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DTI-MRI shows brain changes in high-school football players

By Wayne Forrest

CHICAGO - Diffusion-tensor MRI (DTI-MRI) showed measurable changes in the brain's white matter in high-school football players after just one season, even though there were no signs of concussion among the athletes, according to a study presented on Monday at RSNA 2014.

November 30, 2014

Post-Connecticut, how is breast ultrasound performing?

By Kate Madden Yee

CHICAGO - Five years after the first breast density notification law was passed in Connecticut, 18 other states have inked their own versions of the legislation. In this context, how is screening breast ultrasound actually performing? The results are mixed, according to research presented on Sunday at RSNA 2014.

November 29, 2014

Ziehm showcases Vision RFD 3D at RSNA 2014

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

C-arm developer Ziehm Imaging is highlighting its Vision RFD 3D C-arm system at RSNA 2014.

November 29, 2014

UltraSPECT backs HeartSafe Imaging

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

UltraSPECT is throwing its support behind the HeartSafe Imaging initiative introduced by radiopharmaceutical provider HeartLight Pharmacy Services.

November 26, 2014

FDA OKs HeartFlow FFR-CT software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

HeartFlow has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its FFR-CT software, which noninvasively estimates fractional flow reserve (FFR) from cardiac CT studies.

November 26, 2014

RedRick signs Penn Radiology

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PACS furniture provider RedRick Technologies has helped outfit a musculoskeletal radiology reading room at the new Penn Musculoskeletal Center in Philadelphia.

November 24, 2014

MRI may hurt patients with cochlear implants

By Wayne Forrest

South Korean researchers are sending out a warning about the use of MRI in patients with cochlear implants after discovering that the strong electromagnetic field from 1.5- and 3-tesla scanners could cause pain and discomfort, as well as displacement of the cochlear implant magnet.

November 20, 2014

Kubtec to launch neonatal DR unit at RSNA 2014

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Kubtec plans to launch Kub 250, a portable low-dose digital radiography (DR) system for dedicated neonatal imaging, at this month's RSNA 2014 meeting after receiving U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for the product.

November 20, 2014

ABUS plus mammo boosts cancer detection rate by more than 30%

By Kate Madden Yee

Adding automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) to mammography for breast cancer screening increases the detection rate of invasive cancers by more than 30%, according to a study by Dr. Rachel Brem that has been published in Radiology.

November 20, 2014

3D printing from MRI untangles congenital heart surgery

By Eric Barnes

Taking cardiac MR images and turning them into 3D prints of the entire heart has gone from experiment to clinical use in Peoria, IL. It is helping doctors there plan complex congenital heart surgeries in young children, according to a presentation at the American Heart Association annual meeting in Chicago.

November 20, 2014

NCCN updates non-small cell lung cancer guidelines

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has updated its Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer for the first time since 1996.

November 19, 2014

Handheld US helps medical students with diagnosis

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Providing medical students with training on how to use handheld ultrasound can yield improved accuracy in physical diagnosis, according to research presented on November 18 at the American Heart Association annual meeting.

November 19, 2014

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