| Today's News and Trends | Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) offers improved breast cancer screening for patients with dense breast tissue and could provide specialists with a significant improvement over handheld screening ultrasound. However, some clinicians worry it may take radiologists too long to interpret ABUS exams, making it less than ideal for population-based screening. Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) offers improved breast cancer screening for patients with dense breast tissue and could provide specialists with a significant improvement over handheld screening ultrasound. However, some clinicians worry it may take radiologists too long to interpret ABUS exams, making it less than ideal for population-based screening. | |
| A team of researchers examined diagnostic imaging utilization trends in Massachusetts from 2009 to 2013 for a recent study in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. A team of researchers examined diagnostic imaging utilization trends in Massachusetts from 2009 to 2013 for a recent study in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. | |
| Twitter holds the potential to disseminate bite-sized snippets of medical information to a diverse audience with little effort, but radiologists aren’t using the micro-blogging platform to its full capacity, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Twitter holds the potential to disseminate bite-sized snippets of medical information to a diverse audience with little effort, but radiologists aren’t using the micro-blogging platform to its full capacity, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. | |
| Densitas, a medical device company based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, announced that DENSITAS|density, its software that uses machine learning to produce breast density reports, has gained FDA clearance. Densitas, a medical device company based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, announced that DENSITAS|density, its software that uses machine learning to produce breast density reports, has gained FDA clearance. | |
| Combining micro-computed tomography (CT) with a photographic approach could improve accuracy and specificity when digitizing natural objects, Japanese researchers have found. Combining micro-computed tomography (CT) with a photographic approach could improve accuracy and specificity when digitizing natural objects, Japanese researchers have found. | |
| The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has announced the winners of its 2018 ASRT Award for Advocacy: The Pennsylvania Society of Radiologic Technologists and Brian Rich, board chair of the Texas Society of Radiologic Technologists. The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has announced the winners of its 2018 ASRT Award for Advocacy: The Pennsylvania Society of Radiologic Technologists and Brian Rich, board chair of the Texas Society of Radiologic Technologists. | |
| One of the first outpatient MRI providers in the United States was originally a McDonald’s owned by the company’s famous CEO, Ray Kroc. That’s one of several bits of trivia included in a new article from Forbes focused on the history of MRIs. One of the first outpatient MRI providers in the United States was originally a McDonald’s owned by the company’s famous CEO, Ray Kroc. That’s one of several bits of trivia included in a new article from Forbes focused on the history of MRIs. | |
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