Vascularity, elastography in suspicious TIRADS scores may differentiate malignant thyroid nodules Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 April 2023 8:00 PM ISTFindings from an award-winning Scientific Online Poster presented during the 2023 ARRS Annual Meeting on the island of Oahu determined that assessing...
4 or more CT scans in kids increases risk for cancers: Study Isra Zaman26 April 2023 9:15 AM ISTFor children under age 18 years, a single computed tomography (CT) scan is not associated with an increased risk of brain tumours, leukemia or...
Exposure to single CT scan in children tied to low cancers risk, but four or more CTs double risk Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 April 2023 8:00 PM ISTTaiwan: A recent study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) has highlighted the importance of the prudent use of computed tomography (CT) in...
Stereotactic body radiotherapy effective treatment for patients with lung neuroendocrine tumors Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 April 2023 9:30 AM ISTPrimary lung neuroendocrine tumors are very rare tumors that represent about 1-2% of all lung cancer cases. Only 2,000 to 4,500 are diagnosed in the...
Third trimester ultrasound by sonographers or POCUS reduces proportion of all term breech Dr. Shravani Dali21 April 2023 8:00 PM ISTThird-trimester ultrasound by sonographers or POCUS by trained midwives was effective in reducing the proportion of all term breech presentations at...
Targeted ultrasound sufficient to evaluate focal breast complaints Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 April 2023 8:00 PM ISTNetherlands: A recent study has found that ultrasound is accurate as a stand-alone breast imaging modality for evaluating focal breast complaints...
AI software may equal radiologists at spotting tuberculosis from chest X-rays, study finds Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 April 2023 10:00 AM ISTDenmark: Artificial intelligence (AI) software is at least as good at detecting tuberculosis (TB) as a trained radiologist, and a simple mobile phone...
Is micro-CT effective for assessing tumour margins during breast-conserving surgery? Medha Baranwal19 April 2023 9:30 AM ISTUSA: A recent study published in Annals of Surgical Oncology revealed that micro-CT (computed tomography) is promising as an additional tool to...
Routine axilla scanning may be omitted for all diagnostic breast ultrasound exams Medha Baranwal17 April 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Routine axillary scanning in all patients undergoing a diagnostic breast ultrasound gives a low rate of incidental findings; and has minimal...
Better radiation protection needed in female healthworkers to minimise risk: Study Isra Zaman15 April 2023 9:00 AM ISTIonising radiation is a known human carcinogen and breast tissue is highly radiation sensitive. As such, there are concerns that regular exposure to...
Nintedanib and prednisone taper combo improves pulmonary exacerbations in radiation pneumonitis Medha Baranwal12 April 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Adding nintedanib to a prednisone taper improves pulmonary exacerbations in grade 2 or higher (G2+) radiation pneumonitis (RP) patients,...
PET CT better than contrast-enhanced CT as survival predictor in metastatic breast cancer patients Jacinthlyn Sylvia12 April 2023 2:15 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new research that PET CT better than contrast-enhanced CT as survival predictor in metastatic breast cancer patients....
