Dear CT Insider,
Even when patients' low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is controlled, many continue to experience plaque progression -- a phenomenon known as residual cardiovascular risk that is prompted by inflammatory, genetic, and metabolic pathways that typical cholesterol assessment tools don't necessarily capture.
In this edition of our CT Insider, we're highlighting new results from the HURRICANE study that were presented at ECR 2026 and that describe how photon-counting CT (PCCT) can track the evolution of plaque volume and composition better than conventional CT angiography (CTA). Click here to read more.
In other ECR news, a team from Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands described how abdominal CT offers prognostic information beyond the body mass index (BMI) measurement alone, and a group from the European Federation of Organizations of Medical Physics outlined how radiology departments can handle "black swan" events, or battlefield and mass casualty incidents.
Since our last Insider, we've covered results from a Spanish research team regarding the progression of centrilobular emphysema (CLE) -- which appears to be linked to the progression of coronary artery calcification (CAC) among low-dose CT (LDCT) lung cancer screening participants. The finding underscores "the value of detailed emphysema assessment in screening programs and supporting CLE as a systemic disorder with prognostic relevance," the investigators noted.
Don't miss our coverage of a Swiss study that found that AI software did not perform as well as residents in detecting intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) on unenhanced CT in an emergency room setting, and of another study that reported on an AI approach that uses GPT‑4o to analyze pelvic CT exams that could help clinicians diagnose early‑stage ovarian cancer more accurately and consistently.
The articles above are only a few of the many we've posted recently that cover CT's many benefits. Take a look our CT content area for the full list.
Kate Madden Yee
Senior Editor
AuntMinnieEurope.com