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Research reveals a hidden vulnerability of lung cancer
Treatment resistance and relapse in the most common type of lung cancer can be traced to a protein called agrin, according to ...
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Artificial intelligence demonstrates non-inferiority to radiologists at tuberculosis detection within a population with a high-disease burden
Kazemzadeh and colleagues evaluated the performance of AI systems that detect TB and chest X-ray abnormalities against that ...
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Chest X-rays Linked to Earlier Lung Cancer Detection and Improved Outcomes
A new study in England shows a strong link between higher rates of chest x-ray referrals in general practice patients with symptoms, such as persistent cough, and earlier lung cancer diagnoses, along ...
Canadian firm KA Imaging claims first X-ray image taken in space
“This is the first X-ray ever done in space,” said Amol Karnick, CEO of KA Imaging, a Waterloo-based company that’s commercializing what it calls the world’s first multi-image X-ray detector. “It’s a ...
Long-awaited lung cancer screening program coming to P.E.I., says health minister
The province's health minister says P.E.I. is getting a lung cancer screening program, something advocates have said is ...
Q&A: 1st-ever X-ray of an astronaut in space used technology developed in Waterloo region
The first-ever X-ray taken of an astronaut in space used new technology developed in Waterloo region. Startup KA Imaging’s ...