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States with higher lung cancer burden have lower low-dose CT lung cancer screening rates.

Diagnostic Imaging and Testicular Cancer Risk; Digital Breast Tomosynthesis/Synthetic Mammography Combination for Breast Cancer Screening; Efficacy of Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening; and the Evolving Role of the Radiologic Technologist

Without official guidance, radiation dose and protocol use has differed significantly worldwide.

Even potential for over-diagnosis does not appear to increase other causes of mortality.

Study supports testicular shielding and efforts to reduce radiation in men and children during diagnostic scans.

Together with integrated cancer care provider GenesisCare, the imaging provider looks to attack the two biggest global health problems.

New case volume-based training curriculum is designed to create a standardized competency level for radiologists-in-training.

CT can provide a diagnosis in a less invasive way and without a high false-positive rate.

Cerebral Aneurysms and CT Angiography; MammoScreen and Breast Cancer Detection; Low-Dose Lung Cancer Screening Program Performance; and Breast Cancer Screening Advocacy Efforts

In a study from China, there was no statistical significance in cancer detection rates between high-risk patients who were screened and those who were not.

Purchasing vouchers for imaging services could present safety risks and set customer up for upselling attempts.

Deep learning tool improves cerebral aneurysm detection, specifically among radiologists with fewer years’ experience.

Ali Gholamrezanezhad, M.D., from the Keck School of Medicine, shares his COVID-19 insights after conducting more than three dozen studies.

Breast Cancer Screening in Indian & Pakistani Women; Fluciclovine PET for Prostate Cancer Imaging; Cardiac Ultrasound & COVID-19; and Improving Mammography Patient Experience

An analysis of the Dallas Heart Study from UTSW details how use of CAC scoring can help determine what patients would stand to benefit from aspirin use for primary prevention.

Modifying an existing imaging probe and labeling it with fluorine-18 improves providers’ ability to pinpoint protein accumulation – and differentiate between neurodegenerative conditions.

The scan, which is already part of the stroke management process, offers an opportunity for faster identification of patients with viral infection.

18F-fluciclovine PET/MRI can improve treatment guidance with better staging and evaluation of androgen deprivation therapy.

Ultrasound as the New Stethoscope; Pre-Operative MRI and Dense Breasts; Spectral CT and COVID-19; Corporatization in Radiology

Spectral CT provides greater detail about the extent of ground-glass opacities than conventional CT scans.

African American, as well as other racial and ethnic minority, patients likely have lower levels of CTC screening due to out-of-pocket costs.

Training a neural network with images captured by dual-energy CT can produce high quality studies without the added dose or expense.

The strategy could be a less expensive alternative to CT when evaluating pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary edema.

Opposition to AI in Mammography; Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Dysfunction; Clear & Present Danger for The Match; Trends & Innovations in Breast Imaging

As Alzheimer’s disease progresses, more brain regions exhibit evidence of this link.

Collaborative Imaging’s Dhruv Chopra, MBA, takes a deeper look into how many follow-up recommendations are ignored and what can be done to reverse the trend, leading to better patient care.

Pulmonary artery thrombosis presents differently from acute pulmonary embolism on CT scans.

SARS-CoV-2 virus found inside CT scanner used on high volume of patients with viral infection.

Dual-Energy CT's Impact in the Emergency Department; Mass Casualty Planning; Language Barriers to Mammography for Spanish-Only Speakers; Improving the Patient Experience for Mammography During the Pandemic

Results indicate radiologic findings are better survival predictors than pathologic vessel invasion.