James Fitzpatrick, PhD, a professor of neuroscience and of cell biology & physiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and director of the Washington University Center for Cellular Imaging (WUCCI), is one of 22 researchers worldwide named a Chan Zuckerberg Imaging Scientist by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative….
NIRS-IVUS imaging can help identify high-risk plaques that can lead to adverse outcomes
New data from the PROSPECT II study shows that NIRS-IVUS intracoronary imaging can help identify angiographically non-obstructive lesions with high-risk characteristics for future adverse cardiac outcomes. Findings were reported today at TCT Connect, the 32nd annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF). TCT is the world’s premier educational…
African Americans, Hispanics less likely to receive recommended lung cancer imaging
The use of PET-CT imaging gives doctors the best possible picture of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and this accurate imaging helps to match patients with the best treatments. Unfortunately, not every NSCLC patient gets the recommended PET-CT imaging. Now a University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the…
AI helps radiologists improve accuracy in breast cancer detection with lesser recalls
A new study, conducted by Korean academic hospitals and Lunit, a medical AI company specializing in developing AI solutions for radiology and oncology, demonstrated the benefits of AI-aided breast cancer detection from mammography images. The study was published online on 6 February 2020, in Lancet Digital Health and features large-scale…
About one in three in ED for low back pain receive imaging
(HealthDay)—Imaging is obtained for about one in three patients with emergency department visits for low back pain, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. Jina Pakpoor, M.D., from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and colleagues examined the use of…
GE Healthcare introduces Edison Developer Program to spur AI advancements
With its new Edison Developer Program, GE Healthcare hopes to speed the adoption and utility of artificial and machine learning applications and developer services for health systems, the company announced this week. WHY IT MATTERS GE’s Edison platform (named for the company’s founder) is designed to help providers gain easier…
Harmonization of resting-state functional MRI data across multiple imaging sites
It has become increasingly apparent that the low reproducibility of results is a ubiquitous problem across many scientific fields such as biomedical science and psychology. This problem is particularly serious in biomedical studies using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data. An increasing number of studies have reported success in constructing…
Sectra sees potential in French PACS replacement wave
Summary Swedish enterprise imaging specialist Sectra has won a contract to replace the GE PACS at the Centre d’Imagerie Médicale de l’Hôpital Privé d’Antony in France, where its system will handle approximately 170,000 examinations every year. The Sectra software meets the hospital’s requirement for high availability tools that will enable…
Non-invasive imaging technique valid for identifying small airway disease in lung
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an inflammatory disease of the small airways in the lungs, affects 16 million Americans and is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, according to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Identifying small airway disease in its earliest stages, when…