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Hip x-rays help screen for osteoporosis in THA patients

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An easily accessible screening tool for osteopenia or osteoporosis using plain hip radiographs is of great importance for the orthopedic hip surgeons to avoid potential surgical risks while performing total hip arthroplasty due to osteopenia and osteoporosis,” noted lead author Sebastian Rohe, MD, and colleagues.

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AI model shows promise for interpreting follow-up chest x-rays

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Radiologists routinely compare the current and previous chest radiographs during interpretation to enhance the sensitivity for change detection and provide information for differential diagnosis. Example of triage of no change in a pair of chest radiographs in the emergency department. (A) The full article is available here.

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AuntMinnie 2019: Details emerge on MRI accident in Sweden

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New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. MRI safety articles have always been popular with our members, so it’s not surprising that our top article in 2019 reported on a safety incident in Sweden.

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Radiologists in Europe ramp up testing of AI

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A) Radiograph in a man (age, 72 years) with a nodule present (reference standard score, 100) shows a true-positive result based on the average algorithm scores. (B) B) Radiograph in a man (age, 68 years) without a nodule present (reference standard score, 0) shows a true-negative result based on the average algorithm scores. (C)

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Dark-field chest x-ray takes step forward

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The article was published March 7 in IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging. This ensures an unobstructed qualitative evaluation, and enables a quantitative evaluation of dark-field radiographs,” Urban et al wrote. Access to the full article is available here.

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Low risk of oropharynx cancer on PET/CT, surgeons advise

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Ultimately, as the clinical use of PET/CT continues to expand, incidental radiographic findings are increasingly being identified, and this creates a dilemma in deciding whether to pursue further work-up of these findings or surveil them with additional imaging, the authors wrote. The full article is available here.

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Generative AI, radiologist shortages feature in 2024 Minnies

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We hope you enjoy our article as well as the opportunity to hear directly from the recipients. I'm a radiographer,' " Stewart recalled. This year’s awardees include a few previous trophy winners, as well as several first-time recipients. I thought, 'I'm not a teacher. But Hennessy encouraged her.