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AI can predict patient demographics from chest x-rays
By Erik L. Ridley
Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms can identify a patient's demographic information with a high level of accuracy on chest x-rays, according to research published August 11 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
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Bolivia opens nuclear medicine research center
By Will Morton
Bolivia has begun pilot operations at a nuclear research center on the outskirts of La Paz -- a location more than 13,000 feet above sea level. The facility is the highest-altitude site in the world producing radioisotopes for use in medicine, according to an August 9 report in World Nuclear News.
August 11, 2022
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CaliberMRI receives grant for work in Africa and Southeast Asia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Quantitative MRI technology developer CaliberMRI has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help standardize portable MRI imaging for neonatal and pediatric brain development of children in Africa and Southeast Asia.
August 10, 2022
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Emergency providers don't face much legal risk from POCUS use
By Amerigo Allegretto
Emergency medicine providers who use point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) don't face much medicolegal risk from their use of the technology, and they may actually be less likely to face malpractice suits, a study published August 8 in the Journal of Emergency Medicine found.
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Mach7 adds mammography support to DocPanel partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mach7 Technologies has inked a deal to provide its eUnity enterprise diagnostic image viewing software to the DocPanel radiology marketplace for use in cloud-based mammography reading services.
August 9, 2022
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Smoking-associated cancer deaths exact heavy toll
By Erik L. Ridley
Cancer deaths caused by smoking result in more than 2 million person-years of lost life and nearly $21 billion in annual lost earnings, according to research from the American Cancer Society published August 10 in the International Journal of Cancer.
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ART brings AccuBoost breast irradiation system to Jordan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Advanced Radiation Therapy (ART) has delivered its AccuBoost image-guided partial-breast irradiation system to King Abdullah University Hospital in Irbid, Jordan.
August 9, 2022
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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.
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Patient with cancer receives first 3D-printed titanium jaw
By Alex Dagostino
A patient with head and neck cancer received the first 3D-printed titanium lower jaw in a successful operation, according to an August 4 press release from the Netherlands Cancer Institute. The jaw was reconstructed based on the patient's imaging.
August 9, 2022
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IASLC: Air pollution exposure adds to lung cancer risk
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Long-term exposure to air pollution should be considered a risk factor for lung cancer in patients who have never smoked, according to research presented August 9 at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) 2022 World Conference on Lung Cancer in Vienna, Austria.
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Bot Image gets FDA nod for prostate MRI AI software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI software developer Bot Image's ProstatID artificial intelligence (AI) software has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for detection and diagnosis of prostate cancer on MRI.
August 8, 2022
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Can body composition analysis monitor NETs on CT?
By Erik L. Ridley
Body composition analysis of routine PET/CT staging exams could be used to opportunistically monitor patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) of a gastroenteropancreatic origin, according to research published on August 4 in Scientific Reports.
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