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3D printing cuts hip fracture repair time, blood loss
By Abraham Kim
Integrating 3D printing technology into presurgical planning for hip joint fracture repair can significantly reduce operating times and blood loss, compared with conventional methods, according to an article published online July 9 in Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research.
July 17, 2019
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Groups urge passage of radiopharmaceutical bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine and molecular imaging advocates went to Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, today to endorse a bill to improve the reimbursement process for diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals.
July 16, 2019
PET, MRI show physical activity aids brain health
By Wayne Forrest
PET and MR images show that older adults who are physically active have significantly less beta-amyloid accumulation and gray matter volume loss, which results in more stable cognitive skills, according to a study published online July 16 in JAMA Neurology.
July 16, 2019
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CDS prompts appropriate advanced imaging orders
By Kate Madden Yee
Using clinical decision-support (CDS) software in clinical practice improves the appropriateness scores of advanced imaging orders, according to a study published online July 16 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
July 16, 2019
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Portable scanner could boost point-of-care brain MRI
By Wayne Forrest
The ability to perform a whole-brain MRI scan at the point of care for patients with mobility challenges could soon become a reality with a portable, lightweight device now under development by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA.
July 16, 2019
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Hurricanes worsen outcomes for lung cancer radiotherapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lung cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy during the time of a declared hurricane disaster had worse survival rates than those who completed treatment under normal conditions in a new study, published online July 16 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
July 16, 2019
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RefleXion names new chief business officer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy equipment developer RefleXion Medical has appointed Thorsten Melcher, PhD, as its new chief business officer.
July 16, 2019
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NorthStar completes new Mo-99 processing facility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes has finished construction of its new molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) processing facility in Beloit, WI, a milestone that moves the company closer to launching its second U.S. production hub for the isotope.
July 15, 2019
Ziosoft touts new research bolstering CT CAC scoring
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Software developer Ziosoft is highlighting research using its Ziostation2 advanced visualization platform to reduce reading times for CT coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring scans, presented last week at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) meeting in Baltimore.
July 15, 2019
Bracco highlights research affirming Lumason safety
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bracco Diagnostics, subsidiary of contrast developer Bracco Imaging, is promoting the results of a new study demonstrating that its Lumason ultrasound contrast agent is safe to use with transthoracic echocardiography.
July 15, 2019
MRI, age can predict return from baseball elbow injury
By Wayne Forrest
Patient age and findings on MRI can be helpful in determining how soon baseball players might return to action after an elbow injury, according to research presented at the recent American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine annual meeting in Boston.
July 15, 2019
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Preop breast MRI forecasts positive tumor margins
By Kate Madden Yee
Preoperative breast MRI features such as multifocal disease, a nonmass enhancement lesion, and greater background parenchymal enhancement can help forecast positive or close margins at breast-conserving surgery, according to a new study published in the August issue of the European Journal of Radiology.
July 15, 2019
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