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Bloomberg: Siemens mulls sale of ultrasound division
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthineers is pondering the divestiture of its ultrasound division in a deal that could be worth up to $1 billion, according to an article by financial news network Bloomberg.
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Is COVID-19 making breast radiologists work harder?
By Amerigo Allegretto
Breast imagers are working harder to maintain the same productivity, as measured by relative value units year to year, even as the COVID-19 pandemic led to a decrease in mammography volume, according to data presented at the Society of Breast Imaging/American College of Radiology Breast Imaging Symposium.
April 13, 2021
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Shared decision-making: Is it harmful for lung cancer screening?
By Frederic W. Grannis Jr.
Why is CT lung cancer screening the only screening exam to require a session of shared decision-making between patients and doctors to receive Medicare reimbursement? Dr. Frederic Grannis examines this question in a new article.
April 13, 2021
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POCUS beats landmark guidance for placing arterial lines
By Amerigo Allegretto
Placing arterial lines under the guidance of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) outperformed traditional landmark guidance in research presented Tuesday at the virtual 2021 American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine annual meeting.
April 12, 2021
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MTTI wins patent for PET necrosis imaging agent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biopharmaceutical company Molecular Targeting Technologies (MTTI) has received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its F-18 fluoroglucaric acid PET necrosis imaging agent.
April 12, 2021
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KA lands Health Canada license for Sight detector
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital x-ray manufacturer KA Imaging has garnered a medical device license from Health Canada for its Sight flat-panel detector.
April 12, 2021
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Women of color still face barriers in breast cancer treatment
By Amerigo Allegretto
Despite advances in breast cancer research and treatment over the decades, racial and socioeconomic disparities are still prevalent barriers for women seeking treatment, researchers said on Friday at the Society of Breast Imaging/American College of Radiology Breast Imaging Symposium.
April 12, 2021
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Study finds chest x-ray 'through glass' valuable during COVID-19
By Will Morton
A new chest x-ray technique implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic of imaging patients through glass produced diagnostic-quality radiographs while reducing hospital costs and infection risk, according to an April 7 paper in the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences.
April 12, 2021
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Low bone mass, gum disease may be linked in middle age
By Melissa Busch
Low bone mass may be associated with periodontal disease in middle-aged adults, according to a study published on March 23 in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
April 12, 2021
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Koios secures FDA breakthrough designation for breast AI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Koios Medical has received breakthrough device designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its artificial intelligence (AI)-based software for the detection and diagnosis of breast and thyroid cancer.
April 11, 2021
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Eckert & Ziegler secures technetium licenses for Brazil
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Isotope technology firm Eckert & Ziegler has secured a license to market technetium generators in Brazil from that country's regulatory body, ANVISA.
April 11, 2021
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Researchers tout promise of contrast ultrasound at AIUM 2021
By Amerigo Allegretto
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound has a number of useful benefits over other forms of medical imaging, according to two studies presented Monday at the virtual 2021 American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) annual meeting.
April 11, 2021
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