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Catch up on the top radiology content of the past week.

While better imaging may reduce the need for additional diagnostic tests, it may also eliminate the reimbursement that comes with those additional tests.

The CARE Chest X-Ray (CXR) Triage software reportedly bolsters consistent flagging of suspicious chest X-rays for lung collapse and pneumomediastinum across reviewing readers of different experience levels.

In a study involving over 700 participants who had chest CT and brain MRI, those with diabetes and lower vertebral bone mineral density (vBMD) had a nearly five percent faster total accumulation of white matter hyperintensity (WMH) in comparison to those without diabetes.

Newly cleared findings for the adjunctive AI platform a2z-Abdo-Triage include acute appendicitis, renal traumatic injury, ureteral stone and retroperitoneal hematoma.

Catch up on a variety of FDA news in radiology from the past week.

Reportedly one of the first FDA-cleared chest X-ray AI software platforms derived from a foundation model, the Chest Xray software facilitates detection and localization of lung nodules, pneumothorax, mediastinal abnormalities and other thoracic abnormalities.

Emerging research demonstrates the increasing stability of attenuation on clinically relevant VMIs with photon-counting CT and a redefined role of kV that may have implications for longitudinal quantitative CT.