Diagnostic Imaging Staff

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.

Using PET/CT imaging can help clinicians detect recurrent thyroid disease among patients who have negative radioiodine scans.

Magnetic resonance imaging can be used to track brain growth of premature babies.

Chest tomosynthesis may reduce the number of chest CTs and the resultant radiation doses.

Pelvic radiographs not be as effective as CTs in diagnosing pelvic fractures or dislocations in children.

Using PET/CT with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose–labeled leukocytes is a noninvasive and reliable method to help diagnose acute pancreatitis.

Mammography detects early cancers in older women and provides better disease-specific survival than cancers discovered by the patient or physician.

Subclinical inflammation of non-swollen joints not seen on radiographs can be detected on MRI.

Web-based decision tool in development to help high-risk patients decide if they want to undergo low dose CT screening for lung cancer.

Liver MRI is not accurate enough to definitely identify patients with iron overload.

Knee and shoulder MRI before radiography adds to patient care costs.

Use of imaging studies in emergency departments rose significantly from 1993 to 2007, but then declined from 2007 to 2012.

The type of imaging processing used in digital mammography has an impact on detection of calcification clusters.

Two more radiographic signs for gastric band slippage have been identified.

General practitioners in Australia are increasingly ordering imaging tests, with an increase of 45 percent over the past decade.

PET with [18 F]flutemetamol can assist physicians in early and more accurate diagnosis of early onset dementia.

Brain PET and age may help clinicians determine which patients with amnestic mild cognitive disorder may progress on to probable Alzheimer’s disease.

Magnetic resonance imaging of pregnant patients with suspected appendicitis improves resource use, study finds.

Ultrasounds can help identify pneumonia and its progression in children without exposure to ionizing radiation.

Magnetic resonance images reveal characteristics of breast cancer can differ depending on age.

Use of MRI to visualize white matter may help clinicians predict progression of MS.