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

Artificial intelligence plaque analysis of CCTA scans showed that 27 percent of former NFL players had severe or extensive total plaque volume, according to a new study to be presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2026 this week.

While the P4 trial represents a landmark study on the use of CCTA guidance for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), there are pertinent caveats that warrant closer inspection.

New research found that the late arterial phase, which accounts for approximately 40 percent of CT radiation dosing in cases involving acute abdominal pain, offered no exclusive findings that had an impact on clinical care.

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.

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

Emerging CT research suggests that the plexus pancreaticus capitalis 2 (PPC2) pathway or a mass with stranding morphology may significantly increase mortality risk in patients with pancreatic cancer and extra-pancreatic nerve plexus invasion (EPNI).