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Ultrasound outperforms x-ray for neonatal pneumothorax
By Theresa Pablos
Lung ultrasound scans outperformed chest x-rays for diagnosing neonatal pneumothorax in a new review that included more than 500 newborns. Ultrasound achieved better sensitivity and specificity and took less time to perform, according to the December 16 study in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology.
December 22, 2020
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ASTRO lauds delay of radiation therapy payment reform
By Brian Casey
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is lauding a provision included in the massive U.S. government spending bill passed December 21 that would push to January 2022 implementation of payment reform for radiation therapy procedures.
December 21, 2020
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FDA clears Canon's Speeder protocol for 3D MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canon Medical Systems has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its Compressed Speeder technology for use with 3D sequences on Canon's Vantage Orian 1.5-tesla MRI system.
December 21, 2020
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CT radiomics predicts COVID-19 severity, outcome
By Kate Madden Yee
A machine-learning algorithm based on CT radiomics can help clinicians predict the severity of COVID-19 disease and patient outcomes, according to research presented at the recent virtual RSNA 2020 meeting.
December 21, 2020
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Has COVID-19 scared patients away from emergency visits?
By Theresa Pablos
Have patients with emergent conditions avoided the hospital because of the COVID-19 pandemic? A new study from England has found a 35% lower rate of emergency department visits early in the pandemic, which may have contributed to hundreds of avoidable deaths, according to a December 21 study in Circulation.
December 20, 2020
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1st AR knee replacement surgery performed in NY
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An orthopedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City performed the first augmented reality (AR) knee replacement in the U.S. designed and engineered with artificial intelligence and machine learning.
December 20, 2020
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Radiologist describes getting COVID-19 vaccine
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A radiologist from Alabama who was one of the first healthcare professionals to receive the COVID-19 vaccine last week described her experience in a December 18 article in the Business Insider.
December 20, 2020
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1st COVID-19 annotated dataset is published
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The first annotated dataset of anonymized COVID-19 medical images from the RSNA International COVID-19 Open Radiology Database has been published by the Cancer Imaging Archive.
December 17, 2020
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fMRI reveals info about visual conditions in stroke patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Functional MRI (fMRI) reveals that a brain region in the superior temporal sulcus is crucial for processing and making decisions about visual information and could provide information to treat visual conditions arising from stroke, according to a December 17 study in Neuron.
December 17, 2020
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CT lung screening rates plunge during COVID-19 pandemic
By Kate Madden Yee
During the COVID-19 pandemic surge in the spring, lung cancer screening rates dropped by almost 75%, while rates of patients with lung cancer malignancies increased by more than 200% compared to before COVID-19 restrictions went into place, according to a December 15 study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
December 17, 2020
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DBT shows potential to assess bone health in women
By Theresa Pablos
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is best known for its ability to detect breast cancer, but could the modality also assess bone health? A December 13 study in Bone described how a Michigan research team used DBT to perform bone density measurement.
December 17, 2020
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New device combines ABUS, DBT for better breast imaging
By Theresa Pablos
A prototype device combining 3D automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) performed well in a feasibility study published on December 12 in European Radiology. The system identified 97% of cancers and added only about a minute to the DBT exam time.
December 17, 2020
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