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

AuntMinnie

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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Ultrasound model predicts liver disease progress

AuntMinnie

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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Clinical practice LCS program finds more disease than NLST

AuntMinnie

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. versus 2.4%.

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

Imaging Technology

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

AuntMinnie

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

AuntMinnie

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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Cardiac CT Update- Virtual Conference by Society of Cardiovascular CT (SCCT), 2020

Manipal Hospitals Radiology Group

This year’s SCCT, 2020 was virtual with three parallel video channels (which were formerly run out of three different halls). link] In Congenital Heart disease, the dual phase, biventricular and two phase venous Contrast CT protocols were again highlighted which were laid out in SCCT Consensus document. And what a conference….

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