Diagnostic Imaging Staff

Use of CT imaging among emergency department patients with non-serious injuries has increased significantly.

Children undergoing integrated PET/MRI for solid tumor diagnosis likely do not need gadolinium contrast.

Repeated digital mammography to screen for breast cancer may increase the risk for breast cancer.

Patients with high deductible health plans aren’t getting the imaging they need.

Computer-aided diagnosis was evaluated to determine efficacy in radiologic assessment of lung cancer.

Integrated PET/MRI for patients with colorectal cancer can help physicians decide on appropriate treatment options.

Inappropriate cardiac imaging drops when interventions are subject to physician audits and feedback.

Ultrasound detects more invasive cancers, but number of total cancers detected is comparable between US and mammography.

Imaging vendors care about health care reform, too.

MRI shows lasting brain damage among military personnel with MTBI from blast injuries.

MRI after mammography may detect clinically relevant disease.

MRI and arthroscopy can help surgeons screen for unstable labral tears.

Radiologists viewing supplemental breast ultrasounds should assess lesions separately to reduce the risk of missing a cancer.

MRI plus clinical criteria helps physicians determine which stroke patients would benefit from thrombectomy.

Radiologists are more likely to follow Medicare policy initiatives regarding CT double-scans than are nonradiologists.

Digital breast tomosynthesis screening found more cancers than mammography, and reduced recall rates.

Lesions detected by FDG PET/CT can predict success of stem cell transplant in patients with aggressive lymphoma.

False-positive screening mammograms with recommendations for further evaluation could be a predictor for future breast cancers.

For this “10 Questions” series, we spoke with Katherine Andriole, PhD, FSIIM, about her work and the future of radiology and imaging informatics.

CHICAGO-Challenging breast density as a strong risk factor for cancer.

CHICAGO-MRI suggests that subclinical cardiac dysfunction could be indicative of early brain disease.

CHICAGO-Radiography images can be improved with gaming technology that recognizes issues that affect image quality.

CHICAGO-MRI shows significant changes to the heart of elite free divers.

CHICAGO-Ultrasound discovers whether knuckle cracking is a bubble popping or a bubble being created in the joint.

CHICAGO-The effect of expanded Medicaid to allow screening access on rates of breast cancer screening.

CHICAGO-MRI shows that the knee and ankle cartilage of long-distance runners can regenerate.

CHICAGO-MRI allows physicians to monitor the protective effect of weight loss on knee cartilage.

CHICAGO-MRI shows abnormal cerebral blood flow even if concussed athletes clinically ready to return to sport.

MRI finds possible marker for cardiovascular disease among asymptomatic diabetics.

CHICAGO-Women with subsolid lung nodules detected by CT have a higher risk of lung cancer than do men.