X-Ray

X-ray, or X-radiation, is a form of electromagnetic radiation that can pass through many materials that are opaque to light. They can be used to take images of the inside of the human body.

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

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News | Lung Imaging | March 26, 2021
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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 A comprehensive review by University of North Carolina researchers and colleagues of hundreds of publications, incorporating more than two dozen articles on prevention screening for lung cancer with low-dose spiral computed tomography (LDCT), shows there are both benefits and harms from screening

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News | Lung Imaging | March 15, 2021
Evidence Review Examines Both Benefits and Harms for Lung Cancer Screening
March 15, 2021 — A comprehensive review by University of North Carolina researchers and colleagues of hundreds of...
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Final U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations to lower the initial age and smoking history requirements for lung cancer screening (LCS) reconfirm the lifesaving ability of these tests and present an opportunity for providers to re-engage screening age patients to save more lives.

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News | Lung Imaging | March 09, 2021
USPSTF Expands Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility Thresholds 
March 9, 2021 — Final U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations to lower the initial age and smoking...
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The Carestream Lux 35 Detector is a lightweight, glass-free wireless detector ergonomically designed with the comfort of patients and radiographers in mind.
News | Digital Radiography (DR) | March 09, 2021
Carestream Launches Lux 35 Detector, Glass-Free Cesium Detector For Medical Imaging
March 9, 2021 — Carestream Health has launched its first cesium glass-free medical detector to the market. The ...
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Lunit, a leading medical AI startup, announced its partnership with Philips. Announced during the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) virtual event (March 3-7, 2021), the collaboration will make Lunit’s AI software accessible to users of Philips’ diagnostic X-ray solutions.
News | Artificial Intelligence | March 08, 2021
Lunit Announces Partnership to Incorporate its Chest Detection Suite into Philips’ Diagnostic X-ray Suite
March 8, 2021 — Lunit, a leading medical AI startup, announced its partnership with Philips. Announced during the...
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Benign bone tumors may be present in nearly 20 percent of healthy children, based on a review of historical radiographs in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio in partnership with Wolters Kluwer.

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News | Pediatric Imaging | March 04, 2021
Historical X-rays Lend New Insights to Benign Bone Tumors in Kids
March 4, 2021 — Benign bone tumors may be present in nearly 20 percent of healthy children, based on a review of...
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Carestream Health will highlight cutting-edge medical imaging technologies at the largest radiology meeting in Europe—the virtual European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, Austria, beginning on March 3
News | Digital Radiography (DR) | March 03, 2021
Carestream Showcases New Glass-Free Detector and Intelligent Solutions for Digital Radiography at Virtual ECR 2021
March 3, 2021 — Carestream Health will highlight cutting-edge medical imaging technologies at the largest radiology...
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Dr Sahar Saleem placing the mummy in the CT scanner

Dr. Sahar Saleem placing the mummy in the CT scanner. Image courtesy of Sahar Saleem

News | Computed Tomography (CT) | February 22, 2021
CT Scans of Egyptian Mummy Reveal New Details About the Death of a Pivotal Pharaoh
February 22, 2021 — Modern medical technology is helping scholars tell a more nuanced story about the fate of an...
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It is with great sorrow and sadness that KA Imaging reported that its co-founder, Sina Ghanbarzadeh, passed away February 15, 2020. He had been battling lymphoma for over a year, but never gave up the fight.
News | Radiology Imaging | February 17, 2021
KA Imaging Announces Passing of Co-founder Sina Ghanbarzadeh
February 17, 2021 — It is with great sorrow and sadness that KA Imaging reported that its co-founder, Sina Ghanbarzadeh...
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Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | February 09, 2021
VIDEO: How to Image COVID-19 and Radiological Presentations of the Virus
Margarita Revzin, M.D., MS, FSRU, FAIUM, associate professor of radiology and biomedical imaging, Yale University...
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A study led by UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine shows that Black children are 18% less likely to get imaging tests as part of their emergency department visit compared to White children. Hispanic children are 13% less likely to have imaging done than Whites.

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News | Pediatric Imaging | February 03, 2021
Study Shows Black or Hispanic Kids Receive Less Medical Imaging
February 3, 2021 — A study led by UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh School of...
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Carestream continues global technology advancements in medical imaging with 70 patents over the past year
News | Digital Radiography (DR) | January 27, 2021
Carestream Granted 70 Patents in 2020
January 27, 2021 — Carestream Health earned 70 new patents in medical imaging in 2020 for advances in digital...
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myExam Companion user interface on both systems helps technologists of every experience level achieve consistently high image quality
News | Digital Radiography (DR) | January 25, 2021
FDA Clears Siemens Healthineers MULTIX Impact C Ceiling-Mounted DR System
January 25, 2021 — Siemens Healthineers has announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the MULTIX...
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The key trends Clinicians reviewing a COVID-19 patient's lung CT that reveals the severity of COVID-caused pneumonia. The impact of COVID on radiology was a major, over arching trend at  the 2020 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting. Getty Imagesbserved at 2020 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting all focused around COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) and the impact it has had on radiology. #RSNA #RSNA20 #RSNA2020

Clinicians reviewing a COVID-19 patient's lung CT that reveals the severity of COVID-caused pneumonia. The impact of COVID on radiology was a major, over arching trend at  the 2020 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting. Getty Images

Feature | RSNA | January 20, 2021 | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane and Dave Fornell
Top Trend Takeaways in Radiology From RSNA 2020
The key trends observed at 2020 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting all focused around COVID-19 (SARS-...
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Carestream Health showcased its expertise in medical imaging across an array of clinical specialties at the virtual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). From bedside imaging solutions to scalable X-ray room systems, the company demonstrated its growing product portfolio that fits budget, workflow, safety and space requirements.
News | Digital Radiography (DR) | January 14, 2021
Carestream Focused on Innovation in Diagnostic Imaging Portfolio at Virtual RSNA
January 14, 2021 — Carestream Health showcased its expertise in medical imaging across an array of clinical specialties...
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All but 3 of the top 25 articles in 2020 were on COVID-19. The other 3 were on MRI contrast advances and the development of a cold-cathode X-ray tube technology. #COVID19

All but 3 of the top 25 articles in 2020 were on COVID-19. The other 3 were on MRI contrast advances and the development of a cold-cathode X-ray tube technology.

Feature | December 23, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
Top 25 Stories in Radiology in 2020
Here are the top 25 best performing articles on the Imaging Technology News (ITN) website from 2020. This is based on...
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 Edward-Elmhurst Health has installed the first DRX-Compass X-ray system in the nation to support its orthopaedic providers, deploying Carestream’s newest, fully digital diagnostic imaging system at its Edward Hospital in Naperville, Ill.
News | Digital Radiography (DR) | December 15, 2020
Edward-Elmhurst Health Installs Carestream's New, Scalable DRX-Compass for Orthopaedic Practice
December 15, 2020 — Edward-Elmhurst Health has installed the first DRX-Compass X-ray system in the nation to support...
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The Nanox.ARC next-generation cold cathode X-ray prototype at the 2020 Radiology Society of North America (RSNA) virtual meeting. The live demonstration featured a range of 2-D and 3-D imaging procedures using its groundbreaking digital X-ray tube in a unique multi-source array structure. #RSNA20 #RSNA2020

The Nanox.ARC next-generation cold cathode X-ray prototype at the 2020 Radiology Society of North America (RSNA) virtual meeting. The live demonstration featured a range of 2-D and 3-D imaging procedures using its groundbreaking digital X-ray tube in a unique multi-source array structure.

News | X-Ray | December 03, 2020
Cold Cathode X-ray Technology Demonstrated at RSNA 2020
December 3, 2020 — Nanox said today it successfully demonstrated its Nanox.ARC next-generation cold cathode X-ray...
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The company’s ClearRead Xray Confirm (Enhanced) and ClearRead CT – breakthrough lung nodule detection applications­ – have received clearance for sale in Australia
News | Computed Tomography (CT) | December 03, 2020
Riverain Technologies Gains TGA Approval for ClearRead Xray Confirm (Enhanced) and ClearRead CT
December 3, 2020 — Riverain Technologies, a U.S.-based developer of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered software that...
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Generated heatmaps appropriately highlighted abnormalities in the lung fields in those images accurately labeled as COVID-19 positive (A-C) in contrast to images which were accurately labeled as negative for COVID-19 (D). Intensity of colors on the heatmap correspond to features of the image that are important for prediction of COVID-19 positivity. Image courtesy of Northwestern University

Generated heatmaps appropriately highlighted abnormalities in the lung fields in those images accurately labeled as COVID-19 positive (A-C) in contrast to images which were accurately labeled as negative for COVID-19 (D). Intensity of colors on the heatmap correspond to features of the image that are important for prediction of COVID-19 positivity. Image courtesy of Northwestern University

News | Artificial Intelligence | December 03, 2020
AI Detects COVID-19 on Chest X-rays with Accuracy and Speed
December 3, 2020 — Northwestern University researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) platform that...
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