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How Diagnostic Imaging is Revolutionizing Early Disease Detection

Professional Radiology

The Power of Diagnostic Imaging in Early Disease Detection Medical imaging is one of the most significant developments in medical science. By allowing doctors to view the inside of the body without the need for surgery, this technology aids in the early detection of diseases. How Does Early Detection Help?

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Exposure to ionizing radiation can increase risk of heart disease

Health Imaging

“The effect of lower doses of radiation on the heart and blood vessels may have been underestimated in the past,” experts explained in BMJ.

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ECR: PET/MRI highly effective for detecting prostate cancer

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However, mpMRI misses about 10% of cases, typically in patients with lower-grade disease and in patients with cribriform pattern disease, a subtype much more likely to recur after surgery or radiation therapy, he noted. It also includes a well-established grading system that accurately correlates with histopathology.

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Radiation doses estimated in infants with congenital heart disease

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. | M7-SSPH05-2 | Room N229 Findings will be presented in this Monday afternoon presentation on organ-specific ionizing radiation doses in neonatal patients who undergo interventional procedures for congenital heart disease (CHD). Gy-cm2, with organ-specific radiation doses highest for lung from frontal view (8.1

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NIH: Occupational radiation dose to RTs needs careful monitoring

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission limits occupational radiation exposure to 50 mSv per year.) And although these procedures benefit patients by reducing recovery time compared with conventional surgery, they expose medical staff to significant radiation. The complete study can be found here.

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Radiation treatment for breast cancer linked to high risk of developing subsequent skin cancer

Health Imaging

The danger of developing the disease on or around the breast after radiation is 57% higher than the general population.

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Photon-counting CT reduces radiation in lung transplant patients

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The finding highlights the technique’s ability to reduce radiation doses in immunocompromised patients, noted lead author Ruxandra-Iulia Milos, MD, of the Medical University of Vienna in Austria, and colleagues. “To Currently, standard low-dose CT scans and chest x-rays are the preferred imaging methods for surveilling these patients.

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