Omitting Biopsy After Negative MRI Halves Diagnoses of Insignificant Prostate Cancer Strategy comes with associated "low risk" of delay in diagnosis of advanced or incurable cancers Sep 25, 2024
TESLA Trial: Does Timing Make or Break Thrombectomy for Large-Core Strokes? Trial results deemed "neutral" for endovascular therapy in contrast with other recent studies Sep 23, 2024
Reconsider When a Prophylactic ICD Is Needed in Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy Meta-analysis holds LGE higher than LVEF in identifying high-risk NIDCM Sep 20, 2024
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis May Reduce Development of Advanced Cancers Retrospective study suggests benefits over digital mammography Sep 17, 2024
False-Positive Mammograms May Discourage Subsequent Screenings Recommendations for short-interval follow-up or biopsy likely a factor Sep 02, 2024
Experts: Don't Say 'Heartbeat' to Describe Ultrasound Findings in Early Pregnancy Ob/gyns, radiologists, and emergency docs convened to unify first-trimester language Aug 29, 2024
COVID Vax Myocarditis Stays Mild With Good Prognosis Over a Year Later Evolution of postvaccine myocarditis tracked for 18 months in cohort study Aug 26, 2024
Adding MRI to DBT Screening in Women With Dense Breasts May Avert More Cancer Deaths But benefit in modeling study accompanied by more false-positive biopsy recommendations Aug 26, 2024
Researchers Challenge USPSTF's Lung Cancer Screening Criteria Alternate criteria based on years of smoking has higher sensitivity and specificity, study says Aug 20, 2024
EVT on Large Core Strokes: Sobering Results for the Oldest Old Successful reperfusion associated with good functional outcomes regardless of age Aug 12, 2024
AI Model as Effective as Radiologists in Detecting Prostate Cancer on MRI Combined findings from model and radiologists outperformed radiologists alone Aug 06, 2024
POCUS and Malpractice: Separating Fact From Fear The benefit to patients from point-of-care ultrasound should outweigh litigation concerns Aug 03, 2024
Is a $2,000 Whole-Body MRI Worth It? "You're going to end up finding a lot of incidental things," says one expert Jul 16, 2024
When Better Informed, More Women in Their 40s Want to Hold Off on Mammograms More than a third of women surveyed found information about overdiagnosis "surprising" Jul 15, 2024
Novel Image Analysis IDs Women for MRI After Negative Mammography AI tool quadruples cancer detection rates in early trial Jul 09, 2024
Vapers May Be Less Likely to Undergo Lung Cancer Screening "Former smokers who use e-cigarettes remain at increased risk of lung cancer," researchers say Jul 02, 2024
PSMA PET Beats MRI in Prostate Cancer Staging Study Findings support PSMA PET in the preoperative workflow of intermediate- and high-risk tumors Jul 02, 2024
Screening Mammography Performance Improved, Workload Decreased With AI Assistance How European data play out in U.S. mammography environment remains to be seen Jul 01, 2024
Study Supports More Inclusive Clinical Trials With Broader Eligibility Criteria No difference in adverse events, clinical benefit, OS for patients with or without waivers Jun 27, 2024
More Than 1 in 4 Seniors Have Asymptomatic Valve Disease Most cases were mild, and age was a predictor of disease Jun 27, 2024
Radiologist Who Drove Family Off Cliff Will Get Mental Health Treatment, Not a Trial "Not everyone who commits a crime is a criminal," Dharmesh Patel's attorney argued Jun 27, 2024
Court: Some Employers Can Exclude PrEP, Cancer Screenings From Insurance Coverage Not all preventive care recommended by the USPSTF is threatened by the narrow ruling, however Jun 24, 2024
Late-Window Tenecteplase for Stroke Works When Thrombectomy's Out of the Question TRACE-III trial finds benefit for lytic given up to 24 hours after stroke onset Jun 14, 2024
AI System Beats Radiologists in Detecting Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer AI detected 6.8% more clinically significant cancers, 20% fewer indolent cancers Jun 13, 2024
Lung Cancer Screening Rates Remain Low in the U.S., Especially in the South But one study showed that patient navigation added to usual care may increase uptake Jun 10, 2024
Chest Pain in the ED: More Referrals for Cardiac Tests Not Tied to Better Outcomes No significant decrease in MACE for intermediate and high referral groups vs low referral group May 23, 2024
Not All Nephrologists Measure Kidney Size in 'Adult' Polycystic Kidney Disease Of those who do, 88% reported using the gold-standard imaging biomarker in determining prognosis May 17, 2024
Stacking Invasive Tests for Chronic Coronary Syndrome: Good Results, Less Hassle AID strategy boosted diagnostic yield upfront May 14, 2024
Will AI Replace Radiologists, or Just Make Them Better Than Ever? Opinions differ on how much physicians should be embracing the technology May 14, 2024
Imaging-Only Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis Is Feasible Color Doppler ultrasound proves mettle as standalone method May 06, 2024
Progressing Interstitial Lung Abnormalities Linked to Respiratory Distress Association observed in ex- and current smokers without interstitial lung disease diagnosis Apr 30, 2024
USPSTF Finalizes New Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations Biennial screening should begin at age 40, Task Force says Apr 30, 2024
FDA Greenlights Imaging Agent to Detect Residual Cancer After Lumpectomy Pegulicianine used with an approved imaging system achieved overall diagnostic accuracy of 84% Apr 18, 2024
Why Aren't Some Women Getting Screening Mammograms? Social Factors May Be to Blame Cost concerns, lack of transportation, and social isolation may all contribute, CDC study finds Apr 09, 2024
Impella Pump Improves Survival in STEMI-Related Cardiogenic Shock First trial in a quarter-century to show mortality benefit in this desperately ill group Apr 09, 2024
Early Win for Preemptive Stents on Vulnerable Coronary Plaque Clinical benefit observed years after preventive PCI on non-flow-limiting plaque in PREVENT trial Apr 08, 2024
PSA and Biomarker Testing Plus MRI Appears to Improve Prostate Cancer Screening Early results suggest approach reduces overdiagnosis while better detecting high-grade cancer Apr 06, 2024
Forget 'Pack-Years' for Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility, Study Suggests Switching to just a 20-year duration of smoking could catch more cancers, eliminate disparities Apr 01, 2024
VCTE-Based Agile Scores Accurate in Predicting Liver-Related Events in MASLD Serial Agile scores were also accurate over time Mar 25, 2024