While the addition of contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) to digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) led to over a 13 percent increase in false positive cases, researchers also noted over double the cancer yield per 1,000 women in comparison to DBT alone.
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Philips Launches Flash 5100 Point-of-Care Ultrasound System
Offering a combination of intuitive touchscreen controls and enhanced image clarity, the portable Flash 5100 POC ultrasound platform reportedly facilitates confident and rapid assessment in emergency radiology and critical care settings.
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Radiosurgery for GI Cancer Brain Metastases: Does It Help?
Patients with brain metastases from gastrointestinal cancers show worse survival after stereotactic radiosurgery than those with non-gastrointestinal cancers. Medscape Medical News
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Changes in Aortic Valve Signal Heart Failure Progression
The development of aortic valve sclerosis may signal disease progression in patients with chronic heart failure. Medscape News UK
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Consensus guidance published on cardiac CT for prosthetic heart valves
Experts have published a consensus guidance document on the use of cardiac CT for prosthetic heart valve assessment.
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Are x-rays of lacerations necessary?
A study supports a shift toward more selective imaging criteria for x-rays of lacerations.
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MRI helps predict adverse outcomes in heart failure patients
Study findings offer novel insights into refining risk stratification in this patient population.
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CEM improves cancer detection when added to screening DBT exams
Contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) could be an alternative for breast MRI when added to screening digital breast tomosynthesis…
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MGMA speaks out on Senate provisions
The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) has responded to Senate provisions that affect physician group practices.
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Hand vs Hand: The Strange World of Alien Limb
A 55-year-old man presents with alien hand syndrome, his left hand involuntarily opposing every action of his right after an acute splenium stroke. Medscape UK