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AI can triage DBT exams for priority review

By Will Morton

Artificial intelligence (AI) software may help reduce the workloads of breast imagers by helping them focus on the digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) exams that are most likely to have cancer, according to research presented at ECR 2021.

March 11, 2021

Philips joins with ACC, MedAxiom on cardiac care

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare parent Royal Philips will collaborate with the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and MedAxiom to develop a "roadmap" for hospitals, health systems, and practices to help drive significant performance improvements in integrated cardiovascular care.

March 10, 2021

Planmed to distribute Disior software in the U.S.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Mammography and orthopedic imaging firm Planmed announced it will distribute Disior's BoneLogic 2.0 medical imaging software in the U.S.

March 10, 2021

MRI-first prostate screening could reduce death rates

By Kate Madden Yee

Performing MRI scans before biopsy on men with high prostate-specific antigen scores could reduce prostate cancer death rates by as much as 18% versus no screening, while also reducing the harms of screening, according to a March 11 study in JAMA Network Open.

March 10, 2021

ACR praises USPSTF's lung cancer screening changes

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) is applauding final recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) that call for lowering the initial age and smoking history requirements for CT lung cancer screening.

March 9, 2021

EPA launches Women in Radiation History website

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is marking Women's History Month with the launch of a new website to celebrate the history of women in radiation sciences.

March 8, 2021

BWXT, GMS form joint venture for Asia-Pacific

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

BWX Technologies (BWXT) subsidiary and medical isotope and radiopharmaceutical supplier BWXT Medical has formed a joint venture for the Asia-Pacific region with nuclear medicine and radiopharmacy firm Global Medical Solutions (GMS).

March 8, 2021

How useful is shared decision-making for lung cancer screening?

By Kate Madden Yee

Clinicians should continue to use "shared decision-making" to help eligible individuals decide whether to seek out low-dose CT lung cancer screening, according to guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, published March 9 in JAMA.

March 8, 2021

USPSTF's new lung cancer screening guidance lowers starting age

By Kate Madden Yee

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released an updated, final recommendation for CT lung cancer screening that lowers the starting age from 55 to 50 and adjusts smoking history from 30 pack years to 20 pack years. The final recommendation was published March 9 in JAMA.

March 8, 2021

MRI study looks for signs of Alzheimer's disease

By Will Morton

Brain MRI scans showed no significant differences in Alzheimer's disease biomarkers among patients on intensive blood pressure therapy compared with patients on standard therapy in a study published online March 8 in JAMA Neurology.

March 7, 2021

Promaxo gets FDA clearance for office-based MRI scanner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical imaging, robotics, and artificial intelligence technology firm Promaxo has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its office-based Promaxo MRI scanner.

March 7, 2021

Thoracic CT shows promise for monitoring health of obese patients

By Kate Madden Yee

Thoracic CT shows promise as an imaging modality that could help clinicians monitor the health of their obese patients, according to a presentation delivered March 5 at the virtual ECR.

March 7, 2021

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