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iSchemaView wins new FDA clearance for Rapid platform

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cerebrovascular imaging software developer iSchemaView has received an additional clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Rapid neuroimaging platform, enabling its use in identifying stroke patients who are likely to benefit from a clot removal procedure.

January 14, 2019

RadMD, AG Mednet launch new service for clinical trials

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Clinical trial imaging services provider RadMD and imaging exchange network AG Mednet have signed an agreement to provide a high-quality, cost-effective image reading and storage service for clinical studies.

January 14, 2019

Screening mammo critic Gotzsche to start new institute

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Long-time mammography screening critic Dr. Peter Gøtzsche plans to start a new organization called the Institute for Scientific Freedom, according to a news item published online January 11 in the BMJ.

January 14, 2019

MRI shows that cannabis alters youth brain development

By Wayne Forrest

MR images revealed that smoking even a small amount of cannabis increased gray-matter volume in several brain regions in 14-year-olds who imbibed recreationally, according to a study published online January 14 in the Journal of Neuroscience.

January 14, 2019

3D-printed implants anchor spinal cord regeneration

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers from California have created 3D-printed implants modeled from MRI scans of spinal cord injuries and used them to promote the regeneration of nerve cells in the spinal cord, according to an article published online January 14 in Nature Medicine.

January 14, 2019

Less jargon makes MRI reports easier to read

By Wayne Forrest

It's time for radiologists to use more common words that patients can understand when they read their lumbar spine MRI and other exam results, concluded a study published online January 8 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

January 14, 2019

Are CT lung screening trials underestimating harms?

By Abraham Kim

The complication rates and subsequent costs of invasive diagnostic procedures ordered after positive CT lung screening exams were two times greater in clinical practice than reported in the National Lung Screening Trial, according to an article published online January 14 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

January 14, 2019

AuntMinnie.com Molecular Imaging Insider

By Wayne Forrest

January 13, 2019

U.S. DOD offers $11M to fund radiation exposure research

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) will provide up to $11 million to the University of Nebraska to facilitate the development of drug therapies for radiation exposure.

January 13, 2019

Can Legos make MRI scans less scary for patients?

By Erik L. Ridley

Can an MRI scanner made out of Legos help nervous or claustrophobic patients get over their fear of receiving an MRI scan? A U.K. radiologic technologist believes it can. He has submitted his idea for a Lego replica of an open MRI scanner to the Danish toy manufacturer.

January 13, 2019

Tissue enhancement on breast MRI informs cancer risk

By Kate Madden Yee

Elevated levels of background parenchymal enhancement on breast MRI increase a woman's risk of developing invasive breast cancer -- even more than breast tissue density does, according to a study published online January 9 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

January 13, 2019

Risk-targeted incentives may bolster CT lung screening

By Abraham Kim

CT lung cancer screening programs that offer incentives for screening individuals with high mortality risk may not only boost participation rates but also could lead to considerable health and financial gains on a population level, according to an article published in the January issue of Health Affairs.

January 13, 2019

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