Clinical News: Page 752

AI can optimize risk stratification of thyroid nodules

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm improved the specificity of the American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System, while also making the thyroid nodule risk-classification system easier for radiologists to use, according to research published online May 21 in Radiology.

May 23, 2019

3 ways to lower CT radiation dose across the hospital

By Abraham Kim

A hospital-wide quality improvement project effectively lowered CT radiation dose by nearly 20%, report researchers from Seattle. They detailed how three initiatives enabled them to achieve this dose reduction in an article published online May 21 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

May 23, 2019

Can DBT replace FFDM?

By Kate Madden Yee

Can digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) replace full-field digital mammography (FFDM)? Yes, especially if wide-angle DBT is used, according to a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

May 23, 2019

RefleXion files 510(k), opens manufacturing facility

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy equipment developer RefleXion Medical has filed a 510(k) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its biology-guided radiotherapy system. The firm also opened a new 50,000-sq-ft manufacturing facility in Hayward, CA.

May 22, 2019

CAD software helps avoid contrast use in MS patients

By Erik L. Ridley

Using computer-aided detection (CAD) software, 3D laboratory radiologic technologists can determine if patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) need a contrast agent for their brain MRI exam while they're still in the scanner, according to research posted online May 16 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

May 22, 2019

3D printing customizes brachytherapy for cervical cancer

By Abraham Kim

Researchers from the Netherlands have created individually tailored 3D-printed brachytherapy applicators based on the MRI scans of patients with cervical cancer, potentially improving access to tumors during treatment, according to an article published online recently in 3D Printing in Medicine.

May 22, 2019

CT lung screening risk model cuts false-positive rate

By Abraham Kim

Using a risk prediction model to figure out which nodules to work up helped reduce the false-positive rate in a CT lung cancer screening trial by more than threefold, compared with rates using previous criteria, according to an article published online May 15 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

May 22, 2019

Philips gets new FDA OK for MRI treatment planning

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare has garnered U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Magnetic Resonance for Calculating Attenuation pelvis software.

May 21, 2019

Eden nets funding for Mo-99 reactor

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Eden Radioisotopes has signed an investment agreement with oil and gas company Abo Empire to build a medical isotope production reactor in New Mexico. The planned reactor of less than 2 megawatts of power will primarily manufacture molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), the precursor to technetium-99m.

May 21, 2019

FDA OKs ControlRad's fluoro dose-reduction technology

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical device firm ControlRad has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Trace radiation dose-reduction technology for fluoroscopy.

May 21, 2019

Radium awarded radiation shielding patent

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation protection technology developer Radium has received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its ClearView transparent radiation shield.

May 21, 2019

Shine fills out executive lineup

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical isotope firm Shine Medical Technologies has signed Harsh Singh as its chief strategy officer and Nathan Schleifer as general counsel.

May 21, 2019

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