July 14, 2020 — A new molecular imaging approach utilizing 18F-FDG positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can precisely identify the location of pain generators in chronic pain sufferers, often precipitating a new management plan for patients.

July 14, 2020 — For the first time, physicians can examine the systemic burden of inflammatory arthritis simultaneously across all joints and organ systems, using the high-sensitivity, high-resolution uEXPLORER total-body positron emission tomography/computed tomography (TB-PET/CT) scanner. Results of the first in-human TB-PET/CT scans conducted in the arthritic population were presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting.

July 14, 2020 — Lunit, a leading medical AI startup, announced the expansion of its collaboration with GE Healthcare. This collaboration between GE Healthcare and Lunit will help make AI algorithms more accessible to clinicians, alleviate clinical strain and streamline workflows – supporting better patient outcomes. 

July 14, 2020 — The COVID-19 pandemic caused healthcare organizations to cancel most routine and elective services. The results were devastating.

July 10, 2020 — Infervision announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(K) clearance of the InferRead Lung CT.AI product, which uses the state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and deep learning technology to automatically perform lung segmentation, along with accurately identifying and labeling nodules of different types.

July 10, 2020 — An open-access American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) article investigating the differences in computed tomography (CT) findings between coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia and influenza virus pneumonia found that most lesions from COVID-19 were located in the peripheral zone and close to the pleura, w

July 9, 2020 —Carl Fuhrman, M.D., 67, died June 27 of a heart attack while he was working at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, according to an obituary

July 9, 2020 — With increased lung CT exam paradigms being used in the current COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak, and an increase in lung nodules and incidental findings to be monitored for years, PenRad Technologies Inc. has decided to donate PenLung, its web-based lung CT tracking software ecosystem to U.S. diagnostic imaging centers.

July 9, 2020 — Registration opens today for the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO) 62nd Annual Meeting, to be held October 25-28, 2020 via an interactive virtual platform.

July 9, 2020 — Chest radiation is used to treat children with Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma as well as lung metastases in various solid tumors. But radiation itself is a potential cancer risk, including an increased risk for breast cancer later in life. Girls receiving chest radiation for childhood cancer face a breast cancer risk as high as 30 percent by age 50.

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