Eric Barnes[email protected]CTNoninvasive FFR-CT equals cardiac cath for stenosis assessmentSAN FRANCISCO - A software technique that analyzes CT data performed as well as invasive fractional flow reserve (FFR) for detecting ischemia, offering a potentially better and cheaper way to evaluate patients with suspected coronary artery disease, according to a presentation at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics meeting.November 3, 2013CTStress cardiac MR matches 320-row CCTA resultsVasodilator stress cardiac MR and 320-detector-row coronary CT angiography (CCTA) both accurately detect obstructive coronary artery disease, and the two tests are also highly concordant, according to the results of a new study in the International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging.October 31, 2013Editor's NoteAuntMinnie.com CT InsiderOctober 30, 2013Residents/FellowsSmall-group focus boosts radiology clerkshipEducators in Boston have made their radiology clerkship more practical and effective for medical students by starting them early in the third year and focusing on small-group learning rather than large plenary sessions, according to a report in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.October 23, 2013CareersGoogle documents declining interest in radiology residencyDiscouraged, perhaps, by falling reimbursement and the dearth of jobs in radiology, the number of individuals performing Google searches for "radiology residency" has dropped substantially in the past several years, aligning with actual residency match data, according to researchers from Philadelphia.October 15, 2013CTMBIR halves CT dose in children, outperforming ASIRIn one of the first studies to evaluate advanced CT iterative reconstruction techniques in children, researchers found that model-based iterative reconstruction (MBIR) can halve pediatric CT radiation dose, delivering images of equal or better quality than standard-dose exams and outperforming first-generation IR software, according to a new article in Radiology.October 13, 2013Residents/FellowsJACR: Residents teach as effectively as facultyResidents are as effective as radiologists in teaching medical students about radiology, according to a new study in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. The findings suggest that medical schools might want to consider including more residents as teachers.October 9, 2013Digital X-RayLancet: Angiography busts theory of venous link to MSCountering prior findings that cerebrospinal venous narrowing and multiple sclerosis (MS) go hand in hand, a study incorporating both x-ray venography and ultrasound found that venous narrowing is unrelated to MS. The new results were published online October 9 in Lancet.October 7, 2013Residents/FellowsOutcomes rule in overhaul of resident training programsA new era in residency training has begun. In July, diagnostic radiology became one of the first medical specialties to implement the Next Accreditation System, an outcomes-based educational system that by 2014 will cover all medical accreditation programs.September 22, 2013Radiation Oncology/Therapy2013 cancer report offers new hope -- and more casesResearchers have made substantial progress against cancer in the past year, but demographics and lifestyle issues continue to complicate the battle against the disease, according to the 2013 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Cancer Progress Report.September 16, 2013Previous PagePage 61 of 258Next PageTop StoriesCTCT use in the ED has more than doubled over a decadeThe finding could be due to the "evolving role of CT in ED care delivery," researchers noted.Radiation Oncology/TherapyASTRO: Proton therapy shows promise in breast cancer treatmentDigital X-RayIsraeli radiologist discusses response to Oct. 7 attacksRadiation Oncology/TherapyASTRO: Trial suggests post-operative RT in high-risk bladder cancerSponsor ContentDigital Innovations Shaping the Future of Radiology
