Thoracic Imaging: Page 43

POCUS achieves new heights in Mount Everest rescue

By Will Morton

The patient's symptoms began at 12,600 feet with a minor headache on the sixth night of a medical research expedition on the Nepalese side of Mount Everest. Fortunately, point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) was there to help.

March 30, 2021

IBM releases chest x-ray dataset for algorithm training

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

IBM has created a new multimodal chest x-ray dataset designed to assist in the training of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms.

March 30, 2021

Nines wins FDA clearance for AI lung nodule measurement

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Teleradiology services provider Nines has garnered U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for NinesMeasure, a semiautomatic artificial intelligence (AI)-based application for measuring lung nodules on chest CT exams.

March 29, 2021

GE adds new compact POCUS system, AI software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has broadened its Venue point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) product line with a new compact system, as well as new artificial intelligence (AI) applications for its existing Venue and Venue Go units.

March 29, 2021

AI, quantitative CT helps shed light on COVID-19 progression

By Erik L. Ridley

Quantitative analysis with artificial intelligence (AI) of sequential CT exams in COVID-19 patients shows promise for standardized assessment and monitoring of disease progression, according to research published online March 25 in Scientific Reports.

March 29, 2021

SNMMI issues new guidelines on V/Q scans

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

It may be feasible to resume ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) scans in the U.S. as the incidence of COVID-19 cases decline, according to a new statement by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI).

March 29, 2021

Thoracic radiologists give top tips for CT evaluation of lung parenchyma

By Frances Rylands-Monk

What do the specialists say when it comes to the notoriously tricky area of CT evaluation of lung parenchyma? ECR 2021 registrants received sound, practical advice from expert speakers at a special focus session.

March 29, 2021

Are physicians biased when reading black lung x-rays?

By Joe Constance

Physicians who are hired to provide a medical opinion in cases of black lung disease may be biased in favor of whoever is paying them to read the images, according to research published March 26 in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

March 25, 2021

WHO recommends CAD with chest x-rays to fight tuberculosis

By Will Morton

The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its recommendations for tuberculosis screening to now include the use of computer-aided detection (CAD) applications in chest radiography, according to a presentation on March 23 organized by the International Society of Radiology.

March 23, 2021

FDA clears Optellum's lung cancer diagnosis software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared artificial intelligence software developer Optellum's clinical decision-support software for lung cancer diagnosis.

March 22, 2021

CXR-Age algorithm assesses biological age on chest radiographs

By Erik L. Ridley

A deep-learning algorithm called CXR-Age can estimate a patient's biological age on chest x-rays, enabling more accurate long-term mortality risk predictions than chronological age, according to research published March 17 in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.

March 22, 2021

Medicare urged to update lung cancer screening coverage

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medicare coverage for CT lung cancer screening should be updated to reflect new eligibility thresholds issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and remove barriers that keep at-risk populations from accessing these exams, according to a coalition of physician and patient organizations.

March 17, 2021

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