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Curbing daily use of chest x-ray in ICU cuts major costs

By Will Morton

Restricting the daily use of chest x-rays in intensive care units (ICUs) reduces the cost associated with delivering care without a concomitant increase in complications, according to research published in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

March 7, 2021

Philips launches AI software at ECR 2021

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare parent company Royal Philips unveiled its artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled Precise Suite software at ECR 2021's virtual exhibition.

March 4, 2021

Heart disease rare in pro athletes after COVID-19

By Will Morton

Inflammatory heart disease is rare among professional athletes with prior COVID-19 infection who received systematic return-to-play cardiac screening with imaging and other tests, according to a study published online March 4 in JAMA Cardiology.

March 4, 2021

Consider COVID-19 chest imaging patterns to prep for next pandemic

By Kate Madden Yee

Understanding chest imaging patterns prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic -- specifically, what time of day most of these exams are ordered -- is useful for healthcare providers as they deal with similar crises going forward, according to a study published March 3 in PLOS One.

March 4, 2021

Historical study finds benign bone tumors are common in children

By Kate Madden Yee

A cache of historical x-rays -- some almost 100 years old -- has revealed that benign bone tumors are common in healthy children, and they resolve on their own over time, according to a March 1 study in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

March 4, 2021

Lunit partners with Philips on chest AI software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Lunit is making its chest imaging software available on x-ray systems from Philips Healthcare through a new partnership announced at the virtual ECR 2021.

March 3, 2021

AI detection of intracranial hemorrhage saves lives

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that screens head CT exams for intracranial hemorrhage -- and triages suspected cases for radiologist review -- can yield significant improvements in patient outcomes, researchers from Israel reported in a Wednesday presentation at ECR 2021.

March 3, 2021

Philips and Disney develop videos for kids getting MRI scans

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare is debuting a partnership with the Walt Disney Company at this week's ECR meeting in which the animation giant has developed bespoke children's cartoons to entertain kids being scanned in MRI suites outfitted with Philips' Ambient Experience concept.

March 2, 2021

CT plus deep learning distinguishes COVID-19 from other pneumonia

By Kate Madden Yee

A deep-learning algorithm improves CT's capability for distinguishing between COVID-19 and other pneumonias, according to a study published February 27 in Interdisciplinary Sciences: Computational Life Sciences.

March 2, 2021

Cardiac complications are common in COVID-19 cases

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

Patients with COVID-19 are frequently experiencing cardiac complications, including myocarditis, acute coronary syndrome, and thromboembolic events, according to a new study of several cases that was published February 24 in Insights into Imaging.

March 2, 2021

CMS ends noncoverage of PET infection and inflammation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has ended its longstanding national noncoverage policy for PET imaging for infection and inflammation, according to the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.

March 2, 2021

Agfa reaches milestone with Musica Chest+ software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare said that its free Musica Chest+ digital radiography image processing software has now been used by more than 400 hospitals around the world.

March 1, 2021

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