article thumbnail

PET visualizes acute graft versus host disease

AuntMinnie

F-18 fluorothymidine (FLT) PET can identify early acute gastrointestinal graft versus host disease (GVHD) after patients undergo bone marrow transplants, according to a study published December 13 in Radiology: Imaging Cancer. Blood cancers start in the cells of the immune system or in blood-forming tissue, such as the bone marrow.

Disease 103
article thumbnail

ARRS announces Resident/Fellow in Radiology awardees

AuntMinnie

Ahmed Taher, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. ARRS Melissa Rosado de Christenson Award for “Alpha-Fetoprotein Response Patterns After Y-90 Radioembolization for Intermediate-to-Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Predicts Disease Progression and Survival.”

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Ultrasound shows ties between uterine fibroid risk, family history

AuntMinnie

Researchers led by Christine Langton, PhD, from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in Research Triangle Park, NC, found that this trend was especially prevalent when mothers were diagnosed at a younger age. They also found that maternal history was tied to increased fibroid growth.

article thumbnail

AuntMinnie 2007: Gadolinium: A 'necessary factor' in the development of NSF?

AuntMinnie

Imagine going in for a diagnostic MRI scan and coming out with a progressive, irreversible, and potentially fatal disease. It certainly doesn't help matters that the disease has been linked to gadolinium-based contrast agents, a ubiquitous tool in the MR armamentarium. In 2006 the U.S. report of NSF in 33 dialysis patients at a St.

Disease 116
article thumbnail

Report: Ultrasound Market Shows Rapid Growth

Imaging Technology

Ongoing technological advancements, the rising prevalence of chronic diseases, and a growing geriatric population fuel this trajectory. billionin 2019 to an anticipated$20.4 billionby 2034. Additionally, healthcare providers and patients increasingly recognize the value of ultrasound in providing accurate and safe diagnostic solutions.

article thumbnail

New Emory Institute and AI Health Initiative to Focus on Improving Health Equity and Patient Outcomes

Imaging Technology

christine.book Thu, 11/09/2023 - 13:30 November 10, 2023 — Emory University has announced that it will be launching a new AI-focused initiative which it expects will unite the power of machine learning and big data, to transform the ways in which health care systems prevent, diagnose, treat and cure diseases on a global scale.

article thumbnail

How Good is Ultrasound at Diagnosing PTA?

REBEL EM

Background: The increased utility and accessibility of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has allowed clinicians the freedom to rethink their diagnostic approach for many common diseases, including peritonsillar abscess (PTA). Clinical evaluation may prove difficult since many PTA and peritonsillar cellulitis symptoms overlap.

Diagnose 129