Heather Hokenson

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3D imaging helps diagnose 1.7-million-year-old cancer
Cancer is often thought to be a product of modern times and lifestyles, but researchers have discovered what they believe is the earliest case of malignancy -- in a fossil from an early human ancestor who lived about 1.7 million years ago. The key to diagnosing this ancient cancer was advanced 3D imaging technology.
August 7, 2016
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CT of mastodon helps rewrite North American prehistory
Anthropologists and archaeologists have discovered new evidence regarding the first humans and hunters in prehistoric North America, thanks to CT scans of the remains of a mastodon. The first-known hunters on the continent can now be dated back nearly 14,000 years, according to a recent study in the journal Science.
November 7, 2011
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Crack lung: The acute syndrome hits headlines again
The hospitalization of British pop chanteuse Amy Winehouse in June made headlines around the world. While few radiologists are ever likely to see images of the singer's lungs, the condition known as "crack lung" has a distinct presentation on chest CT and radiography images.
July 2, 2008
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CT digs into dinosaur's cranial anatomy, feeding habits
Scientists have used CT and advanced visualization tools to reconstruct the cranial anatomy of a dinosaur that lived more than 110 million years ago. The team's unusual findings cast new light on the dinosaur's feeding function and habits, and led to a featured magazine spread in the December 2007 "Bizarre Dinosaurs" issue of National Geographic.
December 18, 2007
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Cold case closed: CT solves iceman's cause of death
You could say it's the oldest open "cold case" to date -- the death of the famous Alpine glacier iceman. Since he was discovered in 1991, his 5,300-year-old mummified remains have been subjected to numerous scientific tests, and theories have abounded as to how he died. Recently, however, a team of Italian and Swiss researchers determined the iceman's exact cause of death using multidetector-row CT (MDCT).
July 3, 2007
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Imaging reveals truth about Barnum mummy
What's Halloween without a good mummy story? AuntMinnie.com aims to thrill and entertain with a new mummy mystery -- unraveled with the help of medical imaging technology. While not hair-raisingly scary, this story shines the spotlight on the authenticity of a mummy that was once part of the menagerie of exhibits by 19th century American showman and entertainer P. T. Barnum.
October 30, 2006
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CT helps unwrap mummy mystery
Medical imaging is shedding some light on a 3,300-year-old Egyptian mystery. For the first time, the mummy of King Tut has undergone a CT scan. And based on the results, researchers now believe the young pharaoh may have died from a broken leg that became infected.
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Podcast: What's next for chest radiographs?
In this episode of Keeping up with the Radiologists, co-hosts Saurabh (Harry) Jha, MD, and Mitchell Schnall, MD, assess the future of the chest radiograph.
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Could cranial ultrasound sub for brain MRI in imaging infants?
Lateral conventional attenuation (a, b, e, f) and co-registered dark-field (c, d, g, h) images of two spine specimens. Vertical (a, c, e, g) and horizontal (b, d, f, h) scans of the spine specimen of a 77-year-old female with osteoporosis (bone mineral density = 65.75 mg/dL) (a–d) and a non-osteoporotic spine specimen (e–h) of a 61-year-old female (bone mineral density = 169.38 mg/dL).
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Podcast: What's next for chest radiographs?
By Liz Carey
In this episode of Keeping up with the Radiologists, co-hosts Saurabh (Harry) Jha, MD, and Mitchell Schnall, MD, assess the future of the chest radiograph.
November 7, 2024
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Thermal ablation effective long term in patients with thyroid cancer
By Will Morton
Outcomes over 10 years suggest that image-guided thermal ablation is a safe and effective option for patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma.
November 7, 2024
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Could cranial ultrasound sub for brain MRI in imaging infants?
By Amerigo Allegretto
Cranial ultrasound could have utility for imaging infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
November 6, 2024
Baby Bottle
Dark-field x-ray detects bone changes related to osteoporosis
By Will Morton
Dark-field x-ray imaging can provide insights into bone microstructure and potentially could have a role in assessing osteoporosis.
November 5, 2024
Lateral conventional attenuation (a, b, e, f) and co-registered dark-field (c, d, g, h) images of two spine specimens. Vertical (a, c, e, g) and horizontal (b, d, f, h) scans of the spine specimen of a 77-year-old female with osteoporosis (bone mineral density = 65.75 mg/dL) (a–d) and a non-osteoporotic spine specimen (e–h) of a 61-year-old female (bone mineral density = 169.38 mg/dL).
Radiology responds to devastating floods in Spain
By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
Members of Valencia's radiological community are reeling from the worst flooding experienced by the region for generations.
November 6, 2024
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Tributes pour in for CT pioneer Willi Kalender
By Philip Ward
The medical imaging community has paid tribute to Willi Kalender, PhD, the renowned medical physicist.
November 6, 2024
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Ultrasound nonmass breast lesion features may signal malignancy
By Amerigo Allegretto
Some nonmass breast lesion characteristics on ultrasound exams can be considered suspicious for malignancy at screening ultrasound.
November 5, 2024
Images depict a 43-year-old woman with a malignant non-mass lesion that was diagnosed as microinvasive ductal carcinoma. (A) Transverse and (B) longitudinal ultrasound images show a hypoechoic non-mass lesion (solid arrows) with segmental distribution in the left breast. The lesion has associated calcifications (dashed arrows in A). (C) Longitudinal color Doppler ultrasound image shows high vascularity. (D) Magnified image in the mediolateral oblique view from screening mammography shows grouped calcifications (arrows), which are considered a mammographic correlate of the ultrasound-detected non-mass lesion (A radiopaque marker attached to the skin is visible in the image because the mammographic exam was performed after screening breast ultrasound). Ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy and pathologic examination revealed ductal carcinoma in situ, but the lesion was upgraded to microinvasive ductal carcinoma at subsequent surgery (2.5-cm ductal carcinoma in situ, histologic grade II, estrogen receptor-positive, progesterone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2-negative).
Ventricular remodeling on cardiac MRI predicts cardiovascular outcomes
By Kate Madden Yee
The presence of left ventricular changes revealed on cardiac MRI can help predict 10-year negative cardiovascular outcomes, researchers have reported.
November 5, 2024
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Imaging societies' reactions mixed on finalized MPFS, HOPPS rule
By Amerigo Allegretto
Radiological societies have mixed thoughts after the CMS finalized its 2025 MPFS and the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System rules.
November 4, 2024
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Chest x-ray AI shines in ‘real-world’ setting
By Will Morton
A PACS-integrated AI tool correctly identified pneumothorax on inpatient chest x-rays, prioritized scans, and improved radiologist reporting times.
November 4, 2024
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Cloud-based imaging: The new catalyst for healthcare transformation
By Dhaval Shah
Dhaval Shah of CitiusTech discusses the benefits of cloud-based image management for radiology practices.
November 4, 2024
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SPECT/CT predicts treatment response in Pluvicto patients
By Will Morton
SPECT/CT scans taken just four hours after patients begin Lu-177 PSMA-617 treatment can help assess treatment responses.
November 1, 2024
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