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.
GE HealthCare Launches AI Mammography Platform with Key Applications from iCAD
November 30th 2023Offering an all-in-one platform of artificial intelligence (AI) applications, MyBreastAI Suite reportedly facilitates early breast cancer detection and enhances efficiency with breast imaging workflows.
Chest CT Study Shows Higher Emphysema Risk from Combination of Marijuana and Cigarette Smoking
November 28th 2023People who smoke marijuana and cigarettes have 12 times the risk for centrilobular emphysema than non-smokers, according to new computed tomography (CT) research presented at the annual Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference.
Study: Black Patients Less Likely Than Others to Receive MRI Assessment of Cognitive Impairment
November 27th 2023In a four-year study of over 1,600 patients who had outpatient head CTs, head CT angiography and/or brain MRI to assess cognitive impairment, researchers found that Black patients were over 9 percent less likely than White patients and over 16 percent less likely than Hispanic patients to receive brain MRI.
