July 10, 2020 — Infervision announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(K) clearance of the InferRead Lung CT.AI product, which uses the state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and deep learning technology to automatically perform lung segmentation, along with accurately identifying and labeling nodules of different types.

July 10, 2020 — An open-access American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) article investigating the differences in computed tomography (CT) findings between coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia and influenza virus pneumonia found that most lesions from COVID-19 were located in the peripheral zone and close to the pleura, w

July 9, 2020 —Carl Fuhrman, M.D., 67, died June 27 of a heart attack while he was working at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, according to an obituary

July 9, 2020 — With increased lung CT exam paradigms being used in the current COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak, and an increase in lung nodules and incidental findings to be monitored for years, PenRad Technologies Inc. has decided to donate PenLung, its web-based lung CT tracking software ecosystem to U.S. diagnostic imaging centers.

July 9, 2020 — Registration opens today for the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO) 62nd Annual Meeting, to be held October 25-28, 2020 via an interactive virtual platform.

July 9, 2020 — Chest radiation is used to treat children with Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma as well as lung metastases in various solid tumors. But radiation itself is a potential cancer risk, including an increased risk for breast cancer later in life. Girls receiving chest radiation for childhood cancer face a breast cancer risk as high as 30 percent by age 50.


Moblie C-arms have seen several advances over the past decade, moving toward digital flat panel detectors, improved image quality, advanced imaging features and workflow improvements. Here are some recent advances.
At the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 2019 meeting, new artificial intelligence (AI) software to assist with radiotherapy treatment planning systems was highlighted. The goal of the AI-based systems is to save staff time, while still allowing clinicians to do the final patient review. 

At the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 2019 meeting, new artificial intelligence (AI) software to assist with radiotherapy treatment planning systems was highlighted. The goal of the AI-based systems is to save staff time, while still allowing clinicians to do the final patient review. 

Radiology, like all the departments in hospitals and clinics, has undergone significant changes since early-2020, namely a large reduction in procedure volumes and in finding new ways to communicate with patients via telehealth.

The world of analytics has grown expansively in healthcare over the last decade.

Subscribe to
© Copyright Wainscot Media. All Rights Reserved.
Subscribe Now