Can differences in T1 Relaxivity between Gadolinium-based contrast agents be taken advantage of to lower the administered dose of gadolinium?
Full article: https://www.ajronline.org/doi/abs/10.2214/AJR.21.25924 Intracranial deposition of gadolinium after contrast-enhanced MRI is an emerging area of concern with much still to be learned. Ka...
13 Jul 202110min
Substantial Overlap of CT Findings of COVID-19, Influenza, and Organizing Pneumonia Limit Radiologists' Diagnostic Accuracy
Full article: https://www.ajronline.org/doi/abs/10.2214/AJR.21.25640 Characteristic CT findings of COVID-19 pneumonia have been extensively described, including the substantial overlap with findings ...
13 Jul 202112min
Does Bosniak Version 2019 Optimize Diagnostic Performance for the Prediction of Malignant Cystic Renal Masses?
Full article: https://www.ajronline.org/doi/abs/10.2214/AJR.21.25796 Giuseppe V. Toia, MD reviews a retrospective study which compares CT and MRI cystic renal mass characterization using the Bosniak ...
29 Jun 202114min
Peering into the Box; Can MRI identify tibial polyethylene post fractures pre-operatively?
Full article: https://www.ajronline.org/doi/abs/10.2214/AJR.21.25669 David Robinson, MD discusses a short report study exploring the role of MRI in the diagnosis of tibial polyethylene post fractures...
16 Jun 202112min
Ultrasound-Guided Omental Biopsy – Why have we been missing out?
Full article: https://www.ajronline.org/doi/abs/10.2214/AJR.21.25545 Michael Nellamattathil, DO discusses a new article that finds ultrasound-guided biopsy of omental disease suspected on CT is safe ...
25 Mai 202110min
Meta-Analysis of the Noninvasive Colorectal Screening Tests
Full article: https://www.ajronline.org/doi/abs/10.2214/AJR.20.25416 There has been a dearth of head to head comparison of the performance of the different noninvasive colorectal cancer screening tes...
6 Mai 20219min
Adding Delayed Phase Images to Dual-Phase Contrast-Enhanced CT Increases Sensitivity for Small Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Full article: https://www.ajronline.org/doi/abs/10.2214/AJR.20.25430 Dual phase pancreatic CT has been the traditional work horse for evaluation of pancreatic masses. Ben Kipper, MD discusses a paper...
6 Mai 202113min
Acute Exacerbation of Interstitial Pneumonia after Lung Cancer Surgery: Challenges in Developing Imaging Criteria and Opportunities for Future Research
Full article: https://www.ajronline.org/doi/abs/10.2214/AJR.21.25499 Jordan Perchik, MD discusses a new study in which a team of radiologists attempt to detail imaging findings that can identify pati...
6 Mai 20219min
