CT

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

In this podcast, Dr. Anupam Basu from Cook County Health in Chicago discusses the 30-pack-year threshold for lung cancer screening that overlooks at-risk African American smokers.

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.

Three tips to help you limit dose exposure and optimize imaging protocols.

Dr. Susan Cross from Barts Health NHS Trust discusses the experiences of her institution with multiple mass casualty events during the American Society of Emergency Radiology 2020 annual meeting.

Additional information acquired from the scans reduces follow-up imaging and produces cost savings.

MRI and PET Reveal Parkinson's disease Duality; MRI Shows More Aggressive MS in Hispanic Patients; Radiation Dose Misconceptions; and Challenges for Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Cancer Screening

Emergency radiologists must be familiar with how this condition presents on CT scans.

Women with breast cancer who have the most arterial calcium accumulation are nearly four times more likely to develop cardiovascular disease.

Concerns about CT dose levels could lead providers to overlook findings, especially in pregnant patients.