Clinical News: Page 245

Breast MRI helps downgrade some BI-RADS 3 lesions from ultrasound

By Amerigo Allegretto

Breast MRI could enable about 10% of breast lesions to be downgraded to a lower BI-RADS level and settle the need for closer follow-up, according to research published January 3 in the European Journal of Radiology Open.

January 3, 2023

Subtraction technique improves heart stenosis diagnosis on CCTA

By Kate Madden Yee

Using subtraction coronary CT angiography (CCTA) boosts diagnostic accuracy for coronary stenosis compared with conventional CCTA by reducing "blooming" artifacts caused by calcifications or stents, a team of Chinese researchers has found.

January 3, 2023

PET tracer shows promise in imaging of brain tumors

By Will Morton

A widely available amino acid PET radiotracer shows promise in helping clinicians distinguish between pseudoprogression and actual tumor progression in patients with brain tumors, according to a study published December 22 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

January 3, 2023

PET/CT score may help predict major cardiac events

By Will Morton

Researchers have developed a clinical tool based on standard PET/CT imaging that could help cardiologists identify patients at high risk for heart attack and stroke, according to a study published online December 19 in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology.

January 3, 2023

Bone scan capacity increased to meet COVID-19 backlog

By Will Morton

Radiologists in England facing a backlog of bone scan procedures for prostate cancer patients have developed a strategy for optimizing appointments that can significantly increase capacity, according to a study presented recently at RSNA 2022 in Chicago.

January 2, 2023

Deep learning helps CT better evaluate lung fibrosis

By Kate Madden Yee

A deep-learning algorithm boosts CT imaging's performance when it comes to assessing patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, according to research presented at the RSNA meeting in Chicago.

December 28, 2022

Photon-counting CT just as good as MRI for quantifying liver fat

By Kate Madden Yee

Photon-counting CT (PCCT) performs just as well as MRI for quantifying liver fat in obese patients and can enable opportunistic screening for fatty liver disease, according to research results delivered at the recent RSNA meeting in Chicago.

December 27, 2022

Tau PET best for predicting cognitive decline in AD patients

By Will Morton

Tau PET imaging consistently provides the best prediction of change in cognitive function in Alzheimer's disease patients with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia, a Swedish group has found.

December 27, 2022

Model separates malignant from benign thyroid nodules on ultrasound

By Amerigo Allegretto

A deep-learning model developed by Chinese researchers can identify thyroid malignancies on ultrasound images, a study published December 21 in Computers in Biology and Medicine found.

December 26, 2022

PCCT outperforms conventional CT for pulmonary embolism diagnosis

By Kate Madden Yee

Photon-counting CT (PCCT) pulmonary angiography imaging outperforms conventional CT for diagnosing pulmonary embolism -- cutting radiation dose in half, according to research presented at the RSNA meeting in Chicago.

December 26, 2022

Deferring CT premedication reduces patients' ED length of stay

By Kate Madden Yee

Deferring steroid premedication in patients with noted iodinated contrast allergies who must undergo CT improves operations in the emergency department (ED) and reduces patient length of stay, according to research delivered at the recent RSNA meeting.

December 22, 2022

BPE level affects breast MRI performance

By Kate Madden Yee

The level of a woman's background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) on MRI impacts the modality's performance for detecting breast cancer, according to research presented at the recent RSNA meeting in Chicago.

December 22, 2022

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