Clinical News: Page 411

AR, 3D printing advance navigation for spine surgery

By Abraham Kim

Augmented reality (AR) and 3D printing provide clinicians with new alternatives for image-guided spine surgery that involve less radiation exposure and improve the accuracy of implanting pedicle screws, according to two recent studies from separate teams of Swiss and Italian researchers.

May 8, 2019

EANM pitches supplier audit project

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) is inviting companies involved in the manufacturing of PET radiopharmaceuticals to join its Shared Audit and Supplier Assessment Initiative.

May 7, 2019

ITM expands operations in Germany

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

German radiopharmaceutical firm ITM Isotopen Technologien München is set to increase its capacity to produce the medical isotope lutetium-177 at a facility in Neufahrn, Germany.

May 7, 2019

Extended exposure to radiation boosts hypertension risk

By Kate Madden Yee

Long-term exposure to low doses of radiation appears to increase the risk of hypertension, according to a large Russian study published on 3 May in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension.

May 7, 2019

AI-based FFR-CT software offers robust performance

By Erik L. Ridley

Different CT tube voltage levels didn't hinder the performance of a prototype artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm for estimating fractional flow reserve on coronary CT angiography (FFR-CT), according to a study by a multinational research group published on 30 April in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

May 7, 2019

U.K. issues new advice on gadolinium contrast safety

By Philip Ward

The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists has updated its guidance on the administration of gadolinium-based contrast agents to adult patients. The 23-page document addresses concerns about possible long-term gadolinium retention in the brain and the risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis.

May 7, 2019

Exact Imaging secures CE Mark for abdominal transducer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Ultrasound technology developer Exact Imaging has received the CE Mark for a new transducer as well as color flow and Doppler capabilities for its ExactVu microultrasound system for urologic imaging and biopsy guidance.

May 6, 2019

Ulrich Medical invests 2M euro in German facility

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Spinal system and contrast media injector firm Ulrich Medical plans to invest 2 million euros in its production plant in Ulm, Germany.

May 6, 2019

Carestream adds ImageView software to DRX-Revolution

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Carestream Health has added its ImageView software platform to its DRX-Revolution mobile x-ray system.

May 6, 2019

ESR, ESUR issue female pelvic imaging survey invitation

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) and the European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) have issued an invitation to members to participate in a survey on the practice of female pelvic imaging.

May 6, 2019

AI can help facilitate gadolinium-free cardiac MRI

By Erik L. Ridley

Chinese and U.K. investigators have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that can detect chronic myocardial infarction on noncontrast-enhanced cardiac cine MRI. This might avoid the need for gadolinium-based contrast, according to an article posted online on 30 April in Radiology.

May 6, 2019

Blue Earth promotes presentations at AUA 2019

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Molecular imaging firm Blue Earth Diagnostics is highlighting several presentations involving its Axumin (fluciclovine F-18) PET radiopharmaceutical and its "radiohybrid" prostate-specific membrane antigen (F-18 rhPSMA-7) imaging agent at the American Urological Association (AUA) annual meeting from 3-6 May in Chicago.

May 5, 2019

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