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AuntMinnie 2020: COVID-19 can be seen on CT scans outside the chest

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Topping the list in 2020 was a story on how patients with COVID-19 may initially present with non-respiratory symptoms. The study findings confirm that it's important to keep COVID-19 disease in mind as a diagnostic possibility, even if patients are presenting without typical symptoms, the authors concluded.

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Clinical practice LCS program finds more disease than NLST

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Over a five-year period, a clinical practice lung cancer screening program at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, found more disease than did the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), researchers have reported. It also found more stage IV disease, wrote a team led by Kyle Lafata, PhD. “As versus 2.4%. Specificity 83.8%

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Ultrasound model predicts liver disease progress

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A predictive model combining multiple ultrasonic parameters could discriminate between different liver diseases in a study published March 19 in Radiology. These findings are important for noninvasive assessment of the MAFLD disease process,” the Liu team wrote. The results have been promising when compared to liver biopsy.

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Radiologists Outperformed AI in Identifying Lung Diseases on Chest X-ray

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milla1cf Tue, 09/26/2023 - 15:32 September 26, 2023 — In a study of more than 2,000 chest X-rays , radiologists outperformed AI in accurately identifying the presence and absence of three common lung diseases, according to a study published in Radiology , a journal of the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ).

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CT, MRI enterography show promise for assessing Crohn's disease

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Both CT and MRI enterography show promise for assessing the severity of Crohn's disease, researchers have reported. Fibrostenotic strictures increase the risk of disease complications and surgery in patients with Crohn's disease. to be reliable. Rieder and colleagues also assessed this exam's reliability using intraclass ICC.

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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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Chest x-ray AI shines in ‘real-world’ setting

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The findings are from a “real-world” deployment and highlight the potential of AI when integrated into clinical practice, noted lead author Joshua Hunter, a medical student at Case Western Reserve University, and colleagues. “AI The research was published October 29 in Academic Radiology.

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