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News, opinions and meeting coverage in radiology.

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<乌鸦传媒>Cancer Prevention Strategies Linked to Mortality Reduction in BRCA Carriers

Cohort studies indicate oophorectomy, breast MRI surveillance save lives, researchers say

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<乌鸦传媒>AI Has an Environmental Impact, Too

But it may be able to deliver net carbon benefits, at least in radiology

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<乌鸦传媒>Intravascular Imaging-Guided PCI Reaches a Turning Point With Survival, MI Benefits

Updated meta-analysis provides strong impetus for IVUS, OCT adoption

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<乌鸦传媒>Annual Breast Cancer Screening Starting at Age 40 Best, Modeling Study Says

Estimates suggest mortality was reduced by 42% with annual screening for this age group

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<乌鸦传媒>Transient Left-Sided Weakness, Facial Palsy in Middle-Age Man

Timely recognition of this rare phenomenon considered crucial to prevent recurrent stroke

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<乌鸦传媒>Rotator Cuff Tears: Take Surgeons' Word That MRI Is Needed

Most scans ordered at first visit showed pathology that physical therapy wouldn't fix

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<乌鸦传媒>When Clock's Ticking on Vision Loss, New Protocol Speeds Eye Stroke Diagnoses

Hospitals picked up pace by using OCT scanners and embracing virtual diagnoses

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<乌鸦传媒>More Patients Rely on Early Prenatal Testing as States Toughen Abortion Laws

But testing early in pregnancy may be inaccurate

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<乌鸦传媒>Late Tenecteplase Not Beneficial for Stroke Patients With LVOs

Lytic at least appeared safe in a selected population with many undergoing thrombectomy

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<乌鸦传媒>Before Stroke Thrombectomy, Keep the Bed Flat, Trial Says

Tilting the head of the bed up during early window in large vessel occlusion hurts outcomes

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<乌鸦传媒>Anticoagulant Falls Short for Secondary Stroke Prevention in Atrial Cardiopathy

Can atrial cardiopathy really be the cause of some cryptogenic strokes?

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<乌鸦传媒>Getting a Dental X-Ray? New Recommendation Says You Don't Need a Lead Apron

Advocacy and education needed to change more minds about the apron, according to an expert

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<乌鸦传媒>AI Diagnoses Deadly Disease; Radiology's New AI Guidance; WHO Tackles LMMs

A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research

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<乌鸦传媒>Two-Stage Screening Strategy for Ovarian Cancer Continues to Show Progress

Large study shows stage shift, high specificity, increasing PPV over 21 years

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<乌鸦传媒>Is Adding an AI Readout to Mammography Worth It?

Women would have to pay out-of-pocket, as reimbursement is a long way off

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Clears AI-Powered Non-Invasive Skin Cancer Detector

Intended for use in primary care, handheld device is first of its kind

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<乌鸦传媒>Breast Cancer Mortality Reduced by 58% Over Past Four Decades

Modeling study suggests advances in treatment played largest role, followed by screening

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<乌鸦传媒>Exercise ECGs Highly Specific for Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction

Reconsidering the humble testing modality's false-positive issue

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<乌鸦传媒>Opening Blood-Brain Barrier to Deliver Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise

Focused ultrasound helped aducanumab reduce amyloid-beta levels

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<乌鸦传媒>Oral Factor XIa Inhibitor Disappoints for Secondary Stroke Prevention

Milvexian did not reduce strokes or covert brain infarcts in AXIOMATIC-SSP

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<乌鸦传媒>'Medicare for All' Candidate in 2024; Exploding MRI Machine; Doc Convicted of Murder

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Explanations Don't Help Clinicians Spot Biased AI

Biased AI predictions tanked diagnostic accuracy, and model explanations didn't bring it back up

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<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer's Blood Test Predicts Who Might Benefit Most From Anti-Amyloid Drugs

Novel two-cutoff approach may reduce need for confirmatory PET scans

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<乌鸦传媒>Breast Cancer Screening Frequency Makes a Big Survival Difference

Keeping those mammogram appointments is life-saving, study finds

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<乌鸦传媒>Deep-Learning Model Shows Promise for ADHD Diagnosis in Teens

AI algorithm identified significant differences in nine brain white matter tracts

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<乌鸦传媒>AI Model Can Predict Breast Cancer Risk Regardless of Patient's Race

Algorithm proved accurate where traditional risk models have failed, but needs more testing

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<乌鸦传媒>With an Old X-Ray, AI Can Detect High Risk of Lung Cancer in Never Smokers

Tool could identify nonsmokers most likely to benefit from low-dose CT screening

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<乌鸦传媒>Stronger Quads May Lower Risk for Knee Replacement Surgery

Higher quadricep-hamstring ratio associated with 82% lower odds in NIH cohort

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<乌鸦传媒>Common Headaches May Be Pains in the Neck

Imaging links inflammation to migraine and tension headaches

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<乌鸦传媒>COVID Tied to Changes in Brain Microstructure

Alterations seen in both long COVID patients and those who recovered from infection

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<乌鸦传媒>Diagnostic Imaging Not Yet Enough for Biopsy-Free Radical Prostatectomy

Study validates concerns about benign prostatic hyperplasia-related PSMA-PET false positives

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<乌鸦传媒>Uh-Oh, Is a Robot Coming for Your Radiographic Analysis Job?

Computer matches live expert in measuring joint space and erosions

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<乌鸦传媒>Hospitals Have Many Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Experts Say

Radiology departments and operating rooms are good targets

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<乌鸦传媒>X-Rays Questioned for Diagnosing Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

Hardly any patients show abnormalities, so why do them?

CT scans of a patient with lung cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>Lung Cancer Survival High at 20 Years With Screen-Detected Tumors

After two decades, lung cancer-specific survival remained at 81% in I-ELCAP program

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<乌鸦传媒>False-Positive Mammograms May Indicate Higher Breast Cancer Risk in the Future

Swedish cohort study shows a 61% increased risk over 20 years

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<乌鸦传媒>ACS: Millions More Should Get Lung Cancer Screening

Notably, new recommendations say it doesn't matter when a person quit smoking

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<乌鸦传媒>Primary Care Intervention Improved Follow-Up of Abnormal Cancer Screening Results

Follow-up testing within 120 days was improved with EHR reminders, patient outreach, navigation

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<乌鸦传媒>Risk of Contrast Media Causing Acute Kidney Injury Is Overblown, Study Finds

Despite restrictions on its use, an association with kidney injury hasn't been shown

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<乌鸦传媒>Use of Recent Diagnostic CT Scans for Palliative RT Planning Reduced Treatment Time

Time to treatment completion slashed by over 4 hours compared with CT simulation planning

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