What is the diagnosis?
Case submitted by Radiology in Thai via the radRounds Radiology Network.
A 55-year-old patient with esophageal cancer presents with headaches. What does the MRI reveal?
MRI or Ultrasound for Evaluating Pelvic Endometriosis?: Seven Takeaways from a New Literature Review
September 13th 2024While noting the strength of MRI for complete staging of disease and ultrasound’s ability to provide local disease characterization, the authors of a new literature review suggest the two modalities offer comparable results for diagnosing pelvic endometriosis.
Diffusion-Weighted MRI and Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Rectal Cancer: What New Research Reveals
September 3rd 2024In a comparison of imaging assessments to gauge the effectiveness of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for rectal adenocarcinoma, researchers found the combination of diffusion-weighted imaging and MR tumor regression grading had a 90 percent area under the curve (AUC) and a negative predictive value (NPV) of 93 percent.