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Might manganese make gadolinium obsolete for MRI scans?

By Wayne Forrest

Could a manganese-based MRI contrast agent provide equivalent MR image quality and help alleviate concerns surrounding the use of gadolinium-based contrast agents? New research indicates that it has some potential.

January 9, 2020

DOE waives export ban on highly enriched uranium

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is moving to allow the export of weapons-grade uranium, the same substance used to manufacture medical isotopes, such as molybdenum-99.

January 8, 2020

Accuray touts CyberKnife study results

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Accuray is touting the results of a prospective study in which stereotactic body radiation therapy performed with its CyberKnife system provided excellent disease control at the five-year mark for men with locally recurrent prostate cancer.

January 8, 2020

CT, MRI payments plummet at private practices

By Abraham Kim

Medicare reimbursement for CT and MRI exams performed at private practices have decreased dramatically over the past decade for radiologists, and even more so for physicians of other specialties, according to an article published in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

January 8, 2020

Are breast density notification laws really working?

By Theresa Pablos

Are breast density notification laws really working to educate women? The laws may not be increasing women's knowledge about the health risks associated with having dense breasts, according to a new study published January 9 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

January 8, 2020

Nodules on CT lung screening predict long-term cancer risk

By Abraham Kim

The presence of noncalcified nodules on CT lung screening exams -- including small, stable nodules -- was associated with increased cancer risk as many as 12 years after baseline screening in a secondary analysis of the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), published in the January issue of Lung Cancer.

January 8, 2020

U.S. cancer death rate drops again

By Brian Casey

Fewer Americans are dying of cancer, and the mortality rate appears to be dropping faster than ever, according to new data released January 9 by the American Cancer Society. Cancer mortality in the U.S. has fallen 29% in the last 26 years, including a sharp 2.2% drop from 2016 to 2017.

January 7, 2020

ASE releases new guideline for stress echo

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has published a new guideline for the use of stress echocardiography in patients with ischemic heart disease.

January 7, 2020

Raleigh Radiology faces lawsuit over mammo services

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Raleigh Radiology is now facing a lawsuit related to the suspension of its mammography services last month by the American College of Radiology and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

January 7, 2020

AuntMinnie.com MRI Insider

By Wayne Forrest

January 7, 2020

Pulsed ultrasound shows promise as cancer therapy

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A new form of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy shows promise for destroying cancerous tumors without harming nearby healthy cells, according to research published online January 7 in Applied Physics Letters.

January 7, 2020

4D CT sheds light on post-TAVR treatment strategies

By Abraham Kim

4D CT scans showed that an anticoagulant-based treatment strategy was more effective than antiplatelet medication at reducing the risk of valve leaflet abnormalities after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in a recent study, published in the January 9 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

January 7, 2020

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