Is repeated use of MRI contrast agents containing gadolinium safe? Study shed light Medha Baranwal22 Feb 2023 2:30 PM GMTUSA: A recent study published in Scientific Reports has raised questions about the safety of contrast agents containing gadolinium, used in around 50%...
Gallium-68 pentixa PET-CT promising noninvasive subtyping method for patients with primary aldosteronism Jacinthlyn Sylvia21 Feb 2023 3:00 AM GMTA new study by Jinbo Hu and team showed that Gallium-68 pentixa for positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) has high diagnostic...
Quantitative CT shows prospect in high risk COPD identification: Lancet Jacinthlyn Sylvia20 Feb 2023 2:30 PM GMTIt is possible to identify chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients who are at a high probability of severe exacerbations using CT-based...
Photon-counting CT as good as MRI for evaluating hepatic steatosis Medha Baranwal19 Feb 2023 2:30 PM GMTUSA: For the assessment of hepatic steatosis in obese patients, photon-counting CT (PCCT) performs just as well as MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), a...
MRI can be performed safely in patients with selected implantable cardiac devices Jacinthlyn Sylvia18 Feb 2023 4:45 AM GMTNon-MRI conditional implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are able to appropriately detect and treat tachyarrhythmias after MRI, and no...
A disturbing discovery about commonly used contrast agent in MRI scans Isra Zaman18 Feb 2023 4:15 AM GMTIn a new study published in Scientific Reports, a team led by Brent Wagner, MD, MS, associate professor in the UNM Department of Internal Medicine,...
Breast-conserving surgery with or without irradiation does not impact overall survival in early breast cancer: NEJM Medha Baranwal18 Feb 2023 3:30 AM GMTUK: In older women with early breast cancer, radiotherapy omission has no adverse effect on distant recurrence as the first event or overall survival,...
Arterioportal fistula with hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm: A rare complication Dr. Nandita Mohan17 Feb 2023 3:30 AM GMTHepatic arterial injury can be seen in approximately 1.3-8% of percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage manifesting as active extravasation,...
Chest CT reveals lung abnormalities in COVID-19 patients as late as two years Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 Feb 2023 2:30 PM GMTChina: Persistent lung abnormalities were seen on chest CT in patients two years after COVID-19, linked with decreased diffusion pulmonary function...
New screening tool helps doctors diagnose more people with COPD Isra Zaman15 Feb 2023 4:00 AM GMTA new tool shows promise in helping primary care physicians identify adults with undiagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according...
Radiomics to predict heart attacks Isra Zaman15 Feb 2023 3:45 AM GMTResearchers are using an approach called radiomics to predict future cardiac events like heart attacks, according to a study published in Radiology....
AI improves lung nodule detection on chest x-rays Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli14 Feb 2023 4:30 AM GMTIn a pioneering, randomized controlled study evaluating the effect of artificial intelligence (AI)-based software in real clinical practice,...
