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Fat Measures from AI Abdominal CT Predicts Heart Attack and Stroke
Using deep learning analysis with abdominal CT scans provides a more accurate body composition measurement that can predict which patients will suffer major cardiovascular events within five years.
Targeted Screening Approach Could Identify More Men with Breast Cancer
Conducting screening mammography on men with a genetic risk for breast cancer can increase early detection, but clinical guidance and recommendations remain inconsistent.
Radiomics Could Be the Next Crime Scene Investigator
Using high-resolution micro-CT with bones exposed to fire could help forensic investigators determine the timing of murders.
The 4 Ms of COVID-19-Related Stroke Epidemiology
The mechanisms, magnitude, manifestations, and management of stroke during the pandemic.
Addressing Sexual Harassment in Radiology
Anastasia Hryhorczuk, M.D., assistant clinical professor of radiology at Michigan Medicine, discusses, during RSNA 2020, the challenges that face radiology with sexual harassment and some strategies to eliminate it.
4 Pillars to Building Radiology’s Better Future
Bright years are ahead for the industry, according to industry expert Bhavya Rehani, M.D., if focus is given to selfless service, education, technology and innovation, and engaging the global community.
Pre-Operative MRI Shows Benefit for Younger Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
Capturing the scan can reduce number of repeat surgeries and pinpoint additional cancers.
Breast Imaging AI: Catching Interval Cancers and Streamlining Screening
Implementing artificial intelligence tools with breast imaging can pinpoint overlooked interval cancers and decrease provider workload in screening mammography programs.
Stem Cells Improve ACL Recovery
MRI shows injections can both accelerate healing time and improve range of motion.
AI & Medical Imaging: The Ethical Issues, Pt. 1
What’s critical, and what radiologists can do.
With Forearm Fracture in Women, Suspect Domestic Violence
Radiologists have the opportunity to identify women suffering intimate partner violence by detecting a specific type of forearm fracture.
Using AI Can Help Diagnose Tuberculosis on a Smartphone
Applying a deep-learning model to a photograph of a chest X-ray can help providers in resource-poor areas diagnose the disease.
Deep Learning Model Outperforms Traditional Breast Cancer Risk Assessment
A model that uses biomarkers pulled from a woman’s mammogram does produce a more accurate breast cancer risk assessment.
Cooking with Wood? Smoke Pollutants Could Make It Harder to Breathe
CT scans reveal impaired lung function in individuals who use biomass, such as wood or wildfires, to cook.
Anxiety Goes Beyond Stress – It Can Speed Up Alzheimer’s
Brain MRI scans reveal that anxiety is independently associated with a faster progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease.
CT, MRI Show Weaker Bones in Teens Post-Weight Loss Surgery
Images reveal that adolescents experienced a loss in volumetric bone mineral density after sleeve gastrectomy and extreme weight loss.
3D Printed Nasal Swabs as Effective as Flocked Swabs in Diagnosing COVID-19
Swabs created with a 3D printer produce virtually identical diagnostic results, effectively addressing the shortage of nasopharyngeal swabs.
Eye Exam Plus AI Could Replace Advanced Imaging in Parkinson’s Detection
Basic photographs paired with AI technique can pick up on retinal changes that are early signs of the progressive central nervous system disorder.
Hypertension, Diabetes Increase Risk of COVID-19 Neurological Complications
Approximately half of all patients who experience stroke, brain bleeds, or blocked blood vessels, identified on MRI or head CT in this study, had high blood pressure or type 2 diabetes.
MRI Shows Racket Sports Can Worsen Knee Arthritis for Some
Scans show increased knee degeneration in overweight or obese patients who play fast-paced racket sports.