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Calcifications on mammo could identify women at risk of CVD

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Detecting breast arterial calcifications on routine mammograms could identify women at a higher risk of future cardiovascular disease (CVD), a study published March 13 in Clinical Imaging found. The researchers collected data from 215 women aged 18 or older who underwent mammography and CCTA within a two-year period between 2007 and 2017.

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Interstitial lung abnormalities linked to respiratory disease risk

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QIA [include] features like reticulation and ground-glass opacities as well as subtle density changes with important clinical implications," Choi said in a statement released by the RSNA. "In The study underscores the need for further research, wrote Brent Little, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, in an accompanying commentary.

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DCE-MRI determines women at high recurrence risk of breast cancer

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This finding has particular clinical value considering that the Oncotype DX recurrence score is expensive and unavailable in many low-resource health care settings,” Arefan and colleagues wrote. The team included data collected between 2007 and 2012 from 187 women with breast cancer. at a minimum 10 years of follow-up.

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

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Most Influential Radiology Researcher Erik Middlebrooks, MD, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL Erik Middlebrooks, MD. One of this year's nominations for Most Influential Radiology Researcher is Erik Middlebrooks, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL.

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AI boosts CTPA's ability to predict lung disease survival

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There is clinical need to better quantify lung disease severity in pulmonary hypertension, particularly in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension and pulmonary hypertension associated with lung disease," it noted. The results were published February 6 in Radiology.

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Balancing Innovation and Reality: Evaluating AI’s Role in STEMI Diagnosis

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Clinical Question: Can an AI model accurately diagnose ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) using electrocardiograms (ECGs), and how does its performance compare to that of clinical physicians and ECG machine algorithms? The AI model was trained on a large dataset, tested, and clinically validated.

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ACR names recipient of Thorwarth award for radiology leadership

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He also serves as a clinical reviewer for the college's MRI accreditation program. Donovan began his ACR service with the RVS Update Committee (RUC) in 2007. He is a past chair of the ACR Neuroradiology, Reimbursement, and College Nominating committees.

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