Archive for the 'Study Prospects' Category

Certain Conventional Ultrasound Characteristics May Eliminate The Need For Some Minimally-Invasive Thyroid Biopsies

according to a study to be presented at the ARRS 2010 Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA.
Instead of referring patients for ultrasound-guided biopsies, physicians may now be able to rely on certain conventional ultrasound characteristics to determine the pathology of some thyroid nodules,
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Thursday, May 6th, 2010

PET recommended for skeletal trauma to identify child abuse

Diagnostic imaging can play an important role when physicians are treating a pediatric patient for an injury suspected of being caused by abuse. And PET may be better than standard radiography for the evaluation, according to an article published in the April issue of Radiology.
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Sunday, March 28th, 2010

MRI helps find fractures among elderly female ED patients

BOSTON - Emergency department (ED) physicians should strongly consider MRI scans for elderly female patients who present with complaints of pelvic or hip pain, according to a presentation at this week’s American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting.
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Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

Mammographers must step up to manage high-risk patients

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - Women who have a high risk of developing breast cancer need to be identified. But which healthcare professional has this responsibility? And once a high-risk patient is identified, who’s responsible for managing her care?
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Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

Mini C-arm trumps radiography in wrist imaging

Fluoroscopy with a mini C-arm has the ability to manipulate, position, and image an injured wrist much more efficiently than conventional static radiography, according to a study presented at the 2009 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) meeting in Las Vegas.
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Monday, March 2nd, 2009

MRI, MDCT err in estimating cardiac functional

MRI and MDCT assessments of left ventricular functional parameters were inaccurate when evaluated on a moving heart phantom with known parameters, according to research published in the March issue of European Radiology. CT, particularly dual-source CT, did outperform MRI, however.
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Monday, March 2nd, 2009