Clinical News: Page 704

JACR: Breast density notices need improvement

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Breast density notifications need improvement to be better understood by the women who receive them, according to a study published online September 18 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

September 22, 2019

EOS reports net loss in 1st half of 2019

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Orthopedic imaging technology developer EOS Imaging reported a net loss in the first half of its 2019 fiscal year, as well as a notable change in its commercial cycle.

September 22, 2019

Paramed to install 1st MROpen in Atlanta

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MR developer Paramed Medical Systems said it will install its MROpen scanner at one of American Health Imaging's facilities in the greater Atlanta area.

September 22, 2019

Varian gets USTR tariff exemption for linear accelerators

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has granted radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems an exclusion from U.S. trade tariffs for linear accelerator components manufactured in China, effective September 20.

September 22, 2019

ISCT: Will AI for CT be radiology's killer app?

By Abraham Kim

SAN DIEGO - While artificial intelligence (AI) has been generating buzz in radiology, a "killer app" for AI in medical imaging has yet to emerge. Dr. Eliot Siegel believes that killer app could be the use of AI for processing CT data, according to a talk at the 2019 International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT) meeting.

September 22, 2019

C-MIMI: AI could cut mammography workload in half

By Erik L. Ridley

AUSTIN, TX - An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm could cut in half the number of screening mammograms that need to be interpreted by radiologists by directing them only to cases most likely to contain cancer, according to research presented on Sunday at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine's Conference on Machine Intelligence in Medical Imaging (C-MIMI).

September 22, 2019

IBA to install carbon therapy in France

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Proton therapy developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has signed a deal to develop a cyclotron-based carbon therapy system in the Normandy region of France.

September 22, 2019

Technologist licensure bill introduced in Pa.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A bill that would require licensure for medical imaging and radiation therapy technologists has been introduced in the Pennsylvania Legislature, according to the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI).

September 22, 2019

ISCT: Radiologists glean insight from patient reviews

By Abraham Kim

SAN DIEGO - Whether for a conventional CT scan or a more intricate imaging exam, radiology reports can often be challenging for patients to understand. Dr. Arun Krishnaraj shared lessons learned from soliciting feedback for medical imaging reports in a talk at the 2019 International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT) symposium.

September 20, 2019

Canada's Conservatives pledge $1.5B in imaging funds

By Louise Gagnon

OTTAWA, ONTARIO - Long wait times in Canada for medical imaging procedures could be cut dramatically -- at least, if the Conservative Party follows through on an election pledge made today to invest $1.5 billion Canadian in new MRI and CT scanners.

September 19, 2019

ISCT: 10 pillars of an effective CT lung screening program

By Abraham Kim

SAN DIEGO - As CT lung cancer screening continues to expand across the U.S., what measures can healthcare providers take to ensure that screening programs remain efficient, cost-effective, and patient-centered? Dr. Florian Fintelmann offered 10 tips in a talk at the 2019 International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT) meeting.

September 19, 2019

ViewRay subject to class-action lawsuits

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A New York City law firm has joined several other firms in filing class-action litigation against image-guided radiation therapy vendor ViewRay.

September 19, 2019

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