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Image Diagnostics to develop new radiation shield

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Specialty equipment manufacturer Image Diagnostics has inked a product development agreement with radiation protection device firm ECLS to design a new shield for interventional radiologists.

September 27, 2018

Can AI predict outcomes for psychosis, depression?

By Erik L. Ridley

Making use of MRI and clinical data, an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm outperformed clinical experts in predicting which people at high risk of psychosis or with depression need more intensive therapy, according to research published online September 26 in JAMA Psychiatry.

September 27, 2018

Butterfly Network raises $250M

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Portable ultrasound developer Butterfly Network has raised $250 million from a group of investors, including Fidelity, Fosun Pharma, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

September 27, 2018

Virtual reality, 3D printing resolve obscure lung cancer

By Abraham Kim

Researchers from South Korea used a combination of virtual reality and 3D printing technology to identify and determine the best course of treatment for a lung cancer that was otherwise indiscernible on conventional CT scans, according to a report published online September 25 in Thoracic Cancer.

September 27, 2018

AngioDynamics posts 2019 Q1 results

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional technology developer AngioDynamics has posted financial results for the first quarter of 2019, reporting flat sales compared with the same period last year.

September 26, 2018

FluoroPharma restructures CardioPET license with MGH

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical developer FluoroPharma Medical has restructured its license agreement with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston for the radiopharmaceutical CardioPET.

September 26, 2018

Hologic to buy Focal Therapeutics

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Women's imaging firm Hologic is planning to acquire Focal Therapeutics, the developer of an implantable 3D marker to mark tumor excision sites during lumpectomy procedures.

September 26, 2018

Remote ultrasound helps Malawi physicians identify TB

By Kate Madden Yee

Healthcare personnel in Malawi used ultrasound to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) in patients infected with HIV with the help of a teleradiology link that sent images to a U.S.-based radiologist, according to a report published online September 26 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

September 26, 2018

CT lung screening reduces cancer mortality in men by 26%

By Abraham Kim

New results from the Dutch-Belgian Randomized Lung Cancer Screening (NELSON) trial have reaffirmed that CT lung cancer screening can significantly reduce mortality for high-risk smokers, producing a 26% mortality reduction in men, according to a Tuesday presentation at the 2018 World Conference on Lung Cancer in Toronto.

September 26, 2018

Carestream completes Va. installations

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Carestream Health has completed the installation of six DRX-Evolution systems and nine DRX-Revolution mobile x-ray systems at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, VA, along with the conversion of three room-based imaging systems to digital radiography.

September 25, 2018

FDA OKs InSightec's technology for Siemens' MRI

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the compatibility of InSightec's Exablate Neuro device with Siemens Healthineers' Magnetom Skyra, Prisma, and PrismaFit MRI scanners to treat patients with essential tremor.

September 25, 2018

Agfa prepares to show updated Musica workstation at RSNA 2018

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare said it will introduce a new version of its Musica workstation at the 2018 RSNA meeting in Chicago.

September 25, 2018

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