Eric Barnes[email protected]Image ProcessingTexture analysis sorts out indecipherable kidney lesionsCHICAGO - Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have found a way to differentiate benign from malignant kidney lesions with great accuracy, solving a problem that has defied solutions since the advent of CT.December 2, 2014CTMotion casts bigger shadow than iterative recon on calcium scoresCHICAGO - Fast-moving coronary arteries exert a huge influence on coronary calcium scores, but not all scores go in the same direction, according to a study from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.December 1, 2014CTTrove of lung cancers seen among poor -- but too late?CHICAGO - Radiologists from the Bronx who took a rare look at a typically underserved poor community found substantially more lung cancers than have been seen in other studies, including the National Lung Screening Trial.November 30, 2014MRI3D printing from MRI untangles congenital heart surgeryTaking cardiac MR images and turning them into 3D prints of the entire heart has gone from experiment to clinical use in Peoria, IL. It is helping doctors there plan complex congenital heart surgeries in young children, according to a presentation at the American Heart Association annual meeting in Chicago.November 20, 2014CTLung cancer screening with CT: Now what?Medicare payments have been approved for CT lung cancer screening. But what happens now? For radiologists, screening for lung cancer is every bit as challenging now as it was two weeks ago, and for all its benefits, it's a service that is not expected to be anybody's profit center, lung cancer experts told AuntMinnie.com.November 19, 2014Image ProcessingAuntMinnie.com Advanced Visualization InsiderNovember 18, 2014CTJAMA: Routine CCTA scans of diabetics not warrantedResearch being presented at this week's American Heart Association conference found that routine screening of asymptomatic diabetic patients with coronary CT angiography (CCTA) is not warranted for preventing death from coronary artery disease. The study is also being published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.November 16, 2014Advanced Visualization'Virtual Finger' points to better use of 3D volumesDevelopers of an advanced visualization algorithm known as Virtual Finger are hoping to revolutionize the tedious and slow process of exploring 3D image content. While the algorithm is currently being employed for nonmedical applications, its developers believe it could be used clinically in the near future.November 16, 2014MRIMRI brain segmentation software boosts speed, accuracyTexas researchers have developed a new knowledge-based segmentation technique that surpasses previous efforts to segment the brain accurately with MRI, according to a new report in the Journal of Medical Imaging.November 13, 2014CTEmergency departments continue to drive CT useBucking an overall downward trend in utilization of advanced imaging services, emergency departments are still seeing growth in imaging, especially in CT use, which has tripled over the past decade, according to a new article in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.November 10, 2014Previous PagePage 41 of 258Next PageTop StoriesMRIMRI, PET reveal distinct brain changes in loneliness and social isolationPrior studies frequently have used the terms interchangeably and applied measures designed for one construct when investigating the other.MRIPodcast: Hospital accreditation isn’t a safety net for MRIAISIIM-CAIMI program chairs talk medical imaging AI's evolutionCTLDCT predicts vertebral fracture risk in heavy smokersSponsor ContentFREE webinar: find your imaging capacity
