Radiology (all articles)
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
Post severe COVID-19, CT reveals potentially lifetime lung damage in one-thirds of patients
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:19h | UTCOriginal Study: Six-Month Follow-up Chest CT findings after Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia – Radiology
COVID-19 vaccine-linked adenopathies could mimic breast malignancies
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:17h | UTCCOVID-19 Vaccine-Linked Adenopathies Could Mimic Breast Malignancies – Diagnostic Imaging
Original Study: Unilateral axillary Adenopathy in the setting of COVID-19 vaccine – Clinical Imaging
Commentaries on Twitter
Important for radiologists to consider vaccine induced hyperplastic adenopathy in unilateral axillary adenopathy seen on #breastimaging post #COVID19Vaccine #COVID19
Read here https://t.co/7IizHgIzU0@NishiMehtaMD @KatiaDodelzon @KemiMDRad @WCMRadiology @BreastImaging
— Clinical Imaging (@CI_Journal) January 19, 2021
The COVID-19 vaccine may cause swollen lymph nodes that could be mistaken for breast malignancies. However, it's important not to postpone your vaccine or breast cancer screenings, researchers from @WCMRadiology and @WCMBreastCenter say. https://t.co/jLuVbA2rXL
— Weill Cornell Medicine (@WeillCornell) January 22, 2021
Association of dilated perivascular spaces with cognitive decline and incident dementia
1 Feb, 2021 | 01:38h | UTCThe Association of Dilated Perivascular Spaces with Cognitive Decline and Incident Dementia – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Large, Fluid-Filled Spaces Seen on Brain MRI Could Indicate Future Dementia – Diagnostic Imaging AND Perivascular Space Pathology Linked to Dementia in Seniors – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
.@GreenJournal: Severe perivascular space pathology in both centrum semiovale and basal ganglia was correlated with a greater risk of #dementia and #cognitive decline, regardless of other small vessel disease markers. #neurology @UNSW https://t.co/pHUhNBGpYw pic.twitter.com/dfaVvrTObx
— Neurology Today (@NeurologyToday) January 28, 2021
Consensus statement recommends individualizing surveillance mammography for older patients after treatment for early-stage breast cancer
1 Feb, 2021 | 01:33h | UTCCommentaries: First Mammography Guidelines Released for Older Breast Cancer Survivors – Diagnostic Imaging AND New Surveillance Mammography Screening Guidelines Issued for Breast Cancer Survivors Aged 75 and Older – The ASCO Post
Reporting incidental coronary, aortic valve and cardiac calcification on non-gated thoracic computed tomography, a consensus statement from the BSCI/BSCCT and BSTI
25 Jan, 2021 | 01:02h | UTC
Cohort study: Tomographic radiation in patients who underwent appendectomy linked to increased risk of hematologic malignant neoplasms
22 Jan, 2021 | 08:25h | UTCRisk of Hematologic Malignant Neoplasms From Abdominopelvic Computed Tomographic Radiation in Patients Who Underwent Appendectomy – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Optimizing the Gold Standard—Low-Dose Computed Tomography Modalities as a Part of Clinical Practice in Acute Appendicitis Imaging – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Risk of Hematologic Malignant Neoplasms From Abdominopelvic CT Radiation
Case series: Portable Magnetic Resonance Imaging for ICU Patients
21 Jan, 2021 | 00:54h | UTCPortable Magnetic Resonance Imaging for ICU Patients – Critical Explorations
[Abstract Only] Meta-analysis: Ablation of aldosterone producing adenoma is associated with a reduced operative duration, decreased intraoperative blood loss, and faster postoperative recovery compared to laparoscopic adrenalectomy
21 Jan, 2021 | 00:50h | UTCAblation versus laparoscopic adrenalectomy for the treatment of aldosterone‑producing adenoma: a meta-analysis – Abdominal Radiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Randomized trial: Endovascular treatment alone noninferior to intravenous alteplase plus endovascular treatment on functional independence in patients with acute ischemic stroke
20 Jan, 2021 | 01:35h | UTCEffect of Endovascular Treatment Alone vs Intravenous Alteplase Plus Endovascular Treatment on Functional Independence in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: The DEVT Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related study: Effect of Mechanical Thrombectomy Without vs With Intravenous Thrombolysis on Functional Outcome Among Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: The SKIP Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Intravenous Thrombolysis Before Endovascular Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Video: Thrombolysis Before Thrombectomy for Stroke
Role of imaging in visceral vascular emergencies
20 Jan, 2021 | 01:14h | UTCRole of imaging in visceral vascular emergencies – Insights into Imaging
Contradicting early research, 2 new MRI studies show lower degrees of myocarditis in athletes recovered from COVID-19
17 Jan, 2021 | 22:14h | UTCStudy 1: Evaluation for Myocarditis in Competitive Student Athletes Recovering From Coronavirus Disease 2019 With Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging – JAMA Cardiology AND Commentaries: Screening Athletes for Myocarditis With Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging After COVID-19 Infection—Lessons From an English Philosopher – JAMA Cardiology AND Low Prevalence of Myocarditis in Athletes Recovered from COVID-19 – docwire News
Study 2: Cardiac MRI Shows Lower Degrees of Myocarditis in Athletes Recovered From COVID-19 – Circulation AND Commentaries: Cardiac MRI shows lower degrees of myocarditis in athletes recovered from COVID-19 – Vanderbilt University Medical Center AND Heart damage less common among athletes who recover from COVID-19 than previously believed, cardiologists find – Cardiovascular Business
Position paper: Chest CT diagnosis and clinical management of drug-related pneumonitis in patients receiving molecular targeting agents and immune checkpoint inhibitors
17 Jan, 2021 | 22:07h | UTC
Imaging of Pulmonary Hypertension in Adults: A Position Paper from the Fleischner Society
14 Jan, 2021 | 01:51h | UTC
ACR Consensus Statement: Use of intravenous gadolinium-based contrast media in patients with kidney disease
14 Jan, 2021 | 01:52h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
The potential harms of delaying or withholding group II GBCM for an MRI likely outweigh the risks of NSF in patients with acute kidney injury or moderate-to-severe loss of kidney function. This study in @radiology_rsna explains why. https://t.co/yZV38mpuLN #AbdRad pic.twitter.com/i46pK2FyB7
— RSNA (@RSNA) December 11, 2020
Neuroimaging manifestations in children with SARS-CoV-2 infection: a multinational, multicenter collaborative study
18 Dec, 2020 | 09:50h | UTCCommentary: Study highlights neurological impact of COVID-19 on children – University of Manchester
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
New #COVID19 Research: An international call for cases identified 38 children with neurological disease related to #SARSCoV2 infection
Recurring patterns of disease were identified, with #neuroimaging abnormalities ranging from mild to severehttps://t.co/a3bjPlOY0z pic.twitter.com/W0lxLP4aAh
— The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health (@LancetChildAdol) December 16, 2020
COVID-19 mimics on chest CT: a pictorial review and radiologic guide
17 Dec, 2020 | 08:37h | UTC