Diagnostic Imaging's Weekly Scan: May 17 to May 21, 2021

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

New research suggests CCTA may provide salient preoperative insights into planning for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) while facilitating similar outcomes as intravascular ultrasound guidance for target-vessel failure.

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

In a recent interview, Gadi Lalazar, MD, discussed new research demonstrating the capability of natural language processing (NLP) to enhance recognition of incidental hepatic steatosis in ultrasound reports.

While contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) offered the highest agreement with histopathology on the extent of malignancy in a new study, researchers found the use of pre-op CEM had no impact on mastectomy or reoperation rates.

The Evident Vascular Guidance System and Evident peripheral imaging catheters reportedly offer enhanced image clarity and workflow efficiencies for intravascular ultrasound.

In the latest episode of his “Interventional Radiology in Focus” series, Mina Makary, MD, discusses the evolution, research and pearls for ablation procedures, and emerging considerations for histotripsy in the realm of interventional oncology.

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