MRI effective for assessment of body composition in at-risk obese individuals Medha Baranwal7 Sept 2023 8:00 PM ISTSpain: A team of researchers from Spain have reported magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to be just as effective as computed tomography (CT) for...
Subpleural nodules and septal thickening on CT chest may predict tubercular pleural effusion Aditi1 Aug 2023 8:00 PM ISTAn Original Research entitled "CT Differences of Pulmonary Tuberculosis According to Presence of Pleural Effusion" by Dr Jung et al. and colleagues...
Subpleural nodules and septal thickening diagnostic of pulmonary TB with pleural effusion on CT chest: Study Medha Baranwal16 July 2023 8:30 PM ISTSouth Korea: A new study published in CHEST Journal by Min Kyung Jung and a team of researchers suggests that computed tomography (CT) findings of...
Unenhanced CT less accurate than contrast-enhanced CT for diagnosing acute abdominal pain in ED: JAMA Medha Baranwal4 May 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A multicenter diagnostic accuracy study showed unenhanced computed tomography (CT) to be 30% less accurate than contrast-enhanced CT for...
Photon-counting CT as good as MRI for evaluating hepatic steatosis Medha Baranwal19 Feb 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: For the assessment of hepatic steatosis in obese patients, photon-counting CT (PCCT) performs just as well as MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), a...
Increased MRI and CT scans linked to excessive CO2 emission Jacinthlyn Sylvia10 Feb 2023 8:00 PM ISTUnjustified clinical variance in the use of MRI and CT scans results in considerable CO2 emissions among nations with similar rates of growth, says an...
Noncontrast CT better alternative to CTA for predicting Hematoma expansion in ICH Dr.Niharika Harsha B20 Jan 2023 10:00 AM ISTA new study found that in intracerebral hemorrhages for identifying hematoma expansion non contrast computed tomography hypodensities are better...
CT or ultrasound, which is better for kidney stone diagnosis? Study provides insights Medha Baranwal29 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTCalifornia: Ultrasound may be the better imaging tool in the emergency department (ED) for diagnosing and evaluating kidney stones than computed...
Can CT effectively diagnose interstitial lung disease? Study sheds light Medha Baranwal27 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTBelgium: More research needs to be done to effectively evaluate lung abnormalities that could indicate interstitial lung disease, according to a study...
Exposure to CT examinations raises brain cancer risk in children: Study Medha Baranwal14 Dec 2022 5:15 AM ISTGermany: Radiation exposure from CT (computed tomography) imaging raises the risk of brain cancer in children by up to fivefold, depending on the...
More frequent CT scans not associated with improved outcomes after lung cancer surgery Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 Nov 2022 9:30 AM ISTLung cancer is United States' second most prevalent type of cancer and leading cause of cancer deaths. In cases involving early-stage non small cell...
Plain CT Head in patients with atraumatic altered mental status has low yield of positive result: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia21 Nov 2022 10:00 AM ISTThe Computed Tomography of the Head (CTH) usage in patients with acute-onset atraumatic Altered Mental Status (AMS) was very high but the positive...
