Diagnostic Imaging Europe - December 2009/January 2010

In comparison to energy-integrating detector CT for the workup of suspected acute pulmonary embolism, the use of photon-counting detector CT reduced radiation dosing by 48 percent, according to newly published research.

In the third episode of a three-part podcast, Anand Narayan, M.D., Ph.D., and Amy Patel, M.D., discuss the challenges of expanded breast cancer screening amid a backdrop of radiologist shortages and ever-increasing volume on radiology worklists.

Review the case and test your knowledge to make the correct diagnosis.

In the second episode of a three-part podcast, Anand Narayan, M.D., Ph.D., and Amy Patel, M.D., discuss recent studies published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that suggested moving to more of a risk-adapted model for mammography screening.

In a study of women with oligometastatic breast cancer, the use of 18F-FDG PET/CT detected additional metastases in one-third of cases that were not evident on conventional CT.

With dramatic changes less likely with respect to reimbursement and one’s career in radiology, have we downsized our expectations to be more accepting of a floor of stability and slow progress?