Clinical News: Page 36

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

MRI accident causes serious damage at Turkish hospital

By Frances Rylands-Monk

A major MRI accident has occurred at Kocaeli University's radiology department in the city of Izmit, 100 km southeast of Istanbul, according to a report in the local media.

July 30, 2024

Patient died after x-ray misses swallowed dental plate

By Philip Ward

An Irish court has heard how a 33-year-old woman died after an x-ray did not identify that she had swallowed a dental plate and staff at Cork University Hospital wrongly discharged her.

July 30, 2024

PET/MRI rules out tau protein in late-life depression

By Will Morton

A Belgian PET/MRI study has provided insights into the neurobiology of late-life depression, finding tau protein is not involved in the condition.

July 29, 2024

GPT-4 assists in management of glioblastoma patients

By Liz Carey

Research conducted at four German centers suggests GPT-4 can streamline the longitudinal assessment process by providing a comprehensive overview of prior imaging.

July 26, 2024

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

Mammo AI falls short to ultrasound in screening dense breasts

By Amerigo Allegretto

Mammography plus ultrasound yields better results than AI-enhanced mammography alone when it comes to screening of women with dense breasts.

July 25, 2024

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

Olympic challenge approaches for Paris MSK team

By Philip Ward

The first scans have been performed in the Olympic polyclinic ahead of Friday's opening ceremony and the 68-strong squad of radiologists and radiographers are ready for action, says imaging boss Dr. Jérôme Renoux.

July 23, 2024

The long wait: Report turnaround times grow in England

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

In the first three months of 2024, nearly 200,000 patients waited over a month for the results of their imaging scans, compared with 160,000 in Q1 of 2023, NHS England has revealed.

July 22, 2024

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

Intensive training improves ultrasound skills in Zambian midwives

By Amerigo Allegretto

A training program helped to boost ultrasound acquisition skills among Zambian midwives, new research has found.

July 18, 2024

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