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PSMA-PET/CT identifies 'atypical' metastases in prostate cancer patients

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PET/CT scans with an experimental prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) imaging agent can identify supraclavicular nodal metastasis in newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients, researchers have reported. For the analysis, the researchers included 240 patients who underwent scans for primary staging of newly diagnosed disease.

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Generative AI, radiologist shortages feature in 2024 Minnies

AuntMinnie

The voters also zeroed in on the ongoing shortage of radiologists as the Biggest Threat to Radiology. 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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ECR: PET/MRI highly effective for detecting prostate cancer

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Multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) is a widely used approach for diagnosing patients with prostate cancer and reduces the need for invasive biopsies in approximately 30% of cases, Brembilla explained. The trial will eventually enroll 167 undiagnosed patients with suspected disease who have been referred for biopsies, Brembilla noted.

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Bone scans may be viable for diagnosing calciphylaxis

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Technetium-99m (Tc-99m) methyl diphosphonate (MDP) bone scans are a potentially viable noninvasive option for diagnosing calciphylaxis, according to a team at the University of Massachusetts in Worcester, MA. All but one patient had renal disease and most had several other comorbidities, the authors wrote.

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Breast ultrasound effective for screening women with dense tissue

AuntMinnie

The findings were published February 21 in the Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal. The team assessed risk factors, disease stage, ICDR, biopsy rates, and positive predictive values for biopsy (PPV3). Gordon's group reported a positive predictive value for biopsy of 13% and an incidental cancer detection rate of 6.1

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Late-stage breast cancer incidence increasing in U.S. women

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Our research is showing that we are missing opportunities to diagnose disease early, Monticciolo told AuntMinnie.com. We need to have women, radiologists, and clinicians recognize these trends are not favorable and we have to reverse them if were going to save womens lives. We encourage women to get screened.

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PET/MRI may help diagnose fevers of unknown origin

AuntMinnie

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. Inflammation of unknown origin (IUO) is defined as prolonged and perplexing inflammation with temperatures below 38.3 °C.

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