Erik L. Ridley[email protected]PACS/VNAReferring physicians enjoy virtual radiology consultsSometimes there's just no substitute for the human touch. Referring physicians overwhelmingly appreciate the opportunity to have "virtual" consultations with radiologists while reviewing radiology reports, according to an article published online April 12 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.April 18, 2016UltrasoundIs carotid ultrasound being used appropriately?Over 90% of the carotid ultrasound studies performed in patients who later received carotid revascularization for asymptomatic carotid disease were ordered based on indications not considered appropriate under current guidelines, according to research published online April 18 in JAMA Internal Medicine.April 17, 2016UltrasoundTranscranial Doppler headset tests athletes for concussionWhat if you could test rattled athletes for concussion right on the sidelines, simply by having them don a headset outfitted with transcranial Doppler ultrasound probes? California researchers believe this could become a reality and will present their work at next week's American Academy of Neurology meeting.April 13, 2016PACS/VNAAuntMinnie.com Imaging Informatics InsiderApril 12, 2016UltrasoundFans of contrast ultrasound celebrate FDA approvalFor advocates of ultrasound contrast, the recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Lumason from Bracco Diagnostics for characterizing liver lesions was a long overdue moment that will likely serve as a catalyst for broad adoption of these agents -- and not just in the liver.April 11, 2016UltrasoundCEUS can aid assessment of Crohn's disease activityQuantitative analysis of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) exams outperforms other ultrasound methods for characterizing the inflammatory activity of Crohn's disease, according to researchers from the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China.April 7, 2016UltrasoundBracco gets FDA nod for Lumason US contrast in liverThe long wait is over. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first time has approved the use of an ultrasound contrast agent for radiology applications, giving the nod to Lumason from Bracco Diagnostics to be used for focal liver lesions.April 3, 2016UltrasoundOff-label use could broaden contrast ultrasound in U.S.Tired of waiting for U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance of ultrasound contrast agents for radiology applications? You're not alone. Off-label use of ultrasound contrast could unlock significant clinical benefits now, according to Dr. Michelle Robbin of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.March 31, 2016UltrasoundUltrasound misses signs of early Zika infectionUltrasound scans weren't initially able to detect microcephaly in the fetus of a pregnant woman infected with the Zika virus, according to a case report published on March 30 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Signs of Zika's most feared fetal defect only became evident more than a month after infection.March 30, 2016UltrasoundAuntMinnie.com Ultrasound InsiderMarch 29, 2016Previous PagePage 139 of 393Next PageTop StoriesMolecular ImagingPET predicts faster cognitive decline in women than menWomen initially outperformed men at low brain tau levels, but the advantage diminished as tau levels increased over time.MRIUnclear explanations of contrast MRI exams heighten patient anxietyWomens ImagingMammography screening improves survival for late-stage cancersUltrasoundUltrasound MinnieCast, Episode 2: Body imaging with RUS-PATSponsor ContentHow Agentic AI Is Transforming Radiology Ops
