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Endometriosis radiotracer performs well at clinical trial

New findings suggest that 99mTc-maraciclatide can help physicians more accurately identify endometriosis on imaging.

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Photon flash therapy is an experimental treatment that delivers an ultrahigh dose rate of radiotherapy 100 times faster than currently available options.

Nicole B. Saphier, MD

UPDATED: He’s picking Nicole B. Saphier, MD, a board-certified breast specialist with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Fox News contributor, to fill the key role. 

GE HealthCare

Corresponding with the change, the Chicago-based imaging manufacturer is combing two of its radiology-related business lines into a new segment worth $14.6 billion.    

Aidoc Jesse M. Ehrenfeld

Funding will help the New York-based company expand into additional clinical indications and capabilities while also supporting further development of Aidoc’s CARE Foundation Model. 

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The responses also suggested that a significant amount of women believe mammograms start before 40, highlighting a gap in screening policy knowledge.

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Thanks to AI, clinicians can use mammograms to do a lot more than identify signs of breast cancer. Researchers explored data from nearly 50,000 patients, presenting their findings in Heart.

A new analysis is prompting questions regarding how rigorously many of the AI-enabled tools approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are evaluated prior to their clearance. 

AI is only as effective as the data it was trained on, and many datasets lack diversity in terms of patient body mass index.