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Maximum-intensity PET projections at each time point for one rhesus monkey in the 89Zr-DFO-squaramide-anti-gD group.
News | PET Imaging
Total-body PET Imaging Successfully Identifies Antibodies up to 30 Days After Injection

April 10, 2020 — Combining 89Zr-labeled antibodies with total-body positron emission tomography (PET) has extended the ...

Time April 10, 2020
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Breast density is divided into four categories, from lowest to highest amounts of fibroglandular tissue composition. Category A: Almost entirely fatty (least amount of fibroglandular tissue). Category B: Scattered fibroglandular tissue. Category C: Heterogeneously dense. Category D: Extremely dense (most amount of fibroglandular tissue).
Feature | Breast Density | By Dayna Williams M.D., Shivani Chaudhry, M.D., and Laurie R. Margolies, M.D.
Breast Density Explained

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, and, for women in their forties, the leading cause of premature death ...

Time April 03, 2020
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Varian received FDA clearance for its Ethos therapy in February 2020. It is an adaptive intelligence solution that uses onboard AI in the treatment system to take the cone beam CT imaging on the system, compare it to the treatment plan and deliver an entire adaptive treatment plan in a typical 15-minute treatment time slot, from patient setup through treatment delivery.
Feature | Treatment Planning | Dave Fornell, Editor
Artificial Intelligence Greatly Speeds Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning

The traditional treatment planning process takes days to create an optimized radiation therapy delivery plan, but new ...

Time April 03, 2020
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Recommended best practices for nuclear imaging departments under the COVIF-19 pandemic have been issues by the ASNC and SNMMI. #COVID19 #ASNC #SNMMI #Coronavirus #SARScov2
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Best Practices for Nuclear Imaging During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

April 3, 2020 — A new guidance document on best practices to maintain safety and minimize contamination in nuclear ...

Time April 03, 2020
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Rising concerns over radiation overexposure teamed with a growing focus on improving the quality of patient care are two key drivers of today’s radiation dose management market. 
Feature | Radiation Dose Management | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
Drivers in Today’s Radiation Dose Management Market

Rising concerns over radiation overexposure teamed with a growing focus on improving the quality of patient care are two ...

Time April 02, 2020
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#COVID19 #Coronavirus #2019nCoV #Wuhanvirus #SARScov2
Blog | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
BLOG: ITN Offers Unique, Exclusive Coverage of COVID-19’s Impact

In January, we started hearing about a new virus, novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and read reports about how fast it ...

Time April 02, 2020
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#COVID19 #Coronavirus #2019nCoV #Wuhanvirus
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Jilan Liu and HIMSS Greater China Team
Deployment of Health IT in China’s Fight Against the COVID-19 Pandemic

Information technologies have played a pivotal role in China’s response to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, such ...

Time April 02, 2020
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#COVID19 #Coronavirus #2019nCoV #Wuhanvirus #SARScov2
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
SNMMI Launches COVID-19 Resource Center

March 31, 2020 — In a letter to its members, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) President Vasken ...

Time March 31, 2020
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A new framework from an international team of experts aims to help protect patients and providers, and conserve protective equipment for frontline healthcare workers #COVID19 #Coronavirus #2019nCoV #Wuhanvirus #SARScov2
News | Prostate Cancer
Managing Prostate Cancer Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic

March 30, 2020 — In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of radiation oncologists from the U.S. and U.K. is ...

Time March 30, 2020
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Novel scanners may open door for prognostic assessment in patients receiving cochlear implants
News | PET-CT
High-resolution PET/CT Assesses Brain Stem Function in Patients with Hearing Impairment

March 26, 2020 — Novel, fully digital, high-resolution positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging ...

Time March 26, 2020
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Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
VIDEO: How China Leveraged Health IT to Combat COVID-19

Jilan Liu, M.D., MHA, CEO for the HIMSS Greater China, explains how health information technology (HIT) was leveraged in ...

Time March 25, 2020
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#COVID19 #Coronavirus #2019nCoV #Wuhanvirus #SARScov2 #ACR20
News | Radiology Education
ACR 2020 Moves to Virtual Meeting Format

March 25, 2020 — The American College of Radiology (ACR) Annual Meeting (ACR 2020) is transitioning this year to a ...

Time March 25, 2020
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The 2020 Society of Breast Imaging/American College of Radiology (SBI/ACR) annual symposium has been cancelled, and the event rescheduled for April 8-11, 2020, in Savannah, Ga. #COVID19 #Coronavirus #2019nCoV #Wuhanvirus #SBI20
News | Society of Breast Imaging (SBI)
2020 SBI/ACR Breast Imaging Symposium Cancelled Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

March 16, 2020 — The 2020 Society of Breast Imaging/American College of Radiology (SBI/ACR) annual symposium has been ...

Time March 16, 2020
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Reflexion eceived marketing clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for its RefleXion X1 machine
News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
FDA Clearance Brings RefleXion Closer to Expanding Cancer Treatment Market

March 13, 2020 — RefleXion Medical, a therapeutic oncology company pioneering the use of biology-guided radiotherapy ...

Time March 13, 2020
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News | Patient Engagement
Healthcare Lacks a Proper Data-Driven Customer and Employee Experience Strategy, Says HIMSS-Forrester Benchmark Study

March 13, 2020 — HIMSS and Forrester announced the results from a study that investigates adoption of consumer and ...

Time March 13, 2020
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DBT, sometimes called 3-D mammography, emerged in the last decade as a powerful tool for breast cancer screening
News | Breast Imaging
Tomosynthesis Outperforms Digital Mammography in Five-year Study

March 11, 2020 — A new study published in the journal Radiology has found that the advantages of digital breast ...

Time March 11, 2020
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“Cyclotrons used in Nuclear Medicine Report & Directory, Edition 2020” that describes close to 1,500 medical cyclotrons worldwide
News | Nuclear Imaging
MEDraysintell Releases Unique Cyclotron Directory

March 10, 2020 — MEDraysintell released its new and unique report “Cyclotrons used in Nuclear Medicine Report & ...

Time March 10, 2020
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SoftVue image stacks of sound speed, as shown for cases ranging across the four Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) breast density categories
News | Breast Imaging
Study Finds Potential of Whole Breast Ultrasound Tomography to Improve Breast Cancer Risk Assessment

March 10, 2020 — Delphinus Medical Technologies, Inc., a leader in advanced breast ultrasound technology, announced that ...

Time March 10, 2020
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#COVID19 #Coronavirus #2019nCoV #Wuhanvirus #HIMSS20 #SID2020
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
SIR 2020 Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Outbreak in Seattle

March 9, 2020 — As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) slowly spreads across the globe, more industry conferences are ...

Time March 09, 2020
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Chest radiograph in a patient with COVID-19 infection demonstrates right infrahilar airspace opacities #COVID19 #Coronavirus #2019nCoV #Wuhanvirus #HIMSS20
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
How Does COVID-19 Appear in the Lungs?

March 6, 2020 — While COVID-19, previously known as the novel coronavirus, was first reported in China, it was recently ...

Time March 06, 2020
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