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CT perfusion plus CCTA improves diagnosis of CAD

Monday, November 26 | 11:20 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | SSC01-06 | Room S504CDA group from Italy found that stress coronary CT perfusion in addition to coronary CT angiography (CCTA) can enhance the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients at intermediate to high risk for the disease.

October 31, 2018

CAD cuts reading time for CT lung cancer screening

Monday, November 26 | 11:10 a.m.-11:20 a.m. | SSC03-05 | Room E451AComputer-aided detection (CAD) can help radiologists as they look for nodules on CT lung cancer screening exams -- in particular, by speeding up the process, according to this Monday presentation.

October 31, 2018

CT biomarker helps stage chronic liver disease

Monday, November 26 | 11:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m. | SSC06-04 | Room N229Liver surface nodularity -- a quantitative biomarker evident on CT scans -- accurately stages chronic liver disease nearly as well as traditional liver biopsy, according to researchers from Alabama.

October 31, 2018

Abdominal CT protocols confuse nonradiology clinicians

Sunday, November 25 | 1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. | QI101-ED-SUB1 | Lakeside, QR Community, Station 1The majority of nonradiology clinicians are not entirely sure which type of abdominal CT exam -- with or without contrast -- is most appropriate for patients presenting with pain or disease of the abdomen, according to this Sunday poster presentation.

October 31, 2018

Deep-learning algorithm automates FFR-CT estimation

Sunday, November 25 | 11:35 a.m.-11:45 a.m. | SSA03-06 | Room S404ABResearchers from Japan have developed a deep-learning model capable of automatically estimating minimum fractional flow reserve CT (FFR-CT) with an accuracy approaching that of invasive FFR.

October 31, 2018

CT perfusion tops FFR-CT in predicting cardiac events

Sunday, November 25 | 11:05 a.m.-11:15 a.m. | SSA03-03 | Room S404ABCT myocardial perfusion may be a better predictor for major adverse cardiac events in patients with coronary artery disease than fractional flow reserve CT (FFR-CT), according to this study being presented on Sunday.

October 31, 2018

New CT biomarker may help predict lung cancer mortality

Sunday, November 25 | 10:55 a.m.-11:05 a.m. | SSA05-02 | Room E451ACan emphysema scores drawn from CT scans help improve predictions concerning lung cancer mortality? The answer was yes for researchers from the Netherlands.

October 31, 2018

Is FFR-CT or CT perfusion better for evaluating CAD?

Sunday, November 25 | 10:55 a.m.-11:05 a.m. | SSA03-02 | Room S404ABBoth fractional flow reserve CT (FFR-CT) and CT perfusion are viable options for detecting stenosis in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), though CT perfusion may be more accurate, according to researchers from Italy.

October 31, 2018

Photon-counting CT boosts resolution of lung imaging

Sunday, November 25 | 10:45 a.m.-10:55 a.m. | SSA05-01 | Room E451AU.S. researchers used photon-counting CT scans of the chest to capture tiny details in patients' lungs, with notably higher spatial resolution than conventional CT, according to this study to be presented on Sunday.

October 31, 2018

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AI taps prognostic power of CT lung cancer screening

By Erik L. Ridley

Monday, November 26 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SSC03-01 | Room E451ABy analyzing CT lung cancer screening exams, an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can predict the likelihood of five other major diseases, researchers from California will report in this presentation.

October 31, 2018

AI algorithm can triage routine abdominal CT exams

By Erik L. Ridley

Thursday, November 29 | 10:20 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | RC608-07 | Room E451BA Swiss team will describe how an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can identify acute findings on routine abdominal CT scans, enabling radiologists to prioritize reading of these urgent exams.

October 28, 2018

AI algorithm can triage suspected spine fracture cases

By Erik L. Ridley

Tuesday, November 27 | 10:50 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | SSG08-03 | Room S102CDA team of researchers from California found that an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can assess for the presence of spine fractures on CT exams, serving as a triage tool in the acute trauma setting.

October 28, 2018

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