#coronavirus #COVID19 #pandemic Face masks may contain metallic components, both visible and hidden, which in the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) environment may pose a hazard. The role of face masks in infection control is recognized and their use should not be avoided as simple practices can avoid these hazards.
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Use of Face Masks in the MRI Environment

March 31, 2021 — Face masks may contain metallic components, both visible and hidden, which in the magnetic resonance ...

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The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) are teaming up with leading health organizations across the country to endorse the safe resumption of cancer screening and treatment during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
News | Radiation Therapy
ASTRO Survey Finds Pandemic Has Led to More Advanced-stage Cancer Diagnoses

March 31, 2021 — Doctors who oversee cancer clinics say that new patients are arriving for treatment with more advanced ...

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Driven by pandemic realities and clinical demand for portable and intelligent point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), GE Healthcare unveiled Venue Fit, a streamlined and compact POCUS system, alongside an industry-first articifical intelligence (AI) offering for cardiac imaging on the Venue and Venue Go
News | Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
GE Healthcare Expands Ultrasound Family with New Point of Care System and AI Offering

March 30, 2021 — Driven by pandemic realities and clinical demand for portable and intelligent point-of-care ultrasound ...

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ScImage, Inc. celebrates its cloud partnership with Digirad Health (“Digirad”), a division of Star Equity Holdings, after a year of successful deployment of PICOM365 for mobile imaging. Digirad’s fleet of mobile SPECT, echocardiology, vascular and general ultrasound units combined with PICOM365’s cloud image management workflow leverage each company’s strengths to create an exemplary reading and reporting environment.
News | Archive Cloud Storage
ScImage Celebrates Cloud Partnership with Digirad Health

March 30, 2021 — ScImage, Inc. celebrates its cloud partnership with Digirad Health (“Digirad”), a division of Star ...

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Nines announced the 510(k) FDA clearance for NinesMeasure, an innovative lung nodule measurement tool built with artificial intelligence (AI) that can accelerate diagnoses of certain respiratory diseases. 
News | Artificial Intelligence
FDA Clears Nines Lung Nodule Measurement Tool Built with AI

March 30, 2021 — Nines announced the 510(k) FDA clearance for NinesMeasure, an innovative lung nodule measurement tool ...

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News | PET-CT
PET/CT Shows Stressed Brain Linked to Broken Heart

March 29, 2021 — Heightened activity in the brain, caused by stressful events, is linked to the risk of developing a ...

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Ultimately, because LYFS-CT may exclude minority patients who could benefit from LCS and underestimate the benefits of LCS, the authors of this AJR article suggested "augmenting LCS eligibility for minority patients using combinations of models"--specifically, the PLCOm2012 model in conjunction with LYFS-CT and USPSTF-2020. Image courtesy of American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)
News | Lung Imaging
Risk Prediction to Reduce Minority Disparities in USPSTF Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines

March 29, 2021 — According to ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), updated United States Preventive Services ...

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Samples from the dataset used in this study. (a) X-ray with PA view of a patient with COVID-19; (b) X-ray with AP view of a patient with COVID-19; (c) X-ray of a healthy patient from Dataset A; (d) X-ray of a healthy patient from Dataset B.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
X-rays Combined with AI Offer Fast Diagnostic Tool in Detecting COVID-19

March 29, 2021 — X-rays, first used clinically in the late 1890s, could be a leading-edge diagnostic tool for COVID-19 ...

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Videos | Breast Imaging
VIDEO: COVID Vaccine May Cause Enlarged Lymph Nodes on Mammograms

Constance "Connie" Lehman, M.D., Ph.D., chief of breast imaging, co-director of the Avon Comprehensive Breast Evaluation ...

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Shine executives are joined by the company’s construction managers and partners at its medical isotope production facility. The group was commemorating the facility’s achievement of weathertight status
News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers
Shine Medical Announces its Isotope Production Facility is Weathertight

March 26, 2021 — Shine Medical Technologies LLC announced that construction of the exterior structure of its first-of-a ...

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USPSTF-2020 lung cancer screening guidelines — based solely on age, pack-years, and quit-years — perpetuate eligibility disparities among racial and ethnic minorities, although incorporating certain risk prediction models may help reduce such inequalities
News | Lung Imaging
Risk Prediction Models to Reduce Disparities for Minorities in USPSTF Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines

March 26, 2021 — According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), updated United States Preventive Services ...

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Boston Scientific Corporation announced positive data from the TARGET study of the TheraSphere Y-90 Glass Microspheres (TheraSphere) – a type of radioembolization comprised of millions of microscopic glass beads containing radioactive yttrium (Y-90) – during a late-breaking clinical trial presentation at the annual scientific meeting for the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR).
News | Interventional Radiology
Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Data for TheraSphere Y-90 Glass Microspheres Demonstrates Improved Survival in Primary Liver Cancer

March 25, 2021 — Boston Scientific Corporation announced positive data from the TARGET study of the TheraSphere Y-90 ...

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News | Pediatric Imaging
Study Reveals Rates of Brain Abnormalities in Healthy Children

March 25, 2021 — A large study of brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans from 11,679 nine- and ten-year-old ...

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Sun Nuclear Corporation announced that Australia's Northern Sydney Cancer Centre (NSCC) is now a reference site for the SunCHECK Quality Management Platform.
News | Radiation Therapy
Northern Sydney Cancer Centre Partners with Sun Nuclear as Newest SunCHECK Platform Reference Site

March 25, 2021 — Sun Nuclear Corporation announced that Australia's Northern Sydney Cancer Centre (NSCC) is now a ...

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Thirona, an artificial intelligence (AI) software company specialising in medical image analysis, developed an AI algorithm that revolutionizes cystic fibrosis (CF) care. The new algorithm, coined PRAGMA-AI, allows for fast, automated analysis of CT scans of patients with CF to detect and quantify lung abnormalities related to CF
News | Artificial Intelligence
Thirona Launches AI Software for Cystic Fibrosis

March 24, 2021 — Thirona, an artificial intelligence (AI) software company specialising in medical image analysis ...

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Gadopiclenol is a high-relaxivity macrocyclic contrast agent used for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
News | Contrast Media
Gadopiclenol has Positive Results for Phase III Clinical Trials 

March 24, 2021 — Guerbet announced positive results from two Phase III clinical studies comparing the diagnostic ...

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RSIP Vision, a leading innovator in medical imaging through advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision solutions, announced an advanced joint segmentation tool for detailed, non-invasive planning of revision arthroplasty and other orthopedic procedures for patients with pre-existing metal implants.
News | Computed Tomography (CT)
RSIP Vision Unveils Metal Implant and Anatomical Segmentation Tool

March 24, 2021 — RSIP Vision, a leading innovator in medical imaging through advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and ...

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GE Healthcare announced 510(k) clearance from U.S. FDA for OEC 3D, a new surgical imaging system capable of 3-D and 2-D imaging. OEC 3D will set a standard for interoperative 3-D imaging with precise volumetric images for spine and orthopedic procedures. This new system combines the benefits and familiarity of 2-D imaging with greater efficiency to increase access and usability to 3-D.
News | Mobile C-Arms
GE Healthcare Announces 510(k) Clearance of New 3-D Surgical Imaging System

March 23, 2021 — GE Healthcare announced 510(k) clearance from U.S. FDA for OEC 3D, a new surgical imaging system ...

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The first known study exploring optimal outpatient exam scheduling through a model algorithm was shown to yield shorter wait times for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for patients and reduced costs. A collaboration including experts at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (LHMC) and at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College worked to identify sources of delays for MRI procedures at LHMC in order to develop a mathematical model to optimize scheduling.
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
LHMC Radiology Team Reports on Model Algorithm to Optimize MRI Scheduling

March 23, 2021 — The first known study exploring optimal outpatient exam scheduling through a model algorithm was shown ...

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A new study led by Ivan Martinez—associate professor in the WVU School of Medicine and Cancer Institute—found a link between a family of RNAs, the Y chromosome, and radiation sensitivity in male lung-cancer patients
News | Radiation Therapy
Loss of Y chromosome, RNA Tied to Radiation Resistance in Male Lung-cancer Patients

March 23, 2021 — The science behind the COVID-19 vaccine has the potential to do more than prevent cases of COVID-19 ...

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