AuntMinnie.com staff writersUltrasoundICUS issues statement supporting US contrast safetyIn the wake of news reports of allergic reactions to ultrasound contrast, the International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS) issued a statement in support of the agents.April 22, 2021Clinical NewsGuerbet reports Q1 revenue decreaseContrast agent developer Guerbet reported a decline in revenue for its first quarter of 2021 as the company continues to work through the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.April 22, 2021UltrasoundEchoNous launches online portal to streamline ultrasound educationEchoNous has launched the Kosmos Universal Platform, a software platform that helps educators streamline and automate the process of teaching point-of-care ultrasound.April 22, 2021UltrasoundACR: FDA issues warning on allergies to US contrastThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising healthcare providers against administering ultrasound contrast agents to patients with known allergies to polyethylene glycol, according to an update by the American College of Radiology (ACR).April 21, 2021UltrasoundRivanna points to U.K. report on Accuro guidanceUltrasound technology developer Rivanna Medical announced the U.K.'s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has issued a medtech innovation briefing on the performance of Accuro for guiding interventional procedures in people with obesity.April 21, 2021BreastMammography device reduces compression painA Pennsylvania inventor has created a new type of mammography compression device that's designed to reduce pain experienced by women from compression during breast exams.April 21, 2021Radiation Oncology/TherapyAccuray to tap Japanese market for ClearRTAccuray has received Shonin approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to sell its ClearRT helical fanbeam kVCT imaging system in Japan.April 21, 2021Radiation Oncology/TherapyZap brain tumor system to be installed in GermanyZap Surgical Systems announced that its new Zap-X Gyroscopic Radiosurgery platform for the treatment of brain tumors will be installed at a center in Germany.April 20, 2021Nuclear MedicineGroups launch registry to promote SPECT for prostate cancerThe Oncidium Foundation and Telix Pharmaceuticals have launched a registry to promote the use of SPECT with a prostate-specific membrane antigen agent for prostate cancer detection.April 20, 2021MRINoncontrast pituitary MRI effective for pediatric pathology diagnosisNoncontrast MRI of the pituitary gland has comparable diagnostic yield to contrast MRI when it comes to identifying pediatric conditions such as central precocious puberty, growth hormone deficiency, and short stature, according to data presented in an electronic exhibit at the virtual American Roentgen Ray Society meeting.April 20, 2021Previous PagePage 268 of 3774Next PageTop StoriesBreastDBT performance improves with patient ageDBT led to higher cancer detection rates and lower abnormal interpretation rates in older women in a study over 93,000 women.Digital X-RayAI fails to compensate for night-shift fatigue among residentsPractice ManagementTrainee-led informed consent talks with patients often insufficientCTHigh CAC scores nearly doubles 30-year mortality in young adultsSponsor ContentFREE webinar: find your imaging capacity
