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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). Article: Kim DJ et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2023 Jan 10. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36625850.

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Can PET help diagnose neurosarcoidosis?

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FDG-PET imaging shows promise for use as a diagnostic criterion for neurosarcoidosis, with a recent case series illustrating the approach was effective when gold-standard approaches were not, according to a group of researchers in Berlin. “To The article was published January 25 in Neurological Research and Practice.

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Lymphoscintigraphy underused in the U.S. to diagnose lymphedema

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Lymphoscintigraphy (LSG) is recommended but seldom used to diagnose lymphedema in real-world settings in the U.S., The finding comes despite guidelines recommending LSG as the diagnostic test of choice and underlines the need for a better diagnostic test, wrote lead author Tina Moon, MD, of Tufts Medical Center in Boston and colleagues.

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Body composition analysis, MRI safety topped 2024's most read articles

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Instead, the AuntMinniecommunity gravitated more toward articles describing how advanced image analysis -- including AI-based assessment of body composition on CT scans -- can track treatment results and predict patient outcomes. He was regarded as a receptive person who helped other doctors in the discussion of cases to reach diagnoses.

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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. The full article is available here. Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is defined as a temperature higher than 38.3 °C

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PET/CT improves diagnostic biopsy rates in lung cancer patients

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“Our study showed that the availability of PET/CT prior to the [percutaneous needle lung biopsy] improves the diagnostic biopsy rates,” wrote lead author Konstantinos Stefanidis, MD, of King’s College Hospital in London, and colleagues. The full article can be found here. Patient with extensive lung and pleural disease. (2a)

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Senior radiologist dies in Brazilian plane crash

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It is with great sadness that we announce the death of José Roberto Leonel Ferreira, MD, a full member of the CBR,” the Brazilian College of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging (CBR) said in a short tribute. “He He was a receptive person who helped other doctors in the discussion of cases to reach diagnoses.” It is a sad day.”