Rebekah Moan[email protected]MRIShort is just as sweet for breast MRI protocolVIENNA - An abbreviated breast MRI protocol, approximately 4 minutes, has comparable diagnostic performance with the full-breast MRI protocol and could be considered useful for dense-breast analysis in high-risk patients, according to a presentation at ECR 2016.March 2, 20162016How to identify and minimize common errors in breast imagingWhen it comes to breast imaging, some mistakes are more common than others. They can broadly be categorized as detection or interpretation errors, and are primarily affected by the patient's mammographic density and tumor type, the technology, and personal skills, noted Dr. Eleanor Cornford, consultant radiologist at the Nottingham Breast Institute in Nottingham, U.K.March 2, 2016CTA practical way to lower CT dose: Half-slice thicknessVIENNA - A way to lower CT dose, particularly for children, who are the most sensitive to radiation, was unveiled today at ECR 2016 and doesn't require additional hardware or staff. Called the "half-slice thickness" approach, it uses existing resources and knowledge.March 1, 20162016Incidental findings: When in doubt, point them out -- or notIncidental findings are on the rise around the world. Only about 1% of these findings are harmful to the patient, but still, in 1% of patients they're a problem, so what's a radiologist to do about them?March 1, 2016Clinical NewsZen and the art of breast biopsyPatients who listened to a guided meditation during breast biopsy had greater reductions in pain, anxiety, and fatigue -- even more so than those who listened to music or talked to the technologist, according to a study published this month in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.February 23, 2016Clinical NewsMale breast masses require careful investigationIt's essential to remember male breasts are not unique, with imaging features that are similar to those of the female breast. Use your knowledge of the female breast and apply it with a higher level of suspicion in the male breast, said researchers in Saudi Arabia and Canada.February 7, 2016UltrasoundUse vascular indexes to exclude malignant breast massesUsing vascular indexes obtained via 3D power Doppler ultrasound can accurately characterize suspicious breast masses, and adding it to 2D ultrasound may reduce unnecessary biopsies, noted Turkish researchers in an article published online in the European Journal of Radiology.November 3, 2015BreastMammography screening at 40 works, Lancet study findsThere is indeed a reduction in breast cancer mortality as a result of mammography screening in women who start getting exams at age 40 -- at least in the first 10 years of follow-up, according to a new study in Lancet Oncology that followed women for 17 years.July 28, 2015BreastDouble-read DBT + digital mammo drops recall ratesVIENNA - Double reading of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) plus digital mammography reduces the recall rate by 40% when compared with digital mammography alone, Italian researchers reported at ECR 2015.March 6, 20152015Screening sweet spot key for personalized medicineVIENNA - "Personalized medicine" is quickly becoming overused, with many institutions even starting to rebrand themselves using the phrase. It's often associated with genomics, but that's a mistake; instead, radiologists should focus on hitting a screening sweet spot, according to a presentation at ECR 2015.March 5, 2015Previous PagePage 4 of 10Next PageTop StoriesInterventionalStenting shows little benefit over medical therapy for reducing strokeStent placement doesn't reduce risk of recurrent stroke more than medical therapy in patients with narrowing of arteries in the brain.Womens ImagingMRI predicts treatment response for triple-negative breast cancerMRICardiac MRI shows heart damage caused by air pollutionUltrasoundCEUS impacts 2D shear-wave elastography liver assessmentAIHow accurate are AI-generated depictions of radiologists?
