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Echogenic liposomes target atherosclerotic plaque for diagnosis, treatment
Researchers at Northwestern University are developing a new tool for cardiovascular disease with their work on echogenic immunoliposomes (ELIPs) -- injectable microspheres that go beyond current ultrasound contrast agents by surface binding with their targets.
February 29, 2004
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Migraine sufferers benefit from MR tracking of potential brain damage
Dr. Mark Kruit and colleagues from Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands said they believe they have demonstrated that migraine patients have an increased risk for brain lesions, and that brain damage can be caused by migraine attacks.
February 17, 2004
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MRI links brain trauma to long-term depression
Psychiatrists from the University of Iowa in Iowa City imaged patients three months after trauma, and found that a mild degree of left frontal atrophy may indicate a significant risk for depression over the next year.
February 11, 2004
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Loss of brain myelin in mid-life may lead to Alzheimer's disease
As if a midlife crisis weren’t bad enough: The breakdown of myelin in the brain that comes with aging could contribute to the onset of Alzheimer's disease, a leading brain researcher reports in the Neurobiology of Aging.
January 7, 2004
Molecular Imaging
PET illustrates regional brain shifts in depression for psychotherapy versus medication
According to FDG-PET results, patients who have recovered from depression using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) experience different brain-pattern changes compared with patients who have recovered using drugs, Canadian researchers report in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
January 6, 2004
MRI
Four-tesla MRS tumor measurement cuts out unnecessary breast biopsies
The combination of 4-tesla MRI with spectroscopy could offer an accurate and noninvasive method of diagnosing breast cancer, University of Minnesota researchers report in the online issue of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (Nov. 21, 2003).
November 24, 2003
Breast
Malpractice fears may initiate more false-positive mammograms in North America
Community-based mammography screening programs in North America produce a higher percentage of false-positive readings than similar programs in other countries, researchers report in the September 17 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
September 15, 2003
Molecular Imaging
Smokers puff away major enzymes in peripheral organs, PET reveals
Monoamine oxidase B (MAO B) enzyme levels in the kidneys, heart, lungs, and spleen are significantly reduced by smoking, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory report.
September 10, 2003
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FDG shows promise as therapeutic agent for metastatic breast cancer
Ekaterina Dadachova, Ph.D. and colleagues from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York City found that, injected at certain doses, the commonly used radiotracer FDG killed cancer cells in breast tumors in mice without affecting surrounding tissue.
August 26, 2003
MRI
MR study shows antidepressants shield hippocampus from deterioration
Antidepressant drugs appear to protect the hippocampus, a key brain structure often damaged by depression, researchers report in the August American Journal of Psychiatry. Investigators from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis used MRI to measure hippocampal volumes.
August 4, 2003
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Body composition analysis, MRI safety topped 2024's most read articles
While COVID and radiology salaries hit the top of AuntMinnie.com's Top 10 most-read posts of 2023, they rounded out the bottom of this year's list.
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Body composition analysis, MRI safety topped 2024's most read articles
By Liz Carey
While COVID and radiology salaries hit the top of AuntMinnie.com's Top 10 most-read posts of 2023, they rounded out the bottom of this year's list.
December 20, 2024
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Neiman index outperforms Charlson for predicting imaging use
By Kate Madden Yee
The Neiman Imaging Comorbidity Index outperforms the Charlson Comorbidity Index for predicting advanced imaging use.
December 20, 2024
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40% of women in their 40s forgo biennial breast cancer screening
By Amerigo Allegretto
About two in every five women in their 40s do not undergo biennial breast cancer screening per USPSTF recommendations.
December 20, 2024
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Practices must comply with the Corporate Transparency Act
By Healthcare Administrative Partners
A new column from Healthcare Administrative Partners discusses the impact of the Corporate Transparency Act on medical practices.
December 20, 2024
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Kidneys appear to tolerate Lu-177 treatments
By Will Morton
Kidney-absorbed doses of lutetium-177 (Lu-177)-based treatments for prostate cancer and neuroendocrine tumors appear to be below toxicity thresholds.
December 19, 2024
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Higher Medicaid-to-Medicare reimbursement ratios boost imaging use
By Kate Madden Yee
Higher Medicaid-to-Medicare reimbursement ratios are linked to increased likelihood of Medicaid patients receiving CT, MR, ultrasound, and x-ray imaging.
December 19, 2024
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AI algorithm 'harmonizes' brain MRI data from different scanners
By Kate Madden Yee
A novel machine-learning algorithm used with MRI can harmonize brain volumetric data of patients undergoing Alzheimer's disease assessment gathered from different scanners.
December 18, 2024
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Recommendations address AI bias, data transparency
By Amerigo Allegretto
New recommendations seek to make medical AI safe and effective for everyone by tackling the issues of bias and transparency.
December 18, 2024
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AdvaMed applauds House Task Force on AI report
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
AdvaMed commended the end-of-year report submitted to the U.S. Congress on December 17 by the House Task Force on AI.
December 18, 2024
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African American men respond more favorably to Ra-223 therapy
By Will Morton
African American men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer may respond more favorably than white men to treatment with radium-223.
December 17, 2024
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What radiology trainees should know heading into 2025
By Liz Carey
Radiologists discuss specialty and job market: 10 takeaways.
December 17, 2024
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Solis acquires San Antonio, TX imaging centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Solis Mammography has acquired Avestēe Women's Imaging Centers in San Antonio, TX.
December 16, 2024
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