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4D US links fetal movement and maternal smoking
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In a small study published in Acta Paediatrica, researchers in the U.K. used 4D ultrasound to detect changes in facial movements of fetuses that could reflect the effect of maternal smoking.
March 23, 2015
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AIUM: Lung US can handle diagnosis of pediatric pneumonia
By Erik L. Ridley
ORLANDO, FL - Lung ultrasound can serve as the first-line imaging modality for diagnosing pneumonia in children, avoiding chest x-rays in many cases, according to research presented on Monday at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) annual meeting.
March 23, 2015
Florbetapir-PET method better tracks amyloid progression
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from Arizona have developed a florbetapir-PET brain imaging technique to better detect the progression of beta-amyloid plaque deposition, which has been linked with Alzheimer's disease.
March 19, 2015
MRI tops liver biopsy in measuring iron in sick kids
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI of the liver is more accurate than liver biopsy in determining total body iron balance in patients with sickle-cell disease and other disorders that might require blood transfusion therapy.
March 19, 2015
Tomayko Group buys NJ services company
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Integrated healthcare firm the Tomayko Group has acquired nuclear cardiology and ultrasound services provider Omni Diagnostics.
March 18, 2015
MRI sees brain differences in schizophrenics
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers interpreting MR images have discovered major differences in brain networks between people with a severe form of schizophrenia and healthy individuals and those with less severe forms of the disease.
March 18, 2015
ACR, SNMMI set standards for reading PET/MRI brain scans
By Wayne Forrest
The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) have released the first in a series of requirements for physicians and clinicians interested in gaining proficiency in reading PET/MRI scans.
March 18, 2015
Cincinnati Children's scans mummy from Peru
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cincinnati Children's Hospital said that it used x-ray, CT, and 3D printing to learn new information about a 500-year-old child mummy from Peru.
March 17, 2015
JAMA: Early imaging questionable for older adults with back pain
By Wayne Forrest
Older adults who have spine imaging within six weeks after an initial visit for care for lower back pain were no better off the following year than similar patients who did not undergo early imaging, according to a study published in the March 17 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
March 17, 2015
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Merge adds to Okla. installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS/PACS and advanced visualization firm Merge Healthcare said it will provide its Merge Hemo and Merge Cardio software to Duncan Regional Hospital in Duncan, OK.
March 16, 2015
Sirtex reports mixed results in colorectal cancer trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cancer treatment firm Sirtex Medical said that a preliminary analysis of its SIRFLOX clinical study found that its SIR-Spheres yttrium-90 (Y-90) resin microspheres did not yield a statistically significant improvement in overall progression-free survival for treating nonresectable metastatic colorectal cancer.
March 16, 2015
ACC: CT angio equal to functional tests for heart disease
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A multicenter study in the U.S. and Canada of more than 10,000 patients found CT angiography to be equivalent to functional tests such as stress echocardiography and nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with symptoms of heart disease, according to results presented at this week's American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in San Diego.
March 16, 2015
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