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2 ultrasound features predict cancer recurrence risk

By Theresa Pablos

Machine learning might one day be able to tell which breast cancer patients will benefit from additional genetic testing. In a recent study, researchers used natural language processing to identify key features from ultrasound reports associated with cancer recurrence risk.

January 22, 2020

Deep learning of x-rays helps predict pulmonary blood flow

By Brian Casey

A deep-learning algorithm that analyzed chest x-rays was able to predict pulmonary to systemic blood flow just as well as clinicians. The finding could give healthcare providers a better way to determine which patients with congenital heart disease require intervention, according to a January 22 article in JAMA Cardiology.

January 22, 2020

High calcium density on CCTA linked to lower risk of ACS

By Abraham Kim

High levels of plaque calcification on coronary CT angiography (CCTA) scans were associated with a lower risk of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and adverse cardiac events for individuals suspected of having heart disease in an international study published online January 22 in JAMA Cardiology.

January 22, 2020

ASNC, ASE win CMS recognition for ImageGuide Registry

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) announced that their ImageGuide Registry has been approved by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry for 2020.

January 21, 2020

NTP Radioisotopes increases Mo-99 production

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Emerging from a turbulent period that included an extended shutdown of its facilities, South African radioisotope producer NTP Radioisotopes said it doubled its molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) production runs last November.

January 21, 2020

Echosens technology used for liver fibrosis study

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound technology developer Echosens is supplying its FibroScan test to the Fatty Liver Foundation as part of a research study designed to screen for undetected nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

January 21, 2020

Radsource expands ProtonPACS customer base

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PACS software developer Radsource said it completed 23 new installations of its ProtonPACS software in the fourth quarter of 2019.

January 21, 2020

Unique PET/CT video shows real-time blood, cardiac motion

By Wayne Forrest

U.S. and Chinese researchers have combined an advanced image reconstruction method with a total-body PET scanner to track real-time blood flow and heart and respiratory function, according to a study published online January 20 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

January 21, 2020

Shine reports Lu-177 production milestone

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical isotope firm Shine Medical Technologies and partners GE Healthcare and the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry in the Czech Republic said they have produced patient dose quantities of the lutetium-177 (Lu-177) therapeutic isotope.

January 21, 2020

AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Insider

By Theresa Pablos

January 20, 2020

Hitachi plans new imaging innovation center

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Hitachi Healthcare Americas plans to launch a new medical imaging innovation center this year at its North American headquarters in Twinsburg, OH.

January 20, 2020

EOS brings EOSedge to North America

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Orthopedic imaging technology developer EOS Imaging has installed its EOSedge system at CHU Sainte-Justine Mother and Child University Hospital Centre in Montreal.

January 20, 2020

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