Radiology (all articles)
Systematic Review: Thoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID‐19
18 Mar, 2021 | 09:05h | UTCThoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID‐19 – Cochrane Library
Imaging review of peripheral nerve injuries in patients with COVID-19
17 Mar, 2021 | 02:48h | UTCImaging Review of Peripheral Nerve Injuries in Patients with COVID-19 – Radiology
Perspective | New lung cancer screening guideline comes with many caveats
14 Mar, 2021 | 20:23h | UTCNew lung cancer screening guideline comes with many caveats – Lown Institute
Original Guideline: USPSTF Statement: begin screening for lung cancer at age 50 years instead of 55 years for patients at risk (article and commentaries)
USPSTF Statement: begin screening for lung cancer at age 50 years instead of 55 years for patients at risk
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:28h | UTCRecommendation Statement: Screening for Lung Cancer – US Preventive Services Task Force
Editorials: Broadened Eligibility for Lung Cancer Screening: Challenges and Uncertainty for Implementation and Equity – JAMA AND Expanded Access to Lung Cancer Screening—Implementing Wisely to Optimize Health – JAMA Network Open AND New USPSTF Guidelines for Lung Cancer Screening: Better but Not Enough – JAMA Surgery AND The 2021 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation on Lung Cancer Screening: The More Things Stay the Same… – JAMA Oncology
Guideline: To buy or not to buy—evaluating commercial AI solutions in radiology
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:15h | UTCCommentary: Top 10 questions to ask when buying radiology AI software – AuntMinnie
Restricting daily chest radiography in the ICU: Implementing evidence-based medicine to decrease utilization
9 Mar, 2021 | 02:25h | UTCCommentary: Curbing daily use of chest x-ray in ICU cuts major costs – AuntMinnie (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
"Changing ordering practices in the adult ICUs to align with established evidence-based guidelines resulted in a 37% decrease in the utilization of portable chest radiography." https://t.co/waUQNdAM2i @JACRJournal pic.twitter.com/eKGDwgWCM8
— Rich Duszak, MD (@RichDuszak) July 9, 2020
Position statement: Imaging in scrotal trauma
9 Mar, 2021 | 02:06h | UTC
Covid-19: Schedule breast screening before vaccine or 4 to 6 weeks after to avoid false positives, says guidance
5 Mar, 2021 | 08:35h | UTCRecommendations: Pharmacovigilance Evidence Review: The effect of COVID-19 vaccines on breast screening – Drug Safety Research Unit
Related: 2 Case Series and Guidance | Lymphadenopathy in COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients
6 Steps to Better Imaging for Transgender Patients
3 Mar, 2021 | 08:39h | UTCSummary: 6 Steps to Better Imaging for Transgender Patients – Diagnostic Imaging
Original article: Imaging Health and Radiology Care of Transgender Patients: A Call to Build Evidence-Based Best Practices – Journal of the American College of Cardiology ($)
Commentary on Twitter
71% of transgender patients report having a negative imaging encounter. Researchers led by @UVMHealth offer 6 tips in @JACRJournal for improving imaging for this patient group. https://t.co/Ixha7tXF3v
— Diagnostic Imaging (@Dx_imaging) March 2, 2021
Role of advanced imaging in COVID-19 cardiovascular complications
3 Mar, 2021 | 08:45h | UTCRole of advanced imaging in COVID-19 cardiovascular complications – Insights into Imaging
2 Case Series and Guidance| Lymphadenopathy in COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients
28 Feb, 2021 | 21:42h | UTCCase series: Lymphadenopathy in COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients: Diagnostic Dilemma in Oncology Patients – Radiology
Related case series in women without cancer: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Vaccination Associated Axillary Adenopathy: Imaging Findings and Follow-Up Recommendations in 23 Women – American Journal of Roentgenology
Related guidance 1: Multidisciplinary Recommendations Regarding Post-Vaccine Adenopathy and Radiologic Imaging: Radiology Scientific Expert Panel – Radiology
Related guidance 2: Mitigating the Impact of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Vaccinations on Patients Undergoing Breast Imaging Examinations: A Pragmatic Approach – American Journal of Roentgenology AND Commentary: What to do when a mammogram shows swollen lymph nodes in women just vaccinated for COVID – Massachusetts General Hospital
Commentary: COVID-19 vaccine affects imaging results, researchers warn – AuntMinnie (free registration required)
Editorial: Five principles for the intelligent use of AI in medical imaging
26 Feb, 2021 | 08:29h | UTCFive principles for the intelligent use of AI in medical imaging – Intensive Care Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
5 key principles that should be remembered for smart use of #ArtificialIntelligence as adoption of #MachineLearning systems becomes more widespread in medical imaging:
➡️knowledge base
➡️metrics
➡️bias
➡️model fragility
➡️error-prone behavior#DataScience https://t.co/h1iFAyCq35 pic.twitter.com/OvNVtwfl94— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) January 17, 2021
Deep learning algorithm detects universal trauma on pelvic radiographs
24 Feb, 2021 | 02:03h | UTCCommentary: AI algorithm accurately detects trauma on pelvic radiographs – AuntMinnie
Commentary on Twitter
#artificialintelligence #radiology #orthopaedics
Researchers from Taiwan and US have now developed
an AI model which can detect pelvic and femur injuries on pelvic XRays on a comparable performance with radiologists and orthopaedic surgeons: https://t.co/Ce2WUAuOvq— Sandeep Reddy (@docsunny100) February 22, 2021
Musculoskeletal involvement of COVID-19: review of imaging
24 Feb, 2021 | 02:43h | UTCMusculoskeletal involvement of COVID-19: review of imaging – Skeletal Radiology
Commentaries: Radiological images confirm ‘COVID-19 can cause the body to attack itself’ – Northwestern University AND Imaging highlights COVID-19’s MSK manifestations – AuntMinnie
Multi-parametric CT offers earlier detection for common liver disease
21 Feb, 2021 | 21:37h | UTCMulti-Parametric CT Offers Earlier Detection for Common Liver Disease – Clinical Imaging
Original study: Utility of Multiparametric CT for Identification of High-Risk NAFLD – American Journal of Roentgenology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Impact of patient-reported symptom information on lumbar spine MRI Interpretation
21 Feb, 2021 | 21:36h | UTCCommentaries: Talking to Patients About Pain Can Improve Lumbar Spine MRI Interpretation – Diagnostic Imaging AND Impact of patient-reported symptom information on lumbar spine MRI Interpretation – American Roentgen Ray Society
Commentary on Twitter
In lumbar spine MRI, presumptive pain generators diagnosed using symptom information from electronic questionnaires showed almost perfect agreement with pain generators diagnosed using symptom information from direct patient interviews.https://t.co/jDzPUrWcrw pic.twitter.com/Q8QmKlsnd1
— AJR (@AJR_Radiology) January 21, 2021
Preliminary study suggests there may be a role for prostate cancer screening with magnetic resonance imaging
16 Feb, 2021 | 01:50h | UTCCommentaries: Short MRI Protocol Could Be Alternative for Prostate Cancer Follow-Up – Diagnostic Imaging AND Short MRI exam shows promise for prostate cancer screening follow-up – AuntMinnie (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
A handy infographic of our recently published research
Full paper is open access and free for all 🔬📜🙌
👉https://t.co/xDlz1A4kjR@eldredevans @JAMAOnc @EmilyD_stats @SageOfLondon1 @Connor_Urol @ImperialSandC @LondonProstate1 @Francy_lif @ProfPadhani @HemmySokhi pic.twitter.com/cEwSCv4NXy— Imperial Prostate (@IP_London) February 14, 2021
CT angiography and MRI of hand vascular lesions: technical considerations and spectrum of imaging findings
15 Feb, 2021 | 00:38h | UTC
6 Red Flags: Avoid becoming invisible in the dark reading room
15 Feb, 2021 | 00:40h | UTC6 Red Flags: Avoid Becoming Invisible in the Dark Reading Room – Diagnostic Imaging
Cost-effective analysis suggests incorporating baseline breast density at 40 years to determine the frequency of screening in women at average risk for breast cancer
10 Feb, 2021 | 01:37h | UTCIncorporating Baseline Breast Density When Screening Women at Average Risk for Breast Cancer: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Screening based on breast density at age 40 may reduce breast cancer mortality – ACP Internist AND Screening strategy based on baseline breast density at age 40 may be effective for reducing breast cancer mortality – American College of Physicians AND For Mammography: Baseline at 40 Makes Sense – Diagnostic Imaging
Commentary on Twitter
New research led by @TinaShihHSR of @MDAndersonNews found screening strategy based on baseline breast density at age 40 may be effective and cost-effective for reducing #breastcancer mortality https://t.co/9f0P7CSCmD. pic.twitter.com/PemE8XVSqr
— Annals of Int Med (@AnnalsofIM) February 9, 2021
PET imaging reveals which breast cancer patients won’t respond to hormone therapy
10 Feb, 2021 | 01:09h | UTC
Intraoperative imaging technology to maximize extent of resection for glioma: a network meta‐analysis
8 Feb, 2021 | 20:11h | UTC
RCT: MRI-targeted biopsy safely reduces the need for biopsy in more than one-third of men at risk for prostate cancer
5 Feb, 2021 | 01:27h | UTCCommentary: Clinical trial: Using MRI for prostate cancer diagnosis equals or beats current standard – Ontario Institute for Cancer Research AND Another Win for MRI and Targeted Prostate Biopsy – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related: MRI-Targeted, Systematic, and Combined Biopsy for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis – New England Journal of Medicine (study and commentaries) Negative Predictive Value of Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer in the Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System Era: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – European Urology AND Meta-Analysis: MRI plus Targeted Biopsy vs. Systematic Biopsy Alone for the Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer (studies and commentaries)
Small study shows feasibility of MRI-guided focused ultrasound ablation for localized intermediate-risk prostate cancer
3 Feb, 2021 | 01:09h | UTCCommentary: Study: MRI-guided ultrasound treats prostate cancer with few side effects – UPI
fMRI identifies smell and taste malfunction in COVID-19 patients
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:16h | UTCfMRI Identifies Smell and Taste Malfunction in COVID-19 Patients – Clinical Imaging
Commentary on Twitter
Absent BOLD fMRI Activation of Orbitofrontal Cortex in a Patient With Persistent Cacosmia and Cacogeusia After COVID-19 https://t.co/bAa7sf6wNR
— Nat Rev Neurology (@NatRevNeurol) January 25, 2021