Diagnostic Imaging's Weekly Scan: September 28 — October 4

Welcome to Diagnostic Imaging’s Weekly Scan, which offers an opportunity to catch up on the most well-viewed radiology content of the past week.

In a new study, published earlier this week in the American Journal of Roentgenology, researchers found that women, subspecialists and radiologists in non-academic settings had over a 25 percent higher attrition rate in radiology in comparison to men, general radiologists and academic radiologists over an eight-year period.

In a new study recently presented at the 41st Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS), researchers found that for patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis, switching from oral therapies to subcutaneous monthly administration of the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody ofatumumab led to over a 98 percent reduction of Gd+ T1 lesions on MRI at 96 weeks.

In comparison to false positives with unassisted radiologist interpretations of DBT exams, AI-only false positive assessments were associated with a significantly higher total of false-positive findings as well as a 33 percent lower frequency of dense breasts, according to a new study of nearly 3,000 women who had screening DBT exams.

In a new 38-study meta-analysis from Academic Radiology, researchers showed markedly higher sensitivity rates with the use of adjunctive AI for ischemic stroke detection on non-contrast CT exams but also noted a high degree of bias and lack of external validation in many of the studies.

In another interview with Diagnostic Imaging, Partho Sengupta, M.D., and Davinder Ramsingh, Ph.D., discussed recent research demonstrating the capability of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to facilitate reduced length of stay and significant cost savings in the management of patients with dyspnea.

Watch the video summary below of Diagnostic Imaging’s Weekly Scan.