Rabia Mughal

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Breast cancer risk profiles differ in developing nations

Breast cancer incidence is rising all over the world, especially in developing countries, where its epidemiological features differ from those in Western countries, according to a study in the European Journal of Cancer that used North African countries as an example.

June 30, 2014

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Breast cancer management in Turkey meets global standards

A Turkish study on the diagnosis and management of breast cancer with bone metastasis found that while the country largely complies with international guidelines, physicians need to increase their awareness and knowledge of the current guidelines.

June 22, 2014

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Saudi health minister replaced as MERS cases rise sharply

Saudi Arabia has dismissed its minister of health as the government on April 23 confirmed 11 new cases of the potentially deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) across three Saudi cities.

April 24, 2014

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Contrast-enhanced mammo effective in detecting breast lesions

While contrast-enhanced spectral mammography is a relatively new technique, two Egyptian studies show the advantage of using the technology for detecting breast lesions, and compare it favorably with more established imaging modalities.

April 24, 2014

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Economic pressures take toll on Iranian radiology

Radiologists in Iran have suffered through a series of economic body blows over the past three years, ranging from economic sanctions to currency collapse and misguided government policies. While the worst appears to be over, economic pressures continue to have a dramatic effect on Iranian radiologists.

April 12, 2014

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Cardiac MRI useful in selecting patients for liver transplants

Cardiac MRI is an accurate technique for evaluating changes in the myocardium of patients with end-stage liver disease, particularly those who have been infected with hepatitis C, according to a new Egyptian study presented at ECR 2014.

March 27, 2014

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CT perfusion useful for evaluating small esophageal tumors

CT perfusion can be used to evaluate esophageal cancers with small tumor diameters that are not amenable to assessment with PET/CT, according to a new study by Turkish researchers presented at ECR 2014 earlier this month.

March 18, 2014

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Nuclear medicine patient survey finds mixed results

Researchers from Egypt studied patient satisfaction at a nuclear medicine department and found that while the patients were satisfied with the department's infrastructure, they didn't like wait times and how they were informed of their procedures. Changes have already been made in response to the survey.

March 11, 2014

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Study finds same MERS virus in humans and camels

The coronavirus responsible for Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) in humans is prevalent in camels throughout Saudi Arabia and has been around for at least 20 years, according to a study published online February 25 in mBio.

February 25, 2014

Medical imaging plays role in diagnosis and follow-up of MERS

Patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) have a unique presentation that clinicians are learning to recognize -- and medical imaging plays a role in both diagnosing and following up cases, according to researchers from Saudi Arabia in a new paper in Annals of Internal Medicine.

February 2, 2014

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LLMs decrease in accuracy over time on radiology exams

Large language models (LLMs) demonstrate high accuracy on radiology exams, yet decrease in accuracy over time.

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Functional MRI illuminates what motivates e-cigarette use

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Student-led initiative working to close gender gap in radiology

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CT-defined CAC predicts cardiovascular events in lung cancer patients

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Medicare finalizes 2025 Fee Schedule cut

LLMs decrease in accuracy over time on radiology exams

Large language models (LLMs) demonstrate high accuracy on radiology exams, yet decrease in accuracy over time.

November 21, 2024

Functional MRI illuminates what motivates e-cigarette use

By Kate Madden Yee

Functional MRI shows that e-cigarette users perceive the product as equally rewarding as money -- a finding that highlights the addictive potential of vaping.

November 21, 2024

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Student-led initiative working to close gender gap in radiology

By Amerigo Allegretto

A student-led initiative called Women in Radiology Education (WIRED) is working to close the gender gap in radiology.

November 20, 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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Medicare finalizes 2025 Fee Schedule cut

By Sandy Coffta

In a new column, Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners assesses how the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule will impact radiology.

November 20, 2024

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Share of nonphysician practitioners' imaging interpretation doubles

By Kate Madden Yee

Nonphysician practitioners' share of imaging interpretation in office-based medical practices has more than doubled over the past decade.

November 20, 2024

Nomogram model predicts malignancy risk in ovarian masses

By Amerigo Allegretto

A nomogram model based on O-RADS ultrasound findings and clinical and lab indicators can predict malignancy risk in adnexal cystic-solid masses.

November 19, 2024

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PET links chronic stress to aggressive endometrial cancer

Brain activity related to chronic stress may be associated with the aggressiveness of tumors in women with endometrial cancer.

November 19, 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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Radiologists prefer local AI advice over global

Radiologists and other physicians tend to trust AI more when the algorithms provide local rather than global explanations of findings on chest x-rays.

November 19, 2024

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FAPI-PET/CT superior to FDG-PET/CT in assessing liver cancer

A recent study suggests that PET/CT imaging with a FAPI radiotracer is superior to F-18 FDG-PET/CT for assessing patients with liver cancer.

November 18, 2024

Two cases of pathologically confirmed intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas in 68-year-old male patients. In both cases (A-H, case 1; I-P, case 2), CT scans (B, F, case 1; J, N, case 2) revealed intrahepatic bile duct dilation and suspected nodular lesions. While F-18 FDG PET/CT (A, C, D, case 1; I, K, L, case 2) failed to demonstrate abnormal tracer uptake (SUVmax 3.5, TBR 1.3 in Case 1; SUVmax 2.6, TBR 1.2 in Case 2), F-18 FAPI-04 PET/CT (E, G, H, case 1; M, O, P, case 2 ) showed positive uptake in the nodular lesions (SUVmax 9.7, TBR 3.5 in Case 1; SUVmax 9.6, TBR 3.3 in Case 2). Image available for republishing under Creative Commons license (CC BY 4.0 DEED, Attribution 4.0 International) and courtesy of BMC Cancer.

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