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Researchers offer age-specific dose estimator for fluoroscopy exams

AuntMinnie

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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Noncontrast fluoroscopy method can image chronic hypertension

AuntMinnie

A fluoroscopy method incorporating a noncontrast x-ray pulsatility index (XPI) can improve clinical efficiency as a screening or diagnostic test for suspected chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, according to research presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting.

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Oxos gets FDA nod for portable x-ray system

AuntMinnie

Oxos Medical has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its MC2 ultraportable x-ray system. MC2 is cordless and lightweight and offers dynamic digital radiography and fluoroscopy in addition to static imaging capabilities, according to Oxos.

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RTI releases new x-ray quality assurance meter

AuntMinnie

Image distribution technology developer RealTimeImage (RTI) has released a new x-ray quality assurance meter it calls Mako. The multimodality, modular x-ray meter is accurate to 1.5% kilovoltage peak (kVp) uncertainty, the company said.

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

AuntMinnie

Canon Medical's new midrange ultrasound scanner, Aplio me. Image courtesy of Canon Medical. VIENNA -- Canon Medical Systems Europe unveiled a new ultrasound scanner and a radiography/fluoroscopy (R/F) system in its booth at ECR 2024. Canon Medical's new Xavion digital R/F system and CXDI-B1 digital detector.

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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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FDA issues guidance on scanning interference with implanted medical devices

AuntMinnie

Despite reported issues with CT scanning interfering with certain medical devices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said CT is still the preferred imaging modality for patients with medical devices. CT is safer than magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for people with devices of unknown MRI safety status."