Search Tag: CT scans
2024 01 Oct
The inner ear's intricate three-dimensional anatomy presents substantial challenges for diagnosis and surgical planning, requiring precise imaging to navigate its complex structures. Traditional manual segmentation of inner ear structures from computed tomography (CT) scans is time-consuming and can introduce variability due to human error. With...Read more
2024 16 Sep
Lung cancer remains a significant cause of mortality, and early detection is essential to improving patient outcomes. The advent of lung cancer screening trials like the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) and the Danish Lung Cancer Screening Trial (DLCST) has highlighted the potential of low-dose computed tomography (CT) scans in detecting lung...Read more
2024 16 May
The widespread use of modern imaging has led to increased detection of small renal masses (SRMs), but earlier interventions have not reduced renal cancer-specific mortality rates, as many of these lesions are benign or indolent. Revised guidelines suggest using a size cutoff of 3 cm for T1a stage renal cell carcinoma, highlighting the importance...Read more
2024 02 Mar
Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) accompanied by its multiple postprocessing capabilities (maximum intensity projection, multiplanar reconstruction, and volume-rendering technique) provides an alternative non-invasive imaging modality. Radiomics is a rapidly evolving field of research concerned with the extraction of quantitative metrics—the...Read more
2023 08 Nov
The 2023 Alexander R. Margulis Award for the best original scientific article published in Radiology has been awarded to researchers of the article “Pancreatic Cancer Detection on CT Scans with Deep Learning: A Nationwide Population-based Study”. The team created an AI tool and trained it by analysing hundreds of contrast-enhanced CT studies...Read more
2021 01 Feb
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital's Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Program (AIM) Program and the Massachusetts General Hospital's Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center (CIRC) have developed a deep learning system that automatically measures coronary artery calcium from CT scans. The system can help physicans and patients make better...Read more
2020 18 May
A study was conducted in China to evaluate the CT scan features of patients with COVID 19 pneumonia. The study looked at the CT scan imaging features in 100 COVID-19 pneumonia patients (mean age 52.3 years) without acute respiratory distress syndrome. A total of 272 CT scans were read and evaluated based on the different stages of the disease. The...Read more
2020 04 Feb
Radiologists are expected to be among the first healthcare professionals to be involved in the diagnosis of 2019-nCoV through chest CT. Early disease recognition is critical not only for prompt treatment, but also for patient isolation and effective public health containment and response. To provide radiologists with more information...Read more
2019 07 May
The shift to structured radiology reports has increased report clarity for referring providers and is supported by most radiologists. As the movement for increased transparency in healthcare continues, more and more patients are accessing their imaging reports via patient portals. When radiologists address the clinical question that was posed,...Read more
2017 05 May
New research presented at the European Lung Cancer Conference suggests that men need more frequent lung cancer screening as compared to women. See Also : The Imaging of Small Pulmonary Nodules The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends annual screening for lung cancer with low dose CT scan in adults aged 55 to 80 years and who have a...Read more
2016 31 Oct
A study published in the journal Oncotarget raises concerns that high levels of radiation may increase one’s chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Increasing numbers of people of all ages are exposed to ionising radiation from a variety of sources, e.g. airline travel, nuclear technologies, medical diagnostics and therapeutic radiology....Read more