Eric Barnes[email protected]CTAuntMinnie.com CT InsiderDecember 18, 2013Clinical NewsLung cancer deaths decline amid broader survival trendLung cancer rates for men continued their decline over the past 10 years, outpacing reductions of many other kinds of cancers, according to an annual multiagency report published online December 16 in Cancer.December 18, 2013MRIResidents' burnout shows up on fMRI scansIn the first study to examine physician burnout using functional MRI (fMRI), researchers found that residents' clinical reasoning is more profoundly affected by the syndrome than that of faculty physicians. Results were published in Frontiers in Psychiatry.December 16, 20132013Resident core exams: A prep strategy that worksThe new residency accreditation process that began last July has upended the process of becoming a radiologist -- in part by establishing a third-year core exam that few residents have had to deal with yet. But Dr. Chris Stephens has already gone there, not only completing the test but living to tell about it at the RSNA 2013 meeting.December 11, 2013CTStudy finds overdiagnosis in CT lung screeningA new analysis of National Lung Screening Trial data has found that as many as one-fifth of all lung cancer diagnoses may represent overdiagnosis -- that is, detection of indolent or slow-growing lung cancers that may never have harmed the patient, according to a report in JAMA Internal Medicine.December 9, 20132013Top 5 trends from RSNA 2013 in ChicagoAs it always does, this year's RSNA meeting in Chicago offered an invaluable glimpse of the major issues affecting radiology in 2013. Important trends in evidence this year at McCormick Place included questions about the future direction of radiology and the growing dominance of software over big iron.December 9, 2013CTWide-area CT delivers modest drop in pediatric doseCHICAGO - Wide-area CT reduced torso radiation doses significantly in younger, smaller children, but the reductions were insignificant among larger and older patients, according to results of a study presented on Thursday at the RSNA meeting in Chicago.December 5, 2013CTKorean team shows off 0.2-mSv CT colonographyCHICAGO - Researchers from Seoul, South Korea, achieved record-skimming low doses in a CT colonography (CTC) phantom study that also delivered high image quality and comparable diagnostic performance to conventional CTC.December 4, 2013CTCT screening: Few ground-glass nodules go rogue, but 10% growCHICAGO - A large Japanese lung cancer screening study found that few solid ground-glass nodules 5 mm and smaller grow to become invasive adenocarcinomas -- even when followed for five years or longer, according to a Tuesday presentation at RSNA 2013.December 3, 2013CTCalcium scores rise and fall based on scanner vendorCHICAGO - What's your coronary calcium score? The answer may well depend on who made your CT scanner, according to a Monday session at RSNA 2013. Dutch researchers who scanned cadaver hearts were surprised to see up to a 25% difference in scores, depending on which scanner was reporting the results.December 2, 2013Previous PagePage 57 of 258Next PageTop StoriesDigital X-RayChest x-rays reveal atherosclerosis in patients undergoing amputationsLower limb amputation is an increasingly common major complication of advanced peripheral arterial disease and diabetes mellitus.MRI3D MRI technique helps plan treatment for pediatric heart conditionsWomens ImagingCould AI scoring help with managing DCIS?CTClinicians, beware: CT diagnostic accuracy varies by adnexal lesion typePractice ManagementRadiology coding update for 2026
