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PET links depressive symptoms to Alzheimer’s brain pathology

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Columbia University researchers in New York City have reported that worsening depression in older adults is related to higher levels of Alzheimers disease pathology, specifically the accumulation of tau protein. The study was published April 9 in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. The full study can be found here.

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Road to RSNA 2023: AI Preview

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Welcome to the first installment of this year’s Road to RSNA preview of the RSNA 2023 meeting. AI’s capability and potential to enhance the practice of radiology will take center stage at RSNA 2023. For more information on those presentations and other abstracts, check out the RSNA 2023 meeting program. 2:00 p.m. | 3:10 p.m. |

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PET reveals patient responses to new Alzheimer’s disease drug

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Patients with less tau pathology on PET scans may respond better to treatment with the new Alzheimer’s disease drug donanemab, according to an October 25 news report in the journal Practical Neurology. Food and Drug Administration, with a decision expected by the end of 2023. Donanemab is currently under review for approval by the U.S.

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Road to RSNA 2023: Digital X-Ray

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Exciting presentations will cover a generative AI model that shows potential for making surgical planning for total hip arthroplasty (THA) more efficient and a deep-learning model developed to identify individuals at high risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). 1:10 p.m. | 3:20 p.m. | 8:40 a.m. | 9:20 a.m. |

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Metabolic MRI technique shows promise in Alzheimer’s patients

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Deuterium metabolic imaging (DMI) was highly aligned with F-18 FDG-PET -- a cornerstone of dementia diagnostics -- in patients with Alzheimer's disease in a study published April 8 in Radiology. However, an exploratory analyses revealed that participants with Alzheimers disease had reduced signals for medial temporal lactate (0.7

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Road to RSNA 2023: Molecular Imaging

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For more information on the presentations we're highlighting below and other abstracts, take a look at the RSNA 2023 meeting program. Ga-68 RM2-PET effective in prostate cancer relapse cases Sunday, November 26 | 9:20 a.m.-9:30 9:30 a.m. | Can FDG-PET/MRI radiomics help diagnose rhabdomyosarcoma in children? Thursday, November 30 | 8:10 a.m.-8:20

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Minnies winners for 2023 highlight AI, innovation in radiology

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And 2023 is no exception. Workforce shortages were deemed by our Expert Panel to be the biggest threat in 2023. Congratulations to all the winners of the 2023 Minnies awards, and also to the runners-up and the hundreds of candidates who made the semifinalist list across 15 categories.

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