Clinical News: Page 466

Through COVID-19 pandemic, CT has shown high diagnostic accuracy

By Kate Madden Yee

A study that includes a cohort of more than 10,000 patients has found that throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, chest CT demonstrated 80% accuracy in diagnosing COVID-19, according to research published June 29 in Radiology.

June 29, 2021

Kopans: TMIST trial design is biased against DBT

By Amerigo Allegretto

The design of the Tomosynthesis Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (TMIST) may be less favorable toward digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and may have unintended consequences for women's health, according to Dr. Daniel Kopans of Harvard University in an analysis published June 24 in Clinical Imaging.

June 29, 2021

Does the COVID-19 vaccine cause myocarditis?

By Kate Madden Yee

Do messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccines cause myocarditis? Perhaps -- but not on a scale that should prevent people from getting vaccinated, according to two studies published June 29 in JAMA Cardiology.

June 29, 2021

HIV-positive people have higher incidence of coronary plaque

By Kate Madden Yee

Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) shows that HIV-positive people have higher incidence of coronary plaque -- even if they are at low to moderate risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a study published June 29 in JAMA Network Open.

June 28, 2021

Interventional Systems gets FDA nod for medical robot

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Austrian firm Interventional Systems has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Micromate medical robot.

June 28, 2021

4DMedical reports NIH funding for preclinical scanner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical image analysis software developer 4DMedical said that the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has provided funding for the University of Michigan to acquire the company's Permetium preclinical scanner.

June 28, 2021

Shine secures $150M in new financing round

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical isotope firm Shine Medical Technologies has raised $150 million in a new round of financing.

June 28, 2021

More green space may not lead to better bone health

By Will Morton

For older adults living near Hong Kong's green space, the grass may not be greener -- at least in terms of bone health. A recent study found that participants who lived closer to the city's green space actually had lower levels of bone health.

June 28, 2021

Ultrasound could rule out need for x-ray in scoliosis screening

By Amerigo Allegretto

Ultrasound is useful in identifying schoolchildren who do not require specialist referral for follow-up x-rays as part of scoliosis screening programs, according to research published June 28 in Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology.

June 28, 2021

Tau PET bests amyloid PET, MRI in Alzheimer's prognostic study

By Will Morton

Tau PET is superior to amyloid PET and MRI for detecting cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease patients over time and may serve as a prognostic tool to help manage patients in the early stages of the disease, according to a study published June 28 in JAMA Neurology.

June 28, 2021

B dot Medical touts proton beam-bending magnet technology

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

B dot Medical is highlighting the successful performance of a superconducting bending magnet that could be used as part of a compact proton cancer therapy system.

June 27, 2021

Patient sues MRI center due to 'unreadable' CD

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A patient sued an MRI center in Canada after he was given a CD with his digital images that his doctor was unable to view on a computer, according to an article in the Vancouver Sun.

June 27, 2021

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