Clinical News: Page 795

Patients of all races offer positive review of CT exams

By Abraham Kim

How did a diverse patient population rate their experiences of undergoing a CT exam? Very favorably, for the most part, according to a study by U.S. and Australian researchers, who reported their findings in an article published online March 1 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

March 6, 2019

JNCI: Breast screening AI software equals radiologists

By Erik L. Ridley

Artificial intelligence (AI)-based software can detect cancer on screening mammography studies as accurately as an average breast radiologist, according to research published online March 5 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI). But it could not beat the best radiologists in the study.

March 6, 2019

Carestream installs extremity CT in Green Bay

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Carestream Health has installed its OnSight 3D extremity CT scanner at Bellin Health Titletown Sports Medicine and Orthopedics in Green Bay, WI.

March 5, 2019

SD passes dense breast notification law

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

South Dakota has become the 37th state to mandate that women be told of their dense breast condition and the associated risks.

March 5, 2019

ACC: Football players at risk for later life heart problems

By Kate Madden Yee

Professional football players can develop heart abnormalities years after retiring from the sport, according to research using echocardiography to be presented at the upcoming American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting March 16 to 18 in New Orleans.

March 5, 2019

Dedicated breast CT shows promise for cancer screening

By Kate Madden Yee

A dedicated breast CT scanner that features a photon-counting detector produces high-quality images at a low radiation dose. The findings indicate that the CT scanner could be a useful tool for breast cancer screening, according to a study published online March 2 in Investigative Radiology.

March 5, 2019

DBT is well-positioned as successor in European breast screening

By Steve Holloway

Digital mammography is indisputably the most established breast screening technology across Europe. However, issues continue to challenge its use for screening, and vendors have developed technology that could offer an alternative. Stephen Holloway reviews these emerging products and assesses their potential impact and market viability in the context of breast screening in Europe.

March 5, 2019

IAEA offers CT radiation protection course in Spanish

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has launched a Spanish version of its CT radiation dose management course.

March 4, 2019

RaySearch gets order from Okla. center

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy software developer RaySearch Laboratories has signed a contract to provide the Oklahoma Proton Center with its RayStation treatment planning software.

March 4, 2019

Societies renew call to pull ultrasound contrast warning

By Erik L. Ridley

The ultrasound community is taking another run at removing the "black box" warning required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ultrasound contrast agents. Several societies have asked the FDA to remove the warning from the labeling of ultrasound contrast agents.

March 4, 2019

Digirad reports continued revenue decline in Q4, 2018

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nuclear medicine equipment and services firm Digirad posted a decline in revenues in the fourth quarter of 2018 and the year as a whole.

March 4, 2019

NRT shows new x-ray systems at ECR 2019

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Danish x-ray equipment manufacturer NRT displayed two new digital radiography systems at ECR 2019 in Vienna.

March 4, 2019

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