Imaging Informatics: Page 618

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By Eric Barnes

August 19, 2014

Decade of lung CAD brings insight, but little daily use

By Eric Barnes

Computer-aided detection (CAD) is known to boost radiologist performance in the detection of lung nodules, and radiologists certainly need the help. But despite a decade of fine-tuning and some powerful new capabilities, CAD systems haven't found a place in daily practice at most imaging facilities

August 18, 2014

Vital Images gets clearance for denoising software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Advanced visualization firm Vital Images has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for image denoising software.

August 17, 2014

Software extracts ROI values on PACS viewers

By Erik L. Ridley

Optical character recognition software can automatically and reliably capture region-of-interest (ROI) values from images displayed on PACS viewers, potentially yielding significant time savings for radiologists, according to research published online in Academic Radiology.

August 17, 2014

Siemens gets FDA nod for new iterative recon version

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's 510(k) clearance for its third-generation advanced modeled iterative reconstruction (ADMIRE) algorithm, the company announced.

August 14, 2014

MRI histogram analysis predicts bladder tumor aggressiveness

By Eric Barnes

Sophisticated histogram-based measurements of diffusion on MRI scans can predict bladder tumor aggressiveness noninvasively, according to a new study in Abdominal Imaging. The results could potentially help clinicians tailor therapy to individual patients, and even help predict which patients' tumors will metastasize.

August 14, 2014