Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This interest may be attributed in part to a 2021 decision by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) to give cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) its highest recommendation as a frontline test to evaluate patients with stable and acute chest pain who have no history of coronary artery disease.¹

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Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 20, 2023

While neuromelanin was first described in the 19 th century, researchers have elucidated its possible role as a biomarker for neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease in the last two decades. Cassidy, “it allows us to obtain potentially useful adjunctive information about many other diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, and PTSD.”

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 17, 2024

They also compiled mortality data collected by the National Center for Health Statistics through 2021. The investigators found that breast cancer remains the leading cause of death in women under the age of 50, with 2,251 deaths reported in 2021. per year from 2012 through 2019.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 29, 2024

For instance, if an LMM is asked to summarize a treatment paradigm for a disease to guide a ministry of health in a low-income country, it might reproduce an approach that is appropriate only in a high-income context, the organization suggested.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

The researchers categorized the chemotherapeutic response of study participants by either responders including complete remission and partial remission, and nonresponders including stable disease and progressive disease. In total, the group included data collected between 2018 and 2021 for 67 patients.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 6, 2024

Neuroscience, particularly in the study of psychiatric diseases and neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s, has been constrained by technological and biological limitations, leaving many aspects of the brain structure and functionality largely unexplored, noted GE Healthcare in a written statement about the unveiling.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 20, 2024

The radiotracer was developed by French biomarker firm Zionexa, which GE HealthCare acquired in May 2021. F-18 FES-PET was approved in May 2020 for detecting ER-positive lesions in patients with recurrent or metastatic breast cancer.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 17, 2024

Cardiac PET MPI has emerged as a key tool for diagnosing and managing patients with cardiovascular diseases, especially coronary artery disease, yet overall it remains underutilized in the U.S., Strategies to increase the use of cardiac PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in the U.S. the authors noted.

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Imaging Technology

AUGUST 31, 2023

Alzheimer disease is a progressive, irreversible brain disorder that slowly degrades memory and cognitive function. While previous treatment methods focused on addressing Alzheimer disease symptoms, recent approvals of monoclonal antibodies have provided a path to target the underlying disease itself. In June 2021, the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 4, 2024

She and colleagues assessed the performance of this type of protocol in women at high risk for breast cancer via a study that included 236 shortened breast MRI exams performed between 2018 and 2021. Four readers blinded to patients' prior imaging, history, and disease outcomes reviewed the scans. Two radiologists reviewed the cases.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 13, 2023

El Homsi's group compared the two MRI protocols for this indication via a study that included 195 patients with primary colorectal cancer and liver metastases who were diagnosed between January 2012 and December 2021. response category 0.68 Detection of new lesions 0.49

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Moreover, the approach could help detect disease that other effective prostate cancer PET radiotracers may miss, said Heying Duan, MD, a nuclear medicine research scientist at Stanford University, during a November 26 scientific session. Patients were eligible if they were older than 18 and had rising blood levels of PSA ( ≥ 0.2

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 10, 2024

states that tend to have higher mortality rates of the disease, American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers have reported. of men and women eligible for lung cancer screening underwent it, despite a 2021 expansion of the pool of eligible individuals. When the U.S.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 22, 2023

milla1cf Mon, 05/22/2023 - 13:16 May 22, 2023 — New research finds that the brains of otherwise healthy military personnel who are exposed to explosions show an abnormal brain accumulation of amyloid-beta protein—a protein that plays a role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.

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CurveBeam AI

AUGUST 1, 2023

Postoperative Assessment 52 yo with post-traumatic degenerative joint disease of the ankle. His clinical interests include ankle arthritis, neuropathic disease, forefoot reconstruction, and deformity. (1) 2021 Feb;42(2):200214. 2021 Aug;50(8):1575-1583. Epub 2021 Jan 7. Foot Ankle Int. Epub 2020 Oct 17.

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

milla1cf Thu, 09/21/2023 - 16:17 September 21, 2023 — Declines in cardiovascular procedure volumes observed early in the COVID-19 pandemic greatly recovered in 2021 in the U.S. Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death for both men and women,” said lead researcher Andrew J. Einstein , M.D., published to date.

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CurveBeam AI

AUGUST 22, 2023

The most common etiology is posttraumatic degeneration, but primary degeneration and inflammatory diseases can also result in osteoarthritis of the midfoot joints.​ 2021 Jun;42(6):757-767. Epub 2021 Jan 27. Sci Rep 11, 16139 (2021). 2021 Jan;134:109419. Foot Ankle Int. doi: 10.1177/1071100720983227. Eur J Radiol.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 5, 2024

The generator offers a low-cost alternative for the radiolabeling of biomolecules with Gallium-68 in PET, an imaging examination method used to detect the presence or absence of diseased tissue. PET Imaging is primarily used in the diagnosis of cancer, heart attacks or neurological diseases.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 6, 2023

Contrast-enhanced MRI plays a key role in the healthcare continuum, providing a radiation-free, non-invasive method to obtain detailed images of the body, helping to distinguish and identify potential abnormalities within organs and tissues to support physicians in answering critical medical questions in the diagnosis and monitoring of disease.2

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 5, 2023

The Hepatus 6 Ultrasound combines transient elastography and diagnostic ultrasound in one device, making it ideally suited for non-invasive detection, diagnosis, and evaluation of liver disease. Mindray has continued to show its dedication and perseverance for industry-leading technology that pushes the boundaries of healthcare innovation.

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Lake Medical Imaging

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

GENEVA (Reuters) - Breast cancer has overtaken lung cancer as the most common form of the disease, accounting for nearly 12% of new cases each year worldwide, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday, February 2, 2021.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Opportunistic low-dose CT (LDCT) lung cancer screening can reduce mortality from the disease by almost 50%, research published December 12 in JAMA Network Open has found. The study that included 5,234 patients who underwent lung cancer screening at Weihai Municipal Hospital Healthcare Group, Weihai City, China, between 2016 and 2021.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

But even though the pool of patients eligible for lung cancer screening was expanded in 2021, uptake remains low. She outlined results from a 2021 study she conducted that included 251 women who all underwent mammography screening and were offered LCS. There's much more to be done to encourage women to get LCS, Sandler said.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2024

The FAI score is one way to capture inflammatory risk beyond the current clinical risk stratification and CCTA interpretation, particularly among patients without obstructive [coronary artery disease], according to Chan, Antoniades, and colleagues. An AI-calculated FAI score can detect and measure vascular inflammation on CCTA exams.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 2, 2024

The availability of these offerings – including the MIM SurePlan and MIM Symphony families, MIM Maestro, MIM Encore, and more – is in alignment with GE HealthCare’s precision care strategy, which aims to deliver innovative digital solutions across care pathways for more precise, connected, and efficient care across disease states. "We

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 14, 2023

“AI can triage for active pulmonary TB with non-inferior performance to radiologists and detect differential diagnoses, indicating potential to aid cost effective TB screening,” said presenter Nsala Sanjase, a research fellow at the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Lusaka, in a session held November 30. In 2021, 1.6

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European Society of Radiology: AI

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the few diseases that has maintained a dismal prognosis despite decades of laboratory and medical research efforts [4]. By critically evaluating essential methodology steps, we present a case-based framework that is generalisable and applicable to various diseases.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 12, 2024

This study included imaging from 143 patients with active abdominopelvic cancer and 64 patients without any active cancer who underwent whole-body PET/CT scans at Osaka University Hospital between January 2020 and August 2021. Extending the study to other institutions is an important future task, they wrote. “We

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 8, 2024

Both FUO and IUO can be caused by a wide range of pathological processes, from malignancies, infections, and granulomatous and inflammatory diseases, to miscellaneous causes. Inflammation of unknown origin (IUO) is defined as prolonged and perplexing inflammation with temperatures below 38.3 °C.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 26, 2023

The approval expands upon Bayer's focus on breast imaging, with a portfolio that also includes Gadavist (gadobutrol) injection, a gadolinium-based contrast agent approved for use with MRI ( Magnetic Resonance Imaging ) to assess the presence and extent of malignant breast disease in adult patients. RadioGraphics 2021 41:3, 829-839.

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Vesta Teleradiology

AUGUST 24, 2023

The rise is driven by chronic diseases, an aging population, and post-Covid-19 demand recovery. For instance, OECD data for 2021 showed 84.5 Opportunities arise from the growing demand for imaging services, especially for chronic diseases, and the development of new modalities like 3D mammography and MRI-guided focused ultrasound.

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REBEL EM

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Chang 2021 ) This systematic review was used as the basis for a 9 member panel to develop consensus guidelines on CT imaging for patients with suspected renal colic in 29 scenarios. 2021 Sep;47:70-73. Epub 2021 Mar 22. ” The Journal of Urology 199.4S (2018): e683-e684. Moore CL, Carpenter CR, Heilbrun ME, et al.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The number of inappropriate requests for lumbar spine MRI exams has dropped by 50% due to local guidelines on Appropriateness Criteria for Use of Imaging Technology (ACUITy) formulated in 2019-2021, and chest x-ray guidelines have helped to eradicate pre-enrolment x-rays for asymptomatic young people entering local universities.

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 12, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a Breakthrough Device in 2021 for its potential in managing motion in lung tumors, SCINTIX therapy was FDA-cleared in 2023 for treating lung and bone tumors that arise from primary or metastatic disease. Designated by the U.S. Patient treatments also began at several clinical sites in 2023.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2024

SCCT 2021 Expert Consensus Document on Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography: A Report of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2021 May-Jun;15(3):192-217. Talk with your Philips representative to learn more about AI and cardiac scanning or click here to download our latest whitepaper. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The growth began shortly after the American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association's (AHA) committee on clinical practice guidelines issued its Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain in October 2021. If the CCTA exam is negative, the patient can be sent home and treated as an outpatient.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Chen, MD, both of UC San Diego Health in California, adding that in a 2021 survey, 71% of radiologists said they had been sued. "The majority of radiologists will face litigation in their careers," noted Luke Michael Wojdyla, a second-year radiology resident, and radiologist James Y.

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