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Study outlines 1st person-to-person coronavirus spread

By Kate Madden Yee

A study published March 12 in the Lancet journal describes what is believed to be the first person-to-person transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the U.S. The incident occurred when an Illinois woman who had traveled to Wuhan, China, was symptomatic.

March 11, 2020

ISCT announces Washington, DC, as host city

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT) will hold the 2020 edition of its annual conference in Washington, DC, from August 21-22.

March 11, 2020

MRI shows active leisure time promotes younger brain

By Wayne Forrest

Brain MR images show that older adults who maintain an active lifestyle during their leisure time have more brain volume and age more slowly than their sedentary counterparts, according to a study scheduled to be presented at the upcoming American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

March 11, 2020

ABUS leads to more cancer detection, higher recall rates

By Theresa Pablos

Radiologists who double read automated breast ultrasound scans (ABUS) on their own or in combination with digital breast tomosynthesis had higher cancer detection rates -- but their recall rates were also higher, according to a recent study in the Journal of Breast Imaging.

March 11, 2020

Benefits of DBT for screening stand the test of time

By Theresa Pablos

The benefits of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) stand the test of time, according to a five-year retrospective study published on March 10 in Radiology. The study found DBT had better cancer detection and fewer false positives than digital mammography throughout multiple screening appointments.

March 11, 2020

SNNMI still plans annual meeting -- for now

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has sent a note to its members that, as of today, the organization still plans to hold its annual meeting in New Orleans in June.

March 10, 2020

ACR recommends sparing use of CT for COVID-19

By Abraham Kim

CT should not be used as a first-line diagnostic or screening tool for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to a March 11 statement by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The statement covers the appropriate use of chest x-ray and CT for the screening, diagnosis, and management of COVID-19.

March 10, 2020

USARad offers COVID-19 screening program

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Teleradiology services provider USARad has launched a COVID-19 screening program.

March 10, 2020

FDA clears Fluidda respiratory imaging platform

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Fluidda's functional respiratory imaging online platform.

March 10, 2020

Radiologists distinguish COVID-19 pneumonia on CT

By Abraham Kim

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is characterized by CT findings that match features of other pneumonia-causing viruses. But radiologists from the U.S. and China demonstrated that they are well-equipped to differentiate COVID-19 from these other viruses in a new study, published online March 10 in Radiology.

March 10, 2020

3 factors linked to risk of death from coronavirus

By Abraham Kim

For individuals with the novel coronavirus disease, several factors were associated with an increased risk of death in a new study, published online March 9 in the Lancet journal. Careful observation and blood testing could help clinicians identify these individuals at an early stage, researchers say.

March 10, 2020

Scientists use ultrasound to create blood-drawing robot

By Theresa Pablos

Ultrasound has been used for decades to help humans visualize the inside of the body. Now, it's helping machines do that, too. Scientists have created a robot that uses ultrasound imaging to draw blood from patients with difficult-to-access veins.

March 10, 2020

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