#MyRadGirlfriend No. 97: Your worst day

Nov 7, 2019

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F-18 fluciclovine PET/CT images in a 59-year-old man with biochemical recurrence after prostatectomy (prostate-specific antigen level, 0.42 ng/mL; Gleason score, 5 + 4 = 9; T3BN1M0). (A) Coronal PET and (B) maximum intensity projection images show multiple retroperitoneal lymph nodes with abnormal radiotracer uptake (arrows). (C) Axial PET and (D) axial fused PET/CT images show the index lesion (arrow), measuring 13 × 10 mm, on the right precaval lymph node. The initial decision to offer radiation therapy to the prostate bed and pelvis was changed to a decision not to offer radiation therapy.

PET/CT guides treatment in men with recurrent prostate cancer

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An example of machine learning–based multiorgan body composition assessment (TotalSegmentator V2.0.4, 1.5-mm high-resolution model) in a 63-year-old man with obstructive coronary artery disease and a skeletal muscle attenuation below the median. (A) Transverse, (B) coronal, and (C) sagittal CT images and curved planar reformations of the (D) left, (E) circumflex, and (F) right coronary arteries.

Low muscle density on coronary CT linked to heart risk

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PET/CT guides treatment in men with recurrent prostate cancer

F-18 fluciclovine and Ga-68 PSMA-11 PET/CT have similar benefits for sRT planning, in terms of improving cancer control without increased toxicity.

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F-18 fluciclovine PET/CT images in a 59-year-old man with biochemical recurrence after prostatectomy (prostate-specific antigen level, 0.42 ng/mL; Gleason score, 5 + 4 = 9; T3BN1M0). (A) Coronal PET and (B) maximum intensity projection images show multiple retroperitoneal lymph nodes with abnormal radiotracer uptake (arrows). (C) Axial PET and (D) axial fused PET/CT images show the index lesion (arrow), measuring 13 × 10 mm, on the right precaval lymph node. The initial decision to offer radiation therapy to the prostate bed and pelvis was changed to a decision not to offer radiation therapy.

Most patients want to know if AI being used for imaging reports

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Most patients want disclosure about whether AI is being used for their imaging reports.

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Low muscle density on coronary CT linked to heart risk

Patients with skeletal muscle attenuation below the median had a higher risk of mortality and myocardial infarction.

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An example of machine learning–based multiorgan body composition assessment (TotalSegmentator V2.0.4, 1.5-mm high-resolution model) in a 63-year-old man with obstructive coronary artery disease and a skeletal muscle attenuation below the median. (A) Transverse, (B) coronal, and (C) sagittal CT images and curved planar reformations of the (D) left, (E) circumflex, and (F) right coronary arteries.

Podcast: The pivotal MRI accident that launched MRI safety

What went wrong that prompted MRI safety protocols in the radiology community.

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ASE: Simple 'nudge' on echo reports improves aortic stenosis follow-up

By Amerigo Allegretto

An automated reminder in echo reports can improve follow-up rates for patients with severe aortic stenosis.

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Years-smoked criteria may improve lung cancer screening eligibility

By Amerigo Allegretto

Smoke duration thresholds could help improve lung cancer screening with low-dose CT.

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Nearly half of mCRPC patients never receive second-line treatment

ARPIs were the most common first-line treatment (79.3%) and remained the most common second-line treatment (41.1%).

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Opportunistic screening can reveal osteoporotic vertebral fractures

By Erik L. Ridley

A new study demonstrates the potential of opportunistic screening in improving osteoporosis care.

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Blood-based testing could improve prostate cancer screening with MRI

By Amerigo Allegretto

Adding the Stockholm3 blood-based biomarker test could help improve prostate cancer screening with MRI.

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Advancing precision medicine through quantitative imaging

Coalition develops international QI technical standards across all imaging modalities, envisions credentialed centers.

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"Dirty" brain white matter shows no link to dementia in older adults

By Kate Madden Yee

The findings could reframe how clinicians and researchers interpret this imaging abnormality.

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Examples of DAWM on FLAIR MRI slices. Transversal slices of 1.5T FLAIR MRI scans. For visualization only, brains were skull-stripped and DAWM is shown with dotted lines (occipital DAWM is red, parietal DAWM is orange). Top row images (25% of lobar WM) show larger, more confluent configurations of DAWM, extending beyond the slices shown here.

New PET tracer shows promise for guiding pancreatic cancer therapy

The radiotracer is designed to identify pancreatic tumors eligible for paired therapy with cancer-killing actinium-225 (Ac-225) NMT25.

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Transaxial Zr-89 NMK89 PET/CT images 1, 24, 72, and 168 hours after injection showing increasing uptake in pancreatic tail adenocarcinoma. Maximum standard uptake value (SUV) in the pancreatic mass is 14 at 168 hours post-injection (crosshairs). PET SUV scale used for windowing was 0 to 10.

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