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CT plus CT perfusion predicts stroke surgery outcomes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The combination of standard noncontrast CT and CT perfusion can identify which stroke patients are likely to benefit from surgical treatment better than either of the modalities alone, according to a study recently published online in Annals of Neurology.
January 22, 2020
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Late-stage cancers dropped after Mass. health expansion
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The number of late-stage colon cancer diagnoses dropped in Massachusetts after the expansion of healthcare coverage in the state, a move that served as the model for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
January 22, 2020
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Biomarkers on PET, MRI show breast cancer risk
By Brian Casey
In a finding they described as "unexpected," researchers used PET and MRI to discover that women with a malignant tumor in one breast have lower levels of certain biomarkers in the contralateral, healthy breast. Results were published in the January edition of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
January 22, 2020
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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