Research
- February 2008
Effect of CT on False Positive Diagnosis of Appendicitis and Perforation
The UCLA study found an 88% decrease in the rate of false positives among adults undergoing surgery for appendicitis, dropping from 24% in 1996 down to 3% in 2006. The study also identified…
» Read more - October 2007
Benefits of MRI in Detecting Breast Cancer
In this prospective comparison study, women at high risk for breast cancer were offered annual surveillance examinations, consisting of mammography, ultrasound, and MRI, at a single tertiary care breast center…
» Read more - September 2007
Benefits of PET in Identifying Coronary Artery Disease
This review summarizes the evidence supporting cardiac positron emission tomography as a definitive, noninvasive, ‘one-stop’ test for routine management of coronary artery disease that is well validated…
» Read more - September 2007
Benefits of MRI versus Arthroscopy in the Diagnosis of Knee Pathology
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is considered highly useful in the diagnosis of knee lesions. Most diagnostic studies comparing MRI and arthroscopy have shown good diagnostic…
» Read more - July 2007
Cost-Effectiveness in CT Angiography
The purpose of this study was to analyze the cost implications of CCTA before catheterization in patients with mildly abnormal or equivocal MPI scans. 206 Patients with mildly abnormal or equivocal MPI scans…
» Read more - June 2007
Benefits of CT in Reproductive-Age Women with Abdominal Pain
With 250,000 surgeries per year, acute appendicitis is the most common indication for emergency abdominal surgery in the United States. It’s also one of the most difficult to diagnose…
» Read more - May 2007
Benefits of Imaging in Stroke Management
A panel of members from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council compiled this statement with a providing an overview of the current evidence about components…
» Read more - May 2007
Benefits of Breast MRI in Women with Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of routine breast MRI on the surgical management of newly diagnosed breast cancers. Following a retrospective analysis of a prospective database…
» Read more - March 2007
Opinion: Benefits of Breast MRI in Women with Contralateral Breast Cancer
“The age-adjusted rate of death from breast cancer in the United States was 24% lower in 2003 than it was in 1989,1 a decline that has been attributed principally to both the role of mammography…
» Read more - March 2007
Benefits of Breast MRI in Women with Contralateral Breast Cancer
A 2007 study conducted by Lehman et al, on behalf of the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN), compared the diagnostic efficacy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to that…
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