Hot Topics in MR Imaging for the Technologist

Jan 25th, 2013Jan 26th, 2013
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It is crucial that technologists and other radiology staff receive updates and education in the latest MRI technology, not only to maintain their national license requirement, but also to be able to provide the best care to patients and properly address safety issues within MRI.
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DBT led to higher cancer detection rates and lower abnormal interpretation rates in older women in a study over 93,000 women.
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AI fails to compensate for night-shift fatigue among residents
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Evidence that AI can offset fatigue-related performance loss remains limited.
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Radiologist comparing chest X-ray analysis with and without AI assistance using medical imaging software
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By Amerigo Allegretto
Results from a study suggest that more attention to the consent process in radiology training may be needed.
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High CAC scores nearly doubles 30-year mortality in young adults
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Among 12,847 participants, 1,703 (13.3%) had CAC scores above the 90th percentile.
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Experts from Duke University discuss considerations for breast imaging departments to make before implementing AI into practice.
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RALE score accurately identifies ARDS on chest x-rays
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The RALE score is a semi-quantitative system developed in 2018 to quantify the extent and density of pulmonary edema on chest x-rays.
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Hispanic patients face persistent barriers to lung cancer screening, and culturally adapted multilevel interventions remain an underexplored approach.
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fMRI reveals how music enhances food taste
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Music and taste activate regions of the brain that are involved in taste processing and reward.
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EANM: Is ‘research fragmentation’ holding back nuclear medicine?
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Well-designed studies require collaboration among nuclear medicine, medical oncology, urology, radiation oncology, and clinical trial support.
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PCCT improves image quality when scanning patients with obesity
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PCCT resulted in better image quality on thoracic and abdominal scans in these patients than energy-integrating detector CT.
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Kaiser scoring led to higher diagnostic accuracy on breast MRI.
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Relative to F-18 FDG, F-18 FAPI-PET/CT produced staging changes in 19 of 32 patients undergoing initial staging, including six true upstagings.
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