Sarcopenia in CTs may determine treatment decisions and predict survival Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 Jun 2017 11:05 AM ISTUsing computed tomography (CT) to evaluate muscle health may help identify optimal treatments for older patients who fall and break their hips, a new...
CT technology shows how blood flow can predict effectiveness of ovarian cancer treatment Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 July 2017 3:01 PM ISTTechnology developed at Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute can provide a new window into whether or not patients are responding...
New PET-CT scan offers more accurate detection of rare heart condition Anjali Nimesh Nimesh24 July 2017 12:52 PM ISTWashington D.C. [USA] : A team of researchers has come up with a new imaging technique that can diagnose cardiac sarcoidosis much more accurately than...
FDG-PET/CT predicts response to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy and prognosis of melanoma Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Sept 2017 9:00 AM ISTAdvanced melanoma, a type of skin cancer that has spread to other areas of the body, has a poor prognosis, but immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy can...
Are patients sufficiently shielded against stray radiation during CT scans? Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 Nov 2017 7:10 PM ISTRadiation exposure during diagnostic imaging such as computed tomography (CT) contributes to a small, but potentially preventable percentage of...
Some Neuroanatomical Variants usually misinterpreted radiologically Anjali Nimesh Nimesh13 Dec 2017 7:02 PM ISTMisinterpretation of common anatomical variants can lead to misdiagnosis and unnecessary waste of time and resources. In an era of rapidly progressing...
Imaging of acute traumatic aortic injury Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 May 2018 8:00 PM ISTContrast-enhanced CT has become the modality of choice in the diagnosis of acute traumatic aortic injuries (ATAIs) in recent times. Advancements in...
CT head can predict treatment strategy in cerebral edema patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal17 May 2018 7:30 PM ISTIn patients with subdural hematoma with cerebral edema, measurement of head computed tomography (CT) in Hounsfield units (HU) of white matter (WM)...
Dual-energy CT as good as MRI for diagnosing wrist fractures Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 May 2018 7:20 PM ISTDual-energy computed tomography (DECT) is a useful tool for identifying bone marrow edema in the setting of acute wrist fractures, providing an...
CT black hole sign accurately predicts hematoma expansion in ICH Medha Baranwal Baranwal28 Jun 2018 7:15 PM ISTComputed tomography (CT) black hole sign is the most accurate predictor of hematoma expansion (HE) in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) as...
Fluciclovine PET/CT, for better management of prostate cancer : LOCATE Trial Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 July 2018 7:15 PM ISTA new study presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) provides an insight for better...
A case of atrial-oesophagal fistula with Gas in Left Atrium and Ventricle Hina Zahid4 July 2018 7:03 PM ISTDr.Mary Thomson and Dr.Fredy El Sakr at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI have reported an interesting case of the atrial-esophageal fistula...
