Tag: CAT Scans
Negative CT May Prompt Discharge of Patients With Abdominal Seat Belt Sign
Presence of free fluid may serve as the most effective binary classifier for presence of hollow viscus injury
Abdominal CT Biomarkers May Predict Type 2 Diabetes
Predictors of T2D include intrapancreatic fat percentage, pancreatic fractal dimension, plaque severity between L1 and L4
Integration of AI Platform Can Cut Time for Chest CT Interpretation
Mean interpretation times were 22.1 percent shorter in the artificial-intelligence versus non-AI arms
Strategies to Reduce IV Contrast Use for CT Scans Compared
Greatest reduction would involve performing unenhanced CT assuming no more than moderate negative effect on diagnostic accuracy
Follow-Up Often Delayed After High-Risk Findings on Lung Cancer Screening
Patients with more severe findings less likely to have prolonged delays; current smokers had more delays than former smokers
Emphysema on CT Linked to Increased Risk for Lung Cancer
Pooled odds ratios for lung cancer increased with emphysema severity, and were higher for visual versus quantitative assessments on chest CT
Less Toxicity Seen With MRI-Guided SBRT for Prostate Cancer
Rate of acute grade ≥2 genitourinary toxicity lower with MRI guidance versus CT guidance for SBRT in men with localized prostate cancer
Screening Nonsmokers May Up Lung Cancer Overdiagnosis, Spurious Survival Rates
Promoting low-dose CT screening among mostly nonsmoking women increased detection of early-stage, but not late-stage, lung cancers
RSNA: CT Imaging for Cancer Down During COVID-19 Peak in 2020
In post-COVID-19 peak period in 2020, CT volume still down for cancer screening and initial workup with inconsistent recovery for active cancer
Noncontrast CT Can ID Candidates for Mechanical Thrombectomy
For stroke patients with late-presenting large-vessel occlusion, 90-day outcomes similar with selection by noncontrast CT, MRI, CTP
