Case History: 90-year-old male had a mass on his right kidney seen on previous ultrasound that was being followed for growth.
Case History: A 90-year-old male had a mass on right kidney seen on previous ultrasound that was being followed for growth.The patient had a history of hypertension and smoking.The patient had no other presenting symptoms at the time of the exam. There was an incidental finding of gallstones during this exam.
The Reading Room: Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Cancer Screenings, and COVID-19
November 3rd 2020In this podcast episode, Dr. Shalom Kalnicki, from Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, discusses the disparities minority patients face with cancer screenings and what can be done to increase access during the pandemic.
Emerging Insights on MRI-Guided Transurethral Ultrasound Ablation for Prostate Cancer
March 21st 2024For men with prostate cancer, the use of MRI-guided transurethral ultrasound ablation (TULSA) led to a 92 percent decrease in median prostate volume at one year, according to new research recently presented at Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) conference.
ECR Study Finds Mixed Results with AI on Breast Ultrasound
March 6th 2024While adjunctive use of AI led to significantly higher specificity and accuracy rates in detecting cancer on breast ultrasound exams in comparison to unassisted reading by breast radiologists, researchers noted that 12 of 13 BI-RADS 3 lesions upgraded by AI were ultimately benign, according to research presented at the European Congress of Radiology.