Medical Imaging

Physicians utilize medical imaging to see inside the body to diagnose and treat patients. This includes computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, angiography,  and the nuclear imaging modalities of PET and SPECT. 

Poor midlife health leads to advanced brain aging, MRI analysis shows

Though the participants’ actual ages ranged from 69 to 72 years old, the experts’ predictive analysis revealed their estimated current brain ages to be between 46 and 93.

Is stopping antithrombotic therapy prior to image-guide breast biopsy really necessary?

Experts arrived at this conclusion after comparing incidents of hematoma between patients who did and did not receive antithrombotic therapy prior to their procedure.

Cancer patients who undergo PCI face a higher risk of early mortality

Overall, PCI patients appear to face a higher risk of in-hospital mortality, 30-day mortality and in-hospital cardiovascular mortality if they present with an active or historical cancer diagnosis. The group's analysis included data from nearly 6.6 million patients.

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Researchers examine growth of nonphysician practitioners in radiology

A new paper in the Journal of the American College of Radiology digs into the emergence of physician assistants and nurse practitioners in radiology and how it has impacted clinical and procedural volumes and imaging interpretation.

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MRI a useful tool for avoiding invasive procedures for suspected idiopathic intracranial hypertension

The experts maintained that these MRI parameters support the diagnosis of IIH in clinically suspicious cases and could help reduce the use of invasive procedures when aligned with symptoms.

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Machine learning model uses MRI data to identify candidates for liver transplant

When applied to MRI and clinical features, different machine learning models were recently shown to reliably predict post-treatment recurrences of hepatocellular carcinoma. 

COVID's impact on breast radiology trainees represents a 'critical workforce issue'

The authors of the new study noted that, even before the pandemic, consultant breast radiologists were among the most in-demand specialists. The loss of interest in it as a specialty due to COVID will inevitably pose further challenges for recruitment.

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Deep learning system outperforms rads in brain tumor identification and classification

The new findings findings represent “a step toward improved tumor diagnoses," according to authors of a new study published in JAMA.