Body Imaging: Page 11

United Imaging gets FDA nod for total-body PET/CT unit
By Erik L. Ridley
Shanghai-based United Imaging Healthcare said it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for uExplorer, a total-body PET/CT scanner developed in collaboration with researchers from the University of California, Davis.
January 21, 2019
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Cancer death rates decline, but economic gap remains
By Kate Madden Yee
The overall cancer death rate in the U.S. dropped by 27% over the past 25 years, but more needs to be done to reduce deaths among Americans of lower socioeconomic status, according to a report from the American Cancer Society published online January 7 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
January 8, 2019
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High x-ray dose surges cancer risk in obese patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The elevated radiation dose needed to acquire x-ray images of obese patients more than doubles their risk of developing cancer, according to a study published online December 20, 2018, in the Journal of Radiological Protection.
January 1, 2019
AR 'smart glasses' facilitate interventional procedures
By Abraham Kim
Thursday, November 29 | 12:45 p.m.-1:15 p.m. | VI266-SD-THB1 | Lakeside, VI Community, Station 1A group from the U.S. National Institutes of Health has developed a technique that uses augmented reality (AR) technology to display virtual images of internal lesions directly on a patient during interventional radiology procedures.
November 5, 2018
Do inpatient body MRI scans prove their worth?
By Wayne Forrest
An internal review of inpatient body MRI scans by clinicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center showed room for improvement in a number of key performance areas, according to a study published online September 24 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
September 30, 2018
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3 reasons why trauma injuries are missed on whole-body CT
By Abraham Kim
There are three major characteristics that predict which patients presenting with multiple traumatic injuries will have their injury overlooked on a whole-body CT exam, according to an August 7 article in Radiology. Identifying these risk factors early could help improve injury detection.
August 8, 2018
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Who reads lower-extremity MRI exams and why?
By Wayne Forrest
Most lower-extremity MRI exams are still interpreted by radiologists, but those that are read by nonradiologists are more likely to have been performed during the week and to be less complex cases, according to a study published online July 31 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 2, 2018
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Road to RSNA 2017: Women's Informatics Preview
By Wayne Forrest
RSNA 2017 might be remembered as the annual meeting when women's imaging took a quantum leap forward with the burgeoning utilization of artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, and computer-aided detection/diagnosis.
November 8, 2017
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MRI screening finds more cancer in Li-Fraumeni syndrome patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from the U.S. National Cancer Institute have discovered a greater-than-expected rate of cancer following baseline whole-body MRI screenings for people with Li-Fraumeni syndrome, according to a study published online August 3 in JAMA Oncology.
August 2, 2017
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Samsung NeuroLogica upgrades portable CT scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Samsung NeuroLogica has launched BodyTom Elite, a 32-slice, full-body portable CT scanner.
July 25, 2017
Reduced FDG dose levels for PET/MRI show mixed results
By Wayne Forrest
Even though a lower dose of FDG did not significantly affect lesion detection for most adult cancer patients undergoing a whole-body PET/MRI scan, German researchers recommend that clinicians stay with recommended levels to avoid artifacts, according to a study published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
April 5, 2017
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Carestream submits 510(k) for conebeam CT scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has filed a 510(k) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clearance of its Carestream OnSight 3D extremity imaging system.
March 23, 2016
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