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Study supports interval MRI for likely benign findings
By Theresa Pablos
Major cancer organizations recommend interval MRI screenings for women with a breast MRI finding likely to be benign. But are these follow-up screenings of patients categorized as BI-RADS 3 effective for catching cancer? New research shows they are -- to a certain extent.
January 26, 2020
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AI enables screening of fracture risk from CT scans
By Erik L. Ridley
Patients at risk for osteoporotic fractures can be identified through their routine chest or abdomen CT scans thanks to an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm tested in Israel, according to research published online January 13 in Nature Medicine.
January 26, 2020
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MRI shows air pollution effect on kids' brain development
By Wayne Forrest
Air pollution is not only bad for the lungs, it could be bad for the brain as well -- especially in children. Brain MR images showed reduced gray-matter volume in kids who were exposed to high levels of traffic-related air pollution since birth, according to a January 24 study in PLOS One.
January 23, 2020
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X-ray, CT uncover novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia
By Abraham Kim
The chest radiographs and CT scans of individuals infected by the novel coronavirus display pneumonia-like patterns that can aid in diagnosis, according to a case report by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention published online January 24 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
January 23, 2020
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Abnormal chest CT findings anchor coronavirus outbreak
By Abraham Kim
With at least 800 cases confirmed worldwide, concerns over the latest coronavirus outbreak continue to escalate. Researchers from China report on the epidemiological and radiological characteristics of the novel virus and clinical outcomes of the first set of infected individuals in two studies that were published January 24 in Lancet.
January 23, 2020
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CT, MRI for lower back pain still prevalent in ED
By Wayne Forrest
The rate of CT and MRI scans for back pain remained steady from 2001 to 2016 despite efforts to curtail unnecessary imaging tests in emergency departments (EDs) for lower back pain, according to a study published in the February issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
January 23, 2020
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Elastography shows high reproducibility in breast lesions
By Theresa Pablos
Two different ultrasound elastography techniques -- strain elastography and shear-wave elastography -- showed high interoperator reproducibility when scanning breast lesions in a new study, published on January 21 in Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology.
January 23, 2020
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Should cancer centers ban the bell?
By Brian Casey
Bells have become commonplace within oncology centers as a means to allow cancer patients to mark the end of their course of treatment. But is it time to ban the bell? A new study published in International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics suggests it might.
January 23, 2020
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3D printing helps mummy speak from beyond the grave
By Abraham Kim
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to hear a mummy speak? It's now possible thanks to the magic of CT and 3D printing technology, which has enabled the re-creation of the distinct voice of an ancient Egyptian who's been dead for centuries. The process is detailed in a January 23 article in Scientific Reports.
January 23, 2020
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CT plus CT perfusion predicts stroke surgery outcomes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The combination of standard noncontrast CT and CT perfusion can identify which stroke patients are likely to benefit from surgical treatment better than either of the modalities alone, according to a study recently published online in Annals of Neurology.
January 22, 2020
2019 12 18 00 08 6648 Ct Brain Stroke 400
Late-stage cancers dropped after Mass. health expansion
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The number of late-stage colon cancer diagnoses dropped in Massachusetts after the expansion of healthcare coverage in the state, a move that served as the model for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
January 22, 2020
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Biomarkers on PET, MRI show breast cancer risk
By Brian Casey
In a finding they described as "unexpected," researchers used PET and MRI to discover that women with a malignant tumor in one breast have lower levels of certain biomarkers in the contralateral, healthy breast. Results were published in the January edition of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
January 22, 2020
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