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Radiography, nuclear medicine enrollment down in 2020

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The number of students enrolled in radiography and nuclear medicine education programs declined in 2020, according to a survey of program directors conducted by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists.

January 24, 2021

3D T2 maps enhance assessment of myocarditis on MRI

By Erik L. Ridley

A free-breathing, 3D whole-heart T2 MRI mapping sequence can efficiently and reproducibly quantify myocardial T2 times in patients with suspected myocarditis, and potentially even detect more cases of cardiac inflammation than standard 2D T2 maps, according to research published online January 19 in Radiology.

January 24, 2021

MRI helps identify problems with buttock augmentation

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

Silicone fillers and injections of the buttocks are becoming increasingly common as individuals seek the perfect shape without plastic surgery. But the long-term consequences of such injections are also becoming more prevalent, creating a role for MRI to help identify problems.

January 24, 2021

MIDRC releases first set of COVID-19 images

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The first set of images of patients with COVID-19 has gone live in the Medical Imaging and Data Resource Center (MIDRC), a collaboration of medical imaging organizations funded by the U.S. National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.

January 21, 2021

fMRI gets to the bottom of smell, taste dysfunction from COVID-19

By Emily Hayes

Functional MRI (fMRI) was helpful for evaluating persistent smell and taste dysfunction in a patient with COVID-19, according to a case report published January 22 in JAMA Neurology. The orbitofrontal cortex appears to be particularly relevant in understanding the cause of symptoms, Kuwaiti researchers reported.

January 21, 2021

AI enhances performance of CT lung cancer screening

By Erik L. Ridley

Combining artificial intelligence (AI) with Lung-RADS can sharply increase specificity in low-dose CT lung cancer screening programs without hurting sensitivity, according to a January 19 study in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

January 21, 2021

SNMMI urges fast-track review of Technegas for V/Q scans

By Brian Casey

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has sent a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the agency to begin a fast-track review of the Technegas agent for nuclear medicine ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) lung scans.

January 20, 2021

Viz.ai launches image software for clinical trials

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence software developer Viz.ai has launched an application designed to identify brain abnormalities in images of patients and use that information for placement in clinical trials.

January 20, 2021

Canon's wide-bore CT for radiation therapy clears FDA

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The extra-wide-bore Aquilion Exceed LB CT scanner from Canon Medical Systems for applications in radiation therapy has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

January 20, 2021

PET identifies tau's origin in Alzheimer's disease

By Erik L. Ridley

An automated PET image analysis method can track the development of tau protein clumps in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease, revealing an important clue in how the devastating disease could potentially be treated, according to research published online January 20 in Science Translational Medicine.

January 20, 2021

How the Consolidated Appropriations Act will impact radiology practices

By Rebecca Farrington

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 is a sweeping piece of legislation that provides relief to individuals and businesses impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency. Rebecca Farrington of Healthcare Administrative Partners offers an analysis.

January 20, 2021

FDA clears use of MRI for Impulse Dynamics' Optimizer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for conditional use MRI for patients receiving cardiac contractility modulation therapy using technology from Impulse Dynamics.

January 19, 2021

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