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OCT tool offers fast intraoperative brain tumor imaging
By Eric Barnes
A new brain tumor imaging technique based on optical coherence tomography (OTC) may offers surgeons a highly accurate way to visualize -- and ultimately resect -- malignant tumors during surgery, according to a report from Johns Hopkins University.
June 18, 2015
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Hologic's LaVance steps down as chairman
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
David LaVance Jr. has resigned as chairman of the board at women's imaging vendor Hologic.
June 16, 2015
ScanMed unveils new MRI coil
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI coil developer ScanMed has released its new noninvasive Procure prostate/pelvic MRI coil for diagnosing prostate cancer.
June 15, 2015
DTI-MRI sheds light on concussion symptoms
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center have uncovered distinct injury patterns in the brain using diffusion-tensor MRI (DTI-MRI) in people with concussion-related depression or anxiety. Results of the new study were published online June 16 in Radiology.
June 15, 2015
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ASE elects new president
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dr. Susan Wiegers became president of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) for a one-year term following the society's 26th annual scientific sessions, which were held last week in Boston.
June 14, 2015
Philips unwraps echo quantification tool
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare is introducing its HeartModelA.I. cardiac ultrasound quantification software at this week's American Society of Echocardiography conference in Boston.
June 11, 2015
Imaging Biometrics points to ISMRM 2015 study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging Biometrics is directing attention to a study presented at the recent International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) meeting in Toronto involving its IB Neuro dynamic susceptibility contrast software.
June 11, 2015
USPSTF ponders addition of new heart risk factors
By Eric Barnes
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has drafted a research plan for assessing cardiovascular disease risk, and it is accepting public comments on the idea of adding nontraditional measures such as coronary artery calcium into standard cardiovascular risk factor assessment for asymptomatic individuals.
June 11, 2015
MDCT: In CT lung cancer screening, don't forget the heart
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - Radiologists who screen smokers for lung cancer with CT should remember to look at the heart as an important predictor of mortality in its own right, according to a Tuesday talk at the International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT (MDCT).
June 10, 2015
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Annals: Few differences in CCTA vs. SPECT MPI
By Eric Barnes
A study comparing coronary CT angiography (CCTA) with SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in chest pain patients found that CT's radiation dose was lower and that it yielded fewer unpleasant experiences among patients, according to results published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
June 10, 2015
fMRI shows changes in brains of sensitive autistic kids
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers using functional MRI (fMRI) have detected differences in the brains of children with autism spectrum disorder who are overly sensitive in terms of how they react to external stimuli, according to a study published on June 10 in JAMA Psychiatry.
June 9, 2015
SNMMI: FDOPA-PET/MRI monitors pediatric brain tumors
By Wayne Forrest
BALTIMORE - Clinicians may soon be able to add PET/MRI with F-18 fluorodopa (FDOPA) to their imaging arsenal to evaluate the efficacy of the angiogenesis inhibitor bevacizumab for pediatric brain tumors, according to a study presented on Monday at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting.
June 8, 2015
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