Clinical News: Page 721

Del Medical debuts long-length DR detector

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiography vendor UMG/Del Medical has released DelWorks LLI, a monolithic flat-panel digital detector designed to enable long-length digital radiography (DR) exams.

August 20, 2019

fMRI connects words to brain activity

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Read any good books lately? Interactive functional MRI (fMRI) maps now can show which regions of your brain are stimulated by this activity, according to a new study published August 19 in the Journal of Neuroscience.

August 20, 2019

Data biases for AI could worsen healthcare disparities

By Erik L. Ridley

Careful stewardship of the integrity of big data is crucial to ensure that inherent biases contained in datasets used to train artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms don't make existing disparities in healthcare even worse, according to an article published online August 19 in npj Digital Medicine.

August 20, 2019

3D models advance therapy for heart rhythm disorders

By Abraham Kim

3D heart models based on MRI scans allowed for the virtual simulation of existing and future irregular heartbeats in patients with atrial fibrillation in a new study, published online August 19 in Nature Biomedical Engineering. The models helped pinpoint distinct regions in the patients' heart that would benefit most from ablation therapy.

August 20, 2019

Which nuclear modality has the lowest dose for CHD?

By Wayne Forrest

Reducing radiation exposure from myocardial perfusion imaging is a key priority, especially for congenital heart disease (CHD) patients who face repetitive scanning. Which nuclear imaging modality and radiotracer are best for this task is the subject of a study published August 12 in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology.

August 20, 2019

MRI shows vaping compromises vascular function

By Kate Madden Yee

Findings from MRI scans show that vaping immediately affects vascular function, even when the liquid solution contained in the electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) does not contain nicotine, according to a study published August 20 in Radiology.

August 19, 2019

Innovatus Imaging taps new CEO

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging equipment service provider Innovatus Imaging has appointed Dave Johnson as its new CEO.

August 19, 2019

Terason teams up with DiA Imaging Analysis

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound technology firm Terason has formed a partnership with ultrasound artificial intelligence software developer DiA Imaging Analysis.

August 19, 2019

FDA OKs Boston Scientific's MRI-conditional DBS device

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of Boston Scientific's Vercise Gevia deep brain stimulation (DBS) system during full-body MRI exams.

August 19, 2019

Gadolinium MRI scans most common early in pregnancy

By Wayne Forrest

Pregnant women are four times more likely to undergo an MRI scan with a gadolinium-based contrast agent in their first trimester than in their final six months of pregnancy, a finding that indicates many are scanned before they know they are pregnant, according to a study published online August 20 in Radiology.

August 19, 2019

4 applications of cinematic rendering in maxillofacial CT

By Abraham Kim

Swiss researchers have used cinematic rendering to create photorealistic images of head CT and conebeam CT scans. They assess the potential benefits of integrating these images into the evaluation of maxillofacial anatomy and pathology in a study recently published online in Dentomaxillofacial Radiology.

August 19, 2019

Preparing healthcare IT architecture for AI: Part 2

By Erik L. Ridley

Preparing IT architecture for artificial intelligence (AI) and business intelligence and analytics in radiology requires a broad strategic architectural perspective and governance that often have been lacking at healthcare institutions, according to Dr. Paul Chang of the University of Chicago.

August 19, 2019

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