Head and Neck Radiology: Page 14

MRI shows slimmer tongue reduces sleep apnea
By Wayne Forrest
Losing weight in your tongue probably isn't one of your New Year's resolutions. But maybe it should be if you have sleep apnea. MR images show that a slimmer tongue can reduce the severity of obstructive sleep apnea, according to a study published online January 10 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
January 9, 2020
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Ultrasound detects astronaut's blood clot in space
By Abraham Kim
An astronaut on the International Space Station using an onboard ultrasound scanner to research the effects of space flight instead detected their own venous thrombosis, according to an article published in the January 2 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
January 6, 2020
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Does thyroid cancer screening lead to overdiagnosis?
By Wayne Forrest
Two studies from the U.S. and South Korea are raising questions about the role of ultrasound screening and thyroid cancer incidence. Researchers specifically address the issue of overdiagnosis in studies published in the December 24/31 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
December 22, 2019
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7-tesla MRI adds detail to cerebral microbleeds
By Wayne Forrest
CHICAGO - Researchers using 7-tesla MRI with susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) can discover more cerebral microbleeds in patients with diffuse axonal injury and better differentiate other anomalies than with 3-tesla SWI, according to a study presented Tuesday at RSNA 2019.
December 3, 2019
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MaxQ AI's Accipio now on Blackford platform
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Artificial intelligence (AI) software developer MaxQ AI announced that its Accipio intracranial hemorrhage software is now available on medical software provider Blackford Analysis' platform.
December 3, 2019
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Samsung NeuroLogica debuts skull clamp at RSNA 2019
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Samsung NeuroLogica has launched its Doro QR3 XTom intraoperative skull clamp, which supports patient positioning for its OmniTom mobile CT scanner during surgery, at RSNA 2019.
December 3, 2019
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MRI links oral contraceptives to smaller hypothalamic volumes
By Philip Ward
Researchers have found that healthy women taking oral contraceptives had significantly smaller hypothalamus volume, compared with women not taking the birth control pill. In a study presented Wednesday at RSNA 2019, they also pointed out smaller hypothalamic volume is linked to anger and depression.
December 3, 2019
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MRI finds communication breakdown after concussion
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers from New York University have developed a unique MRI-based approach for better evaluating damage from concussions that uses measurements of water diffusion to obtain a microscopic view of the brain's white matter, according to a study presented Tuesday at RSNA 2019.
December 2, 2019
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MaxQ AI to integrate Accipio with GE's Edison
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Artificial intelligence (AI) software developer MaxQ AI announced its Accipio intracranial hemorrhage, stroke, and head trauma software will be integrated into GE Healthcare's Edison Open AI Orchestrator.
December 2, 2019
Ga-68 DOTATATE PET/MRI could be boon for meningioma
By Wayne Forrest
CHICAGO - The combination of gallium-68 (Ga-68) DOTATATE PET and MRI can greatly improve the assessments of how well patients with meningiomas respond to surgery and/or radiation treatment, according to a study presented Sunday at the RSNA 2019 meeting.
December 1, 2019
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Philips to launch clinical stroke workflow trial, sets milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare plans to commence a major clinical trial to assess the workflow of its Azurion advanced image-guided therapy platform on stroke patient outcomes.
November 26, 2019
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Naval dental school failed to read 1,800 CBCT scans
By Melissa Busch
Radiologists at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center's Naval Postgraduate Dental School in Bethesda, MD, failed to examine about 2,000 dental conebeam CT (CBCT) scans during a seven-year period, resulting in at least one treatment delay, according to news reports.
November 26, 2019
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