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Elastography helps diagnose pediatric liver fibrosis

By Kate Madden Yee

Transient elastography is an effective diagnostic tool for identifying liver fibrosis in children, according to a study from South Korea that was published in the November issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

November 5, 2018

Robot arm assists with PET/CT-guided needle biopsies

By Wayne Forrest

By combining a robotic arm-assisted needle navigation system with PET/CT, researchers in India are performing more-accurate targeted biopsies for suspicious bone and bone marrow lesions with near-perfect diagnostic results, according to a study published online November 1 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

November 5, 2018

Qmetrics rolls out new accessories for MRI

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A footrest, uniformity and linearity phantom, and T2 phantom belt can help MRI technicians take high-quality scans with reduced noise from patient motion, signal inhomogeneities, or variance across scanners.

November 4, 2018

Maverick Medical AI raises $700K for new software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Maverick Medical AI has raised $700,000 U.S. (613,000 euros) from The Time, an Israeli technology incubator in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), together with the Israel Innovation Authority.

November 4, 2018

MDW to debut radiology blockchain software at RSNA 2018

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical Diagnostic Web (MDW) is debuting at RSNA 2018 a blockchain-based software application designed to connect all players in the diagnostic digital imaging space.

November 4, 2018

Subtle Medical to showcase AI software at RSNA 2018

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Subtle Medical will showcase SubtlePET, its AI software that allows hospitals and imaging centers to deliver a faster patient scanning experience while enhancing exam throughput.

November 4, 2018

FDA OK's NinePoint software upgrade

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Optical coherence tomography technology developer NinePoint Medical received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to market its Intelligent Real-Time Image Segmentation software upgrade for its NvisionVLE imaging system.

November 4, 2018

Canada to fund new medical isotope facility

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A group of government, academic, and charitable entities in Canada has committed funding to build a new facility to research and develop next-generation medical isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals.

November 4, 2018

FDA OKs Fluoptics' real-time fluorescent imaging device

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fluorescence imaging company Fluoptics authorization to market Fluobeam 800 for detecting parathyroid tissue during surgery.

November 1, 2018

ACR: No news is good news in MPFS 2019

By Kate Madden Yee

Radiologists, rejoice: An analysis by the American College of Radiology (ACR) of the final rule implementing the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) found no major surprises for radiology. It's not a bad outcome for the coming year, the ACR said in a statement.

November 1, 2018

Philips to open Cleveland R&D center in Q1 2019

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare parent Royal Philips said its new R&D center of excellence for CT and advanced molecular imaging will open in the first quarter of 2019.

November 1, 2018

2019 MPFS leaves radiology relatively unscathed

By Kate Madden Yee

On November 1, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its final 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) rule -- and radiology will come through relatively unscathed.

November 1, 2018

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