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News, opinions and meeting coverage in radiology.

An x-ray image of lungs affected by bronchiectasis

<乌鸦传媒>Mortality Risk From Damaged Bronchi Extends to People Without COPD

Findings support use of lung imaging for clinically defining bronchiectasis, study authors say

Photos of Philip Kampmann, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Oktoberfest Doctor: Not the Wurst Job You Could Have

A Q&A with the head emergency physician at the world's largest beer festival

A photo of a mature male radiologist looking at a chest x-ray on a computer.

<乌鸦传媒>AI Not Ready to Replace Radiologists Interpreting Chest X-Rays

Commercial tools show low sensitivity in some cases

A photo of a woman waiting to receiving a CT scan.

<乌鸦传媒>Diagnostic CV Procedures Rebounded After Dipping in 2020

U.S. procedural volumes exceeded March 2019 levels by 4% in April 2021

A photo of a radiologist performing an axillary ultrasound

<乌鸦传媒>Ultrasound May Help Early Breast Cancer Patients Avoid SLNB

No axillary surgery matches SLNB for patients with a negative ultrasound of axillary lymph nodes

A photo of an android carrying a metal briefcase with a red cross on the side of it.

<乌鸦传媒>AI Has an Image Problem in Healthcare, Expert Says

Yes, it needs guardrails, but it also offers big opportunities, notes former Microsoft executive

A photo of radiologists in the control room overseeing a heart CT scan.

<乌鸦传媒>Guide to the Coronary Artery Calcium Scan: 2023 Update

The Skeptical Cardiologist on how CAC scans fit into current practice in preventive cardiology

ERS over a photo of Milano Convention Center in Milan, Italy.

<乌鸦传媒>ERS Roundup: Cell Transplant Boosts Lung Function in COPD Patients

Plus: idrevloride for primary ciliary dyskinesia and ultrasound for pulmonary embolism

A photo of a female radiologist and her mature patient during a mammogram

<乌鸦传媒>Opt-Out Strategy Fails to Improve Breast Cancer Screening Completion Rates

Opt-out vs opt-in approach also resulted in more canceled referrals, increasing burden for staff

SOHO meeting

<乌鸦传媒>Study Questions Value of Interim PET Imaging to Guide Frontline Hodgkin Treatment

One of 40 patients changed treatment but all remained on brentuximab regardless of scan results

A photo of Kim Kardashian

<乌鸦传媒>Kim Kardashian's Problematic Post Is About More Than MRIs

The downside of healthcare influencers

ESC over a photo of Amsterdam RAI Convention Centre.

<乌鸦传媒>Compound in Beetroot Juice Fends Off Contrast-Induced AKI

"Provocative" results for inorganic nitrate pill shown in NITRATE-CIN trial

A photo of a mammography unit in a clinic.

<乌鸦传媒>Does Cancer Screening Actually Extend Lives?

A series of articles look at whether the benefits for the few warrant the harms for the many

A photo of a male radiologist comparing two mammograms.

<乌鸦传媒>AI-Backed Mammography Keeps Up With Docs for Cancer Detection

But can AI capture relevant biological features of detected lesions?

A photo of optical coherence tomography imagery on a computer monitor.

<乌鸦传媒>Retinal OCT Shows Promise as Diagnostic Aid for Mild Cognitive Impairment

Matched scans exhibit good repeatability, distinguish normal cognition from mild impairment

AAIC over a photo of the RAI convention center in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

<乌鸦传媒>Low Amyloid Burden Bodes Well for Future Dementia Risk

A ray of hope amidst disappointing results from A4 trial

A CT scan of the spine of a senior male.

<乌鸦传媒>Imaging for Back and Joint Pain: Overuse Is an International Problem

Australian primary care docs love to order scans, just like their American counterparts

A photo of a PET-CT scanning machine.

<乌鸦传媒>PET-CT Superior to Conventional Scans for Spotting Distant Breast Cancer Mets

Study shows twice as many locally advanced patients upstaged with PET-CT vs conventional staging

A photo of a woman receiving a breast ultrasound.

<乌鸦传媒>Breast Ultrasound Recs May Not Be Targeting the Right Women

It's not just dense breasts that matter, researchers say

A computer rendering of interconnected dots over a human brain.

<乌鸦传媒>Decoding the Brain's Decision-Making

Insights for medical professions, and strategies for success

A computer rendering of antibodies in the bloodstream.

<乌鸦传媒>Full-On Reversal of Cardiac Amyloidosis Possible With Antibodies

Future treatments don't have to be limited to slowing disease, case series suggests

A photo of a woman looking at CT scans of her lungs at a female physicians desk.

<乌鸦传媒>Lung Cancer Screening Results Influence Follow-Up Adherence

Study suggests groups to target for enhanced outreach to encourage regular screening

ATS over a photo of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

<乌鸦传媒>Mucus Plugs in Airways of COPD Patients Linked to Higher Mortality

In retrospective study, 54% mortality rate for those with mucus plugs in 3 or more lung segments

HRS over a photo of the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

<乌鸦传媒>Biologic Envelope Cuts Complications After Cardiac Device Implantation

"Any strategy to reduce infection rates in these patients is important," expert says

A photo of a female radiologist looking at an MRI image with an android assistant.

<乌鸦传媒>ChatGPT Passes Board Exam

Here's how two versions of the chatbot performed on mock radiology boards

A computer rendered crossection of an blood vessel narrowed by plaque.

<乌鸦传媒>Multimodal Evaluations May Flag Cardiac Allograft Problems Earlier

Study underscores importance of anatomical, physiological parameters

A photo of two female nurses demonstrating a hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber tank in hospital

<乌鸦传媒>Hyperbaric Oxygen for Long COVID? Heart Ultrasounds Offer Limited Support

Randomized trial shows global longitudinal strain improvement with clinical data lacking

A photo of U.S. Marines crouching behind a breachers blanket while an inward opening door is breached

<乌鸦传媒>Brain Amyloid Seen in Young Men With Subconcussive Trauma

Early amyloid accumulation found in military instructors exposed to repetitive blast injuries

A photo of a female radiologist performing a mammography on her Black patient.

<乌鸦传媒>Proposed Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Are Good, but Not Enough

Specifics for older women, Black women, and those with dense breasts are needed

Scoliosis Cramps Heart Function in Adulthood

<乌鸦传媒>Scoliosis Cramps Heart Function in Adulthood

Spinal curvature associated with cardiac strain, compression

A photo of a woman receiving a contrast-enhanced CT scan.

<乌鸦传媒>Is Unenhanced CT Accurate for Diagnosing Acute Abdominal Pain in the ED?

Contrast medium may be withheld due to sensitivity, kidney disease, or lack of availability

A photo of a male researcher reading his test subject for an MRI.

<乌鸦传媒>Can Functional MRI Read Your Mind?

A decoder captured the gist of a person's thoughts in an fMRI scanner

A young female radiotherapist prepares her mature patient for a mammogram.

<乌鸦传媒>High Out-of-Pocket Costs Tied to Less Follow-Up After Initial Mammography

Plans dominated by copays and deductibles are associated with higher out-of-pocket costs

3D ultrasounds of an embryo at 8, 9.5 and 10 weeks of gestation.

<乌鸦传媒>Embryo Development Delayed in Pregnancies Ending in Miscarriage

Researchers stress the importance of embryonic health

A photo of a senior man undergoing a PET scan.

<乌鸦传媒>Novel PET Imaging Agent Accurately IDs Clear Cell Renal Cancers

ZIRCON trial meets sensitivity and specificity targets

ACC over a photo of Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

<乌鸦传媒>More Sophisticated Imaging Doesn't Necessarily Mean Better Outcomes in Ischemic HF

But cardiac MRI, PET may still have value in some patients, per AIMI-HF trial

A chest CT scan of a patient with COVID

<乌鸦传媒>Typical Chest CTs for COVID Less Common After Omicron, Vaccination

More vaccine doses associated with less severe CT results as well

ACC over a photo of Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

<乌鸦传媒>Immediate Complete Revascularization Non-Inferior to Staged Procedure

Patients with ACS and multivessel disease saw multiple outcome benefits in BIOVASC trial

An x-ray of a patient鈥檚 lungs with covid.

<乌鸦传媒>Chest CTs Reveal Abnormalities 2 Years After Severe COVID

39% of hospitalized Wuhan patients had persistent interstitial lung abnormalities, study finds

A photo of a man laying on the scanning table of a CT scanner.

<乌鸦传媒>AI Tool Forecasts Lung Cancer Risk From a Single CT Scan

Experts give high marks to performance of "Sybil" in predicting disease over 6 years

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