Eric Barnes[email protected]CTOverexposed? CT in the emergency roomSAN FRANCISCO - Multislice CT scanners can scan a trauma patient from stem to stern in less than a minute. But is trauma CT being overused, or used for the wrong indications? At a talk on Wednesday at the American College of Emergency Physicians annual meeting, Dr. Gene Hern led a whirlwind tour of CT in the trauma setting, offering evidence-based recommendations.October 20, 2004Digital X-RayBeyond CT: Diagnosing the unusual strokeSAN FRANCISCO - In the fevered race to diagnose patients with vague neurological symptoms, emergency doctors must keep an eye out for unusual stroke types that can require different imaging exams or treatment approaches, according to Dr. E. Bradshaw Bunney, who spoke at the American College of Emergency Physicians annual meeting on Tuesday.October 19, 2004CTThoracic CT expert takes on chronic PE diagnosisRadiologists may believe that chronic pulmonary embolism is harder to diagnose than the acute kind. But the task is as simple and straightforward as acute PE if one knows what to look for, according to Dr. Martine Rémy-Jardin, from the University of Lille in France.October 14, 2004Image-Guided SurgeryCT-guided RF lung cancer ablation successfulRadiofrequency ablation may play an important role in treating patients with primary and secondary lung tumors, according to a new study. With the aid of CT-guided radiofrequency ablation, researchers in Italy have successfully treated primary lung cancer in 35 patients whose tumors had been deemed inoperable.October 12, 2004CTAuntMinnie.com CT Radiology InsiderOctober 10, 2004CTStudy documents rising use of CT for suspected PEA trend toward increasing CT use for suspected pulmonary embolism, combined with a steady drop in positive findings, raises important questions about the appropriate use of CT pulmonary angiography, according to researchers from Cleveland, who wonder if the risk of treatment is justified by the outcomes.October 10, 2004CTMR colonography finds most tiny rat lesionsResearchers from the University of Essen in Germany have built a workable model for noninvasive colon imaging in small animals. The group performed MR colonography and digital subtraction to detect colorectal polyps induced in rats, confirming the modality's high sensitivity and specificity.October 7, 2004CTGastroenterology warning: Prepare for VC or regret itSAN FRANCISCO - Gastroenterologists face a future of potentially wrenching reimbursement cuts for some services, combined with important new economic opportunities in others, according to Dr. Joel Brill, who spoke at the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) 2004 meeting on Monday.October 5, 2004CTAuntMinnie.com Virtual Colonoscopy Radiology InsiderOctober 3, 2004CTVC faces off (again) against second-look colonoscopyWith its high per-patient sensitivity and specificity, virtual colonoscopy could become a valuable method of identifying clinically significant colorectal neoplasms, according to a new study from the University of Bern in Switzerland.October 3, 2004Previous PagePage 216 of 258Next PageTop StoriesNuclear MedicineGenetic mutations linked to poor outcomes in Pluvicto patientsTP53, PTEN, and RB1 mutations may serve as prognostic biomarkers.Womens ImagingAI support leads to more cancers found on DBTCTPROMISE: Women face higher heart disease risk at lower plaque burdensMolecular ImagingPET predicts faster cognitive decline in women than menSponsor ContentHow Agentic AI Is Transforming Radiology Ops
