Diagnostic Imaging's A Look Ahead: Jan. 4, 2021, to Jan. 8, 2021
Here's what to expect this week on Diagnostic Imaging.
Welcome to a New Year at Diagnostic Imaging! In this week’s preview, here are some highlights of what you can expect to see coming soon:
With 2020 in the rear-view mirror, there is a great deal on the horizon for radiology. Editorial Board member Mina Makary, M.D., an interventional radiologist at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, shares his thoughts this week about what you can expect in the coming months. Keep an eye open for his insights.
In the meantime, take another look at 2020 end-of-year coverage.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be the result of several factors – both physical and psychological – and it has been the focus of several research efforts in recent years. Still, little is understood about symptoms of this condition. In a new study, investigators from the University of California at San Diego have determined that brain volume measurement has the potential to be an early biomarker. Look for details on their findings soon.
For additional PTSD and traumatic brain injury coverage, click here.
As in year’s past, artificial intelligence (AI) continues its march toward being a much more integrated part of both research and clinical activities. This week, Frost & Sullivan analysts Suresh Kuppuswamy and Siddharth Shah offer perspectives about what vendors have done to further develop AI and enterprise imaging. Look for their insights about why AI and enterprise imaging "won" RSNA 2020.
For additional enterprise imaging coverage, click here.
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Large Medicare Study Shows Black Men Less Likely to Receive PET and MRI for Prostate Cancer Imaging
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The Reading Room Podcast: Current and Emerging Insights on Abbreviated Breast MRI, Part 3
August 3rd 2025In the last of a three-part podcast episode, Stamatia Destounis, MD, Emily Conant, MD and Habib Rahbar, MD, share additional insights on practical considerations and potential challenges in integrating abbreviated breast MRI into clinical practice, and offer their thoughts on future research directions.
Twenty Years of CT Colonography for Colorectal Cancer Screening: What the Research Reveals
August 3rd 2025Computed tomography colonography (CTC) demonstrated a 91.6 percent positive predictive value (PPV) for polyps > 6 mm, according to new research involving over 9,000 patients who underwent CTC for primary asymptomatic colorectal cancer screening.
The Reading Room Podcast: A Closer Look at Remote MRI Safety, Part 3
August 3rd 2025In the third of a three-part podcast episode, Emanuel Kanal, M.D. and Tobias Gilk, MRSO, MRSE, discuss strategies for maintaining the integrity of time-out procedures and communication with remote MRI scanning.
Chest CT for Post-COVID-19 Abnormalities: Nine Takeaways from a Multi-Society Consensus Statement
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