Clinical News: Page 471

MRI shows how head impacts affect brains of young football players

By Kate Madden Yee

A new study further confirms that youth football players who experience repeated exposure to head impacts -- both in games and practices -- have a higher number of abnormal voxels in brain MRI scans. The research was published June 15 in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics.

June 16, 2021

What has radiology learned from the COVID-19 pandemic?

By Joe Constance

As the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, many radiologists are welcoming back patients, ramping up procedures, and seeing volumes return to pre-COVID-19 levels. But patients want to feel safe and secure as they return, so imaging facilities must implement practices and policies that ensure patient safety. The question is how best to do it.

June 16, 2021

RayStation treatment planning added to Accuray's CyberKnife

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

RaySearch's RayStation treatment planning system has been integrated into the CyberKnife radiation therapy platform from radiation oncology firm Accuray.

June 15, 2021

Healthcare veteran Huennekens joins Hyperfine

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Portable MRI technology developer Hyperfine has appointed Scott Huennekens as executive chairman.

June 15, 2021

Healthcare disparities persist as COVID-19 pandemic fades

By Amerigo Allegretto

Dr. Sampson Davis, an emergency medicine physician and New York Times bestselling author, spoke at the SNMMI 2021 virtual annual meeting about his life growing up, attending medical school, and being on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. He also called others to action in the fight against racial injustice.

June 15, 2021

AI can automatically quantify atherosclerosis on CCTA

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence (AI) application can rapidly and accurately quantify stenosis on coronary CT angiography (CCTA) exams, according to a multinational study published online June 12 in the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.

June 15, 2021

SNMMI's Image of the Year shows COVID-19's long-term neuro effects

By Will Morton

A series of FDG-PET images of COVID-19 patients that shows how the disease causes long-term neurological changes associated with cognitive impairment was given Image of the Year honors at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) meeting.

June 14, 2021

SNMMI releases slate of officers for 2021-2022 term

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has released its slate of officers for its 2021-2022 term, headed by Dr. Richard Wahl as president.

June 14, 2021

Attralus touts amyloid imaging research at SNMMI 2021

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Biopharmaceutical company Attralus is directing attention to research presented this week at the annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) involving its AT-01 amyloid imaging agent.

June 14, 2021

RayzeBio nets over $100 million in Series C financing

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical startup RayzeBio has received $108 million in series C financing to support its development of targeted radiopharmaceuticals for cancer treatment.

June 14, 2021

Kheiron brings Mia to Australia, New Zealand

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence software developer Kheiron Medical Technologies has received clearance for its Mia mammography breast cancer screening software in Australia and New Zealand.

June 14, 2021

FDG-PET shows lipophilic statin users at higher risk of dementia

By Will Morton

FDG-PET scans showed patients taking lipophilic statins may have more than double the risk of converting to dementia over eight years of follow-up compared with those not taking statins, according to a presentation on June 14 at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging meeting.

June 14, 2021

Previous Page

Page 471 of 3689

Next Page