AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 30, 2023

PET/MRI scans have revealed immune system reactions after COVID-19 vaccines in children with cancer, according to a study published October 26 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. A team at Stanford University in Stanford, CA, evaluated F-18 FDG-PET/MRI scans of six children and young adults before and after COVID-19 vaccination. The scans demonstrated thymus activation in addition to local lymph node reactions, the group found.

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

Background: Hemorrhage is the leading cause of trauma related mortality. The initial injury is often complicated by multifactorial coagulopathy that can exacerbate bleeding. Fibrinogen is the precursor to fibrin and a major component of stable clot formation. Fibrinogen and fibrin are often depleted during major trauma as a result of consumption, breakdown, and dilution.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 30, 2023

PET imaging shows high levels of brain protein activity associated with injury in a large group of young, former National Football League (NFL) players, according to a study published October 30 in JAMA Network Open. A team led by researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, found that translocator protein (TSPO) levels on PET brain scans were higher in young, former NFL players compared with elite, non-collision sport athletes, and they called for further research to find out wheth

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

Imaging experts discuss the challenges with traditional imaging modalities for prostate cancer, commenting on the bone scan and CT scan.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Initial percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) tube placement leads to more radiation exposure for pregnant women with suspected kidney stones, according to a study published October 27 in Urology. Researchers led by Madison Lyon, MD, from the Glickman Urologic Institute in Cleveland, OH, found that PCN placement after initial imaging is significantly tied to a higher number of procedures, radiation exposure per procedure, and total radiation exposure per suspected stone episode compared with stent and

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Swiss biopharmaceutical company AC Immune highlighted a study showing the potential of its alpha-synuclein (a-syn) PET tracer for diagnosing neurodegenerative disease. In a first-in-human study published October 27 in Nature Communications , researchers led by Oskar Hansson MD, PhD, of Lund University, found that F-18 ACI-12589 helped visualize specific and reproducible retention pattern in patients with multiple system atrophy (MSA) compared with healthy control subjects.

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Diagnostic Imaging

OCTOBER 30, 2023

New research shows that pelvic MRI offers equivalent sensitivity but nearly 20 percent greater specificity than transvaginal ultrasound for the classification of adnexal lesions.

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

Scientists describe a new kind of neurochemical wave in the brain. Their research unveils the existence of traveling waves of the neurochemical acetylcholine in the striatum, a region of the brain responsible for motivating actions and habitual behaviors.

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Diagnostic Imaging

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The expanded 510(k) clearance from the FDA for the Optimizer Smart Mini system allows full-body MRI use for patients with heart failure who are receiving cardiac contractility modulation (CCM).

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 30, 2023

GE HealthCare reported an increase in revenue for the third quarter of 2023, citing progress on productivity and pricing and improved inventory management. For the period (end-September 30), GE HealthCare had revenues of $4.8 billion, up 5% over last year. Net income was $375 million, an increase of 7.8% over $487 million for the same period last year.

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Diagnostic Imaging

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Could adjustments to quality assurance review facilitate improved teamwork between radiologists and referring clinicians?

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 30, 2023

South Korea-based AI software developer Lunit has become an associate partner with the World Economic Forum. The distinction is a significant milestone for the company, making it the first among medical AI companies worldwide to elevate its status with the forum from Technology Pioneer to Associate Partner, Lunit said. The extended partnership grants the company unique access to the forum's global platform to help expand its network and distribute its AI-driven software for use in cancer care on

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 30, 2023

China reported it has produced kilogram-level amounts of molybdenum-100 (Mo-100) for the first time. The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said the achievement was made possible by technology breakthroughs involving isotope separation at one of its research reactors by a scientific research team with nearly 30 years of continuous research and development experience.

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European Society of Radiology: AI

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Our study aimed to evaluate whether deep learning (DL) software could enhance the consistency and performance of radiologists in assessing bi-parametric prostate MRI scans. Intriguingly, our findings revealed that the DL software did not significantly improve the Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) scoring consistency or the detection performance of clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa) among radiologists with varying levels of experience.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Chinese medical imaging equipment developer Alltech Medical Systems is highlighting its latest product development strategy with partner Vital Group. Alltech creates superconducting products for MRI devices. It will make use of Vital Group's material science, information technology, and AI resources to develop 7-tesla MRI and photon-counting CT systems, including the use of Vital's components and materials such as cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) detectors and lutetium yttrium orthosilicate scintill

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Diagnostic Imaging

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Experts review traditional imaging modalities for prostate cancer, highlighting the most commonly used modalities.

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

To compare the clinical outcomes of common femoral artery (CFA) atherosclerotic disease treated with either surgical endarterectomy or an interwoven nitinol wire stent system.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Photon-counting CT (PCCT) has much to offer when it comes to pediatric imaging, according to a review article published October 25 by American researchers in the British Journal of Radiology. The technology could make diagnosis of diseases and/or conditions among children easier, wrote a team led by Kelly Horst, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.

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