AuntMinnie

APRIL 29, 2024

PET brain scans show persistent brain inflammation in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), despite being treated with high-efficacy disease-modifying therapies, according to a recent study by researchers in Boston. The full article is available here.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 23, 2024

OpenAI's GPT-4 AI model can utilize imaging reports to generate summaries of disease course in patients with complex glioblastoma, improving treatment planning and potentially even enhancing radiology workflows, according to research published July 23 in Radiology.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 29, 2024

newspaper coverage, news articles over the past 25 years have discussed AI’s advantages more than potential risks. However, radiologists were “infrequently” interviewed or quoted in these articles. media coverage on AI and radiology, including news articles published between 1998 and 2023.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2023

“Skin biopsy is the gold standard for diagnosing calciphylaxis, but it can worsen lesions and confer poorer disease prognosis,” the researchers wrote, in a study published October 23 in JAAD International. All but one patient had renal disease and most had several other comorbidities, the authors wrote.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Genicular artery embolization (GAE) is likely a cost-effective treatment for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis compared to radiofrequency ablation or corticosteroid injections, according to an article published September 25 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. The full article is available here.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Swiss biopharmaceutical company AC Immune highlighted a study showing the potential of its alpha-synuclein (a-syn) PET tracer for diagnosing neurodegenerative disease. The finding indicates that the tracer could enable earlier, more accurate diagnosis of MSA and potentially, more precise monitoring of disease progression, AC Immune said.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Lymphedema is a chronic disease of the lymphatic system caused by the accumulation of proteins in the interstitium, ultimately leading to inflammation, and can be caused by damage to the lymphatic system from surgery or radiation treatment, the authors explained. The disease is a particular concern among cancer patients, they noted.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 2, 2024

Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) have developed and validated an abdominal organ segmentation model and made it available as an open-source application for further research and potential clinical deployment in pediatrics, according to an article published in the American Journal of Roentgenology on May 1.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In this article, they evaluated empirical evidence on cellular mechanisms potentially responsible for the pattern. Furthermore, fatigue has previously been linked to cognitive impairment in patients with Parkinson’s disease via a similar brain network as that involved in long COVID, they wrote. The full article is available here.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 13, 2023

A group at the Federico II University of Naples analyzed rates of osteoporosis in women diagnosed with the disease using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scans. They found that women exposed to environmental tobacco smoke had similar rates of the disease as those who actively smoked. The full article is available here.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 5, 2024

F-18 FDG-PET imaging in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) has shown that brain hypo- and hypermetabolism may have different effects on cognition, according to a study published January 3 in npj Parkinson’s Disease. DLB is the second most common neurodegenerative dementia after Alzheimer’s disease.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 17, 2024

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., The full article can be found here. Strategies to increase the use of cardiac PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

PET imaging has revealed brain pathology linked to faster clinical progression of Alzheimer’s disease in patients with ApoE4 gene variants, according to a study published November 6 in JAMA Neurology. A link to the full article can be found here. The study authors included scientists at Eli Lilly and Company.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 25, 2024

PET/CT scans used to visualize findings in men with recurrent prostate cancer may also help assess their risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a study published January 22 in Clinical Genitourinary Cancer. Cardiovascular disease (CV) is common among men with prostate cancer and the leading cause of death in this population.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

We hope you enjoy our article as well as the opportunity to hear directly from the recipients. Importantly, we are gaining deeper insights into disease processes themselves, which enhances our ability to diagnose and potentially treat conditions that were previously beyond our reach."

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 6, 2024

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. Maximal associated small bowel dilation 0.74 Maximal stricture wall thickness 0.58

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 9, 2024

Her research also contributed to FDA approval of Lu-177 DOTATATE for treating neuroendocrine tumors; recently, she and collaborators developed a PET imaging agent for vaso-occlusive crisis in sickle cell disease, which has been approved for human studies by the FDA as an Investigational New Drug (IND).

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Alzheimer’s disease patients with cognitive impairment or dementia who were referred for amyloid PET scans had fewer hospitalizations compared with a matched control group, according to a study published October 9 in JAMA Neurology. The full article can be found here. The percentage of patients impacted was small – just 4.5%

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is considering the use of AI to back up its tuberculosis (TB) screening program for immigrants and refugees. After COVID-19, TB is the second leading cause of death from infectious disease in the world. The full article can be found here. has relatively low rates – about 2.5

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AuntMinnie

JULY 9, 2024

A Russian KH-101 hypersonic missile smashed through the roof of the building, injuring more than 30 people, according to an article in The Telegraph. In an article posted on May 11, 2023, by the Global Coalition for Radiotherapy , he spoke about the commitment to deliver care despite the challenges. local time.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 2, 2024

According to the findings, there were significant differences in GPT-4's modeling of disease prevalence by race and gender compared with true U.S. Ultimately, there are real, biologically meaningful relationships between diseases and patient demographics, the researchers noted. The full article can be found here.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 22, 2024

Thus, to provide further evidence that F-18 FDG-PET/CT can identify the most appropriate route and positioning of the biopsy needle, the group analyzed 340 consecutive cases of patients with suspicious lung nodules, masses, or extensive disease who underwent lung biopsy over a three-year period. The full article can be found here.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 5, 2024

In addition, eight studies investigated fracture risk in individuals with schizophrenia compared with controls without the disease. The full article is available here. Of these, 50% reported a significant association between schizophrenia and fracture, the researchers wrote.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 15, 2024

The document was published jointly March 11 in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology , Clinical Infectious Diseases , the Heart Rhythm Journal , and JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. In the article, experts provide evidence-based consensus on specific clinical scenarios where PET/CT and SPECT/CT add value for patient care. In the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

and Alex Zwanenburg-Bezemer, PhD, of National Center for Tumor Diseases Dresden in Germany, and colleagues shared their results in an article published February 6 in Radiology. Their full research article can be found here. With use of these filters, 94% of radiomics features were deemed to be reproducible.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 30, 2024

The article was published January 25 in Neurological Research and Practice. MRI is the imaging gold standard for diagnosis, yet identifying the disease using this method remains challenging, the researchers wrote. years depending on the patient case), all three patients remained stable without new disease relapses,” they noted.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 8, 2024

Both FUO and IUO can be caused by a wide range of pathological processes, from malignancies, infections, and granulomatous and inflammatory diseases, to miscellaneous causes. The full article is available here. Inflammation of unknown origin (IUO) is defined as prolonged and perplexing inflammation with temperatures below 38.3 °C.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 30, 2024

The combination of contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) increases early breast cancer detection each year in women with a personal history of the disease – although it also increases the recall rate, researchers have found.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The group previously described developing the AI model in an article published last year. The AI tool correctly predicted a pathologic process at an early disease stage and could have potentially influenced diagnostic and treatment decisions, such as biopsy guidance and target volume definition for radiotherapy,” the group concluded.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Several studies have demonstrated that vaccine-related lymphadenopathy may confound disease assessment in oncology patients, the researchers added. The full article is available here.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 23, 2024

In a meta-analysis of published studies, a group at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD, found that PET/CT using both gallium-68 (Ga-68)-based and F-18-based prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) radiotracers had high detection rates for staging primary RCC lesions and restaging metastatic or recurrent disease.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 18, 2024

New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. Our top article in 2018 covered an important early development that supported efforts to train AI algorithms. Such algorithms can help teach computers how to detect and diagnose disease, the NIH said in a September 27 announcement.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2024

Charalambos Antoniades, British Heart Foundation chair of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Oxford and lead author of The Lancet article. Systemic inflammatory syndromes contribute to unique elevated atherosclerotic risk and incident cardiovascular disease, according to Weber.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 5, 2024

New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. In 2007, our top article offered a deep dive into the association of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) with gadolinium-based contrast agents. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the first U.S. In 2006 the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 7, 2024

What’s more, adults with a history of diabetes (odds ratio = 1.2), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (odds ratio = 1.58), cancer (odds ratio = 1.29), or past-year hospital admissions (odds ratio = 1.44) were also more likely to receive CTC. However, use increased to 3.5% vs. > 400% of federal poverty level).

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 22, 2023

NK/T-cell lymphoma originates from mature T cells and NK cells; while the disease has a low incidence, it progresses rapidly and patients have low survival outcomes, the authors explained. The full article can be found here.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 1, 2024

Moreover, while PFTs are vital for diagnosing and monitoring pulmonary disorders, they pose challenges in accessibility, such as in patients with neuromuscular conditions or those experiencing flares of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, they suggested. The full article is available here.

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