More articles about: Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging

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Global contrast media shortage: Strategies for conservation

A radiologist shares ways to address the scarcity of this tool for diagnostic imaging.
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Artificial intelligence helps physicians better assess the effectiveness of bladder cancer treatment

Artificial intelligence helped physicians more accurately assess whether a patient responded to bladder cancer treatment.
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A Radiologist’s Return: Lessons Learned After a 14-Year Hiatus

She made her comeback. Now she wants to help change the culture of medicine.
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Doctors Get Plenty of Advice on Starting Treatment. This Could Help Them Stop

For older adults, and others, de-intensifying medical treatment, screening or testing can bring benefits and reduce harms, but guidelines don’t often advise doctors.
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Teen Athlete Undergoes Brain Surgery During Pandemic

A high school volleyball player didn’t know her episodes of nausea were seizures caused by a tumor in her temporal lobe. But when she finally got cleared for surgery, COVID-19 struck.
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How Does COVID-19 Appear in the Lungs?

COVID-19 can clinically manifest similarly to other respiratory illnesses and can also appear similar on imaging scans. Two radiologists have teamed up and found imaging anomalies that can serve as an alert to radiologists that COVID-19 may be present in
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Are Group II GBCAs Safe for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease?

Researchers at Michigan Medicine find that the per patient risk of using group II GBCA in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) appears to be less than 1%, though larger studies are still needed.
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Pipeline Program Offers Minority Medical Students Opportunity to Engage in Specialties

To encourage medical students who are underrepresented in medicine to enter highly competitive specialties, two Michigan Medicine specialties have made a partnership with a national organization that offers hands-on learning experiences.   
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Nitro-oleic Acid Shows Promise as NAFLD Treatment in Mice

U-M researchers identify a potential treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
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Short-Term Health Impacts of Prostate Cancer Detection Methods

A new U-M study assesses the short-term degrees of discomfort associated with prostate MRIs and biopsies, offering insights for future prostate cancer patient care.
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Researchers: ‘Choosing Wisely’ Off to a Strong Start, but It’s Time to Evolve

The movement to reduce overtesting and overtreatment is blossoming, but much more work is needed to cut back on low-value care.
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Should Teens Get an EKG?

A quick and painless test designed to detect heart problems has benefits and shortcomings. And deciding who should get it also remains a subject of debate.
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Why Radiologists Should Make Their Practice More Personal

U-M survey suggests patients would like more contact with their radiologist. See why both doctor and patient benefit from more patient contact in radiology.
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Why Doctors Order Scans for Lower Back Pain When They Probably Won’t Help

Even when clinicians agree an MRI or CT isn’t needed, referral and patient factors get in the way, a new survey shows.
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Shortages of Technetium, Used in Stress Tests, May Harm Heart Patients

Nuclear stress tests use Tc-99m to help diagnose heart problems in patients. See what other heart stress tests doctors are using during the Tc-99m shortage.