Head and Neck Radiology: Page 6

MRI highlights how prenatal maternal distress affects children

By Kate Madden Yee

A research team using MRI has found that prenatal maternal distress alters the brain development of their babies, according to a study published April 29 in JAMA Network Open.

April 27, 2022

Midtherapy PET/CT predicts response in patients with esophageal cancer

By Will Morton

Performing PET/CT scans while patients are undergoing radiotherapy prior to surgery for esophageal cancer can help predict whether they will respond to treatment, according to a study published April 18 in Radiotherapy and Oncology.

April 21, 2022

Radiomics, AI identifies osteoporosis on lumbar spine CT

By Erik L. Ridley

Making use of 3D radiomics features, an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can opportunistically screen for osteoporosis on lumbar spine CT images, according to research published online April 8 in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.

April 11, 2022

Deep learning improves Alzheimer's disease detection on brain MRI

By Kate Madden Yee

Using a deep-learning model with brain MRI data improves the modality's ability to identify even preclinical Alzheimer's disease, according to research published March 29 in Alzheimer's Research & Therapy.

March 31, 2022

CT shows that antithrombotics don't boost brain bleed frequency

By Kate Madden Yee

Head CT shows that antithrombotics don't boost incidence of brain bleeds in patients who have sustained a ground-level fall -- though they may cause the hematoma to expand, according to March 24 research published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

March 24, 2022

PET reduces radiation therapy dose for throat cancer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PET scans acquired before and midway through radiation therapy in patients with throat cancer can help determine whether therapy can be reduced in the second half of treatment, according to a study presented February 24 at an American Society for Radiation Oncology symposium in Phoenix.

February 27, 2022

3D printing may enable better planning for cervical disk implants

By Erik L. Ridley

Using a CT scan of a spine, researchers have created a 3D-printed spine replica that could enable improved surgeries for cervical disk implants in patients with degenerative disk disease, according to research published recently in Sensors.

January 27, 2022

Qure.ai gets nod for AI tube placement software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Qure.ai has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its qXR-BT software for guiding breathing tube placement.

January 19, 2022

MUSC tests Hyperfine portable MRI in ambulance

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A team at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is working on testing a portable MRI scanner from Hyperfine to perform scans on stroke patients while they are being transported in a moving ambulance.

January 13, 2022

Ultrasound has tradeoffs for detecting skin cancer metastases

By Amerigo Allegretto

Ultrasound has higher sensitivity but also higher false-positive rates than clinical examination alone when it comes to detecting skin cancer in the head and neck areas that may have spread to the lymph nodes.

January 10, 2022

SPECT/CT augmented reality may help visualize metastatic melanoma

By Will Morton

Augmented reality visualization of SPECT/CT data can help guide surgeons in identifying sentinel lymph nodes in patients with metastatic melanoma, according to a study published January 3 in Oral Oncology.

January 4, 2022

Ultrahigh-resolution CT shows how new bone affects cochlear implants

By Kate Madden Yee

Researchers have found that a relatively new CT technique -- ultrahigh-spatial-resolution CT -- can reveal the negative effects of new bone formation around cochlear implants, including long-term residual hearing loss, according to a study published December 7 in Radiology.

December 7, 2021

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