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Whitney J. Palmer has been with Diagnostic Imaging since 2011, serving as the Senior Editor since November 2019. She has 20 years experience in healthcare and academic medicine reporting.
ASTRO Reveals First Cervical Cancer Guidelines
Guidelines, supported by several medical societies, offer direction for post-operative and “definitive” settings.
New “NeuroCOVID” Classification System Uses MRI to Categorize Patients
Three-stage system can help providers assess patients, as well as guide future treatment and research efforts.
Digital Eye Strain Common Among Radiologists
Symptoms of digital eye strain are felt more among women and trainees.
COVID-19 Opens Door for Women to Assume More Influential Roles in Radiology
Navigating the need for new workflow strategies and protocols has revealed opportunities for women to take on more leadership roles.
4 Micro-Strategies to Avoid Post-COVID Burnout
Small daily techniques can help you avoid burnout as imaging volumes swell to process the backlog of scans.
PET Reveals Lack of Sleep as Alzheimer’s Risk Factor
Scans show greater amyloid accumulation in the brains of older adults who get less than six hours sleep nightly.
Mammography Screening Begins Solid Bounce-Back During COVID-19
More than 75 percent of breast imaging environments are close to re-capturing pre-pandemic imaging volumes.
Freezing Kidney Tumors Offers Similar Survival Rate, Fewer Complications
Cryoablation offers patients with early-stage kidney cancer comparable results to surgery.
Ultrashort Echo Time MRI Comparable to CT in Assessing COVID-19 Patients
UTE-MRI can be a valuable alternative in situations where repeated radiation exposure is of concern.
Wearable Brain Scanner Prototype Can Scan Entire Brain During Movement
49-channel device tracks the brain’s electrophysiological processes and can be an effective imaging option for children or patients who have difficulty being still.
COVID-19's Continued Impact
Diagnostic Imaging's Weekly Scan: June 5, 2020
Brain fMRI Might Not Be As Reliable As Once Believed
Duke researchers determined task-fMRI does not produce reliable predictions individuals will respond in particular circumstances or future mental health.
Using AI Could Improve Chest Imaging with COVID-19 Patients
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers see “untapped potential” for artificial intelligence tools.
CTA Improves Coronary Disease Risk Assessment
When added to exercise electrocardiography, CTA can improve five-year risk prediction.
Lung Ultrasound Can Direct COVID-19 Treatment in Pregnant Women
The modality is an effective, reliable alternative to chest CT or chest X-ray in this vulnerable population.
Interventional Radiology: Tiered Approach to Patient Procedures Can Minimize COVID-19 Risk
A five-tiered approach to cross-sectional interventional procedures can help radiologists determine which patients to treat first, minimizing likelihood of viral transmission.
MRI Shows Pediatric Stroke Case Associated with COVID-19
Iranian researchers diagnosed ischemic stroke in COVID-19-positive child with no other symptoms.
Imaging COVID-19: Evaluating Available Options
Researchers from Mount Sinai examine and assess the imaging modalities used to evaluate patients positive for the virus.
6 Factors That Will Influence Imaging Volume in COVID-19 Recovery
Knowing what will impact image volumes can help put practices on the fastest road to imaging stability.
Facebook Live Effective Avenue for Sharing Radiology Knowledge
Johns Hopkins shares its experience with hosting live events, garnering international participation.
Female Radiologists & COVID-19
American College of Radiology President Geraldine McGinty, M.D., MBA, FACR, discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on female radiologists and their colleagues.
Brain Alterations Seen Via MRI in COVID-19-Positive Technologist
Technologist positive for the virus experienced a loss of smell and altered sense of taste.
GE Healthcare Captures FDA Clearance for Deep-Learning MRI Reconstruction
New technology designed to provide shorter scan times, better image quality.
COVID-19 Impact and Female Radiologists, Pediatric CT Scans, MRI Suite Protections, & More
Diagnostic Imaging's Weekly Scan: May 29, 2020
Most COVID-19-Positive Children Have Negative Chest CT Scans
Research shows 77 percent of children who are confirmed positive for the virus have no findings via chest CT.
MRI Reveals New Uterine Mechanism That Improves Blood Flow to Fetus
Independent contractions of uterine wall and placenta sends more oxygen-rich blood to unborn child.
Plastic Bag Prototype Shows Promise in Blocking COVID-19 Infection
Patient isolation bag could not only reduce risk of viral transmission, but could also streamline CT workflow.
What the MRI Suite Needs to Know During COVID-19
Additional steps further reduce risk of viral transmission in MRI suites.
Outpatient Facilities See Steepest Imaging Volume Decline During COVID-19
New York’s largest health system experiences 88-percent decrease in outpatient imaging between 2019 and 2020, indicating potential national trend.
A Post-COVID-19 Plan from a Rad Department on the Leading Edge
The University of Washington saw the first COVID-19 cases, now they have designed a plan for re-emerging.