AuntMinnie | Asymptomatic adults with a low Framingham risk score (FRS) and nonsignificant coronary artery disease still face a higher risk of death and adverse events if mild coronary artery plaque is present at coronary CT angiography (CCTA), according to a study from Cedars-Sinai Medical...
AuntMinnie | Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) provides good local control and overall survival in patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a report from Japan. The authors consider SBRT a good alternative to surgery for these patients. The lead author, Dr....
imagingBiz | It’s a good thing patients in MRI scanners are lying down, it turns out. The authors of a study published online Thursday, in Current Biology, have sorted out the root of reported dizziness and vertigo reported by patients undergoing magnetic resonance imaging. MRI systems affect...
AuntMinnie | Breast cancer MRI screening among high-risk, underserved women can significantly decrease diagnostic costs and increase patient compliance with follow-up appointments compared with general-risk mammography screenings, according to a study presented September 20 at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Conference on the...
DiagnosticImaging | The use of production control techniques including statistical analysis, queuing theory, and statistical process control yielded big MRI efficiency gains at a 1,200-bed German hospital, say the authors of a new study in the September issue of the Journal of the American College...