Tag: Imaging Devices
CT Exams in 2023 Projected to Result in 103,000 Future Cancers
Largest number of cancers was projected to result from abdomen and pelvic CT in adults, reflecting 37 percent of those 103,000 cancers
Excess Greenhouse Gas Emissions Linked to Inappropriate Imaging
Total inappropriate Medicare imaging exams estimated to have produced 3.55 to 129.2 kT carbon dioxide equivalents per year
Current Radiologist Shortage Projected to Persist to 2055
And imaging utilization is projected to increase to 2055, partly due to population growth and population aging
New Criteria Developed for Appropriate Use of Amyloid, Tau PET
17 clinical scenarios developed for which amyloid or tau PET may be considered
PSMA-PET Provides Additional Risk Stratification in High-Risk Prostate Cancer
M1 disease detected with PSMA-PET in 46 percent of patients with high-risk, nonmetastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer
Radiological Society of North America, Dec. 1 to 5
CORSWO Model Stratifies Women According to Coronary Risk
CORSWO stratifies women into four risk levels
RSNA: Opportunistic Assessment of Aortic Calcium Predicts MACE
Aortic artery calcification correlates with coronary artery calcium and is associated with incident major adverse cardiovascular events
RSNA: Obesity, VAT Linked to Measures of Amyloid Burden in Midlife
Visceral adipose tissue had significant direct effect on amyloid burden, which was not explained by HOMA-IR
RSNA: Silicosis Often Missed in Engineered Stone Countertop Workers
Recognition of silicosis at initial encounter was 19 percent by primary clinicians and 33 percent by radiologists
