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Enlarged Lymph Nodes on Screening Mammograms Predict Cardiometabolic Disease, Cardiovascular Risk

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milla1cf Fri, 05/10/2024 - 08:10 May 10, 2024 — According to the Summa Cum Laude Award-Winning Online Poster presented during the 124th ARRS Annual Meeting , fat-enlarged axillary nodes on screening mammograms can predict high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, Type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and hypertension (HTN). Rubino et al.

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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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Auburn installs Siemens Magnetom 7T MRI scanner

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The scanner replaces the college's previous 7T system, installed in 2012 and removed, which was an investigational-only device. The university said acquiring the new scanner was the result of a gift from Auburn engineering alumnus Thomas Walter and his wife, Jean.

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ARRS: Dartmouth poster wins for CVD risk prediction potential using mammograms

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A scientific poster on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction using fat-enlarged axillary nodes visualized on screening mammograms won the Summa Cum Laude Award at the 124th American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting.

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Anderson wins SNMMI's Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer award

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Her research also contributed to FDA approval of Lu-177 DOTATATE for treating neuroendocrine tumors; recently, she and collaborators developed a PET imaging agent for vaso-occlusive crisis in sickle cell disease, which has been approved for human studies by the FDA as an Investigational New Drug (IND).

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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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Lymphoscintigraphy underused in the U.S. to diagnose lymphedema

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Lymphedema is a chronic disease of the lymphatic system caused by the accumulation of proteins in the interstitium, ultimately leading to inflammation, and can be caused by damage to the lymphatic system from surgery or radiation treatment, the authors explained. The disease is a particular concern among cancer patients, they noted.

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