Calcification of Abdominal aorta a strong predictor of heart attack Vinay Singh singh12 Oct 2018 8:25 PM ISTComputed tomography (CT) based abdominal aortic calcification is a strong predictor of future cardiovascular events including heart attack,...
CT screening significantly reduces deaths from lung cancer Medha Baranwal Baranwal13 Oct 2018 7:05 PM ISTThe use of computed tomography (CT) screening among asymptomatic men at high risk for lung cancer reduced lung cancer mortality by 26% and by as much...
“Extracapsular Cystic” Sign identifies pancreatic serous cystic neoplasms: Dr Niharika Prasad Hina Zahid22 Oct 2018 7:04 PM ISTSerous cystic neoplasms (SCNs) are benign cystic neoplasms of pancreas accounting for ~ 16% of cystic lesions of the pancreas. The typical appearance...
Report of rare case of melanoma in the bronchus Hina Zahid16 Nov 2018 6:00 PM ISTDr Christopher Manley at Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA and associates have reported a rare case of melanoma bronchus. The case has...
EXPLORER-World's first 3D total-body scanner developed Hina Zahid20 Nov 2018 8:10 PM ISTUC Davis scientists Simon Cherry and Ramsey Badawi have developed world's first medical imaging scanner EXPLORER that can capture a 3-D picture of the...
Compared to X-ray, CT lung screening cuts cancer mortality by 51 percent Vinay Singh singh15 Dec 2018 8:28 PM ISTThe risk of lung cancer death in low-risk individuals and nonsmokers who underwent low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening, decreased by 51%...
Case of isolated omental panniculitis presenting as intestinal obstruction Hina Zahid24 Dec 2018 6:00 PM ISTA case of isolated omental panniculitis presenting as intestinal obstruction has appeared in Formosan Journal of Surgery. Dr. Vipul D Yagnik at...
Radiation doses from CT scans should not be variable, opine experts Hina Zahid4 Jan 2019 7:10 PM ISTRadiation doses from CT scans should not be variable, opine experts. There are large differences in radiation doses used for CT scans mainly due to...
Chronic Pancreatitis Imaging Clinical Practice Guidelines Vinay Singh singh9 Jan 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe Working Group for the International Consensus Guidelines for Chronic Pancreatitis has released clinical practice guidelines for the diagnostic...
Chest X Ray imaging on rise in ED despite CT availability Medha Baranwal Baranwal10 Jan 2019 7:05 PM ISTUSA: Emergency department (ED) utilization of chest imaging has increased over the past two decades, according to a new study published in the Journal...
Calcium specks may help early detection of heart disease in South Asians: JAHA Medha Baranwal Baranwal12 Feb 2019 7:20 PM ISTUSA: Calcium specks in walls of the coronary artery could be a prognostic marker for early detection of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in South Asians,...
Management of acute lower GI bleeding: British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines Hina Zahid26 Feb 2019 7:00 PM ISTBritish Society of Gastroenterology has released its first guidelines on Management of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding. This is the first UK...
