Latest - Radiology

• Top Cancer Center Claims a Consultancy First. Critic Disagrees One of America's renowned cancer centers says a collaboration in India is a 'first of its kind.' But a leader in global oncology work disputes that claim.
  Medscape Medical News, August 05, 2021
• Internal Mammary Lymph Node Radiation Safe Over the Long Term Since 2014, advances in the field have led to an almost 50% reduction in exposure to cardiac radiation during breast cancer treatment.
  Medscape Medical News, August 05, 2021
• US Science Labs Getting Towering New Equipment The machines are so tall, scientists climb to reach the top to conduct experiments that experts say will advance health research and drug development.
  WebMD Health News, August 05, 2021
• Radiological Case: Tumoral Calcinosis This case of a patient with a history of gradually worsening upper-extremity weakness and paresthesias illustrates the potentially devastating effects of tumoral calcinosis on the spinal cord.
  Applied Radiology, August 05, 2021
• Cardiac Biomarkers and Risk of Cerebrovascular Events Might cardiac biomarkers such as NT-proBNP, hs-cTnT and GDF-15 be useful for identifying patients at risk of cognitive decline, adverse cerebrovascular events and mortality?
  Stroke, August 05, 2021
• FDA Panel Balks at TriGUARD 3 Cerebral Embolic Device for TAVR The device offers advantages over the approved Sentinel device but could not tamp down stroke rates, the very complication it was designed to address.
  Medscape Medical News, August 04, 2021
• US Health System Ranks Last Among 11 High-Income Countries A high-income person in the US was more likely to report financial barriers to needed healthcare than a low-income person in nearly all the other countries surveyed, the Commonwealth Fund reports.
  Medscape Medical News, August 04, 2021
• 'Unduly Positive' Editorials and Financial Conflict of Interest Voices of editorialists have a major influence – but many of these authors have financial conflicts of interest, including direct ties to the company whose drug is being discussed.
  Medscape Medical News, August 04, 2021
• Physicians Need to Unionize Now Complaining about the loss of physician autonomy isn't going to change anything. We need to unionize, argues this doctor.
  theheart.org on Medscape, August 04, 2021
• Simplifying COVID Immunology, One Metaphor at a Time   With tales of Post-it Notes and fire trucks, Shane Crotty explains COVID immunology and vaccine responses for scientists and nonscientists alike.
  Medscape, August 03, 2021
• ASCO 2021 New Long-term Melanoma Data 'Clearly Favor' IPI/NIVO   Dr Jeffrey Weber discusses long-term follow-up data presented at ASCO 2021.
  Medscape Oncology, August 03, 2021
• Repeat TAVR Central to Aortic Valve Disease Lifetime Strategy "When you put in a TAVR in a 65-year-old, they will come back at about age 75, and then what do you do? We are at the dawn of understanding and refining repeat TAVR after the failed first valve."
  Medscape Medical News, August 02, 2021
• Out-of-Pocket Costs for MRI Breast Cancer Screening Hitting More Women Increasing numbers of women who need MRI screening for breast cancer are being hit by high out-of-pocket costs, a new study finds.
  Reuters Health Information, July 30, 2021
• Imaging After Lumbar Fusion Provides Little Clinical Utility Routine postoperative imaging may have little impact on the clinical management of elective lumbar fusion patients. Is it time to reconsider this practice?
  Spine, August 02, 2021
• HRS 2021 Prefer DOACs Over Aspirin After Ventricular Ablations: STROKE-VT Cerebrovascular protection was far better on DOACs after catheter ablation for VT or extrasystoles in the trial. There might be changes some operators can make to lower the risk even further.
  Medscape Medical News, July 30, 2021
• Do I Have Bad Breath? A New Sensor Will Check Scientists are developing a new device to check breath for hydrogen sulfide, the gas that prompts the unpleasant smell from the mouth.
  WebMD Health News, July 30, 2021
• One in Three Cancer Articles On Social Media Has Wrong Info One third of the 200 most popular news articles on social media about the treatment of the four leading cancers contain misinformation, says a new study.
  Medscape Medical News, July 29, 2021
• Management of a Spontaneous Supra-aortic Arterial Dissection This case demonstrates the feasibility of initial medical management of uncomplicated, spontaneous supra-aortic dissection, allowing time to plan for a surgical approach if it becomes necessary.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, July 29, 2021
• Virtual Roller-coaster May Explain the Ups and Downs of Migraine A virtual roller-coaster ride is shedding new light on the migraine brain and explains the mechanisms underlying common symptoms, including nausea, dizziness, and increased activity in certain brain regions.
  Medscape Medical News, July 28, 2021
• Are You at Legal Risk for Speaking at Conferences? Attorneys say participants who sign agreements to speak at conferences should be aware of all their rights and responsibilities.
  Medscape Medical News, July 27, 2021