Kate Madden Yee[email protected]Clinical NewsImaging shows AstraZeneca COVID vaccine can trigger blood clotsMRI, CT, and ultrasound identify blood clots not found on clinical assessment in a majority of individuals who have COVID-19 vaccine-induced low blood platelets after their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine, according to a case study published on 14 June in Radiology.June 15, 2022Clinical NewsIs contrast mammo or contrast MRI best for breast cancer?Contrast-enhanced mammography and contrast-enhanced MRI (CE-MRI) show comparable performance when it comes to identifying breast cancer, but CE-MRI is more sensitive, an Austrian study has found.June 13, 2022Medical, Legal, and PracticeCloud-based image exchange via EHR finally helps eliminate CDsYou heard it here first -- the death knell of the CD as a medium for exchanging images may finally be at hand. A presenter at last week's Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine described how they implemented cloud-based image exchange built into their electronic health record (EHR).June 12, 2022Clinical NewsOxford group optimizes assessment of lung abnormalities in long COVIDA novel MRI technique using hyperpolarized xenon-129 gas was able to illuminate lung abnormalities in patients with long COVID-19, even those who were not admitted to the hospital, U.K. authors have written in an article posted on 24 May by Radiology.May 30, 2022Clinical NewsContrast agent pooling on CT suggests imminent cardiac arrestResearchers suggest that contrast agent pooling on CT -- known as the CAP sign -- are in danger of imminent cardiac arrest. The CAP sign could be addressed as an imaging feature of circulatory failure and used to predict the likelihood of cardiac arrest, they say.May 22, 2022ConferenceMRI shows that PTSD from 9/11 attacks affects cognitive abilityMRI shows that first responders to the 11 September terrorist attacks who later had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are at higher risk of cognitive impairment as they age, according to research presented at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine meeting.May 12, 2022ConferenceMRI radiomics help predict prostate cancer metastasesRadiomics features extracted from multiparametric MRI exams can help predict whether prostate cancer will metastasize, according to research presented at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine meeting in London, U.K.May 10, 2022Clinical NewsDutch team links CT-detected emphysema to high cancer riskResearchers from Groningen in the Netherlands have found that emphysema discovered on chest CT is associated with higher lung cancer risk -- especially if the emphysema is severe. They published their findings on 3 May in Radiology.May 5, 2022Clinical NewsImpact of vaping comes under intense scrutiny in Swiss studyInvestigators from Bern University Hospital in Switzerland have reported that MRI shows value as a noninvasive way of assessing the short-term effects of vaping and tobacco smoking -- effects that manifest in different ways on medical images.April 10, 2022CTAuntMinnieEurope.com CT InsiderApril 5, 2022Previous PagePage 11 of 42Next PageTop StoriesCTBelgium moves ahead with novel radiology referral schemeAn initiative is underway in Belgium to improve the justification and appropriateness of radiology referrals. But will it succeed? Prof. Erik Ranschaert gives his opinion.CTAssessing CT image quality: Which method is best?CTCT pearls from Ireland’s top orthopedic hospitalMolecular ImagingSPECT/CT identifies prostate cancer patients with poor outcomesUltrasoundMore ultrasound cuts risks in pregnancies with less fetal movement
