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AI chest x-ray software displays clinical promise in children

By Will Morton

A new study has found that an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm initially cleared for analyzing chest x-rays of adult patients may also be effective for use in children. The algorithm was tested for identifying eight detectable lesions, and achieved an accuracy of 87.5%.

June 23, 2022

Ukrainian radiologist gives first-hand account of working in Kyiv

By Will Morton

A radiologist practicing in a nuclear medicine clinic in the Ukrainian city of Kyiv has written about his experiences of caring for patients in the war-torn city. The letter was published in the June issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

June 23, 2022

Ultrasound use in low-income countries receives validation

By Amerigo Allegretto

A study conducted in rural Africa found that ultrasound can be used successfully by nonradiologists to detect lesions. The new data can be used to guide clinical protocols, including thresholds for biopsy of sonographically benign-appearing breast lesions, the lead author says.

June 22, 2022

Dual-tracer PET/MRI can boost accuracy of prostate cancer staging

By Philip Ward

The use of PET/MRI with a dual-tracer approach can enhance staging of high-risk prostate cancer patients by providing extra information and improving disease characterization, Italian investigators have reported.

June 21, 2022

PET/CT develops growing role in tracking COVID-19 infection

By Will Morton

PET/CT can assist evaluation of lung inflammation and monitoring of treatment effects in patients with post-COVID-19 lung disease, according to new research that shows significant decreases in the number, size, and metabolic activity of the lung lesion can occur in follow-up scans.

June 21, 2022

Bruce Power sends first shipment of lutetium-177 to Munich

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Canada's Bruce Power has produced its first shipment of the radioisotope lutetium-177 at its nuclear power reactor in Bruce County, Ontario.

June 20, 2022

ScreenPoint: Transpara reduces rad workload by up to 70%

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Dutch artificial intelligence (AI) software developer ScreenPoint Medical is highlighting a study that suggests its Transpara AI breast care platform can reduce radiologist workload.

June 20, 2022

Black women have higher HR-positive breast cancer types

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Black women have a 19% higher mortality rate for hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer types than non-Hispanic white women, despite having a 22% lower incidence rate, according to research published on 18 June in the New England Journal of Medicine.

June 20, 2022

Could a single brain MRI diagnose Alzheimer's?

By Kate Madden Yee

A single brain MRI and an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm could effectively diagnose Alzheimer's disease -- even at an early stage, a new study from a top London facility has shown.

June 20, 2022

Imaging shows AstraZeneca COVID vaccine can trigger blood clots

By Kate Madden Yee

MRI, CT, and ultrasound identify blood clots not found on clinical assessment in a majority of individuals who have COVID-19 vaccine-induced low blood platelets after their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine, according to a case study published on 14 June in Radiology.

June 15, 2022

AI tool shows promise in stenosis detection in vulnerable patients

By Frances Rylands-Monk

A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool can accurately detect coronary CT angiography images of the arteries with significant stenoses, flagging them for priority reading by a human expert in a few seconds, a French expert has reported.

June 13, 2022

Is contrast mammo or contrast MRI best for breast cancer?

By Kate Madden Yee

Contrast-enhanced mammography and contrast-enhanced MRI (CE-MRI) show comparable performance when it comes to identifying breast cancer, but CE-MRI is more sensitive, an Austrian study has found.

June 13, 2022

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