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AI may predict heart disease risk on chest x-ray

By Will Morton

Can chest x-rays be used to detect unsuspected coronary artery diseases? An artificial intelligence (AI) program has shown it's more than possible, according to research published June 17 in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.

June 21, 2021

Deep-learning algorithm spots kidney stones on CT exams

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm was able to identify kidney stones -- even very small stones -- at a very high level of accuracy on CT, according to research published online June 14 in Computers in Biology and Medicine.

June 20, 2021

For brain MRI, a reduced dose of gadobutrol shows promise

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A 25% reduced dose of gadobutrol for contrast-enhanced brain MRI is "noninferior" to a standard dose of gadoterate, according to a study published June 17 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

June 17, 2021

Finalists named for SCCT young investigator awards

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has announced that three radiology and cardiology trainees were recently selected as finalists for the 15th annual Canon Young Investigator Awards in cardiovascular CT.

June 17, 2021

Breast MRI finds more recurrent cancer

By Kate Madden Yee

Breast MRI does a better job than mammography in detecting recurring cancer in women who have undergone breast conservation therapy, according to a study published June 11 in Plos One.

June 17, 2021

RefleXion to install X1 system at UPMC

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy equipment developer RefleXion announced that it will install its X1 radiation therapy system at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Hillman Cancer Center.

June 16, 2021

Does radiology AI need more clinical validation?

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm for detecting cervical spine fractures may not generalize well to local patient populations, according to research published online June 11 in the American Journal of Neuroradiology.

June 16, 2021

Molecular imaging saw wins, losses over past year

By Will Morton

You win some, you lose some. That adage could apply to the efforts of the nuclear medicine and molecular imaging community over the past year, according to the president's address by Alan Packard, PhD, at this week's annual Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging meeting.

June 16, 2021

Is there a link between COVID-19 vaccines and myocarditis?

By Kate Madden Yee

Is there a link between the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine and myocarditis identified on cardiac MRI? Perhaps, but more research to determine the possible connection is needed, according to two case study reviews published June 16 in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.

June 16, 2021

MRI shows how head impacts affect brains of young football players

By Kate Madden Yee

A new study further confirms that youth football players who experience repeated exposure to head impacts -- both in games and practices -- have a higher number of abnormal voxels in brain MRI scans. The research was published June 15 in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics.

June 16, 2021

RayStation treatment planning added to Accuray's CyberKnife

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

RaySearch's RayStation treatment planning system has been integrated into the CyberKnife radiation therapy platform from radiation oncology firm Accuray.

June 15, 2021

Healthcare disparities persist as COVID-19 pandemic fades

By Amerigo Allegretto

Dr. Sampson Davis, an emergency medicine physician and New York Times bestselling author, spoke at the SNMMI 2021 virtual annual meeting about his life growing up, attending medical school, and being on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. He also called others to action in the fight against racial injustice.

June 15, 2021

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