Diagnostic Imaging Staff

Low-dose CT lung cancer screening, done at intervals, can help detect lung cancer.

Arterial spin labeling has shown changes in the posterior cingulate cortex among patients who went on to experience cognitive decline.

PET/MRI offers equal detection rates of solid tumors among children as does PET/CT, with lower radiation doses.

Using PET/CT in women under 40 who have breast cancer may result in restaging of the cancer and adjustment of treatment.

Breast density can be measured using fully automated volumetric methods, which are less labor intensive than the commonly used methods.

Contrast-enhanced PET/CT appears to be better than non-CE PET/CT in assessing distant metastasis in patients with pancreatic cancer.

Breast-imaging radiologists are at a higher risk for developing repetitive stress injuries, particularly after implementation of PACS.

False-positive results from CT colonography screening are considered an acceptable part of cancer detection for both patients and health care providers.

Using FDG-PET imaging to diagnose cancer may not be effective in certain areas of the country, where certain lung infections may be endemic.

For this “10 Questions” series, we spoke with Paul H. Ellenbogen, MD, FACR about his work and the future of radiology.

Imaging can detect changes in white matter among children with reading difficulties.

Ultrasounds accurate for initial screening for kidney stones.

Access to imaging, particularly MRI and some forms of CT, vary considerably across the United States.

Patients undergoing MRI may have lessened anxiety if the procedure is well-explained.

Cerebrovascular reserve testing via transcranial Doppler ultrasound useful in identifying asymptomatic patients with carotid artery stenosis at risk for stroke.

Radiology departments are not turning off unused equipment, and racking up dollars.

MRI technique helps demonstrate the amount of damage in the gray matter of the brain is related to the severity of MS disability.

Intravenous contrast material for CT appears to be safe for most patients, including those with a predisposition to nephrotoxicity.

The reason for performing a breast MRI should be taken into consideration when assessing performance measures.

Low-dose CT screening can help clinicians detect early cancers among survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma, particularly if they were or are smokers.

Advice from the trenches for new radiologists.

Coronary CT angiography is a useful tool in detecting prevalence and type of coronary artery fistulas.

Mammograms of dense breast tissue are read in a different way than mammograms of less dense breast tissue.

Magnetic resonance imaging on patients with multiple sclerosis who use a Will balance board showed changes of the brain that affected balance and movement.

Using SPECT-CT allows clinicians to identify some causes of low back pain.

Diffusion tensor imaging detected disruptions in white matter integrity that could be linked to higher impulsivity in chronic users.

Medical imaging managers aren't very optimistic about receiving reimbursement for diagnostic imaging services.

Magnetic resonance imaging detected additional cancers among women who underwent breast conservation therapy following early diagnosis of breast cancer.

For this “10 Questions” series, we spoke with Eliot Siegel, MD, FACR, FSIIM, about his work and the future of radiology.

Multiparametric MRI helps identify low- and high-grade brain gliomas, reducing risk of inappropriate or delayed surgery.