Radiology (all articles)
Meta-analysis: Acute Kidney Injury After Computed Tomography
21 Aug, 2017 | 01:41h | UTCAcute Kidney Injury After Computed Tomography: A Meta-analysis – Annals of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: When kidneys are injured, CT contrast isn’t the culprit – Health Imaging (free)
Related article: Risk of Acute Kidney Injury After Intravenous Contrast Media Administration – Annals of Emergency Medicine (free)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Compared with noncontrast CT, contrast-enhanced CT was not significantly associated with either acute kidney injury, need for renal replacement therapy, or all-cause mortality.
New, Revised Guidance Documents Cover 35 Radiology Topics
16 Aug, 2017 | 14:28h | UTCUpdated: Practice Parameters and Technical Standards – American College of Radiology (free)
News release: New, Revised Guidance Documents Cover 35 Radiology Topics – American College of Radiology, via NewsWise (free)
The American College of Radiology developed 3 new guidance documents and revised 32 others to advance the science of radiology and improve the quality of service to patients
The 10-Year Prognostic Value of Zero and Minimal CAC
15 Aug, 2017 | 20:54h | UTCThe 10-Year Prognostic Value of Zero and Minimal CAC – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (no abstract – $ for full text)
Commentary: Calcium in Arteries Influences Heart Attack Risk – UT Southwestern Medical Center, via NewsWise (free) AND Study: Calcium in arteries influences heart attack risk – UPI (free)
“Half of the participants had no calcium deposits in their arteries or a zero coronary artery calcium, or CAC, score, and had less than a 3 percent chance of a cardiovascular event over a 10-year period despite having other risk factors for heart disease and stroke such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high bad cholesterol levels” (from UPI)
The Future of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging
15 Aug, 2017 | 15:46h | UTCReview: The Future of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging – European Heart Journal (free)
Source: Medscape
Gadolinium deposition in the brain: summary of evidence and recommendations
9 Aug, 2017 | 15:37h | UTCGadolinium deposition in the brain: summary of evidence and recommendations – The Lancet Neurology (free registration required)
Commentaries: Gadolinium deposition: practical guidelines in the face of uncertainty – The Lancet Neurology (free registration required) AND MRI Contrast Agents Accumulate in the Brain – Case Western Reserve University, via NewsWise (free)
Dual-Energy Computed Tomography: Physical Principles, Approaches to Scanning, Usage, and Implementation
5 Aug, 2017 | 17:51h | UTC
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Cryosurgery of Pancreatic Cancer
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:52h | UTC
Magnetic Resonance in Cardiac Amyloidosis
28 Jul, 2017 | 00:04h | UTCCommentary: Magnetic Resonance in Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
“This study adds to a rich body of literature supporting the use of CMR in patients with known or suspected amyloidosis” (from Latest in Cardiology)
First Neonatal MRI Device Cleared for Marketing
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:45h | UTCFirst Neonatal MRI Device Cleared for Marketing – Physician’s First Watch (free)
FDA News Release: FDA clears first neonatal magnetic resonance imaging device (free)
Amyloid PET for Mild Cognitive Impairment Diagnosis
25 Jul, 2017 | 00:14h | UTCAmyloid PET a ‘Game Changer’ for MCI Diagnosis – Medscape (free registration required)
Coverage from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2017
Augmenting diagnostic vision with artificial intelligence
23 Jul, 2017 | 16:37h | UTCPerspectives: Augmenting diagnostic vision with AI – The Lancet (free registration required)
Cardiovascular implantable electronic devices: a review of the dangers and difficulties in MR scanning and attempts to improve safety
23 Jul, 2017 | 16:22h | UTCSee article’s Algorithms and Protocols (free)
Commentary: Radiologists develop algorithm, contingency plan for MRI in pacemakers patients – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Elevated Brain Amyloid and Subsequent Cognitive Decline Among Cognitively Normal Persons
22 Jul, 2017 | 15:32h | UTCAssociation Between Elevated Brain Amyloid and Subsequent Cognitive Decline Among Cognitively Normal Persons – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Elevated Brain Amyloid Linked to Later Cognitive Decline – Medscape (free registration required) AND Amyloid Plaque and Cognitive Decline – Diagnostic Imaging (free) More Data Suggests Brain Amyloid Buildup Leads to Cognitive Decline – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Elevated amyloid proves a warning sign of cognitive decline to come – Health Imaging (free) AND Study reveals early indication of Alzheimer’s in adults with normal cognition – News Medical (free)
Breast cancer screening: Does tomosynthesis augment mammography?
21 Jul, 2017 | 18:06h | UTCReview: Breast cancer screening: Does tomosynthesis augment mammography? – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Ablative techniques for the treatment of benign and malignant breast tumours
21 Jul, 2017 | 18:01h | UTCReview: Ablative techniques for the treatment of benign and malignant breast tumours – Journal of Therapeutic Ultrasound (free)
Hysterosalpingography in The Assessment of Congenital Cervical Anomalies
18 Jul, 2017 | 22:46h | UTCReview: Hysterosalpingography in The Assessment of Congenital Cervical Anomalies – International Journal of Fertility & Sterility (free)
Deep Learning in Medical Imaging: General Overview
16 Jul, 2017 | 23:41h | UTCReview: Deep Learning in Medical Imaging: General Overview – Korean Journal of Radiology (free)
Dual-Energy CT: New Horizon in Medical Imaging
16 Jul, 2017 | 23:39h | UTCReview: Dual-Energy CT: New Horizon in Medical Imaging – Korean Journal of Radiology (free)
Multiparametric MRI in the Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer
16 Jul, 2017 | 23:40h | UTCReview: Multiparametric MRI in the Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer – Korean Journal of Radiology (free)
Detecting human coronary inflammation by imaging perivascular fat
13 Jul, 2017 | 20:47h | UTCDetecting human coronary inflammation by imaging perivascular fat – Science Translational Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Scan finds heart’s ticking time bombs – BBC News (free) AND New way of reading scans can predict heart attack risk, research finds – The Guardian (free)
Guidelines for the use of imaging in the management of myeloma
7 Jul, 2017 | 14:00h | UTCGuidelines for the use of imaging in the management of myeloma – British Journal of Haematology (free)
Imaging and Management of Incidental Renal Lesions
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:44h | UTCReview: Imaging and Management of Incidental Renal Lesions – BioMed Research International (free)
Basic radiological assessment of synovial diseases
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:30h | UTCReview: Basic radiological assessment of synovial diseases: a pictorial essay – European Journal of Rheumatology (free)
Functional neuroimaging and chorea
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:18h | UTCReview: Functional neuroimaging and chorea: a systematic review – Journal of Clinical Movement Disorders (free)
The Future of Radiology and Artificial Intelligence
4 Jul, 2017 | 21:16h | UTCViewpoint: The Future of Radiology and Artificial Intelligence – The Medical Futurist (free)
“Radiologists who use AI will replace those who don’t”.