SPOTLIGHT -
Regularly Screened Patients with Breast Cancer Have Lower Mortality Rates
Women who participated in regular breast screening programs benefitted more from therapy than women who were not screened regularly.
Appropriate Use Criterion May Reduce Unnecessary Imaging in Renal Colic
Robot Arm Helps with Diagnostic Bone Biopsies
Automated robotic arm–assisted FDG PET/CT-guided real-time bone biopsy is feasible and safe.
Reporting Guidelines for PET/CT in Oncology Not Being Followed
Greater efforts needed to harmonize reporting practices.
Residents More Confident Using Ultrasound Following Game-Based Education
Gaming event increased resident knowledge and enthusiasm for using ultrasound in the emergency room
Photon-Counting–Detector CT Can Characterize Small Renal Stones
Use of a photon-counting-detector CT for renal stones is similar to using dual-energy CT.
Delayed-Phase MRI Accurate in Evaluating Residual Breast Tumor Size
Lobular or HER2–negative cancers are underestimated in size at MRI compared with ductal or other subtypes.
Second Reading May Be Warranted with Whole-Body CT for Multiple Traumas
Patients with an initial clinical severity class of 1 also had a higher likelihood of missed injury.
Contrast-Enhanced US Differentiates Between Malignant/Benign Renal Lesions
Largest study in Europe for the evaluation of renal lesions using CEUS with a histopathological validation.
Natural Language Processing Aids in ID of Lumbar Spine Findings
Machine-learned models provided substantial gains in model sensitivity with slight loss of specificity.
Edema Map Allows Earlier Infarction Visualization After Stroke Therapy
Edema visualization improves detection of early infarcts.
Deep Learning Algorithm Helps Detect Cerebral Aneurysms
Radiologic reports with deep learning algorithm provide improved cerebral aneurysm detection.
Use of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Does Not Decrease Screening Mammography Capacity
Some were concerned about increased imaging and interpretation times associated with DBT.
Deep Learning Algorithm Helps with Earlier Alzheimer’s Disease Prediction
Prediction occurred an average of 75.8 months before final diagnosis.
CT Viable Alternative to Cardiac MRI for When Assessing Heart Chamber Size
Axial chest CT identifies enlargement with high specificity and reasonable sensitivity.
ACR Practice Guidelines Not Followed When Evaluating Nipple Discharge
Not following ACR practice guidelines potentially leads to unnecessary workups and extra health care costs.
Longer PET Acquisition Time Increases FDG-Avid Lymph Node Detection in Rectal Cancer
The procedure also upstaged several subjects.
What Method Is Best for Detecting Prostate Cancer Metastases?
The imaging process provides the most time-efficient sequence with the highest lesion detection rate and conspicuity.
Dual-Energy Spectral in CT Aids in Diagnosis of Acute Gangrenous Appendicitis
Imaging confirms or excludes the presence of gangrenous appendicitis with high sensitivity and specificity.
Does Radiology Have a Gender Imbalance?
Men outnumber women in radiologic society committee members and higher academic ranks.
3D MRI Comparable to 2D MRI
Study shows that when diagnosing knee cartilage defects, 3D and 2D MRIs performed about the same.
Deep Learning Algorithm Aids in Assessing Breast Density
Algorithm may help better predict how likely it is a woman will have cancer in her future.
Standardized Ultrasound Curriculum Needed in OB-GYN Residency Programs
Biggest obstacle in ultrasound training is lack of dedicated faculty time.
PET/MRI Motion Correction Aids in Quantifying, Detecting PET-Avid Lesions
Motion correction has potential to affect diagnosis or patient care.
How MRI Can Provide CVD Risk Assessment
MRI measuring carotid artery wall thickness could aid in cardiovascular disease risk assessment.
The Value of MRI After Traumatic Brain Injury
Several lesion patterns were significantly associated with poor long-term neurocognitive and psychiatric outcomes.
Microcalcifications Detected Equally with Synthetic Mammography Plus DBT or FFDM
The two screening methods have similar sensitivity and specificity in finding microcalcifications.
Study: In-Hospital MRIs Could Be Wasteful
Many of the MRIs were of poor quality and could have been performed elsewhere.
Ga-68 PSMA-11 PET/MRI Superior to Multiparametric MRI in Prostate Cancer Detection
Thirty-two men participated in the retrospective study.
Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced CT Detects More Colorectal Liver Metastasis
The contrast-enhanced CT also improves lesion conspicuity over standard care of monophasic portovenous CT.