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Higher coronary artery calcium scores increase COVID-19 mortality risk

By Kate Madden Yee

Patients with COVID-19 who have higher levels of coronary artery calcium face increased risk of death from the disease, according to research presented at the RSNA 2021 meeting.

December 8, 2021

Elastography accurate and reliable for liver fibrosis imaging

By Amerigo Allegretto

Point shear-wave elastography is accurate and reliable for measuring liver elasticity in chronic liver disease patients who present with fibrosis, according to research presented December 2 at RSNA 2021 in Chicago.

December 7, 2021

Radiation oncology residents benefit from ultrasound training program

By Amerigo Allegretto

An ultrasound curriculum with phantom training doubled the knowledge of radiation oncology residents when it came to gynecologic interstitial brachytherapy, according to research published December 4 in Brachytherapy.

December 7, 2021

Alternative method for diagnosing PE as effective as CTPA

By Kate Madden Yee

Diagnosing pulmonary embolism (PE) in the emergency department using D-dimer information shows promise as an alternative to diagnosing the condition via CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA), according to a study published December 7 in JAMA.

December 7, 2021

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

ViewRay nets order from Northside Hospital

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image-guided radiation therapy developer ViewRay has received an order for its MRIdian system from Northside Hospital in Georgia.

December 6, 2021

AMRA Medical gets FDA clearance for MasS Scan

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Swedish image analysis software developer AMRA Medical has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Muscle Assessment Score (MAsS) Scan software.

December 6, 2021

ACR urges CMS to make changes to lung cancer screening guidance

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) is urging the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to further adjust its proposed guidance for lung cancer screening.

December 6, 2021

AI can predict mortality from DEXA body composition data

By Erik L. Ridley

Changes in body composition over time can be identified on total-body dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) exam by artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and help to predict mortality risk, according to research presented at RSNA 2021 in Chicago.

December 6, 2021

Do all ED patients presenting with TIA get complete imaging workup?

By Kate Madden Yee

Black individuals and elderly patients who present at the emergency department (ED) with transient ischemic attack (TIA) -- also known as ministroke -- are less likely to receive complete imaging workups, according to research presented November 30 at the RSNA meeting.

December 5, 2021

New PET tracer detects lung tumors

By Will Morton

An experimental PET radiotracer is safe and appears effective for detecting neuroendocrine tumors in patients with newly diagnosed or recurrent small cell lung cancer, according to research presented Thursday at RSNA 2021 in Chicago.

December 3, 2021

PET/MRI proves TNF blockers effective for ankylosing spondylitis

By Will Morton

PET/MRI scans of ankylosing spondylitis patients show that tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blockers reduce the cellular bone activity driving the disease, according to research presented Thursday at RSNA 2021 in Chicago.

December 2, 2021

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