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Texture analysis sorts out indecipherable kidney lesions

By Eric Barnes

CHICAGO - Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have found a way to differentiate benign from malignant kidney lesions with great accuracy, solving a problem that has defied solutions since the advent of CT.

December 2, 2014

Diabetic patients should take heed of mild coronary artery disease

By Edward Susman

CHICAGO - Patients with diabetes who also have mild coronary artery disease have a similar risk of major cardiac events as diabetic patients with single-vessel obstructive disease, researchers from Canada reported at RSNA 2014.

December 2, 2014

RSNA 2014

Dr. Nachiko Uchiyama from Tokyo takes a moment to look through the RSNA 2014 program guide to pick out which sessions she wants to attend. Dr. Uchiyama presented her study "Assessing Radiologist Performance and Microcalcifications Visualization Using Combined 3D Rotating Mammogram (RM) and Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT)" on Tuesday morning at RSNA 2014.

December 2, 2014

DBT finds 30% more cancer than mammo in dense breast tissue

By Kate Madden Yee

CHICAGO - Adding digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to full-field digital mammography improves cancer detection in women with dense breast tissue by 30% versus mammography alone, according to research presented on Tuesday at the RSNA 2014 meeting.

December 1, 2014

GE revives Signa MRI brand, launches CT and DBT

By Brian Casey and Erik L. Ridley

CHICAGO - The return of its storied Signa brand in MRI, a new family of Revolution CT scanners, and a new digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) system with market clearance are among the new product introductions at RSNA 2014 for multimodality vendor GE Healthcare.

December 1, 2014

Motion casts bigger shadow than iterative recon on calcium scores

By Eric Barnes

CHICAGO - Fast-moving coronary arteries exert a huge influence on coronary calcium scores, but not all scores go in the same direction, according to a study from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.

December 1, 2014

FDA clears SuperSonic probes

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

SuperSonic Imagine has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for two new probes used with its Aixplorer ultrasound system.

November 30, 2014

Brain connection changes could serve as Alzheimer's biomarker

By Edward Susman

CHICAGO - Studying how the brain makes -- or fails to make -- connections could produce a new imaging biomarker for Alzheimer's disease, potentially allowing patients to be diagnosed earlier and to receive treatment sooner, according to a study presented on Monday at RSNA 2014.

November 30, 2014

ER imaging rates are up, but is that a bad thing?

By Kate Madden Yee

CHICAGO - In contrast to Medicare outpatient imaging trends, imaging use in the emergency department has continued to grow. But that may not be a bad thing, according to a presentation given on Sunday at the RSNA 2014 conference.

November 30, 2014

Video from RSNA 2014: Dr. Ella Kazerooni on CT lung cancer screening

CHICAGO - Dr. Ella Kazerooni discusses CT lung cancer screening with AuntMinnie.com at RSNA 2014. She talks about the recent U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services coverage decision, details its controversial aspects, and offers advice and resources for imaging facilities.

November 30, 2014

Trove of lung cancers seen among poor -- but too late?

By Eric Barnes

CHICAGO - Radiologists from the Bronx who took a rare look at a typically underserved poor community found substantially more lung cancers than have been seen in other studies, including the National Lung Screening Trial.

November 30, 2014

Irish give top tips for dying art of plain film

By Philip Ward

A common view is that chest x-rays are boring and tough to read, yet spotting an abnormality brings huge satisfaction, and radiologists with strong plain film skills often are highly valued, according to Irish researchers presenting at RSNA 2014.

November 30, 2014

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