Clinical Research

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PET imaging uncovers a surprising new way COVID-19 affects the heart

A new study in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging focuses on a potential new side effect of COVID-19, highlighting the continued importance of monitoring these patients going forward. 

August 18, 2022
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‘Nicotine delivery systems’ impede child brain growth, and the effect is observable in behavioral medicine

Children who begin using tobacco at 9 to 10 years old have significantly smaller brain area and volume than non-users within two years, according to a study published this month. 

August 17, 2022
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) patients who suffer from cognitive impairment face a higher risk of one-year mortality and developing postoperative delirium (POD), according to a new study published in the American Journal of Cardiology.

5 ways to recruit sorely needed patients for Alzheimer’s clinical trials involving therapeutics

The demand is especially great for asymptomatic individuals of all races and ethnicities.

August 12, 2022
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Faster CT translates to fewer sedated children

Upgrading to dual-source, dual-energy CT machines cut average pediatric scan times from around 12 seconds to three seconds or less at two sites of an academic emergency department.

August 11, 2022
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Should patients and referrers worry that radiologists have ‘normal blindness’ just like everyone else?

All humans carry a condition that, in certain circumstances, keeps their eyes from seeing something obvious right in front of them.

July 27, 2022
Architectural distortion seen in the breast of a 67-year-old woman who presented for screening mammography. Surgical pathology revealed invasive ductal adenocarcinoma. Image from AJR

When does worrisome architectural distortion signal malignancy on mammography?

Architectural distortion, the non-mass but potentially ominous clinical feature observed in many breast imaging procedures, is less likely to signal malignancy when it’s detected on screening mammography rather than diagnostic mammography or when it does not correlate with a subsequent targeted ultrasound exam.

December 17, 2015

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"This was an unneeded burden, which was solely adding to the administrative hassles of medicine," said American Society of Nuclear Cardiology President Larry Phillips.

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound. 

The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

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