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Quantitative ultrasound parameters offer new tool for diagnosing lung disease

Medical Xpress: Radiology

The researchers also demonstrated that the parameters can be used to accurately diagnose and assess the severity of lung diseases in an animal model. Researchers have established a suite of parameters that can be determined using ultrasound to quantitatively measure different physical characteristics of the lung.

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Novel Radiotracer Superior at Diagnosing Coronary Artery Disease in Obese Patients

MedImaging Nuclear Medicine

New research reveals that a novel PET perfusion radiotracer can diagnose coronary artery disease in obese patients with superior sensitivity and specificity compared to 99mTc-SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging.

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Quantitative Ultrasound Parameters Offer New Tool for Diagnosing Lung Disease

MedImaging Radiography

Researchers have defined a set of ultrasound parameters that quantitatively evaluate various physical lung characteristics for a more accurate assessment.

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Diagnosing Pediatric Crohn Disease With Radiomic and Clinical Data

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Wed, 08/02/2023 - 19:58 August 2, 2023 — An accepted manuscript published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) found that deploying a radiomic-based model with T2-weighted MRI data could increase diagnostic accuracy for pediatric Crohn disease (CD). Dillman , MD, MSc. Dillman et al.’s

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Advanced MRI Technique Offers New Approach for Diagnosing Diabetic Kidney Disease

MedImaging MRI

A new study suggests that combining the evaluation of sodium concentration using 23Na MRI with urinary albumin measurement could enable early diagnosis of tubular abnormalities in diabetic kidney disease and the selection of treatment.

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New AI model draws maps to diagnose disease

Medical Xpress: Radiology

Medical diagnostics expert, doctor's assistant, and cartographer are all fair titles for an artificial intelligence model developed by researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology.

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New ultrasound technology may enable better respiratory disease diagnoses

Medical Xpress: Radiology

By evaluating sound vibrations produced by the airflow induced within the lungs and bronchial tree during normal breathing as well as those produced by the larynx during vocalizations, doctors can identify potential disease-related abnormalities within the respiratory system.

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