In two new studies featured in the February issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers are revealing how molecular imaging can be used to solve mysteries about difficult cases of breast cancer…
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National Jewish Health researchers and their colleagues in the COPDGene research consortium report that a computerized form of radiology, known as quantitative CT, can offer valuable prognostic information for patients and doctors beyond the standard breathing tests most commonly used to evaluate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)…
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Blackford Analysis has developed a novel technology which may assist radiologists in performing volumetric readings two to three times faster than they are currently able to. For the first time within the PACS, radiologists are enabled through the new medical imaging technology to anatomically link small features, such as lung nodules between investigations…
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According to a recent study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology, many radiologists disagree on the management of incidental findings found on body computed tomography (CT) scans. An incidental finding is something found that is unrelated to the present illness and is discovered unintentionally…
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Cornell scientists have surpassed two major milestones toward a novel, exceedingly powerful X-ray source: A record-breaking electron gun emittance and a successfully tested prototype of a superconducting linac cavity…
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According to a report published online today by the Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness journal, a publication of the American Medical Association, a new survey has revealed there are serious gaps in U.S. radiological preparedness. The authors explain: “The magnitude 9…
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Patients who have high-risk non-melanoma skin carcinomas of the head and neck may benefit from concomitant radiotherapy and chemotherapy, according to a UNC-led study. Their study is the first to report on multiple patients with these skin carcinomas treated simultaneously with radio-and chemotherapy…
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Patients with Merkel Cell Carcinoma who underwent a procedure called sentinel lymph node biopsy (SNLB) had a lower risk of cancer recurrence after two years, according to a study by researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center. When the biopsy’s results were used to guide subsequent tests and treatment, these patients had longer survival rates than […]
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Carefully consider the radiation dose to the breast and lungs before deciding which CT protocol to use for thoracic imaging of individual patients, a new study cautions. The study compared organ doses to the breast, lungs and pelvis using commonly used protocols and found a change in protocol could decrease breast radiation dose by more […]
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The analysis of 180 CT angiography studies done using a 320 detector row CT scanner found that a contrast media protocol based on 60 milliliters of iopamidol “had sufficient enhancement in more than 96% of coronary segments,” said Frank Rybicki, MD, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and one of the authors of the […]
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