Clinical News: Page 776

Sexual minorities overlooked in CT lung screening

By Abraham Kim

CT lung screening programs could improve early cancer detection by focusing on sexual minorities, who were twice as likely as heterosexuals to be eligible for a CT screening exam but not receive one, according to an article published online March 23 in Cancer Epidemiology.

March 28, 2019

MRI brain map links early brain atrophy to HIV

By Wayne Forrest

Based on brain MR images of people with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), researchers have identified regions of early atrophy that could adversely affect the neurocognitive skills of HIV-positive individuals, according to a meta-analysis published March 28 in Human Brain Mapping.

March 28, 2019

Clinical rules reduce need for CTPA during pregnancy

By Abraham Kim

Using a set of clinical rules, researchers from the Netherlands and France helped nearly 40% of pregnant women suspected of having a pulmonary embolism avoid an unnecessary CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) exam, according to a study published in the March 21 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

March 28, 2019

Earlier colon screening saves lives -- but at what cost?

By Abraham Kim

Lowering the starting age for colorectal cancer screening from 50 to 45 is a cost-effective strategy to reduce cancer deaths, but improving uptake among those currently eligible would provide even greater benefits, according to U.S. researchers who used a math model to project the outcomes in a study published March 28 in Gastroenterology.

March 28, 2019

IAEA launches competition for radiation safety

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is taking submissions from healthcare professionals to be included in an upcoming training program on demonstrating radiation safety in medicine.

March 27, 2019

EOS completes 1st installation in UAE

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Orthopedic imaging technology developer EOS Imaging has completed the first installation of its system in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

March 27, 2019

AI algorithm identifies pacemaker type on radiographs

By Erik L. Ridley

Artificial intelligence (AI) software can quickly identify cardiac rhythm devices such as pacemakers on x-ray images, which could possibly speed up the diagnosis and treatment of emergent patients with faulty devices, according to research published online March 27 in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology.

March 27, 2019

AI outperforms physicians for interpreting chest x-rays

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm was able to identify major thoracic diseases on chest radiographs better than even thoracic radiologists could, offering potential to improve the quality and efficiency of clinical practice, according to a study published online March 22 in JAMA Network Open.

March 27, 2019

Fujifilm opens 2 AI centers in Tokyo

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Fujifilm Medical Systems has launched two new artificial intelligence (AI) development centers in Tokyo.

March 26, 2019

Bruce Power, Nordion get their cobalt-60

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Bruce Power has begun manufacturing medical grade cobalt-60 for processing by radioisotope firm Nordion, according to a March 26 report in World Nuclear News.

March 26, 2019

FDA proposes adding breast density reporting to MQSA

By Kate Madden Yee

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on March 27 proposed adding language on breast density to letters sent to women after their mammograms. The proposal would create a national standard for density reporting after years of state-by-state efforts.

March 26, 2019

SIR taps Findeiss as new president

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has named Dr. Laura Findeiss as president for the 2019-2020 term.

March 26, 2019

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