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PET/MRI may help diagnose fevers of unknown origin

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PET/MRI imaging shows promise in diagnosing fevers or inflammation of unknown origin and may have advantages over PET/CT, according to a study published January 3 in the European Journal of Radiology. Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is defined as a temperature higher than 38.3 °C In 33 (31.7%) patients, the etiology of IUO/FUO remained unknown.

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How Good is Ultrasound at Diagnosing PTA?

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Background: The increased utility and accessibility of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has allowed clinicians the freedom to rethink their diagnostic approach for many common diseases, including peritonsillar abscess (PTA). Question: How well does the US perform in diagnosing PTA compared to CT, needle aspiration, or Incision and Drainage?

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Wider use of cardiac PET faces challenges

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Cardiac PET MPI has emerged as a key tool for diagnosing and managing patients with cardiovascular diseases, especially coronary artery disease, yet overall it remains underutilized in the U.S., Strategies to increase the use of cardiac PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in the U.S. the authors noted.

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ECR: Momentum gathers for abbreviated MRI in high-risk breast screening

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Bartholomew's Hospital in London. She and colleagues assessed the performance of this type of protocol in women at high risk for breast cancer via a study that included 236 shortened breast MRI exams performed between 2018 and 2021. Four readers blinded to patients' prior imaging, history, and disease outcomes reviewed the scans.

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GE Healthcare Unveils Head-only MR Scanner Toward Neuroscience Advancements 

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Neuroscience, particularly in the study of psychiatric diseases and neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s, has been constrained by technological and biological limitations, leaving many aspects of the brain structure and functionality largely unexplored, noted GE Healthcare in a written statement about the unveiling.

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Mammography screening boosts lung cancer screening uptake

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But even though the pool of patients eligible for lung cancer screening was expanded in 2021, uptake remains low. The study included 32,165 women who underwent screening mammography between November 2019 and December 2022 at two academic hospitals. There's much more to be done to encourage women to get LCS, Sandler said.

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What can global radiology learn from Singapore?

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Courtesy of Dr Michael Yam, lead for 3D printing centre in Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH). Workforce issues Singapore is a young and very small country with challenges of a rapidly aging population, rising chronic disease load (e.g., Proof-of-value remains the greatest hurdle for sustained implementation."