Amerigo Allegretto

Allegretto Amerigo


Based in Pittsburgh, PA, Amerigo covers women’s imaging, ultrasound, and imaging leaders for AuntMinnie.com. Prior to joining AuntMinnie in 2021, he worked in journalism and public relations roles in the Greater Pittsburgh area. He won two Golden Quill awards while writing for the University of Pittsburgh’s communications office. Outside of work, you might catch Amerigo trying new local craft beers or rooting for the Penguins, Steelers, and Pirates.

Breast
Where patients live has big effect on breast cancer treatment
Location, location, location. It's true in real estate, and it may be true in healthcare as well, at least according to the authors of a January 27 study in JAMA Oncology, who found that where patients live is perhaps the biggest determinant of the quality of breast cancer treatment they receive.
January 26, 2022
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Ultrasound
Shape modeling from ultrasound predicts hip dysplasia in infants
Ultrasound images used for statistical shape modeling can help predict hip dysplasia in infants and whether abduction treatment devices are needed, according to Dutch research published January 25 in Radiology.
January 25, 2022
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Elastography can predict rotator cuff repair success
Shear-wave elastography used preoperatively can predict the success of rotator cuff surgery, according to research published January 20 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
January 24, 2022
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Ultrasound
POCUS on par with x-ray for COVID-19 diagnosis, management
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for lung imaging is noninferior to chest x-ray when it comes to diagnosing COVID-19, according to an Italian study published January 18 in the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
January 20, 2022
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Breast
Could AI help reduce DBT workloads?
Artificial intelligence (AI) can help radiologists lessen their workload when reading digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) images by nearly 40%, according to research published January 18 in Radiology.
January 20, 2022
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Completion of CT lung screening varies between groups in Hawaii
Participation in CT lung cancer screening varied among Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Asian individuals in a population-based study out of Hawaii published January 20 in JAMA Network Open.
January 19, 2022
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January 18, 2022
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CT lung screening of low-risk women leads to overdiagnosis
A new study from Taiwan found that performing CT lung cancer screening on mostly low-risk women who didn't smoke leads to "considerable" lung cancer overdiagnosis. The results were published January 18 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
January 17, 2022
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Ultrasound fetal monitoring takes time for maternity nurses
Using ultrasound to monitor fetal heart rates can take up a lot of time for labor and delivery nurses, according to research published January 13 in Nursing for Women's Health.
January 13, 2022
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New USPSTF guidelines reduce CT lung screening disparities
New recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) on CT lung cancer screening provide more access to screening for African Americans, according to research published January 13 in JAMA Oncology.
January 12, 2022
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New benchmark helps monitor cumulative CT radiation dose
The findings highlight the need for systematic dose tracking and rigorous justification of imaging.
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CEUS outshines color Doppler imaging for indeterminate kidney lesions
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Digital mammograms yield more info for radiomics than synthetic images
By Amerigo Allegretto
Digital mammograms may be best for informing radiomics models that assess breast density.
February 25, 2025
Delineation workflow: The various steps of the contouring process: (a) the nipple is manually annotated (b) a reference point is placed 30 mm behind the nipple (c) 10 random theta/displacement values are selected to obtain the central point of each ROI (d) Regions of interest are placed on the image. (e) The resulting 10 ROIs obtained for a representative subject (viewing window [0 10000]). Images are published under a Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
PET/CT predicts relapse in patients with ovarian cancer
By Will Morton
Pretreatment F-18 FDG-PET/CT scans may predict relapse in patients with advanced high-grade serous ovarian cancer.
February 24, 2025
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Adding AI to brain MRI finds previously occult epilepsy lesions in kids
By Kate Madden Yee
Using an AI tool with brain MRI in children finds 64% of focal cortical dysplasias -- abnormalities linked to epilepsy -- that radiologists miss, researchers have reported.
February 24, 2025
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1 in 20 women around the world diagnosed with breast cancer
By Amerigo Allegretto
About one in 20 women globally are diagnosed with breast cancer and women living in low- to middle-income countries are at higher risk.
February 24, 2025
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PET/CT reveals new infections in ICU patients
By Will Morton
F-18 FDG-PET/CT is a valuable approach for diagnosing unknown infections in intensive care unit (ICU) patients.
February 21, 2025
There are several conceivable advantages of F-18 FDG PET/CT over conventional imaging. Image A and B showing an example of the distinctive capability of the F-18 FDG PET/CT. A shows a fusion image of F-18 FDG PET/CT and low-dose CT and B an high resolution chest CT of a patient with an Aspergillus infection. The suspected aspergilloma is concealed on the high resolution CT due to the lung fluids and consolidation. Image C and D (fusion image of F-18 FDG PET/CT and low-dose CT and low-dose CT only, respectively) are examples of the ability to image inflammation while no concurrent abnormalities are visualized, in this case prostatitis (red arrows). Image E, a maximized intensity projection of F-18 FDG PET, shows a patient with lung infections and multiple muscle abscesses after MRSA sepsis. This is an illustrative example of a relevant dissemination investigation. Image and caption available for republishing under Creative Commons license (CC BY 4.0 DEED, Attribution 4.0 International) and courtesy of Annals of Intensive Care.
Ultrasound falls short for detecting endometrial cancer in Black women
By Amerigo Allegretto
Ultrasound-based strategies fall short of biopsy for detecting endometrial cancer in non-Hispanic Black women.
February 21, 2025
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T2-weighted MRI shows promise for body composition analysis
By Kate Madden Yee
Using deep learning with T2-weighted MR imaging is a feasible way to assess patients' body composition, researchers have reported.
February 21, 2025
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LUS reliable for care strategies in infants with RDS
By Amerigo Allegretto
Lung ultrasound (LUS) scoring is reliable for determining whether preterm newborns need surfactant for suspected respiratory distress syndrome (RDS).
February 20, 2025
1Each lung has been split into three parts. Each area has been given a score between 0 and 3. Score values are shown in Ultrasonograms to match 4 different patterns. During a longitudinal scan with a high-resolution linear probe, pictures of patterns were taken. The scores are as follows: 0 means A pattern, 1 means B pattern, 2 means severe B pattern, and 3 means extended consolidation. Images available for publishing under a creative commons license, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
PSMA-PET tracer performs well in clinical trial
By Will Morton
PET/CT imaging with a new gallium-68-based prostate cancer radiotracer shows promise for detecting recurrent metastatic disease.
February 20, 2025
(A) Representative maximum-intensity projection and selected PET/CT images (fused, PET and CT only) of patient with metastatic prostate cancer at 1 hour after injection. (B and C) Low uptake of Ga-68 PSMA-R2 in salivary and submandibular glands is also demonstrated. (D) Images show heterogeneous uptake of Ga-68 PSMA-R2 with varying degrees of intensity in multiple spine bone lesions (vertebral sclerotic lesion with intense PSMA-R2 expression at its periphery indicated with red arrow). HU = Houndsfield unit; SUVbw = body-weight SUV. Images and caption courtesy of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
CT best for diagnosing suspected wooden foreign objects in the eye
By Kate Madden Yee
CT imaging is best for diagnosing suspected intraorbital wooden foreign bodies, although MR imaging does offer valuable supplementary information.
February 20, 2025
A 7-year-old boy, imaged 15 hours post-injury. Axial CT images with soft tissue windows (WW/WL=350/50) (a) reveal a rod-shaped foreign body (white arrow) situated along the course of the right inferior rectus muscle. The soft tissue window demonstrates that the foreign body exhibits attenuation similar to orbital emphysema. Axial CT images (WW/WL=1000/−200) at the same level (b) show that the attenuation of the foreign body (white arrow) is markedly different from that of the air in the sinuses. Image and caption courtesy of Dapeng Hao, MD, also of the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University.
ACS: Fewer Black men are dying from cancer
By Liz Carey
Black men in the U.S. between the ages of 40 and 59 experienced a 65% to 67% decline in cancer mortality between 1999 and 2022, according to 2025 ACS statistics.
February 20, 2025
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Insurance influences which type of fibroid treatment a woman undergoes
By Kate Madden Yee
Whether a woman is covered by Medicare or by commercial insurance appears to influence the type of treatment she will likely undergo for uterine fibroids.
February 19, 2025
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