Eric Barnes[email protected]Clinical News3D MRI stress perfusion accurate for myocardium evaluationNew research from Germany shows how cardiac MRI can assess myocardial function by combining cine imaging, stress perfusion, and scar imaging to produce a high percentage of correct diagnoses and high-quality images, according to results published January 25 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.January 24, 2011Clinical NewsHigh-pitch CT cuts dose for patients with low heart ratesAustrian radiologists have found a way to cut the radiation dose of coronary CT angiography studies to as low as 1 mSv by using a high-pitch scanning protocol on a 128-slice scanner for patients with low heart rates.January 16, 2011Clinical NewsColon cancer incidence drops sharply after colonoscopyColonoscopy is associated with substantial reductions in colorectal cancer incidence, according to a new study. Colonoscopy reduced cancer risk by 77% overall, and in contrast to other recent studies, it protected both the left and right sides of the colon.January 9, 2011Clinical NewsDual-phase DECT myocardial perfusion cuts time, doseThere's no need to acquire images during both stress and rest phases in dual-energy CT (DECT) myocardial perfusion imaging, say researchers from the U.S. and Germany. A stress phase combined with a delayed-enhancement phase performs just as well while reducing radiation dose by a third.January 3, 2011Clinical NewsSecond-reader CAD improves VC sensitivityComputer-aided detection (CAD) works best in virtual colonoscopy when human readers do their job first, according to a new study. The use of CAD as a second reader improved both per-patient and per-polyp detection, while running CAD concurrently with the initial read was less effective.December 13, 2010ConferenceDNA damage reduced at 320-slice coronary CTACHICAGO - Low-dose coronary CT angiography (CTA) delivered far less DNA damage than conventional coronary angiography, researchers from Berlin reported on Monday at the RSNA meeting's cardiac imaging sessions.November 28, 2010Clinical NewsAccess trumps sophistication in bid to bring CT to AfricaA new program called CT for Africa aims to address global disparities in access to healthcare by making advanced imaging technology such as CT available in developing countries. The firm that launched the program, GE Healthcare, is delivering low-cost CT units to areas that previously only had access to radiography.November 3, 2010Clinical NewsSIGGAR trial results a win-win for virtual colonoscopyBOSTON - A decade-long colorectal cancer screening initiative involving more than a dozen radiologists and thousands of patients across the U.K. delivered positive early results at this week's International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy.October 26, 2010Clinical NewsCT calcium scoring alters cardiac risk estimatesTen-year outcomes data from the Rotterdam coronary artery calcium (CAC) study underscore the prognostic power of adding CAC to a traditional risk stratification method. New results in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology show that CAC scores frequently change the risk category for future coronary events in asymptomatic individuals.October 13, 2010Clinical NewsNew CAD for COPD parses disease type, severityDutch researchers are taking computer-aided detection (CAD) of the lungs beyond suspicious lung nodules and into the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), aiming to identify the patients most likely to benefit from treatment.September 30, 2010Previous PagePage 43 of 59Next PageTop StoriesWomens ImagingHybrid AI reading shows success in breast cancer screeningA Dutch team found that a hybrid reading strategy for screening mammography reduced radiologist workload by 38% without changing recall or cancer detection rates.Medical, Legal, and PracticeCooking robot gets rave reviews in TübingenMRIUltrasound plus MRI helps diagnose pain from rotator cuff tendinopathyMedical, Legal, and PracticePressure grows for more rigorous financial disclosureMRIMRI, CT findings correlate for assessing epicardial fat volume