Kate Madden Yee[email protected]Medical, Legal, and PracticeBMJ: CT lung cancer screening saved more than 10K livesThe start of organized CT lung cancer screening in the U.S. in 2013 has helped avert more than 10,000 deaths from the disease between 2014 and 2018 due to earlier cancer detection, offering lessons for Europe and the rest of the world, according to a study published on 30 March in the BMJ.April 5, 2022Clinical NewsAustrians use CT to investigate long-term lung damage after COVID-19Over half of people who contract COVID-19 pneumonia show evidence on chest CT of damage to their lungs even a year after symptom onset, and imaging follow-up is essential in these patients, a new study from Innsbruck has shown.April 3, 2022Thoracic ImagingStudy: Divers should undergo chest CT three months after COVID-19Recreational and occupational divers should have a chest CT examination three months after recovery from COVID-19 before they make a return to diving, according to research from Turkey.March 27, 2022Artificial IntelligenceMilan group adds support to use of AI to characterize breast densityItalian researchers have reported new evidence that an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can accurately characterize breast density on mammography. This might help to avoid referring some women with dense breasts for extra screening with ultrasound or MRI.March 24, 2022Clinical NewsOxford group unveils new findings on long COVID and the brainEven mild SARS-CoV-2 infection may affect brain function over time, manifesting in decreases in gray-matter thickness and brain size on MRI scans, U.K. researchers have reported. The findings suggest SARS-CoV-2 infection may lead to further disease as patients age.March 21, 2022Medical, Legal, and PracticeFrench team investigates radiology's pandemic readinessThe omicron wave of COVID-19 is fading in most countries, but there's likely to be another variant not far behind it. How prepared is the medical imaging community? Researchers from France have provided some novel analysis.March 16, 2022Medical, Legal, and PracticeSoft skills can be vital for effective care of top athletesThe clinical skills radiologists bring to multidisciplinary care teams for elite athletes are crucial, but so are so-called soft skills such as humility and adaptability, leading Dutch experts have reported.March 9, 2022Clinical NewsECR: CT offers safe alternative to angiography for CAD diagnosisCT is a safe alternative to invasive coronary angiography (ICA) for diagnosing coronary artery disease (CAD). The study was simultaneously published on 4 March in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented at ECR 2022 Overture.March 6, 2022Clinical NewsECR: How can imaging screen for COVID damage to kidneys?With the COVID-19 pandemic now in at least a fourth wave, physicians have a better understanding of how the disease affects the body beyond the lungs -- including the kidneys. Experts shared their knowledge and experiences on 2 March at the ECR 2022 Overture.March 2, 2022CTAuntMinnieEurope.com CT InsiderFebruary 22, 2022Previous PagePage 12 of 42Next PageTop StoriesMolecular ImagingDublin team evaluates radiation dose in PSMA PET/CTReducing average injected dose and uptake time in prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET/CT can lead to improved patient throughput, according to Irish researchers.CTBelgium moves ahead with novel radiology referral schemeCTAssessing CT image quality: Which method is best?CTCT pearls from Ireland’s top orthopedic hospitalMolecular ImagingSPECT/CT identifies prostate cancer patients with poor outcomes
