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CT Colonography Is Safe, Beneficial for Patients With Metallic Stents
A group of researchers has determined that the use of computed tomography (CT) colonography is practical and safe for a preoperative examination of the proximal colon of patients treated with... (More)
From "CT Colonography After Metallic Stent Placement for Acute Malignant Colonic Obstruction"
Radiology (03/01/10) Vol. 254, No. 3, P. 774; Cha, Eun-Young; Park, Seong Ho; Lee, Seung Soo; et al.
Research
CT and MRI Show Findings Indicative of Calcified Spinal Meningiomas
A calcified meningioma should be first suggested when extradural or intradural masses located in the spine contain calcifications regardless of the size or pattern as depicted on CT, especially in... (More)
From "CT and MRI Findings of Calcified Spinal Meningiomas: Correlation With Pathological Findings"
Skeletal Radiology (04/10) Vol. 39, No. 4, P. 345; Lee, Ji Won; Lee, In Sook; Choi, Kyung-Un; et al.
Radiologists Characterize Image-Based Prognostic Markers for Cancerous Breast Lesions on Dynamic Contrast Enhanced MRI
A new study, published in the March issue of Radiology, shows that computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) of breast dynamic contrast material-enhanced MR imaging is useful for discrimination between... (More)
From "Cancerous Breast Lesions on Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI Images"
Radiology (03/01/10) Vol. 254, No. 3, P. 680; Bhooshan, Neha; Giger, Maryellen L.; Jansen, Sanaz A.; et al.
Low-Dose CT Identifies Hepatic Steatosis in Asymptomatic Adults
Unenhanced CT provides an objective and noninvasive means for detection of asymptomatic hepatic steatosis. However, it is not reliable for clinical risk factor assessment, researchers have found.... (More)
From "Hepatic Steatosis in Asymptomatic Adults Identified by Unenhanced Low-Dose CT"
American Journal of Roentgenology (03/10) Vol. 194, No. 3, P. 623; Boyce, Cody J.; Pickhardt, Perry J.; Kim, David H.; et al.
Delaying Post-Surgical Radiation Increases Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence in Older Women
Older women who have had breast cancer surgery have an increase risk of cancer returning if they delay post-surgical radiation treatment, report researchers. Their study involved more than 18,000... (More)
From "Impact of Interval From Breast Cancer Conserving Surgery to Radiotherapy on Local Recurrence in Older Women With Breast Cancer"
British Medical Journal (03/02/10) Punglia, Rinaa S.; Saito, Akiko M.; Neville, Bridget A.; et al.
Clinical Practice
Primary Care Doctors Ordering Unnecessary Scans
Approximately 26 percent of elective outpatient CT and MRI exams referred by primary care physicians do not meet evidence-based appropriateness guidelines. This conclusion is based on a review of... (More)
From "Analysis of Appropriateness of Outpatient CT and MRI Referred From Primary Care Clinics at an Academic Medical Center"
Journal of the American College of Radiology (03/10) Vol. 7, No. 3, P. 192; Lehnert, Bruce E.; Bree, Robert L.
Serial MRI and Registration May Improve Visual Diagnosis in Dementia
Researchers aimed to assess the value of a second MRI in the radiological diagnosis of dementia. For the study, 120 subjects with clinical follow-up of at least one year with two scans were... (More)
From "Does Registration of Serial MRI Improve Diagnosis of Dementia?"
Neuroradiology (03/02/10) Barnes, Josephine; Mitchell, L. Anne ; Kennedy, Jonathan; et al.
CT Scan Provides Cost-Effective Screening Method for LAM in Women With Collapsed Lung
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found it is cost-effective to perform high-resolution CT scans on non-smoking women between the ages of 25 and 54 who come to the emergency room for... (More)
From "Screening for Lymphangioleiomyomatosis With High-Resolution CT in Young, Nonsmoking Women Presenting With Spontaneous Pneumothorax Is Cost-Effective"
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (02/18/10) Hagaman, Jared T.; Schauer, Daniel P.; McCormack, Francis X.; et al.
Radiologists Should Actively Evaluate the Pancreas in Patients With Alveolar RMS
Radiologists should actively evaluate the pancreas in patients with alveolar rhabdomyosarcomas (RMS), researchers say. This recommendation was made following a study at three major oncology centers... (More)
From "Unusual Association of Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma With Pancreatic Metastasis: Emerging Role of PET-CT in Tumor Staging"
Pediatric Radiology (02/24/2010) Jha, Priyanka; Frolich, Andreas M. J.; McCarville, Beth; et al.
Industry News
Chest Scan Costs $550 to $3,232 in Opaque Market for Radiology
Medical records compiled by Bloomberg show how widely the cost of enhanced chest scans can vary. The study showed that for one patient, the cost of CT scans using an injected dye ranged from $550... (More)
From "Chest Scan Costs $550 to $3,232 in Opaque Market for Radiology"
Bloomberg (03/04/10) Babcock, Charles R.
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