Kate Madden Yee[email protected]CTDual-energy CT adds value to emergency imagingDual-energy CT increases diagnostic confidence when it's used in the emergency department, which translates to fewer follow-up studies and therefore lower healthcare costs, according to a study published September 29 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.October 5, 2020Digital X-RayAI characterizes pediatric lateral airway x-raysArtificial intelligence (AI) in the form of deep-learning classifiers can help distinguish between poor- and adequate-quality pediatric lateral airway x-rays acquired in the emergency department, according to a study published September 30 in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence.October 1, 2020MRIBreast MRI screening use is up, but is it appropriate?More women who are at high risk of developing breast cancer are getting regular screening with MRI. But a particular subpopulation -- those with BRCA mutations -- continue to be underscreened, according to a study published September 28 in the journal Cancer.September 30, 2020MRIMRI-guided biopsy improves prostate cancer assessmentIn-bore MRI-guided biopsy following a positive transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy finds missed cancers and improves disease assessment, according to a study published September 25 in Radiology: Imaging Cancer.September 29, 2020Molecular ImagingRace affects access to prostate cancer PETBlack men have less access to PET imaging for recurrent prostate cancer with a radiotracer that appears to be more effective than the more commonly used F-18 fluciclovine, according to a study published September 25 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.September 27, 2020Clinical NewsAI boosts rads' COVID-19 x-ray diagnosis performanceAn artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm called CV19-Net boosted the performance of thoracic radiologists when it came to distinguishing COVID-19 pneumonia from other types of pneumonia on chest x-ray, according to a study published September 24 in Radiology.September 27, 2020MRICOVID-19 patients more likely to have thromboembolismPatients with COVID-19 are more likely to have thromboembolism than those without the disease, according to a report published September 24 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.September 23, 2020AIAMVC Fall 2020: 6 ways rads can improve perception of AIAs the development of artificial intelligence (AI) tools for healthcare continues, so does the debate about whether incorporating it into patient care will put physicians -- especially radiologists -- out of a job.September 21, 2020CTAI plus CT improves liver steatosis assessmentArtificial intelligence (AI) used with contrast-enhanced abdominal CT makes the modality more suited to assess liver steatosis, according to a study published online September 16 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.September 21, 2020Molecular ImagingPET/MRI boosts cancer detectionPET/MRI helps clinicians stage cancer treatment as well as PET/CT -- and finds more than 25% additional cancers, according to a study published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. It also reduces overall radiation exposure.September 16, 2020Previous PagePage 87 of 356Next 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
