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Correlative studies offer ample data on CTA's value in coronaries
"While the literature specific to coronary CT angiography is not as robust as it could be, there are plenty of correlative studies. We have a huge body of data looking at coronary catheter angiograms. If a coronary cath is normal, the prognosis is quite good. In many respects, the CTA is better than the standard invasive angiogram. I think we want to make the leap of faith that a normal is a normal no matter which way you do it. The prognostic value is as good for coronary CTA in a well-done study on a quality machine as it is for catheter angiography.
"The problem is that payers will resist reimbursing for CTA until clinical outcome data are there. That will take years. In the meantime, patients get caught in a revolving door of nuclear tests and/or invasive angiography when a negative CT would obviate the need for any other test."
-Dr. Michael L. Ridner, a cardiologist with The Heart Center in Huntsville, AL, in an interview with Diagnostic Imaging.
Study Reaffirms Low Risk for csPCa with Biopsy Omission After Negative Prostate MRI
December 19th 2024In a new study involving nearly 600 biopsy-naïve men, researchers found that only 4 percent of those with negative prostate MRI had clinically significant prostate cancer after three years of active monitoring.
Study Examines Impact of Deep Learning on Fast MRI Protocols for Knee Pain
December 17th 2024Ten-minute and five-minute knee MRI exams with compressed sequences facilitated by deep learning offered nearly equivalent sensitivity and specificity as an 18-minute conventional MRI knee exam, according to research presented recently at the RSNA conference.
Can Radiomics Bolster Low-Dose CT Prognostic Assessment for High-Risk Lung Adenocarcinoma?
December 16th 2024A CT-based radiomic model offered over 10 percent higher specificity and positive predictive value for high-risk lung adenocarcinoma in comparison to a radiographic model, according to external validation testing in a recent study.
