AuntMinnie
DECEMBER 12, 2024
A new PET radiotracer has the potential for visualizing responses in liver cancer patients undergoing immunotherapy, according to a study published December 12 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. In a translational study, researchers synthesized the imaging agent, called F-18 AlF-NOTA-BCP137, and then tested it in mice and humans for the first time.
Diagnostic Imaging
DECEMBER 12, 2024
The authors of a new study found that deep learning assessment of single-phase CT scans provides comparable within-one stage accuracies to multiphase CT for detecting and staging chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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AuntMinnie
DECEMBER 12, 2024
A convolutional neural network (CNN) model used with a one-inhalation lung CT scan protocol can effectively diagnose and stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), researchers have reported. The study findings could help reduce patient exposure to radiation and improve accessibility to CT-based severity assessment, wrote a team of researchers that included PhD candidate Amanda Lee of San Diego State University; Albert Hsiao, MD, PhD, of the University of California, San Diego; and lead
Open Medscience
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Supply chain emissions significantly impact healthcares carbon footprint, requiring collaborative efforts to implement sustainable and circular practices. The post Uniting Healthcare Forces: Transforming Supply Chains, Reducing Emissions appeared first on Open MedScience.
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AuntMinnie
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) can successfully treat malignant thyroid nodules with minimal adverse events, according to research published December 11 in Endocrine Practice. A team led by Jennifer Kuo, MD, from New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University in New York found that ultrasound-guided RFA achieved remission of hyperthyroidism in over four out of five patients with toxic adenomas or toxic multinodular goiters (MNGs).
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