Abraham Kim[email protected]CTIs it time to individualize CT lung screening intervals?Wednesday, December 4 | 10:50 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | SSK05-03 | Room N229Tailoring the interval between baseline and follow-up CT lung screening exams based on an individual's risk of lung cancer could safely reduce the rate of unnecessary screening exams, say researchers from Italy.November 6, 2019CTNew method bolsters analysis of repeat CT examsWednesday, December 4 | 10:40 a.m.-10:50 a.m. | SSK18-02 | Room E353CA team of investigators from Wisconsin has developed an automated informatics-based method for identifying repeat CT exams that may help refine CT protocols and reduce the rate of unnecessary scans.November 6, 2019CTMath model optimizes CT radiation for liver cancerWednesday, December 4 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SSK18-01 | Room E353CResearchers from Duke University have developed a mathematical model that can calculate the ideal CT radiation dose for liver cancer detection by weighing the potential harms of CT radiation against the risk of an incorrect diagnosis.November 6, 2019CTHow effective is Lung-RADS for subsolid lung nodules?Wednesday, December 4 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SSK05-01 | Room N229Current management guidelines from the Lung Imaging Reporting and Data System (Lung-RADS) slightly underestimate the malignancy of subsolid nodules found on CT lung cancer screening exams and may need to be revised, according to this study to be presented on Wednesday.November 6, 2019CTAI algorithm makes CAC viable on ultralow-dose CTWednesday, December 4 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SSK03-01 | Room E351Researchers from Israel have developed a denoising artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that can make coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring viable on ultralow-dose CT scans.November 6, 2019CTPhoton-counting CT cuts radiation dose by roughly 80%Tuesday, December 3 | 3:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m. | SSJ22-01 | Room N226Photon-counting CT can match the image quality of conventional sinus and temporal bone CT at approximately one-sixth the radiation dose, according to researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.November 6, 2019CTCCTA adds value to ischemic stroke evaluationMonday, December 2 | 3:40 p.m.-3:50 p.m. | SSE06-05 | Room E353AAcquiring coronary CT angiography (CCTA) in addition to head CT for patients suspected of having an acute ischemic stroke can help identify potential sources of cardioembolic stroke while also providing insight into the patients' risk of coronary artery disease, according to this study to be presented on Monday.November 6, 2019CTFFR-CT values vary by coronary artery segment measuredMonday, December 2 | 11:40 a.m.-11:50 a.m. | SSC01-08 | Room S402ABFractional flow reserve CT (FFR-CT) values measured in the distal segment of the coronary arteries were markedly lower than those measured in the proximal and mid segments of the same arteries in a study by researchers from South Carolina.November 6, 2019CTFFR-CT, CCTA bolster emergency chest pain evaluationMonday, December 2 | 11:20 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | SSC04-06 | Room S102CDThe combination of fractional flow reserve CT (FFR-CT) and conventional coronary CT angiography (CCTA) proved to be effective at ruling out major adverse cardiac events for emergency patients with acute chest pain in this study to be discussed on Monday.November 6, 2019CTFFR-CT may reduce downstream testing for chest painMonday, December 2 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SSC01-01 | Room S402ABAccounting for fractional flow reserve CT (FFR-CT) when evaluating the coronary CT angiography scans of patients with chest pain could improve patient classification and lower the rate of follow-up examinations, according to this Monday presentation.November 6, 2019Previous PagePage 13 of 63Next PageTop StoriesUltrasoundPOCUS outperforms chest x-ray in finding pneumothoraxPOCUS outperformed chest x-ray in finding pneumothorax (PTX) and led to faster exam times.CTSCCT: Higher exposure to air pollution linked to higher CACSCTSCCT: Saurabh Jha on what trainees can expect starting out in cardiac CTCTSCCT: CCTA identifies underlying heart disease in firefightersSponsor ContentWhen time is of the essence
