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Lack of Medicare Coverage Limits CT Colongraphy Use in Minority Patients
October 21, 2020
African American, as well as other racial and ethnic minority, patients likely have lower levels of CTC screening due to out-of-pocket costs.
The Reading Room: Lung Cancer Screening Misses At-Risk African American Smokers
October 15, 2020
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.
Pulmonary Artery Thrombosis: An Unrecognized Radiation Therapy Complication
October 10, 2020
Pulmonary artery thrombosis presents differently from acute pulmonary embolism on CT scans.
MRI Reveals Long-Term Prognosis Predictors for Colorectal Liver Metastasis
October 08, 2020
Results indicate radiologic findings are better survival predictors than pathologic vessel invasion.
The Reading Room: Signature Signs of EVALI on CT
October 01, 2020
Michael Gotway, M.D., cardiopulmonary radiologist with the Mayo Clinic, discusses the signature signs of EVALI on CT scans in this podcast.
CT Dose for Pulmonary Nodule Detection: How Low Can It Go?
September 30, 2020
Dropping National Lung Cancer Screening radiation dose by two-thirds can yield images of diagnostic quality of solid lung nodules.
African American Men with Prostate Cancer Have Less Access to Cutting-Edge PET Care
September 29, 2020
Men in this patient group are less likely to have a PET scan with the radiotracer that performs the best.
Diagnostic Imaging Weekly Scan: Sept. 25, 2020
September 25, 2020
PET/MRI vs. PET/CT; Abdominal CT and COVID-19; Chest MRI vs Chest CT; Expert Interpretations of Endometriosis; and Delayed Breast Cancer Treatments for African American Women
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Outperforms CT and MRI with Some Liver Cancers
September 24, 2020
CEUS is a safer, less expensive option for diagnosing focal liver disease.