Eric Barnes[email protected]CTCT screening flap leads to change in NEJM disclosure policyThe New England Journal of Medicine has changed its financial disclosure policies following controversy over a research paper on CT lung cancer screening that did not mention the authors' financial ties to a CT manufacturer.January 12, 2009CTFeel-good CT-positive appendicitis cases rarely elude surgeryPatients diagnosed with acute appendicitis at CT sometimes recover enough to skip the surgery and go home. But the miraculous recovery rarely lasts, and most patients end up returning for the appendectomy they'd hoped to avoid, say researchers from the University of California, San Francisco.January 11, 2009Nuclear MedicineMRI beats PET for myocardial evaluation in patients with impaired LV functionWhile MRI is known to detect more myocardial scarring than PET in patients with occlusive coronary artery disease, a new study suggests that contrast-enhanced MRI can make a critical difference in treatment planning for revascularization candidates with severely impaired left ventricular (LV) function.January 8, 2009UltrasoundJACC study shows no additional risk from echo contrast agentsDespite recent safety warnings, ultrasound contrast agents are safe and effective for assessing patients during echocardiography, concludes a massive review of more than 42,000 patients examined at three institutions in the U.S.January 7, 2009Cardiac ImagingAuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging InsiderJanuary 4, 2009Digital X-RayFramingham risk doesn't predict plaque burdenRisk factor schemes such as the Framingham risk assessment work fine for patient populations, but they do a poor job of predicting the atherosclerotic plaque burden of individuals, according to a new study by Dr. David Dowe and colleagues in the January American Journal of Roentgenology.January 4, 2009CTPerfusion CT predicts treatment response for pancreatic cancerPerfusion CT can predict the response to radiation and chemotherapy treatment in patients with pancreatic cancer, say researchers from South Korea. The group is hopeful that the results can be used to develop therapies tailored to individual patients, potentially improving survival times while minimizing the toxic side effects of therapy.January 1, 2009CTSleep cuts coronary artery calcificationIt is sleep, wrote William Shakespeare, that "knits up the ravelled sleave of care." But maybe just as important, a new study shows that getting enough sleep prevents coronary artery calcifications, which are strongly associated with morbidity and mortality.December 22, 2008CTSignificant VC dose reduction possible with undersamplingResearchers from the University of Wisconsin aim to take radiation dose reduction to the next level in virtual colonoscopy. By undersampling the number of projections in CT scans, they found they could theoretically reduce dose at least fourfold without hampering image quality.December 18, 2008CTAuntMinnie.com Virtual Colonoscopy InsiderDecember 15, 2008Previous PagePage 152 of 258Next PageTop StoriesUltrasoundAblation procedures cure thyroid disorders in older patientsMicrowave and radiofrequency ablation were safe and effective in patients over 55 years old.Practice ManagementNYU researcher's new book explores how imaging is 'changing our world'Womens ImagingMirai shows promise for detecting interval breast cancersMRIRadiomics models based on pituitary MRI predict GHDSponsor ContentJoin Us!