RADIOLOGY NEWS
U.K. plan to establish new diagnostic clinics gets mixed response
August 8, 2023 -- The U.K. government has unveiled a plan to open 13 new diagnostic facilities in England. The scheme is seen as an integral part of its strategy for tackling the growing hospital waiting lists and staff shortages, but some people remain deeply skeptical about its prospects for success. Read More
Women prefer mammography surveillance for low-risk DCIS
August 8, 2023 -- Active surveillance with mammography is the go-to choice for most women with low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), suggest Dutch findings published on 4 August in the European Journal of Cancer. Read More
MRI radiomics features predicts breast cancer tumor expressions
August 7, 2023 -- Multiparametric MRI and radiomics can help predict distinct human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) expressions of breast cancer, a research team from the Curie Institute in Paris has reported. Read More
Using AI with prior LDCT exams improves lung nodule assessment
August 4, 2023 -- A deep-learning algorithm that incorporates information from prior low-dose CT (LDCT) exams is more effective for estimating three-year malignancy risk of pulmonary nodules than models that use a single CT exam alone, Dutch researchers have found. Read More
Swedish team advocates AI risk assessment for breast screening
August 3, 2023 -- Using AI software to determine if a screening mammography exam can be read by one breast radiologist instead of two can perform comparably to double reading of all mammograms, according to a new study published on 1 August in The Lancet Oncology. Read More
Radiation dose levels in cervical, lumbar spine CT raise concerns
August 2, 2023 -- Failure to specify the medical indications in the dose archiving and communication system can increase scan lengths, particularly in cervical and lumbar spine CT exams, a survey of 48 hospitals and clinics in France has revealed. Read More
Zurich group casts light on contrast use in photon-counting CT
August 2, 2023 -- Photon-counting CT enhances image quality for coronary CT angiography exams while also reducing contrast use by up to 40%, Swiss researchers have stated. The technology's higher contrast-to-noise ratio properties are of particular note, they said. Read More
Which radiology AI tools are the Dutch using clinically?
August 1, 2023 -- More than a third of radiology departments are using AI in clinical practice, particularly for lung-nodule detection on CT, stroke diagnosis, and bone age prediction, a survey conducted in the Netherlands has found. Read More
Deep learning aids prediction of myelin maturation age
August 1, 2023 -- A deep-learning model helps radiologists accurately predict pediatric myelin maturation age on brain MRIs -- and it could help reduce the time needed to complete this task, Swiss scientists have reported in an article published on 26 July in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence. Read More
Dutch team puts focus on ethical aspects of Alzheimer's disease
July 31, 2023 -- Is it acceptable to communicate results of Alzheimer's disease PET scans to patients without cognitive symptoms? Researchers from Amsterdam UMC have explored this tricky question, and their results suggest the practice causes no harm. Read More