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Thoracic radiologists give top tips for CT evaluation of lung parenchyma

By Frances Rylands-Monk

What do the specialists say when it comes to the notoriously tricky area of CT evaluation of lung parenchyma? ECR 2021 registrants received sound, practical advice from expert speakers at a special focus session.

March 29, 2021

Can MRI help detect early periodontitis?

By Melissa Busch

MRI may aid in the early detection of gum disease by showing periodontitis-linked changes in the jawbones of patients prior to bone defects occurring, according to a study published March 21 in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology.

March 29, 2021

Fetal cardiovascular MRI helps diagnose congenital heart defects

By Kate Madden Yee

Fetal cardiovascular MRI provides clinically useful information about congenital heart defects when echocardiography results are inconclusive, changing treatment/management plans in more than 80% of cases, according to a March 29 study in JAMA Network Open.

March 29, 2021

Bracco inks cardiac PET imaging partnership

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Bracco Diagnostics has entered into a partnership with CardioNavix in an effort to increase access to cardiac PET imaging.

March 28, 2021

Update on Medicare's Quality Payment Program

By Erin Stephens

Medicare's Quality Payment Program continues to be modified due to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Erin Stephens of Healthcare Administrative Partners explains how to follow all the changes.

March 28, 2021

PET/CT shows link between stress and fatal heart condition

By Kate Madden Yee

PET/CT has shown that increased activity in the amygdala region of the brain caused by stress can boost a person's risk of a sometimes-fatal heart condition called Takotsubo syndrome, also known as "broken heart" syndrome, according to a March 26 study in the European Heart Journal.

March 25, 2021

Are physicians biased when reading black lung x-rays?

By Joe Constance

Physicians who are hired to provide a medical opinion in cases of black lung disease may be biased in favor of whoever is paying them to read the images, according to research published March 26 in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

March 25, 2021

Dutch look for answers to fix nuclear medicine training

By Will Morton

Is there a way to stem the declining numbers of residents pursuing specialties in nuclear medicine in Europe and the U.S.? In a recent survey, Dutch researchers sought insights from residents on how to fix nuclear medicine training.

March 25, 2021

USPSTF's 2016 CT colonography guidance boosts screening rates

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The 2016 update by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) of its CT colonography guidance boosted CT colonography screening rates by 50%, according to a study conducted by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute and published March 19 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

March 24, 2021

CT exam encounters could boost colorectal cancer screening

By Kate Madden Yee

Patients who are getting general CT exams could also be offered the opportunity for colorectal cancer screening, thus improving colon screening rates, according to a study published in the May-June issue of Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

March 24, 2021

RSIP releases new CT segmentation software for orthopedics

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer software and artificial intelligence company RSIP Vision has launched a metal implant and anatomical CT segmentation module for orthopedic applications.

March 24, 2021

WHO recommends CAD with chest x-rays to fight tuberculosis

By Will Morton

The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its recommendations for tuberculosis screening to now include the use of computer-aided detection (CAD) applications in chest radiography, according to a presentation on March 23 organized by the International Society of Radiology.

March 23, 2021

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