Clinical News: Page 514

KA signs Templeton as chief medical officer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Digital x-ray manufacturer KA Imaging has tapped Dr. Philip Templeton as its chief medical officer.

March 8, 2021

Carestream unveils Lux 35 cesium glass-free detector

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Carestream Health has introduced Lux 35, the firm's first glass-free cesium digital radiography detector for medical imaging applications.

March 8, 2021

BWXT, GMS form joint venture for Asia-Pacific

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

BWX Technologies (BWXT) subsidiary and medical isotope and radiopharmaceutical supplier BWXT Medical has formed a joint venture for the Asia-Pacific region with nuclear medicine and radiopharmacy firm Global Medical Solutions (GMS).

March 8, 2021

Radiologists perform most lumbar puncture procedures

By Erik L. Ridley

The percentage of lumbar puncture procedures performed in the U.S. by radiologists has grown significantly over the last 14 years, according to research from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute published in the March issue of the American Journal of Neurology.

March 8, 2021

Top 10 questions to ask when buying radiology AI software

By Erik L. Ridley

What issues should you consider when buying artificial intelligence (AI) software for radiology? A multinational team of authors has produced new guidelines -- including a list of top 10 questions to ask -- aimed at helping guide prospective purchasers.

March 8, 2021

Siemens gets FDA clearance for new PET/CT scanner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthineers has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Biograph Vision Quadra, a new PET/CT scanner with a large 106-cm axial field of view.

March 8, 2021

How useful is shared decision-making for lung cancer screening?

By Kate Madden Yee

Clinicians should continue to use "shared decision-making" to help eligible individuals decide whether to seek out low-dose CT lung cancer screening, according to guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, published March 9 in JAMA.

March 8, 2021

USPSTF's new lung cancer screening guidance lowers starting age

By Kate Madden Yee

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released an updated, final recommendation for CT lung cancer screening that lowers the starting age from 55 to 50 and adjusts smoking history from 30 pack years to 20 pack years. The final recommendation was published March 9 in JAMA.

March 8, 2021

AI reduces variability in breast density reporting

By Erik L. Ridley

Variation in the assessment of breast density on mammograms was reduced with the use of an artificial intelligence (AI)-based software application, and the software enabled more consistent mammography reports, in a study presented at ECR 2021.

March 8, 2021

NorthStar, IBA expand Tc-99m collaboration

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes and proton therapy developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) are expanding their collaboration in an effort to increase the supply of technetium-99m (Tc-99m) around the world.

March 7, 2021

Hologic to collaborate with Gallup on women's health index

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Hologic has announced a collaboration with Gallup on a women's health assessment project called the Hologic Global Women's Health Index.

March 7, 2021

MRI study looks for signs of Alzheimer's disease

By Will Morton

Brain MRI scans showed no significant differences in Alzheimer's disease biomarkers among patients on intensive blood pressure therapy compared with patients on standard therapy in a study published online March 8 in JAMA Neurology.

March 7, 2021

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