Diagnostic Imaging | September 2018

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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

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Which is better in the ICU: Wireless direct or computed radiography?

Researchers compared image quality; visibility of anatomic landmarks; tubes and lines and other significant findings on portable chest radiographs acquired with wireless direct radiography (DRw) and computed radiography (CR).

Intensive Care Unit sign inside of a hospital

Which is better in the ICU: Wireless direct or computed radiography?

AI identifies lung cancer type with 97% accuracy

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm created by NYU School of Medicine researchers distinguished between two forms of lung cancer with 97 percent accuracy, according to a study published in Nature Medicine.

AI identifies lung cancer type with 97% accuracy

Tau PET agent accurately diagnosis Alzheimer’s from other neurodegenerative diseases

In patients with diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease (AD), [18F] flortaucipir PET imaging proved accurate in distinguishing AD from other neurodegenerative diseases, according to a multicenter study published in JAMA.

Tau PET agent accurately diagnosis Alzheimer’s from other neurodegenerative diseases

Deep learning beats radiologists at fibrotic lung disease classification

A deep-learning algorithm beat thoracic radiologists at classifying fibrotic lung disease, according to research published Sept. 15 in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

Deep learning beats radiologists at fibrotic lung disease classification

A deep-learning algorithm beat thoracic radiologists at classifying fibrotic lung disease, according to research published Sept. 15 in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

Dual-energy CTA iodine maps offer small benefit in diagnosing pulmonary embolism

Dual-energy (DE) CT iodine maps offer a slight benefit when paired with traditional CT angiography images in diagnosing pulmonary embolism (PE), reported researchers in a Sept. 11 Radiology study.

Example of spectral, or dual-energy CT, confirming a pulmonary embolism (PE). Image courtesy of Philips Healthcare

Dual-energy CTA iodine maps offer small benefit in diagnosing pulmonary embolism

Dual-energy (DE) CT iodine maps offer a slight benefit when paired with traditional CT angiography images in diagnosing pulmonary embolism (PE), reported researchers in a Sept. 11 Radiology study.

Advanced imaging reveals concussed athletes may be returning too soon

Brain MRI scans of concussed university hockey players showed the protective tissue insulating brain cell fibers became jarred loose two weeks after injury—despite being cleared to return, research published in the Frontiers in Neurology revealed.

Advanced imaging reveals concussed athletes may be returning too soon

Can a CT-based quantification method evaluate chronic liver disease?

Quantifying liver surface nodularity (LSN) from CT scans can accurately and quickly identify clinically significant portal hypertension in cirrhosis patients, according to a Radiology study.

Can a CT-based quantification method evaluate chronic liver disease?

Quantifying liver surface nodularity (LSN) from CT scans can accurately and quickly identify clinically significant portal hypertension in cirrhosis patients, according to a Radiology study.

Brain scan distinguishes between bipolar disorder, depression

Functional MRI (fMRI) may be the key to identifying specific neurons in the brain that are central to distinguishing bipolar disorder from depression, reported researchers in a recent Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging study.

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