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Clarius inks ultrasound integration deal with Trice

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Wireless ultrasound developer Clarius Mobile Health has inked a deal to integrate its ultrasound technology with Trice Medical's portable orthopedic diagnosis and arthroscopy treatment platform.

October 4, 2022

SPECT tracers go head-to-head in prostate cancer patients

By Will Morton

More metastatic bone tumors can be diagnosed in patients with prostate cancer using SPECT/CT with an experimental radiotracer over standard methods, according to a study by Chinese researchers published September 26 in Scientific Reports.

September 27, 2022

ISCT: CT offers data beyond BMI for predicting COVID severity

By Kate Madden Yee

SAN DIEGO - CT can characterize the type of fat an obese COVID-19 patient has -- and thus help predict the severity of the disease, according to a presentation delivered September 16 at the International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT) meeting.

September 18, 2022

CurveBeam AI gets 'breakthrough device' designation for OssView software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted CurveBeam AI's OssView bone fragility assessment software breakthrough device designation.

September 11, 2022

Feedback to referring doctors can reduce MSK imaging overuse

By Erik L. Ridley

Giving referring physicians feedback on their exam request patterns reduced the number of unnecessary musculoskeletal (MSK) imaging exams ordered by about 10%, according to research from Australia published September 6 in JAMA.

September 6, 2022

CurveBeam to merge with Australian AI developer StraxCorp

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging device vendor CurveBeam has entered into a merger agreement with StraxCorp, an Australian developer of artificial intelligence (AI) software. The combined company will be known as CurveBeam AI.

September 6, 2022

Photon-counting CT + AI improves imaging of bone disease

By Kate Madden Yee

Photon-counting CT combined with a deep learning algorithm to correct for noise improves visualization of bone disease caused by multiple myeloma compared with conventional CT, a study published September 6 in Radiology has found.

September 5, 2022

Prestige buys XRV Healthcare, MedServ Plus

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Prestige Medical Imaging has acquired medical equipment dealers XRV Healthcare and MedServ Plus. The combined company is now the largest imaging technology and services provider in the U.S.

August 24, 2022

Stick to x-rays for estimating children's bone age, researcher say

By Will Morton

Estimating bone age in children using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) is unreliable, says a group of researchers in Mexico. The team compared the approach to standard x-ray imaging in a study published August 17 in the Journal of Clinical Densitometry.

August 18, 2022

Precompetition MRI could keep Olympic athletes in play

By Kate Madden Yee

Early MRI in Olympic athletes -- before they even arrive at the competition site -- can identify bone stress injuries and thus help clinicians better treat elite athletes during competition, an August 10 BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders study has found.

August 16, 2022

CT lends itself to opportunistic screening for osteoporosis

By Kate Madden Yee

Chest CT for indications such as lung cancer screening can also be used to screen for osteopenia or osteoporosis -- especially when an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that identifies regions of interest is added, a study published August 6 in Osteoporosis International suggests.

August 9, 2022

Imaging exams land on list of low-value care in VA system

By Rebekah Moan

Two of the most frequently delivered low-value medical services within the U.S. Veterans Health Administration (VA) system are back imaging for patients with nonspecific low back pain and preoperative chest x-rays, a new study finds. In addition, imaging for low back pain was one of the costliest low-value services.

August 4, 2022

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