Thoracic Imaging: Page 2

Qure.ai highlights clinical results from chest x-ray software study

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiology AI software developer Qure.ai is highlighting results from a study conducted by the U.K.'s Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust that show that the company's qXR software effectively differentiates between normal and abnormal chest x-rays.

August 6, 2023

Using AI with prior LDCT exams improves lung nodule assessment

By Kate Madden Yee

A deep-learning algorithm that incorporates information from prior low-dose CT (LDCT) exams is more effective for estimating three-year malignancy risk of pulmonary nodules than models that use a single CT exam alone, Dutch researchers have found.

August 3, 2023

Radiation dose levels in cervical, lumbar spine CT raise concerns

By Philip Ward

Failure to specify the medical indications in the dose archiving and communication system can increase scan lengths, particularly in cervical and lumbar spine CT exams, a survey of 48 hospitals and clinics in France has revealed.

August 1, 2023

Which radiology AI tools are the Dutch using clinically?

By Philip Ward

More than a third of radiology departments are using AI in clinical practice, particularly for lung-nodule detection on CT, stroke diagnosis, and bone age prediction, a survey conducted in the Netherlands has found.

July 31, 2023

German group presents results on photon-counting CT use in lung

By Kate Madden Yee

Photon-counting CT helps clinicians evaluate lung structure and function more effectively than standard CT, according to research from Hannover Medical School published on 11 July in Radiology.

July 13, 2023

Synthetic CT images as good as real ones for visualizing CF

By Kate Madden Yee

Synthetic CT images show almost perfect concordance with real ones for visualizing cystic fibrosis (CF)-related lung changes -- and have even better image quality than ultrashort echo time lung MRI. That's the key finding of new research from France.

July 10, 2023

Lunit completes installation of AI suite in Middle East hospital

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Lunit has installed its Insight CXR AI suite Seha Virtual Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

July 6, 2023

Controversy breaks out over new U.K. standards for chest x-rays

By Philip Ward

The launch of a U.K. document about standards for reporting practitioners in adult chest x-rays has ignited a fierce debate about differences in the requirements for radiographers and trainee radiologists. It is "an unholy mess" and is purely about training standards for nonradiologists, one expert said.

July 4, 2023

Philips secures xenon MRI contrast deal with Polarean

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips has partnered with MRI contrast agent developer Polarean to facilitate xenon-based lung ventilation imaging for routine clinical applications on the vendor's 7700 3-tesla MR scanner.

June 4, 2023

World record achieved in Nepal for x-ray at highest altitude

By Will Morton

Researchers have earned a new world record by conducting a chest x-ray exam of a patient on Mt. Everest in Nepal at a height of 5,364 meters. The team's leader, Mike Cairnie, has been dubbed "the Indiana Jones of radiology".

May 21, 2023

The rocky road to implementing CT lung cancer screening

By Matthew Watson

What are the major hurdles facing the organizers of large-scale CT lung cancer screening programs? And what are the future market trends in this area? Analyst Matthew Watson provides some answers in a new column.

May 17, 2023

Deep learning plus micro-CT effective for tracking lung disease

By Kate Madden Yee

Combining deep learning with micro-CT is showing promise for not only tracking the progression of lung disease but also evaluating the effectiveness of treatment, Italian researchers have reported.

May 15, 2023

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