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CTA shows how statin treatment changes coronary plaque
By Kate Madden Yee
Dutch researchers have found CT angiography (CTA) demonstrates that statin treatment in patients at risk of heart disease not only reduces the volume of some types of coronary plaque -- thus slowing progression towards more advanced disease -- but it also changes plaque density.
August 19, 2021
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What radiologists really need to know about sepsis
Around 25% of COVID-19 patients who require hospital treatment go into septic shock, and most deaths from COVID-19 are associated with sepsis. How should these cases be managed radiologically? Prof. Dr. Sebastian Ley from Munich provides some insight.
August 17, 2021
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Doubt cast on AI's readiness to assess pulmonary embolism
By Erik L. Ridley
Investigators from Freiburg, Germany, have found artificial intelligence (AI) can't yet be relied upon to detect pulmonary embolism on CT pulmonary angiography in clinical practice.
August 12, 2021
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Will more radiology training schemes lose accreditation?
By Philip Ward
The radiology training program at a major tertiary hospital in Sydney has lost its accreditation, according to a newspaper report posted on 11 August. The move raises fears that other programs might face a similar fate.
August 10, 2021
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Deep learning gives boost to hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis
By Erik L. Ridley
Researchers have trained a deep-learning model to detect hepatocellular carcinoma on contrast-enhanced liver CT using over 7,500 patients. The algorithm -- called HCCNet -- yielded statistically comparable accuracy to three experienced radiologists.
August 10, 2021
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Spanish group seeks to optimize outcome in stroke cases
By Erik L. Ridley
Researchers from Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona have found that patients with suspected large vessel occlusion stroke can have better long-term outcomes if they are transferred directly to the angiography suite for diagnosis upon admission.
August 3, 2021
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Italian team investigates long-term sequelae in COVID-19 patients
By Kate Madden Yee
Over two-thirds of patients who contract COVID-19 show thickened lung tissue on chest CT exams performed six months later, according to scientists from the Sapienza University of Rome.
August 1, 2021
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Fatty liver disease linked to presence of plaque on CCTA
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Nonalcoholic hepatic steatosis on nonenhanced CT is significantly associated with the presence of high-risk plaques on coronary CT angiography (CCTA), as well as future cardiovascular events, according to news from the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
July 29, 2021
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EJR: Patients are receiving unacceptably high CT radiation doses
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Too many patients undergoing multiple CT examinations are receiving unacceptably high collective radiation doses, according to a study published on 22 July in the European Journal of Radiology (EJR).
July 26, 2021
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Teleradiology can act as red flag for COVID-19 resurgence
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A large French study has shown that teleradiology activity can closely estimate hospitalizations and predict short-term evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing timely adjustment of restrictive measures and allocation of medical resources.
July 26, 2021
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Aidence teams up with U.K. CT lung screening program
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Netherlands-based artificial intelligence software developer Aidence has partnered with chest and cardiac radiology reporting services provider Heart&Lung Health on an initiative to provide CT lung cancer screening reporting for the Tameside, Glossop, and North Manchester Clinical Commission Groups in the U.K.
July 19, 2021
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Keeping aware of renal complications can help save lives
By Philip Ward
Prompt recognition of the complications from renal interventions is vital -- particularly given the potential threat to life -- and building up a greater understanding of early and delayed complications can allow radiologists to direct the management of patients, new research has found.
July 19, 2021
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