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Ultrahigh Spatial-Resolution PCD CT Improves Assessment of Calcified Stenoses

Use of ultrahigh spatial-resolution photon-counting detector CT reconstruction improved in vivo, in vitro coronary stenosis assessment

CT Appears to Be the Best First Strategy for Evaluating Stable Chest Pain

Authors say benefits include lower risk and cost, plus information on extent of coronary atherosclerosis

Inherited Genetic Loci Identified for Thinner Retinal Layers Using Optical CT

Thinner retinal layers phenotypically associated with ocular, neuropsychiatric, cardiometabolic, pulmonary conditions

Study IDs Downstream Procedure, Complication Rates After Lung Cancer Screening

Complication rates substantially higher after abnormal findings with low-dose CT lung cancer screening versus those seen in National Lung Screening Trial

10-Year Lung Cancer-Specific Survival for Low-Dose CT Persists

10-year lung cancer-specific survival of 80 percent reported in 2006 persisted, with 81 percent survival at 20 years

Falls Decision Rule IDs Which Seniors With a Fall Require Head CT

No head CT required in cases with no history of head injury on falling, no amnesia of fall, no new abnormality on neurologic exam

Height Scaling Power of 1 for Skeletal Muscle Index Computation Supported

In men and women, skeletal muscle index predicts all-cause mortality with a greater concordance index using a height scaling power of 1 versus 2

Coronary CTA-Derived Fractional Flow Reserve Can ID Three-Year Outcomes in Angina

Risk for all-cause death, nonfatal spontaneous myocardial infarction identified in overall cohort, those with high coronary artery calcium scores

Common Cancer Screenings May Not Extend Life Longevity

Meta-analysis only shows a 110-day survival benefit for colorectal cancer screening with sigmoidoscopy

Concerning CT Findings Increase Health Care Utilization With Low-Risk Pulmonary Embolism

However, no short-term adverse clinical outcomes seen for these patients versus low-risk patients without concerning findings