Case History: 60-year-old male with complaints of inability to pass stool and flatus with pain in abdomen.
Case History: 60-year-old male presented to emergency room with complaints of inability to pass stool and flatus for two days, associated with pain in abdomen for four days.On examination, abdomen was tense distended, associated with guarding and rigidity.
Can Photon-Counting CT Have an Impact in Diagnosing Congenital Heart Defects in Young Children?
May 29th 2023Photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) significantly increased the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and the contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) in comparison to dual-source CT (DSCT) at similar radiation dosing, according to a new study of over 100 children with suspected congenital heart defects.
The Reading Room: Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Cancer Screenings, and COVID-19
November 3rd 2020In 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.
CT Study Examines Post-Reperfusion Infarction Growth in Vaccine-Naive Patients with COVID-19
May 17th 2023Unvaccinated people with COVID-19 who undergo angiographic reperfusion after acute ischemic stroke may have a greater than fivefold risk of continued infarct growth in comparison to unvaccinated people without COVID-19, according to computed tomography perfusion (CTP) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings from a recently published study.
Philips Introduces AI-Enhanced CT System for High-Volume Radiology Screening Programs
May 17th 2023The artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled CT 3500 system reportedly reduces patient positioning time by 23 percent, improves low-contrast detectability by 60 percent and facilitates up to an 80 percent reduction in radiation dosing.
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