Here's what to expect this week on Diagnostic Imaging.
In this week’s preview, here are some highlights of what you can expect to see coming soon:
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2021 annual meeting wraps up this week. Look for continuing coverage of the latest research and developments from speakers and investigators.
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The conversation about the long-term impacts of head injuries sustained by football players has been swirling for decades. How they affect the brain and whether they lead to neurological dysfunction later in life are questions that have fueled a multitude of investigations. Later this week, look for an article based on a study that addresses this topic.
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Women in radiation oncology are lagging behind in numbers compared to other specialties. Look for an article this week that discusses novel interventions detailed in Advances in Radiation Oncology that are designed to increase recruitment.
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Study with CT Data Suggests Women with PE Have More Than Triple the One-Year Mortality Rate than Men
April 3rd 2025After a multivariable assessment including age and comorbidities, women with pulmonary embolism (PE) had a 48 percent higher risk of one-year mortality than men with PE, according to a new study involving over 33,000 patients.
Predicting Diabetes on CT Scans: What New Research Reveals with Pancreatic Imaging Biomarkers
March 25th 2025Attenuation-based biomarkers on computed tomography (CT) scans demonstrated a 93 percent interclass correlation coefficient (ICC) agreement across three pancreatic segmentation algorithms for predicting diabetes, according to a study involving over 9,700 patients.