Clinical News: Page 479

Varian nets FDA breakthrough nod for radioablation unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology vendor Varian Medical Systems has garnered a breakthrough device designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its cardiac radioablation system.
May 27, 2021
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AI-based program helps follow up incidental lung nodules on CT
By Kate Madden Yee
Incidental lung nodules on routine CT may develop into cancer. But they can be effectively tracked with a well-designed follow-up program based on artificial intelligence (AI), according to a May 25 talk at the virtual Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine meeting.
May 27, 2021
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Study: 8M lives lost to smoking globally
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nearly 8 million people worldwide died of smoking in 2019, with the vast majority of smokers picking up the habit in their 20s, according to a new report from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.
May 27, 2021
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Ditching the disks for image sharing can yield huge savings
By Erik L. Ridley
Ditching CDs and DVDs in favor of electronic medical image exchange can save health systems hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, according to research presented May 26 at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine annual meeting.
May 26, 2021
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Blue Earth touts Axumin results in Lancet
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bracco molecular imaging subsidiary Blue Earth Diagnostics is highlighting results of a study published in Lancet showing that postprostatectomy radiation therapy guided by the company's PET radiotracer Axumin (fluciclovine F-18) helped increase biochemical event-free survival rates in men with recurrent prostate cancer.
May 26, 2021
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Lantheus gets FDA nod for Pylarify PET agent for prostate cancer
By Brian Casey
Lantheus Medical Imaging has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Pylarify (F-18 DCFPyL), a PET radiopharmaceutical designed to target prostate-specific membrane antigen.
May 26, 2021
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Cardiac MRI boosts myocarditis detection in college athletes 7-fold
By Kate Madden Yee
Cardiac MRI improves the detection of both clinical and subclinical COVID-19-induced myocarditis in college athletes by more than sevenfold compared with a screening strategy based solely on COVID-19 symptoms, according to a study published May 27 in JAMA Cardiology.
May 26, 2021
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Special training not needed for COVID lung ultrasound scoring
By Amerigo Allegretto
Although there were some variations in performance, it may not be necessary for users of lung ultrasound scanners to receive special training before scoring exams of patients with COVID-19, according to research published May 21 in Nature.
May 26, 2021
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Interoperability will unleash power of AI for medical imaging
By Erik L. Ridley
Interoperability across health systems could help unleash the power of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical imaging and healthcare overall, according to a keynote talk by Hal Wolf on May 26 at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine annual meeting.
May 25, 2021
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PET/MRI advances efforts for virtual biopsy in breast cancer
By Will Morton
FDG-PET/MRI combined with ultrasound could reduce the need for invasive biopsy to confirm suspicious findings in women with newly diagnosed metastatic breast cancer, according to a study by German researchers published May 20 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
May 25, 2021
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Ibex obtains CE Mark for Galen Breast software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ibex has announced receipt of the CE Mark for its Galen Breast software for use in supporting pathologists in detection of various types of breast cancer.
May 25, 2021
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CTA shows the effect of job stress on the heart
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CT angiography (CTA) shows that high-stress jobs increase the risk of a high coronary artery calcium score in men, according to a study published May 25 in Plos One.
May 25, 2021
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