Belgian researcher discusses CT's benefits for assessing myosteatosis

May 17, 2023

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AuntMinnie.com spoke with Dr. Maxime Nachit, PhD, of the University of Louvain in Brussels about how CT imaging helps assess asymptomatic patients' muscle fat accumulation -- a condition that can increase risk of adverse cardiovascular events.

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Measuring fatty tissue on chest CT predicts esophageal cancer outcomes

December 13, 2024

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The NAEOTOM Alpha Class - Unstoppable

December 2, 2024

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Clinical decision support boosts PE diagnostic yield on CTPA

December 11, 2024

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CT-defined CAC predicts cardiovascular events in lung cancer patients

November 20, 2024

Measuring fatty tissue on chest CT predicts esophageal cancer outcomes

By Kate Madden Yee

Measuring visceral adipose tissue volume on unenhanced chest CT may be a useful prognostic factor in patients with esophageal cancer.

December 13, 2024

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AI model used with one-inhale CT helps diagnose COPD

By Kate Madden Yee

A convolutional neural network used with a one-inhalation lung CT scan protocol can diagnose and stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

December 12, 2024

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Clinical decision support boosts PE diagnostic yield on CTPA

By Kate Madden Yee

Point-of-order clinical decision support improves CT pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) yield of pulmonary embolism (PE) diagnosis, researchers report.

December 11, 2024

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CT-defined CAC predicts cardiovascular events in lung cancer patients

By Kate Madden Yee

CT-defined coronary artery calcification (CAC) scores can help predict the occurrence of conditions such as heart attack or stroke in lung cancer patients.

November 20, 2024

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Head CT offers insight into old strokes

By Kate Madden Yee

Incidental discovery of old strokes on head CT imaging offers clinicians an opportunity to put measures against future strokes into place.

November 19, 2024

Climate change boosts emergency department use of x-ray, CT

By Kate Madden Yee

Climate change's effects -- particularly higher outdoor heat and air pollution -- increase imaging use in the emergency department, especially x-ray and CT.

November 19, 2024

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AI-enabled CCTA on par with IVUS for plaque quantification

By Kate Madden Yee

An AI-powered automated plaque quantification tool for coronary CT angiography (CCTA) performs on par with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) for quantifying heart plaque volume and characterizing plaque.

November 14, 2024

VR/AR helps clinicians diagnose diverticulitis on CT

By Kate Madden Yee

Virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) headsets show promise for helping clinicians interpret CT exams -- even for conditions such as diverticulitis.

November 12, 2024

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Choose wisely when it comes to neonatal liver imaging

By Kate Madden Yee

Newborns' livers can be affected by a variety of congenital and acquired diseases, and imaging plays an important role in the workup and management of these.

November 8, 2024

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Tributes pour in for CT pioneer Willi Kalender

The medical imaging community has paid tribute to Willi Kalender, PhD, the renowned medical physicist.

November 6, 2024

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PCCT shows promise for generating opportunistic bone density data

By Kate Madden Yee

The use of PCCT spectral localization shows promise for opportunistic screening for low bone mass and osteoporosis and generating T-scores.

November 1, 2024

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Interobserver agreement modest on ILD diagnosed with CT imaging

By Kate Madden Yee

Interobserver agreement for assessing interstitial lung disease (ILD) using high-resolution CT (HRCT) is moderate, researchers have reported.

October 15, 2024

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