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ACR shifts accreditation rules for contrast supervision
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has changed its accreditation rules regarding supervision of CT and MRI intravenous contrast administration.
August 29, 2022
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SCCT: CCTA effective for planning myocardial revascularization
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has released a document that supports the use of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) for planning myocardial revascularization interventions.
August 28, 2022
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CT plus histopathology boosts the accuracy of ILD diagnosis
By Kate Madden Yee
The combination of high-resolution CT and histopathological data boosts radiologists' ability to diagnose interstitial lung disease (ILD), a study published August 23 in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery has found.
August 28, 2022
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Cardiac screening including CT may not reduce mortality
By Kate Madden Yee
Men who were invited to participate in a screening program for heart disease that included cardiac CT scans didn't have lower mortality rates, a Danish study has found. Results were published August 27 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
August 26, 2022
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Radiologists are key to diagnosing EVALI in adolescents
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiologists play an important role in identifying electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) or vaping-associated lung injury (EVALI) in adolescents -- often acting as first-line diagnosticians in a clinical situation that can be unclear, according to a commentary published August 19 in Pediatric Radiology.
August 25, 2022
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AuntMinnie.com CT Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
August 24, 2022
Use of CT booms in the emergency department
By Kate Madden Yee
The use of chest and abdominopelvic CT in the emergency department increased dramatically between 2011 and 2018, raising concerns about overuse, according to a study published August 23 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 23, 2022
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Combining imaging with liquid biopsy for cervical cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The role of imaging has been increasing in cervical cancer for pretherapy planning and response assessment, but there’s room for improvement, according to a review article published on Tuesday in the Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography (JCAT).
August 22, 2022
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United Imaging goes public on Shanghai stock exchange
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
United Imaging Healthcare on August 22 launched an initial public offering on the Science and Technology Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
August 21, 2022
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Texture analysis of CTPA may improve PE assessment
By Kate Madden Yee
A technique called texture analysis used with CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) imaging could help clinicians assess the prognosis of patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE), a study published August 16 in Angiology has found.
August 17, 2022
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More than a third of U.S. veterans decline CT lung cancer screening
By Kate Madden Yee
More than a third of U.S. veterans decline low-dose CT lung cancer screening, and shared decision-making conversations between veterans and their physicians may be a contributing factor, indicates research published August 16 in JAMA Network Open.
August 16, 2022
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Referring physicians consider radiation risk when ordering CT
By Kate Madden Yee
Most referring physicians take radiation risk into account when they order CT exams for their patients, according to research published August 10 in the European Journal of Radiology.
August 15, 2022
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