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Chest X-ray Can Predict Outcomes for Patients With COVID-19
In high pre-test probability and quick RT-PCR settings, chest X-ray scoring can be predictive.
Adding Breast Cancer Risk Assessment to Your Practice Benefits Patients
Patients want to know their risk. But, before you provide it, consider these factors to successfully integrate it into your practice.
For Breaking News about Cancer Diagnoses, Patients Prefer Breast Imagers
Patients indicated breast imaging radiologists expressed more empathy over the diagnosis and had more understanding of their scans than other providers.
Clinical- and Self- Breast Exams Are Vital for Breast Cancer Detection
Although these tests are controversial, they are highly effective in identifying lumps that lead to breast cancer diagnoses.
Contrast-Enhanced Mammography Useful in Women with Breast Implants
CEM performance showed no significant difference between women with or without breast implants, and it produced very few complications.
Most Breast Imagers Postpone Breast Cancer Screenings in Pregnant or Lactating Women with BRCA 1 or 2
Despite recommendations from the American College of Radiology, most providers opt to delay screening in these women.
Mobile Mammography May Be Critical for Screenings in American Indian Women
The screening mammography non-adherence rate among American Indian women is 1.5 times that of the overall population.
10 Years Later: Dense Breast Notification Letters Result in Higher Supplemental Ultrasound Screening
After a decade, roughly 75 percent of women with dense breasts seen in one department now undergo screening whole-breast ultrasound as a supplemental imaging service.
For Pediatric Breast Pain -- Choose Reassurance, Not Imaging
Pediatric breast ultrasound use should be minimized for patients with breast pain but not a palpable mass.
Pre-Operative Breast MRI Can Help Identify Patients Likely to Experience Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy Risks
Images can pinpoint which women are at risk for ischemia and nipple necrosis.
“Safer at Home” Pandemic Order Led to 40-Percent Decline in Imaging Services
Impact felt the most in specialties with high screening rates, least in interventional radiology.
Chest CT Shows More Emphysema in Marijuana Smokers
Images show greater rates of emphysema in individuals who smoke marijuana than in those who smoke tobacco-only cigarettes or non-smokers.
Lunit Partners with Philips on Chest X-ray AI Solution
Lunit’s INSIGHT CXR software will be available on Philips’ X-ray solutions.
Medical Devices: What to Look for in Abdominal X-rays
Medical devices are showing up regularly in abdominal X-rays – knowing what to look for and when something might be wrong can help improve diagnosis.
10 Steps to Better Benefit-Risk Conversations
With both your adult and pediatric patients, be sure you are doing the best job at explaining both the benefits and risks of imaging studies.
Machine Learning with Contrast-Enhanced CT Can Help Identify Pulmonary Hypertension
An automated approach can be useful with patients who have indeterminate transthoracic echocardiograms.
AeroDR X90 X-ray Debuts at ECR 2021
Konica Minolta releases new system during annual meeting.
ECR 2021: Top Three Tips for Breast Imaging
Experts at ECR 2021 offer their top three tips for a variety of breast imaging techniques.
Hitachi Launches New Open MRI Systems at ECR 2021
Two new permanent MRI systems are designed to streamline workflow and truncate scan time by roughly one-third.
ECR 2021: A Hybrid AI Approach to Predicting COVID-19 Severity
Combining machine learning and deep learning with clinical data and chest X-rays can point to either mild or severe disease.
