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PiB-PET shows more beta amyloid after traumatic brain injury
By Wayne Forrest
British researchers are using PET imaging with the Pittsburgh Compound B (PiB) radiopharmaceutical to show -- for the first time -- increased beta-amyloid deposits in cortical gray matter and striatum regions following traumatic brain injury.
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Practice of Ultrasound: Part 13 -- Liver fat and fibrosis
By Dr. Jason Birnholz
AuntMinnie.com presents the 13th in a series of columns on the practice of ultrasound from Dr. Jason Birnholz, one of the pioneers of this modality. In this edition, Dr. Birnholz addresses the challenges of imaging liver fat and fibrosis in the age of obesity.
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How does US compare to CT for identifying ovarian torsion?
By Kate Madden Yee
Thursday, December 5 | 11:40 a.m.-11:50 a.m. | SSQ05-08 | Room N226Pelvic ultrasound is considered the best imaging modality for evaluating ovarian torsion, but CT may offer comparable diagnostic value, according to researchers from Alpert Medical School at Brown University.
November 11, 2013
Adding whole-breast US finds cancers DBT misses
By Kate Madden Yee
Thursday, December 5 | 11:20 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | SSQ01-06 | Arie Crown TheaterIn this presentation, Yale University researchers will discuss how supplemental whole-breast ultrasound performed in addition to digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) can detect cancers DBT misses.
November 11, 2013
Radiologists equally confident in automated and handheld US
By Kate Madden Yee
Thursday, December 5 | 11:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m. | SSQ01-04 | Arie Crown TheaterRadiologists show equal confidence in imaging suspicious masses with automated breast volumetric scanning and handheld breast ultrasound, according to research from the University of North Carolina.
November 11, 2013
Practice characteristics influence ABUS interpretation
By Kate Madden Yee
Thursday, December 5 | 10:50 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | SSQ01-03 | Arie Crown TheaterIn this scientific session, researchers from the University of Chicago will present findings from a study that evaluated variability in the clinical assessment of breast images acquired with mammography -- and whether adding 3D automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) improved radiologists' interpretations.
November 11, 2013
Ultrasound can help identify appendicitis in borderline cases
By Kate Madden Yee
Thursday, December 5 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SSQ05-01 | Room N226Ultrasound reliably predicts appendicitis if secondary characteristics are assessed when the appendix is of borderline size, defined as 6 mm to 7 mm in diameter, according to a study to be presented in this Thursday RSNA 2013 session.
November 11, 2013
Techs perform screening breast US just as well as physicians
By Kate Madden Yee
Thursday, December 5 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SSQ01-01 | Arie Crown TheaterTechnologists perform handheld screening breast ultrasound just as well as physicians, which can help a radiology department by freeing up radiologists' time for other tasks, according to a study to be presented on Thursday at RSNA 2013.
November 11, 2013
CEUS comparable to CT for detecting endoleaks post EVAR
By Kate Madden Yee
Wednesday, December 4 | 3:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | SSM24-06 | Room E450BContrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) performs as well as multislice CT angiography for detecting endoleaks in follow-up after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR), according to researchers from the University of Munich.
November 11, 2013
Patients at high risk for thrombosis benefit from US
By Kate Madden Yee
Wednesday, December 4 | 3:40 p.m.-3:50 p.m. | SSM24-05 | Room E450BPatients at high risk for thrombosis can benefit from screening ultrasound, according to researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
November 11, 2013
US confirmation of suspect breast MRI means aggressive cancer
By Wayne Forrest
Wednesday, December 4 | 3:10 p.m.-3:20 p.m. | SSM02-02 | Room E451AWhen a suspicious breast MRI lesion has an ultrasound correlate, it is more likely to be an aggressive cancer, according to a study to be presented during this Wednesday afternoon session.
November 11, 2013
MRgFUS is safe and effective for uterine fibroids
By Kate Madden Yee
Wednesday, December 4 | 11:30 a.m.-11:40 a.m. | SSK23-07 | Room E353AIn this scientific session, Italian researchers will present a study that suggests MR-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) is noninvasive, safe, and effective for uterine fibroids.
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