Clinical News: Page 716

Curium changes pricing for Tc-99m product

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nuclear medicine firm Curium Pharma has announced plans to implement a new pricing model for Technescan MAG3, a kit for preparing technetium-99m (Tc-99m) mertiatide.

September 3, 2019

Subtle Medical wins 1st clinical installation for SubtlePET

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Subtle Medical's SubtlePET AI algorithm has been placed into clinical use at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, CA.

September 3, 2019

Magnetic Insight launches Momentum CT

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Magnetic particle imaging technology developer Magnetic Insight unveiled its Momentum CT system on September 3 at the World Molecular Imaging Congress in Montreal.

September 3, 2019

DBT detects same tumor subtypes as digital mammography

By Kate Madden Yee

Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and digital mammography appear to detect cancers of a similar biologic profile, according to a study from Sweden published online September 3 in Radiology.

September 3, 2019

Cancer deaths eclipse heart disease in developed world

By Philip Ward

Cancer is now the leading cause of death in high-income countries, with twice as many people dying from cancer than heart disease in these nations. Heart disease continues to be the main cause of death in less prosperous countries, according to data presented at this week's European Society of Cardiology meeting in Paris.

September 3, 2019

CT radiomics uses immunohistology to detect thyroid cancer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers from China have developed a radiomics model capable of identifying on CT scans various immunohistochemical characteristics associated with thyroid cancer. The model could bolster the noninvasive evaluation of thyroid nodules, according to an article recently published online in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

September 3, 2019

Mobile CT unit boosts efficiency of stroke triage

By Abraham Kim

Mobile stroke ambulances equipped with a CT scanner and medical personnel can greatly improve the accuracy and efficiency of determining which stroke patients require surgical treatment, compared with standard clinical decision-making, according to a study published online September 3 in JAMA Neurology.

September 3, 2019

JAMA: Medical imaging use rates continue to rise

By Kate Madden Yee

Medical imaging utilization continues to rise -- especially for advanced imaging exams such as CT and MRI -- despite efforts to curb its growth, according to a study published online September 3 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

September 3, 2019

Could patient history help predict CT contrast reactions?

By Abraham Kim

Having a genetic predisposition to allergies could increase an individual's risk of having an adverse reaction to iodine contrast agents, according to an article published online September 3 in Radiology. Identifying these individuals in advance could help prevent unnecessary complications for contrast-enhanced CT.

September 3, 2019

AuntMinnie.com MRI Insider

By Wayne Forrest

September 2, 2019

Canon installs 3T MRI scanner in Colo.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canon Medical Systems has installed one of its Vantage Galan 3-tesla MRI scanners at the Steadman Clinic, a well-known orthopedic and sports medicine practice in Colorado.

September 2, 2019

Deadly MRI accident heads to court in India

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The saga of the January 2018 MRI accident that killed a man in India when he was sucked into the scanner's bore continued this week in a Mumbai courtroom.

August 29, 2019

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