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Researchers offer age-specific dose estimator for fluoroscopy exams

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A team of researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital has developed an age-specific dose catalog for estimating radiation exposure to children from diagnostic and interventional radiology fluoroscopy procedures. They analyzed metrics to estimate age-specific effective dose per IR procedure type and diagnostic fluoroscopy exam.

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Ultrasound-guided fluoro for kidney stones cuts radiation to kids

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Fluoroscopy-assisted ultrasound guidance for mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) procedures in children is a safer and more effective approach than fluoroscopy alone, researchers have found. The investigators tracked complication rate and fluoroscopy time. The group's research was published March 13 in Urology. "[Our

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New CT, MR scanners and AI top GE HealthCare highlights at RSNA 2023

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CHICAGO -- GE HealthCare (GEHC) brought new CT and MRI scanners and a range of AI software applications to McCormick Place for RSNA 2023. The scanner also comes with True Enhance DL, an AI-based application that generates deep learning-based monochromatic-like images from a single-energy x-ray acquisition.

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High-precision Superimposition of X-ray Fluoroscopic Images and 3D CT Data

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:50 December 13, 2023 — The X-ray fluoroscopy machine is a medical device frequently used in orthopedic surgery. Despite its imaging capabilities, physicians heavily rely on their experience and knowledge to align the 3D shape of the target area using the 2D X-ray image.

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Canon Medical expands ultrasound, R/F offerings at ECR 2024

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VIENNA -- Canon Medical Systems Europe unveiled a new ultrasound scanner and a radiography/fluoroscopy (R/F) system in its booth at ECR 2024. Suitable for clinics as well as large hospitals, Aplio me is a compact (55 x 73 x 130~177 cm) and lightweight system that can be customized to meet the operator’s clinical needs, Canon said.

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4 ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in radiology

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Thiel and colleagues performed an LCA in April 2023 of the diagnostic radiology practice of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. "LCAs establish baseline data on carbon emissions and environmental waste and help analyze the impact of interventions on carbon footprints."

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Fujifilm to Unveil New Medical Imaging Innovations at the 2023 Radiological Society of North America Conference

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Thu, 11/23/2023 - 06:00 November 23, 2023 — Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corporation,  a leading provider of diagnostic and enterprise imaging solutions, is unveiling several new medical systems at the 2023 Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ) annual meeting, booth #1929, held November 26 – 30 at McCormick Place in Chicago.