Shalmali Pal[email protected]BreastBreast imagers have the edge, but general rads hold their own in mammo readsIn a community practice setting, breast imaging specialists detect more cancers than general radiologists who do some mammographic interpretation, but the major difference ends there, according to a study in the American Journal of Roentgenology. The San Francisco-based investigators also found that both readers identified more early-stage, favorable-prognosis cancers in the screening population.January 10, 2007MRIAuntMinnie.com MRI InsiderJanuary 7, 2007BreastBreast cancer screening accelerates steadily despite bumps in the roadFrom 1996 to 2004, the utilization rate for screening mammography and breast ultrasound rose significantly, while the rate for diagnostic mammography decreased, according to a study from the Center for Research on Utilization of Imaging Services (CRUISE) at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.January 7, 2007Womens ImagingAuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging InsiderJanuary 2, 2007MRIMRI pegs cognitive dysfunction as noteworthy clinical feature in multisystem APSCerebral microvasculopathy could be an underlying mechanism for cognitive dysfunction, based on MR studies performed in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), according to Greek investigators.January 2, 2007BreastMinority women still face lag time for breast cancer diagnosis, treatmentOf all ethnic minorities, African-American women experience the most diagnostic and treatment delays for breast cancer. While this may not be new information to women's health specialists, it does emphasize the need for measures to remove these barriers, according to an international, multidisciplinary group of researchers.December 26, 2006MRIHigh signal on T2 MR warns of poor healing after Achilles tendon repairMRI can spot potential complications in Achilles tendon repair and is especially adept at pinpointing cysts or necrosis, according to researchers from Germany. In a study of 68 patients with partial or full-thickness tears of the Achilles tendon, they found that MRI was well-suited to monitor the healing and repair process, and that T2-weighted imaging could serve as an early indicator of outcome.December 21, 2006Musculoskeletal RadiologyAuntMinnie.com Orthopedic Imaging InsiderDecember 17, 2006CTInternational imaging protocols for scaphoid trauma are all over the mapWrist injuries are quite commonplace, but there doesn't seem to be a common imaging protocol in place for assessing scaphoid fractures, according to an international survey conducted by U.K. researchers. And, despite the need for diagnostic urgency, the timing of wrist imaging exams is not set in stone.December 17, 2006BreastRSNA studies delve deeper into DMIST resultsSeveral studies presented at the 2006 RSNA meeting in Chicago took a closer look at the Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST) results, including the accuracy of full-field digital mammography (FFDM) in dense breasts, the accuracy of soft-copy reading based on FFDM, soft-copy versus hard-copy reading, and the use of the "probably benign" BI-RADS category.December 13, 2006Previous PagePage 15 of 100Next PageTop StoriesMolecular ImagingAmyloid PET scans validated in racially diverse patientsChanges in care plans occurred in 59% of individuals after PET scans.Womens ImagingLimited access to PCPs thwarts mammography screening uptakeUltrasoundPOCUS rules out pulmonary congestion in kidney patientsEconomicsLow-value imaging services part of high Medicare costsDigital X-RayAI helps clinicians identify misplaced endotracheal tubes
