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German team unveils novel findings on CAD
By Kate Madden Yee
CT-derived fractional flow reserve and CT myocardial perfusion imaging boost the specificity of coronary CT angiography for ruling out coronary artery disease (CAD), a study from Freiburg has shown.
August 27, 2024
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Study finds lung nodules in over a fifth of nonsmokers
By Kate Madden Yee
Lung nodules are present in more than a fifth of Northern European nonsmokers -- a percentage similar to their prevalence in high-risk populations of smokers.
August 19, 2024
Human Lungs Abstract
New Zealand radiologist breaches CT reporting code
By Kate Madden Yee
A New Zealand radiologist has breached that country's Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights due to poor reporting of a CT scan.
August 12, 2024
Ct Scanner
Dual-energy CT proves value for predicting bone fractures
By Kate Madden Yee
Dual-energy CT-based volumetric assessment is useful for predicting the two-year risk of bone fractures in osteoporosis patients, German researchers have reported.
August 12, 2024
Osteoporosis Hip Joint 400
Mummified woman seems to have died in pain 3500 years ago
By Kate Madden Yee
Egyptian researchers have used CT to "virtually dissect" a mummy. This mummified Screaming Woman is a time capsule of how she died, said Prof. Sahar Saleem.
August 5, 2024
Prof. Sahar Saleem of Kasr Al Ainy Hospital of Cairo University.
Momentum builds for lung cancer screening in Austria
By Liz Carey
Annual lung cancer screening in Austria using low-dose CT for a high-risk asymptomatic population would be cost-effective in a national program, new research has found.
August 5, 2024
Austria Flag
CT radiomics improve prediction of intracranial hemorrhage after EVT
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiomics features culled from CT images of the perithrombus region of the brain improve the prediction of intracranial hemorrhage after EVT for stroke treatment.
August 1, 2024
Brain Stroke
PCCT diagnoses kidney stones with 44% less radiation
By Kate Madden Yee
Using PCCT for abdominal imaging to diagnose kidney stones reduces patients' radiation exposure by 44% compared with conventional CT.
July 31, 2024
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Illicit drugs can lead to major cardiopulmonary problems
By Philip Ward
Recreational drug abuse can have serious cardiovascular and pulmonary complications, write authors based in Spain and the U.K. They've shared four patient cases.
July 25, 2024
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Dynamic CT perfusion plus CCTA improves CAD diagnosis
By Kate Madden Yee
Adding dynamic computed tomography perfusion to cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) shortens time to diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD), Spanish researchers say.
July 24, 2024
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What effect does CT imaging have on mortality rates?
By Kate Madden Yee
Patients who receive higher doses of radiation from CT have higher death rates than those who receive lower doses, but up to half still remain alive a decade later.
July 22, 2024
Doctor Patient Ct Room
The tricky task of choosing well and cutting well
By Dr. Chris Hammond
Adhering to the old surgical adage 'choose well, cut well, get well' becomes harder as we learn more, writes interventional radiologist Dr. Chris Hammond. He feels burdened with a deep sense of uncertainty.
July 16, 2024
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