As recently as three to five years ago, clinicians diagnosing disorders could not afford to dismiss the possible presence of “stumble-across” imaging studies.

Don’t confuse the term with incidental findings. These are anatomic abnormalities that pop up in imaging exams looking for something else. By contrast, stumble-across imaging is typically a prior exam that’s relevant to care but hidden from view. The only way a clinician can find it is to stumble across it.

ISC 2024 in Phoenix has already featured several eye-opening late-breaking presentations. One study, for example, found that positioning a stroke patient's head differently before surgery can significantly decrease the risk of neurological complications. 

Two years ago, Aalborg University Hospital in North Denmark found itself navigating the hazardous seas of backlogged imaging exams. Looking back now, it’s easy to identify the crosswinds that combined to create that perfect storm.

Researchers at the University of Tokyo found bullied adolescents had lower levels of regulatory neurotransmitters in the brain.

Hospital end users ranked the CVIS and hemodynamic systems they use, shedding light on their working relationships with IT vendors. 

The VIRTUE and POLARIS studies are both focused on evaluating how the Varipulse PFA Platform performs in a variety of clinical scenarios. 

Scot Pollard has a long family history of heart disease, and he’s been on a watch list for several years now due to his size. He's been in and out of hospitals for more than three years due to an ongoing fight with cardiomyopathy. 

The Florida-based imaging group has successfully deleveraged from its debts, which totaled some $470 million at the time of the filing in October. 

UT Southwestern has introduced a grading template in knee radiograph reports to help decrease the use of unnecessary MR imaging. 

French imaging experts utilized an investigational, free-breathing, short-axis imaging sequence that deployed deep learning to reconstruct images.