Shalmali Pal

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AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Radiology Insider

December 12, 2004

Swiss rads warm up to MR arthrography for frozen shoulder

While the symptoms of frozen shoulder can be painfully obvious, the radiological appearance of the condition is generally normal. MR arthrography may be the key to assessing cases of suspected frozen shoulder, according to researchers from Switzerland.

December 9, 2004

Bone marrow fat is not all that for assessing skeletal changes

Bone marrow fat is a characteristic of bone quality that, independent of bone mineral density (BMD), contributes to skeletal strength. But is bone marrow fat directly connected to bone mineral density? A group from Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC, set out to answer this question using 1H MR spectroscopy and bone densitometry (DEXA).

December 7, 2004

Breast MRI still not specific enough to obviate biopsy

While the use of breast MR is rapidly growing, it's still not a viable replacement for breast biopsy, according to a study in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Low specificity remains the modality's main stumbling block in this setting.

December 6, 2004

Radiation Oncology/Therapy

Cervical cancer patients at small facilities receive less than optimal care

In the U.S., screening for cervical cancer is standard and successful, but there are disparities with regard to cervical cancer treatment. Specifically, patients who undergo treatment at larger, more sophisticated facilities are more likely to receive better care, according to a study in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.

December 5, 2004

Pediatric chest x-rays prove problematic for rad residents

CHICAGO - Less experienced residents have a tendency to underestimate abnormalities in computed radiography (CR) exams, particularly those of the thoracic area, according to investigators from the University of Maryland in Baltimore.

December 1, 2004

MR with intravaginal gel boosts confidence in staging cervical cancer

CHICAGO - Ultrasound gel can pull double-duty by enhancing MR images, according to a group from Brazil. The team found that using the gel could increase the confidence level in vaginal involvement when staging cervical cancer on pelvic MR.

November 30, 2004

Ultrasound spots lesions in women with genetic cancer risk regardless of breast density

CHICAGO - Women with a genetic predisposition for breast cancer would still benefit from additional screening with ultrasound, regardless of their breast density, according to investigators from Canada.

November 29, 2004

MR may be sounder than sonography for catching fetal abnormalities

CHICAGO - When ultrasound fails to turn up fetal abnormalities, MRI may hold the answers, according to two presentations Monday at the RSNA meeting. Radiologists from Italy assessed the accuracy of MRI, in comparison to sonography, for detecting fetal malformations. Another group from Brazil did a prospective study comparing the two modalities, as well as the accuracy of MR fetal biometry.

November 28, 2004

Most mammographic features cannot predict high-risk DCIS

CHICAGO - Size really does matter when it comes to predicting high-risk disease in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast, according to a presentation Sunday at the RSNA meeting. Radiologists from Dublin, Ireland, assessed whether mammographic appearances of DCIS on screening exams could predict patients with high-risk disease.

November 27, 2004

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Dexa

3D DEXA reveals lower bone density in diabetes patients

3D DEXA revealed differences that conventional bone mineral density measurements did not detect.

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Gadolinium in ... beer?

Ultrasound Probe Vascular

MWA safe, effective in treating hyperthyroidism with nodules

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AI model shows promise for diagnosing prostate cancer

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'Habitat' AI model helps stratify lung nodule disease risk on LDCT

COVID-19 boosts cardiovascular event risk

By Kate Madden Yee

COVID-19 is associated not only with acute lung damage but also with rapid growth of plaque in the coronary arteries -- and thus an increased risk of cardiovascular events.

February 4, 2025

Using AI with mammography can help select women for breast MRI

By Amerigo Allegretto

Using AI with mammography can help select women at high risk of breast cancer for supplemental MRI.

February 4, 2025

Images depict a 55-year-old woman with a family history of breast cancer who underwent combined mammography and MRI screening. (A) Right and (B) left mediolateral oblique and (C) right and (D) left craniocaudal mammograms show a large known cyst in the left breast (arrow in B and D), but were otherwise assessed as being unremarkable. Breast tissue was judged to be extremely dense. (E) Concurrent axial subtraction MRI scan shows a large, diffuse, invasive lobular cancer (circle) in the right breast. The AI system provided a case-based cancer suspicion score of 8 on a scale of 0-10, which would have led to selection for MRI screening using both the score 5 and score 8 thresholds, but not the score 9 threshold.

Hot shots from Dubai: Arab Health picture gallery

Over 60,000 delegates attended the 50th edition of Arab Health Med Expo and the 25th edition of Total Radiology, held in Dubai from January 27 to 30. To mark the occasion, we've compiled a photo gallery.

February 3, 2025

Arab Health 2025 Sustainability

Ultrasound, histopathological diagnoses assess benign breast lesions

By Amerigo Allegretto

Sonographic imaging descriptors and histopathological diagnoses are needed for more accurate assessment of benign breast lesions.

February 3, 2025

Ultrasound Breast 400

Ablation underused to treat pain in cancer patients

Less than one percent of hospitalized cancer patients undergo percutaneous ablation to relieve pain associated with bone or soft tissue tumors.

February 3, 2025

IMV: MRI exam mix shifts from outpatient to hospital settings

By Davin Korstjens

In 2024, the percentage of MRI procedures performed in an outpatient setting decreased by five percentage points to 66% of total MR procedures.

February 3, 2025

Mri Machine Screens

AI assistance improves CHD detection on prenatal ultrasound

By Amerigo Allegretto

AI boosts detection of major congenital heart defects (CHDs) on prenatal ultrasound, suggest findings presented at the Annual Pregnancy Meeting of the SMFM.

January 31, 2025

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LLM performance varies based on language input

Baidu’s AI chatbot Ernie Bot outperformed OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4.0 on interventional radiology questions in Chinese.

January 31, 2025

Coding changes that will impact diagnostic and interventional radiology practices in 2025

By Erin Stephens

What coding changes are affecting diagnostic and interventional radiology practices this year? Erin Stephens of Healthcare Administrative Partners shares all of the details in a new column.

January 31, 2025

PET/CT guides surgery for primary aldosteronism

PET/CT imaging with gallium-68 pentixafor can effectively guide surgery for patients with primary aldosteronism, a common cause of hypertension.

January 30, 2025

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ACR/RBMA workforce survey: Radiologist recruiting remains a key concern

By Kate Madden Yee

Recruiting remains a key concern among both academic and hospital radiology practices, as 67% of radiologists report that their practices are understaffed, researchers have found.

January 30, 2025

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Ferumoxytol-enhanced MRA is safe for chronic kidney disease patients

By Kate Madden Yee

Ferumoxytol-enhanced MR angiography (MRA) appears to be safe for chronic kidney disease patients, researchers have reported.

January 29, 2025

Contrast Injector

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