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Study flags cancer risks from dental x-rays

By Emily Hayes

Exposure to radiation from dental x-rays caused an estimated 967 cancers in the U.S. in 2019, according to a recent study. Of these cancers, the vast majority could have been prevented, the researchers found.

February 17, 2021

Neuroradiologist Dr. John Bentson dies from COVID-19

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Dr. John Bentson, a neuroradiologist at the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center and inventor of the Bentson Wire Guide used in brain imaging and treatment of aneurysms, has died at the age of 83 due to complications from COVID-19.

February 16, 2021

Flortaucipir-PET scans show near-term dementia risk

By Wayne Forrest

Imaging specialists who visually interpreted flortaucipir-PET images were able to determine a person's risk of progressing to Alzheimer's and mild cognitive impairment within the next 18 months in a recent study.

February 16, 2021

CCTA radiomics yields insights into nature of coronary artery disease

By Erik L. Ridley

Radiomics analysis of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) exams found that cardiovascular risk factors such as cocaine use and HIV affect development of atherosclerosis in different ways, according to a February 16 study in Radiology.

February 16, 2021

MRI illuminates COVID-19's negative impact on the eyes

By Kate Madden Yee

MRI shows that COVID-19 can have a negative impact on the eyes of people with severe forms of the disease, according to a study published February 16 in Radiology.

February 16, 2021

PET scans show early link between heart disease, brain function

By Brian Casey

PET scans demonstrate that middle-aged individuals with early signs of cardiovascular disease also have reduced brain metabolism, according to researchers from Spain. The findings indicate that the early stages of Alzheimer's disease could begin years before dementia occurs.

February 15, 2021

RSIP Vision launches coronary artery tool

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer software and artificial intelligence company RSIP Vision has debuted a new coronary artery segmentation tool that provides an accurate 3D model of coronary artery anatomy.

February 15, 2021

Echo screening reduces rheumatic heart disease in kids in Nepal

By Rebekah Moan

Researchers from Nepal used echocardiography to screen children for rheumatic heart disease, finding the kids for whom prophylactic antibiotics could be most appropriate and reducing the impact of the disease in regions where it's endemic.

February 15, 2021

NeoSoft secures two cardiac MR software contracts

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging software developer NeoSoft has secured contracts for its suiteHeart cardiac MRI analysis software with GE Healthcare and Siemens Healthineers.

February 10, 2021

AI can predict need for steroid treatments in COVID-19 patients

By Erik L. Ridley

Deep learning-based analysis of chest CT exams can predict if COVID-19 patients will need to be treated with steroids, as well as monitor their progression, according to a recent webinar presentation.

February 10, 2021

MRI profiles genomic characteristics of glioblastoma

By Kate Madden Yee

Using MRI, a team of more than 40 investigators has created a profile of the genes, proteins, infiltrating cells, and signaling pathways of glioblastoma. The findings could translate to better patient care, according to the researchers.

February 10, 2021

Short MRI exam shows promise for prostate cancer screening follow-up

By Kate Madden Yee

Researchers found that a short, biparametric MRI protocol without contrast was able to find twice as many clinically significant prostate cancers compared with prostate-specific antigen testing in a study published February 11 in JAMA Oncology.

February 10, 2021

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