Head and Neck Radiology: Page 7

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

CT helps identify CSF leak caused by COVID-19 nasal swab

By Leah Sherwood

CT scans helped identify a leak of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that occurred in a man who sustained an injury to the base of his skull following a COVID-19 test with a nasal swab, according to a September 9 case study in JAMA Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery.

September 8, 2021

Second-look PET/CT catches cancer spread

By Will Morton

Is a second PET/CT scan worth it before radiotherapy treatment? Swiss clinicians think so, especially when there are delays of more than four weeks after initial scans in patients with advanced head and neck squamous cell cancer, according to a study published August 29 in Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology.

September 1, 2021

AI can lend a hand in diagnosis, prognosis of oral SCC

By Erik L. Ridley

Radiology and pathology artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms can help in diagnosing and assessing the prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), according to a literature review published August 19 in JAMA Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery.

August 19, 2021

GE set to supply iodine-123 to NorthStar

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has inked an exclusive manufacturing and distribution agreement with NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes to manufacture and distribute iodine-123 capsules in the U.S.

August 2, 2021

FCH-PET shines in guiding parathyroid surgery

By Will Morton

An investigational new PET radiotracer guided more curative surgeries than standard imaging methods for patients with primary hyperparathyroidism, according to research published online July 21 in Surgery.

July 26, 2021

PET/CT shows promise predicting outcomes in head, neck cancer

By Will Morton

PET/CT imaging may help predict outcomes in patients on immunotherapy for head and neck cancer, according to a research letter published July 23 in JAMA Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery.

July 23, 2021

Does radiology AI need more clinical validation?

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm for detecting cervical spine fractures may not generalize well to local patient populations, according to research published online June 11 in the American Journal of Neuroradiology.

June 16, 2021

Kailo adds integration with Medo's AI software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging software developer Kailo Medical has integrated artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Medo.ai's Thyroid software with its SonoReview structured reporting software.

May 31, 2021

When are cerebral aneurysm clips 100% safe for MRI exams?

By Philip Ward

In daily practice, it's often not known which type of cerebral aneurysm clip was implanted in a patient, and ferromagnetic-type clips were used until the late 1990s. The Dutch Association of Medical Specialists has now written a guideline for developing a local policy to safely perform MRI in these patients.

May 18, 2021

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