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Lymphoscintigraphy underused in the U.S. to diagnose lymphedema

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Lymphoscintigraphy (LSG) is recommended but seldom used to diagnose lymphedema in real-world settings in the U.S., The disease is a particular concern among cancer patients, they noted. insurance database who had a new diagnosis of lymphedema between April 2012 to March 2020.

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CT imaging markers flag diabetes, cardiometabolic disease risk

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"The results are encouraging as they demonstrate the potential of expanding the role of CT imaging from conventional disease diagnosis to opportunistic proactive screening," study senior author Seungho Ryu, MD, PhD, also of Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, said in a statement released by the RSNA.

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Evidence grows for use of amyloid PET in China

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Chinese clinicians have provided evidence in a “real-world study” that shows amyloid PET imaging is effective for diagnosing and managing patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published February 8 in Alzheimer’s and Dementia. of patients, noted lead author Ke-Liang Chen, MD, a neurologist at Fudan University.

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ACS: Breast cancer mortality decreases, disparities persist

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The team included population‐based cancer incidence data from the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Program of Cancer Registries. Women younger than 50 years experienced a 1.4%

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Short MRI protocol effective for assessing liver cancer treatment

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El Homsi's group compared the two MRI protocols for this indication via a study that included 195 patients with primary colorectal cancer and liver metastases who were diagnosed between January 2012 and December 2021. response category 0.68 Detection of new lesions 0.49

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ACS: Cancer mortality declines, but incidence rates rise

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However, it also showed increased incidence for six of the top 10 cancers as the projected number of new diagnoses is over two million for the first time. “I per year from 2012 through 2019. What studies have shown is that there is a larger drop for earlier-stage cancers, in-situ cancers, and early-stage disease,” Siegel said.

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Breast density, obesity tied to interval cancers in Korean women

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Park and co-authors evaluated risk factors associated with interval breast cancer and survival among Korean women with the disease compared with those with screen-detected breast cancer. They included data collected between 2009 and 2012 from women who participated in the Korean National Health Insurance Service Database.

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