Clinical Research

The Dexcom G7 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System

Regulatory Roundup: FDA news on omecamtiv mecarbil for HFrEF, 'world's smallest heart pump' and more

Read our monthly recap of some of the biggest FDA-related stories that have hit cardiology, including updates related to Cytokinetics, Dexcom and Abiomed. 

brain scans of woman who died after taking experimental alzheimer's drug

Brain scans of patient who died while on experimental Alzheimer's drug cause experts to question safety

A neurologist who examined the patient's imaging explained that her brain swelling was so severe in some cases that the folds of the cerebral cortex appeared “merged and squashed.”

Cross-organ imaging illuminates the heart-brain-liver axis

A population-level study featuring multi-organ MRI has confirmed that problems in any of three major organs—the heart, brain or liver—tend to co-occur with unfavorable findings in either or both of the other two.

Regularly eating avocados is associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study.

Why clinicians should know if patients are on the keto diet before undergoing PET imaging

Patients adhering to a ketogenic diet can show reduced cerebral 18F-FDG uptake on PET imaging, study shows.

An overview of artificial intelligence (AI) in radiology with Keith Dreyer with the ACR. Images shows a COVID-19 lung CT scan reconstruction from Siemens Healthineers. #AI #radAI #ACR

AI triages pneumothorax patients with differentiated diagnoses

A commercially available AI package has proven adept at distinguishing between two closely similar but unequally urgent conditions on chest X-rays.

JACR’s top 5 articles of 2022

The Journal of the American College of Radiology has named five peer-reviewed papers its best of the year.

New discovery could reduce the risk of heart damage among cancer patients

Researchers have identified new details about the link between certain cancer therapies and heart complications. Could their work lead to key improvements in patient care?

Urinary stones in the ED: What will it take for ultrasound to gain ground on costly, radiative CT?

Professional consensus supports the use of ultrasound for initial imaging evaluation of patients presenting in the ED with suspected urinary stone disease (USD). However, as of 2018, only 2% of these patients received ultrasound while some 59% had CT.