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PET predicts adverse events in heart disease patients

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PET imaging with nitrogen-13 (N-13) ammonia radiotracer can help predict major adverse cardiac events in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD), according to a study published May 30 in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging. Patients underwent the scans between January 2017 and January 2021. The full study is available here.

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Interstitial lung abnormalities linked to respiratory disease risk

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CT imaging shows that severe acute respiratory disease events can be caused by quantitative interstitial abnormalities (QIA) -- that is, small irregularities that don't necessarily meet diagnostic criteria for advanced pulmonary diseases but show up on CT exams over time, a study published April 30 in Radiology has reported.

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

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His research interests include using structural and functional MRI -- particularly ultrahigh-field, 7-tesla MRI -- to map brain microstructure and develop neurosurgical treatment of brain tumors, epilepsy, and neurodegenerative and movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and dystonia. Elliot Fishman, MD.

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Myosteatosis on preoperative chest CT suggests worse NSCLC survival

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And this result was independent of individuals' skeletal muscle index and subcutaneous adipose tissue, wrote a team led by Lea Mantz, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. They conducted a study that included 838 patients with stage 0 to IIB NSCLC who underwent lobectomy or bilobectomy at three hospitals between 2014 and 2017. (In

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PET/CT predicts adverse cardiac events in men with prostate cancer

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PET/CT scans used to visualize findings in men with recurrent prostate cancer may also help assess their risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a study published January 22 in Clinical Genitourinary Cancer. Cardiovascular disease (CV) is common among men with prostate cancer and the leading cause of death in this population.

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Unlocking the potential of imaging in Alzheimer’s disease care

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more than 6 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, a debilitating and far-reaching disease that accounts for 60% to 80% of dementia cases, and by 2050, this number is projected to rise to nearly 13 million, according to Alzheimer’s Disease International. The disease affects memory, thinking, and behavior. In the U.S.,

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Lung Abnormality Progression Linked to Acute Respiratory Disease in Smokers

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milla1cf Fri, 05/24/2024 - 07:00 May 24, 2024 — Smokers who have small abnormalities on their CT scans that grow over time have a greater likelihood of experiencing acute respiratory disease events, according to a new study published today in Radiology , a journal of the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ).

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