Study explores risk factors for poor outcomes after EVT March 21, 2023 -- Researchers in the U.K. have mined a large national stroke registry and identified risk factors for patients that may be involved in poor outcomes after endovascular thrombectomy (EVT).Read More
IMV: PET prostate scan volumes saw robust growth in 2022 March 21, 2023 -- PET prostate scan volumes grew 46% year-over-year, showing an increase of 3 percentage points to produce 9% of the overall procedure mix by study type, according to the newly published IMV 2023 PET Market Summary Report.Read More
CTCA an effective first-line option for assessing acute chest pain March 20, 2023 -- CT coronary angiography (CTCA) is an effective way to assess patients experiencing acute chest pain -- and to determine whether the person needs further, more invasive diagnostic imaging, according to a study published March 13 in Heart.Read More
Breast MRI finds lymphadenopathy post-COVID booster dose March 20, 2023 -- Breast MRI can detect axillary lymphadenopathy in a substantial number of patients who have received the COVID-19 vaccine booster, according to research published online March 16 in Academic Radiology.Read More
Is AI ready for managing patients with hip fractures? March 17, 2023 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms can perform comparably to radiologists when diagnosing hip fractures, yet it will need more work before it can help predict outcomes after fracture surgery, according to a review published March 17 in JAMA Open Network.Read More
Deep learning for LDCT can prompt biennial lung screening March 17, 2023 -- Deep-learning algorithms could be used to determine whether an individual could safely undergo low-dose CT (LDCT) lung cancer screening at biennial intervals rather than annually, suggest findings published March 16 in JAMA Network Open.Read More
Korean radiologists report successful experience with chest x-ray AI March 17, 2023 -- The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software in daily clinical practice for detecting lung lesions on chest x-rays has been an overall positive experience, according to researchers from a large hospital in South Korea.Read More