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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.

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Wider use of cardiac PET faces challenges

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In North America, PET MPI using rubidium-82 and N-13 ammonia radiotracers has gained prominence, with its growth driven by superior diagnostic accuracy compared to other imaging modalities and its potential for reducing radiation exposure to patients, the authors explained. the authors noted. Also, out of 400 centers in the U.S.

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Lenox Hill First in New York State to Use Cutting-edge Imaging Technology to Enhance Radiation Oncology Treatment

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milla1cf Tue, 06/13/2023 - 20:02 June 13, 2023 — The Cancer Institute at Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital is the first in New York State to use the HyperSight imaging solution, which employs state-of-the-art cone-beam computed tomography technology to deliver faster, sharper images during the radiation therapy treatment process.

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Seno Medical's Imagio System Receives Innovative Technology Contract

Imaging Technology

12, 2024 — Seno Medical announced its Imagio Breast Imaging System has received an Innovative Technology contract from Vizient, Inc. The result is a diagnostic imaging modality that delivers functional information regarding suspicious breast masses, increasing confidence regarding the need for invasive breast cancer diagnostic biopsies.

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The rise of theranostics: Part 2 -- Moving into communities

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Even if some private urology, radiation oncology practices, or radiologist groups are building the ability to perform theranostics, experts are cautious about patient management, radiation safety, and the risk of unnecessary imaging. However, few freestanding theranostics centers exist today. Hope added.

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ISMRM: What's next for MRI applications for MSK trauma?

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Benjamin Fritz, MD, of Balgrist University Hospital in Zurich, Switzerland. X-ray and CT imaging are the go-to exams for trauma, Fritz conceded, but MRI is gaining ground as an effective modality for MSK trauma applications, in part because it does not expose patients to radiation and because it can image soft tissue well.

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AuntMinnie 2014: Health information exchange lowers repeat emergency imaging

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At the same time, the use of imaging, particularly CT, has been on the rise in emergency departments and may present health risks due to the effects of radiation exposure. As a result, the researchers sought to assess whether HIE adoption could lead to a decline in repeat imaging in EDs.

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