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DTI-MRI links maternal obesity to newborn brain growth
By Wayne Forrest
Infants born to mothers who are obese display altered brain development, according to a new study in which diffusion-tensor MRI (DTI-MRI) showed reduced white-matter integrity in regions of the infants' brains that are associated with cognitive function.
June 25, 2015
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Proposal would dissolve ABNM, fold functions into ABR
By Wayne Forrest
In the face of an increasingly difficult job market for nuclear medicine physicians, a proposal has been floated to dissolve the American Board of Nuclear Medicine (ABNM) and fold its functions into the American Board of Radiology (ABR). The combined organization would oversee a new, broader certification for imaging specialists.
June 24, 2015
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Imaging Biometrics touts biomarker study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization software developer Imaging Biometrics is highlighting a study that shows the accuracy and reproducibility of an important imaging biomarker in the treatment of brain cancer.
June 23, 2015
VuCOMP completes structured reporting for CAD DBT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) software developer VuCOMP has completed the development of structured reporting for CAD marks on digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) images.
June 23, 2015
MRI offers insight into Down syndrome
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using MRI, researchers at Drexel University discovered a thicker cerebral cortex in the brains of young people with Down syndrome.
June 23, 2015
Panel says elastography has value for liver fibrosis
By Erik L. Ridley
Ultrasound elastography can reliably distinguish between patients who have no or minimal fibrosis and those with severe fibrosis or cirrhosis, obviating liver biopsy in most of these cases, according to a multispecialty panel convened by the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound.
June 23, 2015
Dr. Richard Barr, PhD, from Northeastern Ohio Medical University.
Nonsolid nodules can be safely managed with CT
By Eric Barnes
Patients with nonsolid lung nodules can be safely managed noninvasively using low-dose CT, according to an analysis published online June 23 in Radiology of more than 57,000 lung cancer screening patients.
June 22, 2015
Lung disease goes undiagnosed in many smokers
By Eric Barnes
More than half of long-term smokers who pass lung-function tests are actually living with lung disease that remains undiagnosed, according to a study published online Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine.
June 21, 2015
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MRI Interventions' ClearPoint system used on hippocampus
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI Interventions announced that the neurological surgical team at University of Kansas Medical Center performed the first stereotactic laser ablation of the hippocampus using the company's ClearPoint Neuro navigation system.
June 21, 2015
Florbetaben-PET finds more beta-amyloid plaques
By Wayne Forrest
New research indicates that PET imaging with the radiotracer florbetaben can detect a form of beta-amyloid plaque that develops early in the brain. The findings could possibly lead to the earlier detection of Alzheimer's disease, as well as new clinical indications for florbetaben.
June 21, 2015
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PETNet to offer PET prostate tracer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare said its PETNet Solutions subsidiary will begin offering a prostate cancer radiotracer for use in clinical trials in the New York City area.
June 18, 2015
USPSTF opens review of osteoporosis screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has opened a review of the effectiveness of screening for osteoporosis.
June 18, 2015
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