Radiology Imaging

The radiology imaging channel includes technology news related to computed tomography (CT), digital radiography (DR / X-ray), ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), radiographic fluoroscopy (R/F), mammography, angiography, 3-D printing, contrast media injectors, molecular imaging, neurological imaging, pediatric imaging and radiation dose management. 

Example MR images from paediatric brain tumour patients. This first column shows T1-weighted images following the injection of gadolinium contrast agent. The second column shows T2-weighted images and the final column shows apparent diffusion coefficient maps calculated from diffusion-weighted images. (a–c) are taken from a patient with a Pilocytic Astrocytoma, (d–f) are from a patient with an Ependymoma and (g–i) were acquired from a patient with a Medulloblastoma.
News | Pediatric Imaging
Child Brain Tumors can be Classified by Advanced Imaging and AI

February 17, 2021 — Diffusion weighted imaging and machine learning can successfully classify the diagnosis and ...

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T1 structural images for the two sequences, MPRAGE and MPRAGE+PMC. The top row shows the MPRAGE sequence, while the bottom row shows the images that were generated with the MPRAGE+PMC sequence. Columns represent two different participants, one with minimal head motion (left, Low-Mover) and another with a large quantity of motion (right, High-Mover). Pial and white matter (WM) surface reconstruction from Freesurfer are also shown.
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Is it Time for a Change in How Structural MRI Data is Collected?

February 17, 2021 — A new paper, "Is it time to switch your T1W sequence? Assessing the impact of prospective motion ...

Time February 17, 2021
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It is with great sorrow and sadness that KA Imaging reported that its co-founder, Sina Ghanbarzadeh, passed away February 15, 2020. He had been battling lymphoma for over a year, but never gave up the fight.
News | Radiology Imaging
KA Imaging Announces Passing of Co-founder Sina Ghanbarzadeh

February 17, 2021 — It is with great sorrow and sadness that KA Imaging reported that its co-founder, Sina Ghanbarzadeh ...

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Insightec plans to expand in Latin America through a partnership with Strattner
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy
MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound To Treat Essential Tremor And Tremor-Dominant Parkinson's Disease

February 16, 2021 — Insightec, a global healthcare company focused on creating the next generation of patient care ...

Time February 16, 2021
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The Milton and Caroll Petrie Department of Urology at Mount Sinai has received a $3.8 million donation from philanthropist Robert F. Smith to launch the Robert F. Smith Mobile MRI Unit in partnership with the Mount Sinai Health System to support prostate health in the Black community.
News | Prostate Cancer
Mount Sinai Receives $3.8 Million Gift to Launch Mobile MRI Unit to Support Prostate Health in the Black Community

February 12, 2021 — The Milton and Caroll Petrie Department of Urology at Mount Sinai has received a $3.8 million ...

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The British Institute of Radiology supports the proposal by AXREM that staff members from private suppliers who work shoulder to shoulder with National Health Service (NHS) staff in high-risk areas in hospitals should be recognised as frontline health and social care staff and prioritised for COVID-19 vaccination accordingly.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
BIR Supports AXREM Proposal to Vaccinate Frontline Workers from Supplier Companies

February 12, 2021 — The British Institute of Radiology supports the proposal by AXREM that staff members from private ...

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Brazilian researchers found that the higher the lung ultrasound score the greater the risk of ICU admission, intubation and death. Image courtesy of Julio Alencar
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Lung Ultrasound Helps Predict COVID-19 Patient Outcomes

February 11, 2021 — Lung ultrasound, considered a simple method for diagnosing lung disease, can also help predict the ...

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Screening strategy based on baseline breast density at age 40 may be effective and cost-effective for reducing breast cancer mortality
News | Breast Density
Risk-based Breast Cancer Screening

February 10, 2021 — A mammography screening strategy based on a baseline breast density measure at age 40 may be the ...

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Unhealthy lifestyles, various diseases, stress, and aging can all contribute to an imbalance between the production of ROS and the body's ability to reduce and eliminate them. The resulting excessive levels of ROS cause "oxidative stress".
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Novel Quantum Sensor Provides New Approach to Early Diagnosis Via Imaging

February 10, 2021 — Oxygen is essential for human life, but within the body, certain biological environmental conditions ...

Time February 10, 2021
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Comparison of breast cancer mortality rates (red squares) and distant-stage breast cancer incidence rates from SEER9 (blue dots) and SEER18 (green dots) per 100,000 for white women aged, A, 20–39, B, 40–69, and, C, 70–79 years (3,7,8).
News | Breast Imaging
Breast Cancer Death Rates Stop Declining in Younger Women

February 10, 2021 — Breast cancer death rates have stopped declining for women in the U.S. younger than age 40, ending a ...

Time February 10, 2021
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Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
VIDEO: Overview COVID-19 Imaging Techniques Using X-ray, CT, MRI and Ultrasound

Margarita Revzin, M.D., MS, FSRU, FAIUM, associate professor of radiology and biomedical imaging, Yale University School ...

Time November 15, 2020
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Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
VIDEO: How to Image COVID-19 and Radiological Presentations of the Virus

Margarita Revzin, M.D., MS, FSRU, FAIUM, associate professor of radiology and biomedical imaging, Yale University School ...

Time February 09, 2021
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After acquiring the molecular breast imaging (MBI) assets from GE Healthcare and Dilon Technologies, Inc., SmartBreast Corporation (SmartBreast), a privately held company focused on breast cancer screening and diagnosis, announced today that it has formed a partnership with FoxSemicon Integrated Technologies, Inc. (FITI) to manufacture molecular breast imaging (MBI) systems.
News | Breast Imaging
SmartBreast Forms Molecular Breast Imaging Partnership with FITI

February 9, 2021 — After acquiring the molecular breast imaging (MBI) assets from GE Healthcare and Dilon Technologies ...

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 Nuance Communications, Inc. announced the acquisition of Saykara, Inc., a like-minded startup focused on developing a mobile AI assistant to automate clinical documentation for physicians. The acquisition underscores Nuance's ongoing expansion of market and technical leadership in conversational artificial intelligence (AI) and ambient clinical intelligence (ACI) solutions that reduce clinician burnout, enhance patient experiences, and improve overall health system financial integrity.
News | Artificial Intelligence
Nuance Acquires AI Startup Saykara

February 8, 2021 — Nuance Communications, Inc. announced the acquisition of Saykara, Inc., a like-minded startup focused ...

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News | Breast Imaging
Female Breast Cancer Surpasses Lung as the Most Commonly Diagnosed Cancer Worldwide

February 8, 2021 — Cancer ranks as a leading cause of death in every country in the world, and, for the first time ...

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Phase III clinical trial of men with a clinical suspicion of prostate cancer finds MRI with targeted biopsies to be more accurate at diagnosis and less intrusive than current standard
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Using MRI for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Equals or Beats Current Standard

February 8, 2021 — The results of a Phase III randomized clinical trial have shown that when it comes to detecting ...

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Real Time Imaging Technologies LLC iannounced that it has received U.S. Patent No. 10,898,070 IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHODS which covers the company’s methods for incorporating microlens into X-ray imaging detectors that enables significantly lower radiation dose without compromising image resolution.
News | Radiation Dose Management
New Imaging Intellectual Property for Lower Radiation Dose

February 5, 2021 — Real Time Imaging Technologies LLC has received U.S. Patent No. 10,898,070 IMAGING APPARATUS AND ...

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News | Prostate Cancer
Ultrasound Technique Treats Prostate Cancer with Minimal Side Effects

February 5, 2021 — A technique that delivers high-intensity focused ultrasound to targeted tissue under MRI guidance ...

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Materialise engineers coordinated the development of a surgical plan and created an on-screen 3D model based on CT-scans.
Feature | Medical 3-D Printing
The Role of 3-D Technology in World’s First Successful Double Hand and Face Transplant

Three-dimensional technologies, developed by Materialise, played a crucial role in the world’s first simultaneous double ...

Time February 03, 2021
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A study led by UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine shows that Black children are 18% less likely to get imaging tests as part of their emergency department visit compared to White children. Hispanic children are 13% less likely to have imaging done than Whites.
News | Pediatric Imaging
Study Shows Black or Hispanic Kids Receive Less Medical Imaging

February 3, 2021 — A study led by UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh School of ...

Time February 03, 2021
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