A new systematic review and meta-analysis of 30 RCTs highlighted numerous benefits associated with vegetarian and vegan diets. Combining a plant-based diet with statin therapy, one researcher noted, could result "in an even larger beneficial effect.”
A comparison of standard 2D mammography (right) and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), or 3D mammography (left). The DBT creates a data set of 1 mm slices that the radiologist can look through to see more detail in suspect areas and determine if it dense breast tissue is masking a tumor. Image from UCSF.
Standalone AI can significantly outperform radiologists' sensitivity in reading digital mammograms and has shown potential in DBT exams as well, but experts are not yet ready to hand over the reins.
Concordant case amongst the reviewers. 6-year-old male with limping and fever. Axial T2 fat saturation image and coronal STIR image of the hips demonstrates increased signal in the right femoral head (orange arrow). Courtesy of Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.
Using abbreviated MRI protocols for pediatric exams offers similar quality as standard protocols but decreases the need for sedation.
A remote ECG monitor showing an AI-generated report on the Philips Cardiologs system during a demonstration at Heart Rhythm 2023. Photo by Dave Fornell.
New research suggests AI could offer physicians a new, state-of-the-art approach to sudden cardiac arrest risk management.
Long-axis gray-scale ultrasound image shows hypoechoic lesion. Lesion was classified by study radiologist as BI-RADS category 4A. Image courtesy of AJR.
Judging the software’s utility in rural settings with less experienced readers is important for expanding access to and improving care for patients, authors of a new AJR paper noted.
The DurAVR transcatheter heart valve, developed by Minnesota-based Anteris Technologies, was designed to move and perform like a healthy, pre-disease native aortic valve.
