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AI can help classify masses found on breast ultrasound

By Erik L. Ridley

Artificial intelligence (AI) software can aid radiologists in characterizing masses on screening breast ultrasound exams by improving cancer detection and reducing false positives, according to research from Yale University.

May 2, 2021

AI model predicts progression, mortality in COVID-19 patients

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm was able to provide highly accurate predictions of a COVID-19 patient's disease progression and mortality based on analysis of chest CT exams in research published online April 29 in Scientific Reports.

May 2, 2021

CereMark touts patent for PET radiotracer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Pharmaceutical developer CereMark Pharma is highlighting the receipt of a patent for flornaptitril, a PET radiopharmaceutical that the company has licensed from the University of California, Los Angeles.

April 29, 2021

SCCT releases new consensus document on cardiovascular CT

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has released a new expert consensus document on the role of cardiovascular CT in occupational health assessment for coronary heart disease.

April 29, 2021

Centralized lung cancer screening programs boost adherence

By Kate Madden Yee

Referral to a centralized CT lung cancer screening program appears to boost adherence to repeat rounds of screening, even if the initial CT scan is negative, according to a study published April 30 in JAMA Network Open.

April 29, 2021

Breast MRI proves useful for mastectomy staging

By Kate Madden Yee

Breast MRI can identify hidden cancers before a woman undergoes planned bilateral prophylactic mastectomy -- thus helping clinicians determine whether sentinel lymph node sampling is needed before surgery.

April 29, 2021

Canon expands MRI use of deep-learning reconstruction

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canon Medical Systems USA has announced it is expanding its artificial intelligence-based data reconstruction technology to body applications on its Vantage Galan 3-tesla MRI scanner.

April 28, 2021

Fewer patients seeking heart attack care, study says

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional radiologists reported a decline in rates of heart attack patients seeking care during the COVID-19 pandemic, a sign that many patients may have stayed at home despite experiencing symptoms of a heart attack, according to researchers.

April 28, 2021

Can 3D-printed shields protect patients during radiation therapy?

By Erik L. Ridley

3D-printed radioprotective shields produced from CT images can be used to protect healthy structures in the gastrointestinal tract during radiation therapy procedures, according to research published online April 27 in Advanced Science.

April 28, 2021

Which screening test is most effective for older women?

By Kate Madden Yee

If you could only pick one screening exam to recommend for women in a year -- just one -- which one would it be? Researchers from the Cleveland Clinic pondered this question and posted their findings in a modeling study published April 29 in JAMA Oncology.

April 28, 2021

Women and minorities underrepresented in nuclear medicine

By Will Morton

Women and members of racial and ethnic groups are significantly underrepresented in nuclear medicine (NM) in the U.S., according to research published April 25 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

April 28, 2021

AI can improve performance of breast MRI

By Kate Madden Yee

Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms can improve the performance of breast MRI, both by helping women avoid benign biopsies and by predicting nodal metastasis so that clinicians can better plan treatment, according to research presented at the recent virtual American Roentgen Ray Society meeting.

April 28, 2021

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