Eric Barnes[email protected]Radiology EducationAuntMinnie.com Residents InsiderMarch 30, 2014CTAuntMinnie.com CT InsiderMarch 26, 2014Clinical NewsElite Kenya radiology residents face rigorous trainingAfrica desperately needs more radiologists, but Aga Khan University in Nairobi, Kenya, has staked its claim on quality rather than quantity, according to a presentation at the 2014 Arab Health Meeting in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.March 25, 2014CTCMS hones in on CT lung screening questions for advisory meetingThe U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published additional details about the discussion topics it plans to address in an April 30 advisory committee meeting on reimbursement for CT lung cancer screening.March 23, 2014Advanced VisualizationSIR: Video glasses calm patients during treatmentPatients who wore video glasses showing pleasant movies or TV shows during interventional radiology procedures were less anxious than those who underwent procedures without glasses, concludes a new study presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual meeting in San Diego.March 23, 2014Clinical NewsSIR: Prostate artery embolization proves usefulAn emerging treatment known as prostate artery embolization for benign prostatic hyperplasia is effective and long-lasting, without causing sexual dysfunction, according to a study presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual scientific meeting this week in San Diego.March 23, 2014CTNLST analysis: More smoking means more lung cancerPeople with longer smoking histories -- twice as long as those in the 30-pack-year sweet spot for CT lung screening -- have nearly twice the odds of presenting with lung cancer at CT screening, according to a study presented at ECR 2014 by researchers from Ohio.March 20, 2014Digital X-RayUAE hospital tracks kids' interventional heart dosesResearchers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are tracking radiation dose for interventional cardiology exams in children in order to optimize exposure. They found that levels are reasonable for the most common exams -- but they're mostly higher than the lowest published doses, according to a presentation at the 2014 Arab Health meeting.March 12, 2014CTHeart rate jumps with CT contrast agentVIENNA - Faster heart rates are the last thing radiologists want with coronary CT angiography. But that's apparently what they get when using a contrast agent with a slightly higher iodine concentration, according to a Monday presentation at ECR 2014.March 9, 2014MRIPopulation-based whole-body MRI finds serious diseaseVIENNA - Whole-body MRI screening is safe and accurate for detecting serious pathology in the asymptomatic general population -- especially in patients older than 50, according to a study presented on Sunday at ECR 2014. A few findings were more prevalent than expected in individuals younger than 50.March 9, 2014Previous PagePage 53 of 258Next PageTop StoriesMolecular ImagingFluciclovine PET detects disease in half of PSMA-negative patientsThe findings support a complementary role for F-18 fluciclovine PET in carefully selected patients.Clinical News5 institutions command 38% of NIH radiology research fundingMRIMRI, PET reveal distinct brain changes in loneliness and social isolationMRIPodcast: Hospital accreditation isn’t a safety net for MRISponsor ContentFree Webinar: Agentic AI in Radiology
