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.

July 19, 2021

Routine screening for BI-RADS 3 lesions means lower recall rates

By Amerigo Allegretto

Returning to routine screening for BI-RADS 3 lesions on supplemental automated whole-breast ultrasound reduces the cancer recall rate "substantially," while also being unlikely to result in adverse outcomes, according to research published July 14 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

July 18, 2021

Intermountain facilities affected by Elekta data breach

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Intermountain Healthcare announced it has issued notice of a recent data security breach that may have affected the confidentiality of information related to facilities in southern Nevada that had patient data stored in software developed by radiation oncology firm Elekta.

July 18, 2021

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