AI Model Improves Outpatient MRI No-Show Rate
A decision tree-based machine learning algorithm can help departments identify and contact patients at highest risk for skipping appointments.
Expanded Risk Model Identifies Women Who Need Additional Breast Cancer Screening
A model that includes mammographic features, lifestyle factors, and genetic-based risk prediction scores can effectively pinpoint which women will likely receive an interval cancer diagnosis.
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Shows Promise for Controlling Prostate Cancer
Study shows targeted therapy can effectively control prostate cancer, helping men avoid surgery or radiation, as well as significant side effects.
Thermal Imaging Can Offer Better Understanding of Breast Cancer Tumors
Researchers endeavor to make thermography a strong supplemental tool to mammography.
Updated Ventilation and Perfusion Study COVID-19 Guidance
The Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging released new recommendations for performing these studies during the pandemic.
Portable, Low-Field MRI Equivalent to Conventional Imaging in Patients with Brain Injury
Point-of-care, 64mT MRI performs as well as conventional CT and MRI while improving patient safety.
Use Coronary CTA First for Evaluating Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease
The American College of Cardiology recommends the United States join Europe in using this test first with this patient population.
Radiology Funding Swells Over Two Decades
Nearly half of radiology research now secures funding, but financial support – or lack thereof – does not seem to determine impact or influence in the field.
Respect Is Not a Two-Way Street
In radiology, in fact, respect is more like a traffic circle.
Mammography Compliance: Fear Factors and Mental Health Matters
What’s keeping women from mammography, and what imaging professionals can do to help.
To Medical Students: Join the Twitterverse
For medical students interested in radiology residency programs, opening a Twitter account can provide critical resources and guidance.
FujiFilm Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Sonosite Point-of-Care Ultrasound with COVID-19 Patients
This clearance applies to lung and cardiac imaging in patients with viral infection.
AI Algorithm Removes More than Half of Mammography Scans from Radiologist Worklist
This AI tool is designed to work independently, dividing scans between those that need no radiologist assessment and those that require further interpretation.
Breast MRI Spots Asymptomatic COVID-19 Infection
A follow-up breast screening MRI ended with a woman from England being treated for viral infection.
Diagnostic Imaging's Weekly Scan: Sept. 4, 2020
Chest CT for COVID-19 Diagnosis; COVID-19 Neuroimaging Patterns; Radiologist COVID-19 Stress; Accelerated MRI NYU Langone Health and Facebook AI Partnership
Magnetic Resonance Elastography Offers Early Detection of Epilepsy-Related Brain Changes
By capturing changes to the hippocampus, MRE can pinpoint brain damage early before epilepsy becomes medication resistant.
MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Effective Option for Bone Metastasis Pain Relief
Treatment offers pain relief without the added exposure of radiation therapy.
Ultrasound Surpasses CT in Imaging Kids for Appendicitis
CT use has declined precipitously with pediatric appendicitis patients without a significant change in negative appendectomy rates.
Stress Levels High Among Radiologists During COVID-19
Nationwide survey reveals most radiologists report high anxiety and stress levels, as well as challenges to coping.
Chest CT Effective as First-Line COVID-19 Diagnosis Tool
Findings from a French study contradict recommendations from the American College of Radiology and the international community against using chest CT scans an initial tool for viral diagnosis.