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Fujifilm launches open MRI system
Fujifilm Healthcare Americas has launched Aperto Lucent, an open 0.4-tesla MRI system.
July 16, 2024
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Positrigo secures FDA clearance for brain PET system
Positrigo of Zurich, Switzerland, has secured clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its dedicated brain PET imaging system, NeuroLF.
July 16, 2024
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Breast Cancer Canada launches research funding fellowship
Breast Cancer Canada is launching a 1-million-Canadian-dollar ($730,695 U.S.) fellowship to expand breast cancer research funding.
July 15, 2024
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Lumicell secures CPT code for LumiSystem
Lumicell has secured a current procedural terminology (CPT) code from the American Medical Association for LumiSystem
July 15, 2024
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Lantheus acquires Meilleur Technologies
Lantheus Medical Imaging has acquired Meilleur Technologies.
July 15, 2024
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ImagingU offers new bundled CT education and training package
ImagingU has launched a new online postprimary pathway course for aspiring CT technologists that includes mock board testing and can be paired with ScanLab's ScanLabCT.
July 12, 2024
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American Society of Echocardiography taps new president
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has appointed a new president to lead it into its milestone 50th anniversary in 2025.
July 12, 2024
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ABMS proposes independent American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is proposing the creation of a new, independent American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine.
July 12, 2024
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STARmed America to host thyroid radiofrequency ablation course
STARmed America is hosting the 2024 Master Course of Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation on August 10 in Chicago.
July 11, 2024
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ALF launches Project Echo program for liver disease best practices
The American Liver Foundation is launching its Project Echo program to bring treatment and prevention best practices for NAFLD to nonliver experts.
July 11, 2024
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PET predicts faster cognitive decline in women than men
Women initially outperformed men at low brain tau levels, but the advantage diminished as tau levels increased over time.
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Unclear explanations of contrast MRI exams heighten patient anxiety
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Mammography screening improves survival for late-stage cancers
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How can radiologists prepare for breast density notification laws?
By Amerigo Allegretto
Lars Grimm, MD, from the Society of Breast Imaging spoke on how breast imaging facilities can best prepare for new breast density notification laws.
February 16, 2024
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Can radiologists’ eye-tracking data enhance AI?
By Will Morton
Integrating eye-tracking data that map how radiologists interpret x-rays into deep learning AI algorithms could be key to developing more “human-centered” AI.
February 16, 2024
Difference between saccades, fixations, and attention heatmaps in radiologist eye-tracking studies. Image courtesy of the European Journal of Radiology.
PI-RADS optimizes MRI-based diagnostics for prostate cancer detection
By Kate Madden Yee
It's better to take Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) upgrading rules into account when it comes to deciding whether a patient with clinically significant prostate cancer needs a biopsy, researchers have reported.
February 15, 2024
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PET links tau pathology to speech changes in unimpaired patients
By Will Morton
Brain pathology associated with Alzheimer’s disease in cognitively unimpaired adults appears to be linked to speech changes.
February 15, 2024
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ADC optimal cutoff reduces MRI-prompted breast biopsies
By Amerigo Allegretto
Applying point-of-care apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) cutoffs from diffusion-weighted imaging could reduce MRI-prompted breast biopsies.
February 15, 2024
Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measurements for benign and malignant BI-RADS category 4 or 5 lesions at MRI. (A, B) Benign BI-RADS category 4 lesion in a 55-year-old woman. (A) Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) scan shows a 12-mm, oval, circumscribed, homogeneous mass in the right posterior breast (arrow). (B) On the diffusion-weighted image, the lesion shows high diffusivity (arrow), with an ADC of 2.04 × 10-3 mm2/sec. Biopsy revealed benign fibroadenoma. (C, D) Malignant BI-RADS category 4 lesion in a 41-year-old woman. (C) DCE-MRI scan shows a 24-mm irregular, heterogeneous mass at the 3 o’clock position in the left breast (arrow). (D) On the diffusion-weighted image, the lesion demonstrates low diffusivity (arrow), with an ADC of 0.91 × 10-3 mm2/sec. Biopsy revealed invasive ductal carcinoma. All MRI scans are shown in the axial plane. (E) Box plot shows ADC measurements for 240 BI-RADS 4 and 5 lesions (63 malignant and 177 benign). Both prespecified optimal and conservative ADC cutoffs are indicated on the plot for reference: 1.53 × 10-3 mm2/sec (dashed line) and 1.68 × 10-3 mm2/sec (dotted line), respectively. All ADCs were calculated with maximum b value of 800 sec/mm2. The midline of each box shows the median value, and the box extends from first to third quartiles. The whiskers extend from the first and third quartiles to the smallest and largest values, respectively, if those values are within 1.5 times the IQR. If not, the length of the whiskers is limited to 1.5 times the IQR. Image courtesy of the RSNA.
Unmet social needs tied to screening mammography use
By Amerigo Allegretto
Women's unmet social needs should be considered to better promote breast cancer screening utilization and early-stage cancer diagnosis.
February 14, 2024
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Functional MRI shows promise for treating chronic severe tinnitus
By Kate Madden Yee
Real-time functional MRI neurofeedback therapy may be more effective for treating chronic severe tinnitus than cognitive behavioral therapy, researchers have found.
February 14, 2024
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Radiologists ‘compete’ on chest x-rays reads with and without AI
By Will Morton
In a study described as a “competition between radiologists,” participants tasked with identifying abnormal findings on chest x-rays performed better with AI assistance than without AI assistance – though not by much and not in all cases.
February 14, 2024
The AI system output the bounding boxes and labels of the lesions to assist radiologists. Image courtesy of the Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine.
Radiation oncology leaders talk Medicare payment reform
By Amerigo Allegretto
Radiation oncology leaders spoke with AuntMinnie.com about an alliance to reform Medicare payments for radiation therapy services.
February 14, 2024
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Marion Smits speaks on TikTok, open access and all things ECR
By Liana Gruenberg
This may come as a surprise given her reputation for high-quality research, but Marion Smits, MD, PhD, is a big fan of TikTok. She's also a huge supporter of open-access publishing and ECR.
February 13, 2024
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Researcher details ultrasound 'sticker' research with AuntMinnie.com
By Amerigo Allegretto
Xuanhe Zhao, PhD, spoke with AuntMinnie.com about his team's ultrasound "sticker," including its design and output, as well as how this could monitor patients who recently had organ transplantation operations.
February 13, 2024
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LI-RADS 'Category S' helps primary care providers better manage incidental LDCT findings
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiology reports that make use of a standardized "category S" template for incidental findings on low-dose CT (LDCT) for lung cancer screening help primary care providers better manage patient care, researchers have reported.
February 13, 2024
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