Lung cancer screening predicts risk of death from heart disease
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - A deep learning algorithm accurately predicts the risk of death ...
Tag: Diagnostics
Potential impact of pass/fail USMLE Step 1 scoring on radiology residency applications
2021 ARRS Virtual Annual Meeting research finds as USMLE Step 1 transitions from numerical score to pass/fail, program directors likely ...
Outcome predictive performance of admission chest radiographs in COVID-19 patients
2021 ARRS Virtual Annual Meeting research finds in the setting of high pretest probability of COVID-19 infection or with quick ...
Increased risk of liver cancer in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver
Credit: Gustav Mårtensson Non-alcoholic fatty liver, NAFLD, is associated with several health risks. According to a new registry study led ...
Lundquist investigator Chang’s study in JAMA Internal Medicine
For critically ill patients with advanced medical illnesses and poor prognoses, overuse of invasive ICU treatment may prolong sufferingCredit: Courtesy ...
Rapid decreases in resting heart rate from childhood to adulthood may indicate heart trouble ahead
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University While a slow resting heart rate is generally considered a good thing, investigators have some ...
There is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to treat severe asthma; this study shows why
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, April 13, 2021 - Wheezing, coughing that doesn't stop, a pale and sweaty face: clinically, severe asthma ...
JNCCN Study: Important potential role for routine brain imaging in advanced kidney cancer
International study finds 4% of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma developed asymptomatic brain metastases, which correlated to poorer outcomesCredit: ...
Level of chromosomal abnormality in lung cancer may predict immunotherapy response
Dana-Farber researchers find patients whose tumors have low aneuploidy levels often have better outcomes following treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitorsCredit: ...
Low-dose CT for right colonic diverticulitis an alternate diagnosis of appendicitis
American Journal of Roentgenology: IV contrast-enhanced 2-millisievert CT comparable to conventional-dose CT for diagnosis of right colonic diverticulitisCredit: American Roentgen ...
Ultrasensitive, rapid diagnostic detects Ebola earlier than gold standard test
Portable platform detects early biomarkers of the Ebola virus faster than PCR, the current industry standardCredit: Michaela Kane, Duke University ...
Unraveling the mysteries of sleep disorders in multiple system atrophy
New study shows that in multiple system atrophy, sleep disorders are a common but scarcely studied symptom associated with disease ...
New proposal for the management of low back pain with a proprioceptive approach
Scientists from Japan developed a protocol to evaluate postural balance control for elderly patients with low back pain with frequency-tunable ...
Digital breast tomosynthesis reduces rate of interval cancers
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Screening with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) reduces the rate of ...
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