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Third annual report from the American Lung Association reveals 94 percent of high-risk eligible patients are not getting screening with LDCT, and access and outcomes are worse for racial and ethnic minorities.

Rapid COVID-19 Diagnosis with CT and CO-RADS; Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation for Pain Relief; Inappropriate Abdominal CT and Ultrasound Scans; and Lead Shielding Guidance

New research shows radiologists – regardless of experience level – fall victim to inattentional blindness, overlooking obvious unrelated findings when they are trying to answer a specific diagnostic question.

For patients who have had viral symptoms for more than 48 hours, combining chest CT findings and CO-RADS classifications can effectively diagnose COVID-19-positive patients.

Study finds 84 percent of CT and ultrasounds in the emergency department do not follow ACR appropriateness criteria and cause downstream problems for patient care.

Approximately half of all patients who experience stroke, brain bleeds, or blocked blood vessels, identified on MRI or head CT in this study, had high blood pressure or type 2 diabetes.

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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.

In this podcast episode, Dr. Shalom Kalnicki, from Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, discusses the disparities minority patients face with cancer screenings and what can be done to increase access during the pandemic.

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.