Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2020 Annual Meeting

29 November 2020 - 05 December 2020

COVID-19 brain complications up with diabetes, hypertension

26 Jan 2021 by

Patients with diabetes and hypertension are at an increased risk for neurologic complications from COVID-19, and this makes an already bad prognosis into worse, reports an expert at RSNA 2020.

COVID-19 brain complications up with diabetes, hypertension

26 Jan 2021

$Isolated ulnar fracture may hint at intimate partner violence$

Isolated ulnar fracture may hint at intimate partner violence

21 Jan 2021 by

The presence of isolated ulnar or “nightstick” fractures may be a sign of intimate partner violence (IPV), according to a small retrospective study presented at the 2020 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting.

Isolated ulnar fracture may hint at intimate partner violence

21 Jan 2021

Digital breast tomosynthesis may be better than mammography for breast cancer detection

20 Jan 2021 by

Screening with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) was associated with lower false-negative (FN) cancer rates and improved breast cancer detection compared with digital mammography, according to a study presented at RSNA 2020.

Digital breast tomosynthesis may be better than mammography for breast cancer detection

20 Jan 2021

Visceral fat measurement on CT imaging may predict CV events

12 Jan 2021 by

Using a fully-automated deep learning analysis of an abdominal computed tomography (CT) image to measure visceral fat area may predict future major cardiovascular (CV) outcomes, particularly heart attack and stroke, according to a study presented at RSNA 2020.

Visceral fat measurement on CT imaging may predict CV events

12 Jan 2021

Anxiety in MCI may lead to Alzheimer’s disease

01 Jan 2021 by

Anxiety symptoms in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) may increase their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study presented at the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting (RSNA 2020).

Anxiety in MCI may lead to Alzheimer’s disease

01 Jan 2021

Sleeve gastrectomy in obese adolescents may affect bone health

23 Dec 2020 by

Adolescents with obesity who undergo sleeve gastrectomy may be at risk of poor bone health, according to a small study presented at the recent annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA 2020).

Sleeve gastrectomy in obese adolescents may affect bone health

23 Dec 2020