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FDA clears CurveBeam's weight-bearing CT

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared conebeam CT technology developer CurveBeam's HiRise weight-bearing CT system for lower extremity imaging.

November 18, 2020

CT lung cancer screening compliance rates remain low

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The rate of compliance with CT lung cancer screening among those at high risk of the disease is lower than rates reported from randomized clinical trials, according to research published November 16 in JAMA Network Open.

November 18, 2020

CO-RADS system helps clinicians assess COVID-19

By Kate Madden Yee

A COVID-19-specific CT reporting system called CO-RADS can help clinicians quickly diagnose the disease when patients present in the emergency department, according to a study published November 17 in Radiology.

November 18, 2020

Radiomics enables prediction of invasive adenocarcinoma

By Erik L. Ridley

A machine-learning algorithm based on radiomics features of pure ground-glass nodules on CT can yield a promising level of accuracy for differentiating noninvasive from invasive pulmonary adenocarcinoma prior to surgery, according to research published online November 10 in Clinical Radiology.

November 18, 2020

Diabetes, hypertension boost COVID-19 stroke risk

By Kate Madden Yee

Patients with diabetes and/or hypertension are at higher risk of COVID-19 brain complications such as bleeding and stroke, according to research to be delivered at the virtual RSNA 2020 meeting. The findings further illustrate the far-reaching nature of COVID-19 disease.

November 17, 2020

MRI links air pollution to dementia risk in women

By Kate Madden Yee

MRI scans show that women in their 70s and 80s who are exposed to higher levels of air pollution appear to be at increased risk of developing the type of brain shrinkage associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published November 18 in the journal Neurology.

November 17, 2020

Ultrasound shows long-term effects of COVID-19

By Theresa Pablos

The long-term effects of COVID-19 were evident on images acquired with point-of-care ultrasound scanners (POCUS) used to monitor the recovery of patients who experienced severe cases of the disease. Researchers described their findings in a November 13 article in the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.

November 17, 2020

Machine learning boosts chest CT's performance

By Kate Madden Yee

Machine learning-based CT texture analysis software improves reader accuracy for assessing patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung diseases, or infectious diseases, according to a study published November 12 in the European Journal of Radiology.

November 17, 2020

Brain MRI shows lead's effects decades later

By Theresa Pablos

MRI scans revealed structural brain changes in a group of middle-aged adults who were exposed to lead as children. The findings were part of a long-term study published on November 17 in JAMA.

November 17, 2020

Outpatient radiology procedure offers arthritis relief

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A new outpatient radiology procedure relieves pain in patients with hip or shoulder arthritis, according to research that will be presented at the upcoming virtual RSNA 2020 meeting.

November 16, 2020

Canon offers guides for ultrasound in COVID-19 patients

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canon Medical Systems USA has released two new resource guides designed to help users to best utilize its ultrasound systems in assessing and managing patients with COVID-19.

November 16, 2020

MRI shows negative impact of racket sports

By Kate Madden Yee

Sports like tennis and racquetball speed the breakdown of the knee joint in overweight people with osteoarthritis, according to research to be presented at the upcoming virtual RSNA 2020 conference. Such individuals might want to switch sports to avoid knee injury, the authors suggest.

November 16, 2020

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