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ACR, SBI rebuff new breast cancer screening guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) said that they oppose new American College of Physicians guidelines that recommend biennial breast cancer screening starting at age 50.
April 8, 2019
ACP pushes breast cancer screening start from 40 to 50
By Kate Madden Yee
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has shifted its guidance on breast screening to a more conservative approach. The ACP is now recommending that women should start breast cancer screening at the age of 50, not 40, and attend every other year, according to new guidance published April 8 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
April 8, 2019
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Varian installs cyclotron for 1st ProBeam in China
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems completed the installation of the cyclotron for its ProBeam single-room proton therapy system at Hefei Ion Medical Center in China.
April 7, 2019
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AIUM: QUS shows promise for diagnostic ultrasound
By Kate Madden Yee
ORLANDO, FL - Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) shows promise as an emerging mode for clinical ultrasound, offering more specific data compared with conventional ultrasound exams, according to a lecture delivered Monday at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) meeting.
April 7, 2019
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SNMMI, ACR create clinical data registry
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) and the American College of Radiology (ACR) have launched a new collaborative clinical data registry to collect and analyze data on nuclear medicine procedures.
April 7, 2019
3 ways cinematic rendering helps visualize the spleen
By Abraham Kim
Cinematic rendering allowed radiologists from Johns Hopkins University to uncover key features of spleen anatomy and pathology not evident on conventional CT scans -- carving out yet another niche role for the technique, which they detailed in an article recently published online in Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging.
April 7, 2019
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Are too many patients getting MRI scans for back pain?
By Wayne Forrest
Too many patients may be getting MRI scans for lower back pain, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. The researchers tracked the number of MRI scans performed before conservative treatment takes place, a practice considered to be a sign of inappropriate use.
April 7, 2019
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SBI: Don't overlook men when it comes to breast cancer
By Kate Madden Yee
The incidence of male breast cancer is rising, making it important to recognize risk factors and assess imaging use patterns to find the disease early, according to research presented April 5 at the Society for Breast Imaging (SBI) meeting in Hollywood, FL.
April 7, 2019
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RaySearch lands treatment planning deal in Calif.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy software developer RaySearch Laboratories has signed a deal to install its RayStation treatment planning system at Hoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach and Irvine, CA.
April 4, 2019
Zebra gets new patent for bone density analysis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Zebra Medical Vision has received its third patent for technology that evaluates an individual's risk of osteoporosis and calculates bone mineral density values.
April 4, 2019
Preclinical PET study offers better Alzheimer's detection
By Wayne Forrest
German researchers have developed a new PET imaging technique that shows early promise in predicting Alzheimer's disease progression in mice, according to a preclinical study published in the April issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
April 4, 2019
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AI malware deceives radiologists with fake tumors on CT
By Abraham Kim
Researchers from Israel have developed malware based on an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm capable of realistically altering the appearance of lung tumors on 3D CT scans, according to an April 3 article from the Washington Post.
April 4, 2019
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