Diagnostic Imaging Staff

Could the next generation of radiology reports require multimedia?

Weighing the costs of breast cancer screening and the economic impact of false positives.

Cardiac and abdominal imaging performed by residents using a pocket-size ultrasound increases diagnostic accuracy.

For this “10 Questions” series, we spoke with Benjamin W. Strong, MD about his work and the future of radiology.

Manual entry of CT dose reporting makes it highly susceptible to inaccurate information.

Patients undergoing medical imaging with radiation want their physicians to discuss the benefits and risks with them.

Magnetic resonance imaging is noninvasive and more accurate in determining serial liver iron concentration than liver biopsy.

Follow-up LDCT screening for lung cancer decreases recall rates.

Full field digital mammography, performed instead of screen film mammography, finds fewer interval breast cancers.

Coronary CT imaging may help clinicians identify patients with suspected angina who may go on to have myocardial infarction.

Early imaging of older adults with new back pain does not improve disability outcomes.

Patients with breast cancer and very low mammographic breast density have a poorer prognosis.

Fewer CT scans are needed for trauma patients when whole-body CT is included in early trauma care, but initial WBCT results in higher dose.

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The number of MRIs ordered for low back pain did not decrease after the initiation of public reporting.

The FDA has approved EchoPixel’s True3D Viewer which converts anatomical data to 3D virtual reality images.

Inappropriate imaging for low-risk prostate cancer and low-risk breast cancer varies by region.

Imaging with 18F-fluoride PET/MR provide clearer images for patients with unclear foot pain.

Itemized imaging reports are preferred in emergency radiology over point-and-click and basic structured reports.

Two automated volumetric methods were superior in measuring breast density.

The issue of overdetection of cancer from screening must be addressed sooner than later, say experts.

Mammography would be more accurate and comfortable for patients with mammographic pressure standardization.

For this “10 Questions” series, we spoke with Saurabh Jha, MBBS about his work and the future of radiology.

Use of some cardiac imaging improved after implementation of appropriate use criteria, but not for all tests.

Magnetic resonance imaging following CT or US detection of indeterminate pelvic mass helps women avoid unnecessary surgeries.

Localized correlated spectroscopy may show signs of biochemical abnormalities, possibly signaling breast cancer among women with BRCA gene.

Breast density awareness is more common in women who are educated, had higher household income, and have health insurance.

Dosing levels for pediatric head CTs as recommended by the ACR are met by most hospitals in the U.S.