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CT shows effects of sarcopenia on liver cancer survival

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and 83.6%, respectively, a team led by Thanatchawan Polvieng, MD, of Phramongkutklao Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, reported. loss of muscle mass) on overall survival, disease-free survival, and postoperative outcomes among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who underwent surgery. Cutoffs for skeletal muscle index were 43.75

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Meet the Minnies 2024 semifinal candidates

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tesla MRI AI body composition analysis Cardiac PET Cryo/thermoablation CT colonography Genicular artery embolization Hyperpolarized xenon-129 MRI PET/MRI Photon-counting CT Radiomics Theranostics Whole-body MRI screening Image of the Year 3D PET/MR image.

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Will Medicare coverage boost utilization of CT colonography?

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In an analysis of CTC use among 58,058 adults in the National Health Interview Survey from 2010 through 2021, researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center found that utilization was similar between 2010 (1.3%) and 2019 (1.4%) for adults aged 50 to 75. Upcoming Medicare reimbursement may change that.

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CT-based deep learning identifies patients at further lung cancer risk

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A CT-based deep learning model can identify individuals with clinical stage IA non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) at high risk of further disease, researchers have found. for predicting recurrence of disease at two-years post procedure. The group's results were published April 16 in Radiology. Sensitivity 87.4% Specificity 66.7%

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ISCT: AI continues surge into CT imaging

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In his talk, Rajiv Gupta, MD, PhD, from Massachusetts General Hospital outlined the state of AI in medical imaging and for CT specialists. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has increased sharply from zero in 2010 to 882 as of May 2024. For CT, Gupta said that AI approaches can improve imaging quality and disease prediction.

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What can global radiology learn from Singapore?

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Courtesy of Dr Michael Yam, lead for 3D printing centre in Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH). Workforce issues Singapore is a young and very small country with challenges of a rapidly aging population, rising chronic disease load (e.g., since 2010. Proof-of-value remains the greatest hurdle for sustained implementation."

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Ultrasound shows ties between uterine fibroid risk, family history

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Prior research exploring potential ties between family history and fibroid development is limited by several factors, including reliance on hospital-based participant selection, poorly defined measures of family history, and nonsystematic fibroid assessment. cm or larger in diameter and to measure fibroid growth.