Eric Barnes[email protected]CTDynamic bow-tie attenuation filter improves CT resolutionTuesday, November 27 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SSG17-01 | Room S404ABIn a proof-of-concept experiment, use of a new dynamic bow-tie filter yielded lower doses and higher CT image resolution. Details of the University of Wisconsin research will be presented in this Tuesday scientific session.November 5, 2012CTTweaking criteria fine-tunes definition of resectable pancreatic cancerTuesday, November 27 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SSG07-01 | Room E353CDecision-making in borderline resectable pancreatic cancers may benefit from refinement of the preoperative CT criteria for venous involvement, concluded researchers from Tata Memorial Centre in Mumbai, India.November 5, 2012CTPhoton-counting CT improves vulnerable plaque detectionMonday, November 26 | 3:10 p.m.-3:20 p.m. | SSE21-02 | Room S403APhoton-counting CT detectors can enhance vulnerable coronary plaque detection and enable differentiation between plaque types, say researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.November 5, 2012CT128-detector-row CT permits sharp contrast dose reductions for CTPAMonday, November 26 | 3:10 p.m.-3:20 p.m. | SSE05-02 | Room S404CDCutting the contrast dose by two-thirds doesn't degrade image quality in CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) acquired on a 128-detector-row scanner, say researchers from Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve Medical School.November 5, 2012CTTechnique categorizes pleural effusion size at CTMonday, November 26 | 11:50 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | SSC04-09 | Room S404CDA simple system for quantifying pleural effusions on CT could improve physician agreement and reporting of findings, while helping to guide patient management, according to a new study from Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.November 5, 2012CTMyocardial disease may explain higher event rates in blacksMonday, November 26 | 11:40 a.m.-11:50 a.m. | SSC02-08 | Room S504ABGenerally higher myocardial measurements may explain the greater prevalence of cardiac events in blacks compared with whites, according to research from the Medical University of South Carolina, Heidelberg University, and three other centers.November 5, 2012CTMBIR tops ASIR for ultralow-dose CT enterographyMonday, November 26 | 11:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m. | SSC05-04 | Room E353ARadiation doses from CT enterography can be dramatically reduced with the use of iterative reconstruction. Find out how model-based iterative reconstruction (MBIR) came out on top in this Monday scientific session.November 5, 2012CTLow-attenuation clusters at CT aid in quantifying emphysema in COPD patientsMonday, November 26 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SSC03-01 | Room S404ABLow-attenuating lung regions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients do correlate with the presence of emphysema and spirometric measurements, concluded researchers from Japan.November 5, 2012CTECG-gated DSCT angiography cuts dose in atrial fibrillation patientsMonday, November 26 | 10:30 a.m.-10: 40 a.m. | SSC01-01 | Room S405ABProspective dual-source coronary CT (DSCT) angiography can reduce radiation dose and produce high-quality images even in patients with atrial fibrillation, according to researchers from China.November 5, 2012CTCT fused with CEUS boosts enhancement before TACESunday, November 25 | 2:50 p.m.-3:00 p.m.| VSIO11-06 | Room S405ABFusing contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) with CT images improves assessment after embolization, according to research from University Medical Center Regensburg in Germany.November 5, 2012Previous PagePage 78 of 258Next PageTop StoriesPractice ManagementHPI: Radiology attrition varies by gender, specialty, and practice typeContinuing workforce trends such as increasing subspecialization and practice consolidation could affect the attrition rate.Radiation Oncology/TherapyASTRO: Short prostate SBRT reduces side effects, but not PSA levelsRadiation Oncology/TherapyASTRO: STAR has role in managing VT in cardiac patientsCT5-year CTC screening interval is appropriate for colorectal cancerSponsor ContentDigital Innovations Shaping the Future of Radiology