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The algorithm can be applied to noncontrast abdominal CT scans completed for any clinical indication.

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Providers are up to three times more likely to trust the opinion of humans over AI, even when the algorithm is proven to detect more cancerous lesions than radiologists. 

Imaging might not drive as many treatment adjustments as previously believed, according to a new meta-analysis.

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A new study focuses on the role oxalic acid may play in the body’s ability to eliminate gadolinium after an MRI study.

The Agitation Solutions Orbis Microbubble Generator simplifies and streamlines the process of saline agitation and delivery for cardiac bubble studies using a single use syringe. It is was cleared for use in Canada in 2024.

Currently there are no FDA cleared echocardiography contrast agents commercially available for use on the right side of the heart to detect shunts, but a new agent that promises to improve workflow and imaging is about to enter a U.S. trial. 

OSU researchers studying ability of silver nanoparticles to enhance medical imaging

Researchers at Oregon State University are working on developing a way to make contrast agents more targeted. 

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RadNet Chaiman and CEO Howard Berger, MD, explains why the company has invested tens of millions into DeepHealth to rapidly build up a new business model. 

 

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.