Clinical News: Page 707

Court decides compensation for Mumbai MRI death

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Bombay High Court has ordered the municipal government of Mumbai to pay interim compensation of approximately $14,000 U.S. to an Indian family whose relative was killed in an MRI accident at a hospital in January 2018.

September 17, 2019

SNMMI sets submission schedule for 2020 meeting

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has adjusted its schedule for abstract submissions for its 2020 annual meeting.

September 17, 2019

FDA OK's Mayo Clinic cyclotron

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the opening of a cyclotron facility at the Mayor Clinic in Jacksonville, FL.

September 17, 2019

GE inks deal for imaging antibodies

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has signed a licensing agreement with Australian biotech company AdAlta to develop antibodies for diagnostic imaging.

September 17, 2019

Fast MRI technique benefits kids with head trauma

By Wayne Forrest

Using a "fast" MR technique instead of CT for imaging clinically stable pediatric patients with a suspected traumatic brain injury can accurately diagnose them without sedation or exposure to radiation, according to a study published September 18 in Pediatrics.

September 17, 2019

Agfa readies Musica, DR enhancements for RSNA 2019

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare said it will present enhancements to its Musica acquisition workstation and a new digital radiography (DR) system at the 2019 RSNA meeting in December in Chicago.

September 17, 2019

3D VR models improve kidney-sparing surgery outcomes

By Abraham Kim

Examining 3D virtual reality (VR) models during presurgical planning for robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy led to reductions in operating time, blood loss, and hospital length of stay compared with planning based on MRI and CT scans alone in a new study, published online September 18 in JAMA Network Open.

September 17, 2019

FET-PET can be useful for glioma evaluations

By Wayne Forrest

When glioma results are inconclusive on MRI, clinicians should consider fluoroethyl-tyrosine (FET)-PET for more definitive results and to differentiate between tumor progression and treatment improvement, according to a study published online September 13 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

September 17, 2019

Mammography screening benefits high-risk men

By Kate Madden Yee

Screening mammography benefits men at high risk of breast cancer, according to a study published online September 17 in Radiology. The findings support the establishment of screening guidelines for men at high-risk of the disease, the researchers noted.

September 17, 2019

ProScan accused of submitting fraudulent MRI claims

By Wayne Forrest

A whistleblower lawsuit has alleged that Cincinnati-based imaging services provider ProScan submitted thousands of reimbursement claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and Tricare for MRI interpretations that were performed by physician assistants instead of radiologists.

September 16, 2019

AccuBoost debuts product upgrades at ASTRO 2019

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Women's health firm AccuBoost has introduced several new upgrades for its AccuBoost Digital breast brachytherapy technology at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in Chicago.

September 16, 2019

Ezra brings full-body MRI screening to Calif.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cancer screening startup Ezra has teamed with imaging services provider RadNet to launch its direct-to-consumer full-body MRI cancer screening program at eight new locations in California, marking the firm's expansion beyond its initial installed base in New York and New Jersey.

September 16, 2019

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