Imaging Technology

MAY 24, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 05/24/2024 - 07:00 May 24, 2024 — Smokers who have small abnormalities on their CT scans that grow over time have a greater likelihood of experiencing acute respiratory disease events, according to a new study published today in Radiology , a journal of the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ).

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 11, 2024

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can improve locoregional therapy for treating metastatic disease of the liver, according to early study results presented April 10 at UltraCon. Furthermore, metastatic disease to the liver is common in this area due to hepatic dual blood supply. It consists of about 10% of primary liver cancers.

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Health IT Analytics

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Two studies to be presented at the AHA’s Scientific Sessions show that AI and deep learning may be capable of flagging heart disease and cardiovascular event risk.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 10, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 05/10/2024 - 08:10 May 10, 2024 — According to the Summa Cum Laude Award-Winning Online Poster presented during the 124th ARRS Annual Meeting , fat-enlarged axillary nodes on screening mammograms can predict high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, Type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and hypertension (HTN). Rubino et al.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 5, 2024

A new risk score based on SPECT imaging and other variables can accurately predict risks for women of major adverse cardiovascular events, according to a December 5 study published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging. Coronary artery disease (CAD) continues to be the leading cause of death among women in the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Estimating the prevalence and severity of coronary artery calcium (CAC) using data gleaned from nongated chest CT imaging improves risk assessment of postsurgical major clinical events before a patient undergoes noncardiac surgery, according to research published in the October 10 issue of Circulation. compared with 2.9%.

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Medical Xpress: Radiology

JULY 16, 2024

Amyloid PET scans provide in-vivo evidence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology. A special form of electroencephalograms (a test that measures electrical activity in the brain) referred to as event-related potentials (ERPs), measures electrical activity that reflects both sensory and cognitive responses to stimuli.

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

CAC is the strongest predictor of future cardiac events, with patients in the highest category being over 20 times more likely to suffer a cardiac event. Many studies show a clear correlation between coronary artery calcium detected and severity of disease. “The The study was sponsored by Nanox.AI

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 23, 2023

Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) helps predict risk of major adverse cardiac event.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 5, 2024

Langlotz's laboratory investigates the use of deep neural networks and other machine-learning technologies to detect disease and eliminate diagnostic errors through analysis of medical images and clinical notes. Photo courtesy of Dartmouth.

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JVIR

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

To examine the effect of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on the likelihood of major adverse limb events (MALE) in patients with Rutherford 4-6 critical limb ischemia (CLI) undergoing percutaneous vascular intervention (PVI).

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Disease 40

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

At the RSNA meeting, attendees will hear animated discussion on the opportunistic use of CT imaging, including, for example, how it can provide information on a patient's bone mineral density, catch pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma earlier, and predict the presence of coronary artery disease by measuring epicardial fat volume. 9:20 a.m. |

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Exercise activity is an independent predictor of "hard events" such as heart attacks in patients undergoing stress PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), according to a group at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The technique is widely used to assess patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease (CAD).

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

A team led by the DISCHARGE Trial Group found that while age does change the effect of CT and invasive coronary angiography (ICA) on the outcome of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), it does modify the effect of these techniques on major procedure-related complications.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 18, 2024

Shiv Patil, a student and researcher from the University of Pennsylvania, presented an F-18 NaF-PET/CT study that found the approach visualized biologically active vascular microcalcification in patients at early stages of the disease versus healthy volunteers.

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Medical Xpress: Radiology

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Using intravascular imaging to guide stent implantation during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in heart disease patients significantly improves survival and reduces adverse cardiovascular events compared to angiography-guided PCI alone, the most commonly used method.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 8, 2024

INOCA is increasingly being recognized as a substantial contributor to events such as myocardial infarction and heart failure, with women more likely to have the finding, Patel noted. “It It has a strong preponderance to affect women. Women are 2.5

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JVIR

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Cardiovascular events impact the outcomes of patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), especially those with severe comorbidities. This study presents in-hospital cardiovascular outcomes of PAD patients with varying stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a large population from a real-world database.

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

A large study, needed for FDA clearance, demonstrated that the use of icobrain aria significantly increases the accuracy of ARIA assessments by radiologists and hence allows for safer use of new amyloid-beta targeting therapies for Alzheimer’s disease patients.

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Omega Medical Imaging

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Orlando Health’s Digestive Health Institute invites you to the Florida Digestive Diseases Update to be held Friday to Sunday, December 6 – 8, 2024 in Central Florida. This symposium will include clinically relevant information within an educational environment designed for optimal learning.

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Disease Nursing Education Medical Imaging 59

Medical Xpress: Radiology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Even brief interruptions in capillary flow (or "stalling") can indicate acute neurological issues; evidence suggests that chronic conditions like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases are closely related to stalling events. Thus, investigating the effects of stalling could lead to the development of therapies for such disorders.

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Disease 88

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 9, 2024

PET imaging can help identify whether cardiac sarcoidosis patients are at higher risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE), according to a study published August 7 in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. Cardiac sarcoidosis is characterized by the formation of granulomas in the tissue of the heart, and it can cause arrhythmias and heart failure.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 3, 2023

Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: Ultrasonic parameters detect indicators of liver disease Elastography quality important in liver disease prediction Strain elastography shows liver stiffness in long-COVID patients Ultrasound shows long-term liver injury in COVID-19 patients Elastography parameters help diagnosis liver disease

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Imaging Technology

MAY 22, 2023

milla1cf Mon, 05/22/2023 - 13:16 May 22, 2023 — New research finds that the brains of otherwise healthy military personnel who are exposed to explosions show an abnormal brain accumulation of amyloid-beta protein—a protein that plays a role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 6, 2024

A scientific poster on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction using fat-enlarged axillary nodes visualized on screening mammograms won the Summa Cum Laude Award at the 124th American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting. likelihood of major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) within 10 years.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 10, 2024

“In patients with breast cancer who underwent cryoablation with locally curative intent despite being ineligible for cryoablation clinical trials, such treatment had a low frequency of adverse events, and a high frequency of procedural technical success,” Oueidat and colleagues wrote. at one, two, and three years, respectively.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 8, 2024

After treatment, the investigators documented adverse events of any grade and assessed patients' imaging response via Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) or PET Response Criteria in Solid Tumors (PERCIST) guidelines. Imaging control of disease by RECIST was obtained in 44% of patients, among which 35% had sarcoma.

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Nuclear Medicine Disease Radiation Hospital 98

AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Breast arterial calcifications as seen on mammograms may be a warning sign of heart disease in women, according to research presented at the Menopause Society's annual meeting being held September 10 to 14 in Chicago. Heart disease causes death in one out of every three U.S. of the women had known heart disease at baseline.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Standard treatment for these brain tumors is either surgery or external beam radiation therapy, but for patients with what is called refractory meningioma -- a form of the disease that manifests as tumors that continue to grow despite these interventions -- further treatment can be tricky.

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Radiation Oncology Radiopharmaceuticals Radiation Clinic 119

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

CCTA is the go-to test for patients with symptoms of coronary artery disease to determine presence, extent, and composition of atherosclerosis, the team explained. The study results could lead to better identification and management of cardiovascular disease, according to the authors. The complete study can be found here.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The imaging agent fills an unmet need to identify small lesions, which could allow earlier diagnosis of the disease, noted lead author Brian Shuch, MD, of the University of California, Los Angeles, and colleagues. Notably, in a subgroup analysis of 20 patients with indeterminate renal masses ≤2 cm, mean sensitivity and specificity was 96.7%.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 20, 2024

To establish the total cost per scenario, the model considered the cost of the molecular imaging tracer and any diagnostic imaging scans, the cost of biopsies, treatment costs, costs of managing treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs), and other relevant categories of cost, such as end-of-life care.

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Dr. Strom also stressed the importance of preparedness for rare adverse events, and recommended staff training and assessment, detailed planning for a local response including who is responsible for specific tasks, having allergy kits available and stocked, tracking any issues and debriefing afterward.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In a scientific session held November 30, Nils-Martin Bruckmann, MD, of University Hospital Düsseldorf in Germany, discussed a study that evaluated FDG-PET/MRI scans with and without the use of a contrast agent in children with newly diagnosed disease. The study authors found the contrast agent made no diagnostic difference.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

We’re once again providing a modality-by-modality overview of select scientific presentations to serve as your guide to events at McCormick Place. The AI Showcase is also the home of the AI Theater, which will host the AI Challenge Recognition Event at 4 p.m. Interested in a hands-on educational AI experience suitable for beginners?

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 17, 2024

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia worldwide, affecting more than six million people in the U.S. Mass General Brigham has also begun scanning Alzheimer’s patients with the Swoop® system to obtain longitudinal data as well as enroll patients in the CARE PMR protocol to screen for ARIA events. This work, led by Drs.

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MRI Disease Clinic Imaging 111

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

“If the acute consumption of an e-cigarette can have an effect that is immediately manifested at the level of the vessels, it is conceivable that the chronic use can cause vascular disease.” E-cigarettes have been described by proponents and users as being less harmful than tobacco.

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