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Study Shows Black or Hispanic Kids Receive Less Medical Imaging
Getty ImagesFebruary 3, 2021 — 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...
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Take ITN's Short Survey on Educational Opportunities
Getty ImagesFebruary 3, 2021 — At ITN, we often provide our readers with online educational opportunities, including webinars, lunch & learn sessions and virtual roundtable discussions. We’d like...
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Nuance Acquires AI Startup Saykara
February 8, 2021 — 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...
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Novel Quantum Sensor Provides New Approach to Early Diagnosis Via Imaging
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...
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Lung Ultrasound Helps Predict COVID-19 Patient Outcomes
Brazilian researchers found that the higher the lung ultrasound score the greater the risk of ICU admission, intubation and death. Image courtesy of Julio AlencarFebruary 11, 2021 — Lung ultrasound,...
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BIR Supports AXREM Proposal to Vaccinate Frontline Workers from Supplier...
Getty ImagesFebruary 12, 2021 — 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...
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Mount Sinai Receives $3.8 Million Gift to Launch Mobile MRI Unit to Support...
Getty ImagesFebruary 12, 2021 — 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...
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MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound To Treat Essential Tremor And Tremor-Dominant...
February 16, 2021 — Insightec, a global healthcare company focused on creating the next generation of patient care, announced it received market approval by the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency...
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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, passed away February 15, 2020. He had been battling lymphoma for over a year,...
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Radiology Product Comparison Charts Aid in Buying Decisions
Imaging Technology News (ITN) maintains more than 40 comparison charts of product specifications from various vendors, offering a side-by-side, apples-to-apples comparison when making purchasing...
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Is it Time for a Change in How Structural MRI Data is Collected?
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...
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Child Brain Tumors can be Classified by Advanced Imaging and AI
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...
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Intelerad Acquires Healthcare Analytics Vendor Lumedx
February 18, 2021 – Enterprise imaging systems provider Intelerad Medical Systems announced it has acquired Lumedx, a leading provider of healthcare analytics and cardiovascular information systems...
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CT Scans of Egyptian Mummy Reveal New Details About the Death of a Pivotal...
Dr. Sahar Saleem placing the mummy in the CT scanner. Image courtesy of Sahar SaleemX-ray of pharaoh Seqenenre-Taa-II's torso. Image courtesy of Sahar Saleem3-D Virtual Reality image of the pharaoh's...
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COVID-19 Associated with Leukoencephalopathy on Brain MRI
Axial FLAIR MR image shows T2 prolongation in bilateral middle cerebellar peduncles (arrows). Findings were associated with restricted diffusion and areas of T1 hypointense signal without enhancement...
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Advances in X-ray Imaging can Help Patients with Breast Cancer
Examples of the imaging performance of XPCI-CT (b,e) compared to conventional specimen radiography (a,d) and benchmarked against histopathology (c,f). he top row focuses on the similarity between the...
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Model Helps Predict Which Patients will Benefit Most from PSMA PET Scan
Image courtesy of UCLA HealthFebruary 23, 2021 — A new study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center helps identify which patients with prostate cancer will benefit most from...
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Hologic Completes Acquisition of Biotheranostics, Enabling Entry into Growing...
February 23, 2021 — Hologic, Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of molecular oncology leader Biotheranostics, Inc. for approximately $230 million. Biotheranostics develops and...
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SpinTech Acquires MR Innovations
February 24, 2021 — Detroit-based magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology company SpinTech, Inc. has acquired medical-imaging research and technology developer Magnetic Resonance Innovations, Inc....
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COVID-19 Vaccination Axillary Adenopathy Detected During Breast Imaging
55-year-old woman who underwent screening mammogram and ultrasound 7 days after first COVID-19 vaccination dose. Screening mammogram and US demonstrated unilateral left axillary lymph node with...
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