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Radiologists Must Monitor Novel Alzheimer’s Treatment Side Effect

Imaging Technology

Alzheimer disease is a progressive, irreversible brain disorder that slowly degrades memory and cognitive function. While previous treatment methods focused on addressing Alzheimer disease symptoms, recent approvals of monoclonal antibodies have provided a path to target the underlying disease itself. In June 2021, the U.S.

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WBCT Indication Series: End Stage Ankle Arthritis

CurveBeam AI

Radiographs demonstrated tibiotalar arthritis as well as adjacent-joint arthritis. Postoperative Assessment 52 yo with post-traumatic degenerative joint disease of the ankle. His clinical interests include ankle arthritis, neuropathic disease, forefoot reconstruction, and deformity. (1) 2021 Feb;42(2):200214.

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WBCT Indications Series: Midfoot Arthritis

CurveBeam AI

The most common etiology is posttraumatic degeneration, but primary degeneration and inflammatory diseases can also result in osteoarthritis of the midfoot joints.​ However, the severity of deformity and involved joints were difficult to determine on plain radiographs alone. 2021 Jun;42(6):757-767. Epub 2021 Jan 27.

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Capsule Retention Following Capsule Endoscopy

Global Radiology CME

Frontal abdomen radiograph demonstrates foreign body consistent with capsule endoscopy device (pill cam) in descending colon. Capsule Retention and Risk Factors: Capsule endoscopy is used for evaluating small-bowel disorders, such as bleeds and Crohn disease.[ What are the important findings in this case. Gastrointest Endosc.

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The DINAMO Study: Efficacy and Safety of Non-Antibiotic Outpatient Treatment in Mild Acute Diverticulitis

REBEL EM

Additionally, several recent clinical trials have offered a challenge to the long-held dogmatic belief of antibiotic necessity 3,4. Annals of Surgery, 2021. Follow-up assessments included physical examination, evaluation of the clinical evolution of patient’s symptoms, and assessment of adherence to the treatment regimen.

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Adapting to a new way of treating

The British Institute of Radiology

Increasingly, it offers patients the opportunity to enjoy relatively long periods of disease control where previously they would have been considered for palliative treatments. MRIdian sits within our SABR offering, which is run by a specialist team of oncologists, physicists, dosimetrists, and radiographers.

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FDA approves Bayer’s Ultravist (iopromide) Injection for Contrast-enhanced Mammography

Imaging Technology

The approval expands upon Bayer's focus on breast imaging, with a portfolio that also includes Gadavist (gadobutrol) injection, a gadolinium-based contrast agent approved for use with MRI ( Magnetic Resonance Imaging ) to assess the presence and extent of malignant breast disease in adult patients. RadioGraphics 2019 39:7, 1907-1920.