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Radiology and Imaging

mammography

Less than half of radiologists successfully complete on-line self-assessment

Lung CT scan

Single low-dose CT scan helps reduce lung cancer mortality

lung ultrasound

Lung ultrasound severity index score predicts COVID-19 diagnosis

procalcitonin

Procalcitonin levels unable to distinguish between viral and bacterial community-acquired pneumonia

CAR-T cell therapy

Focused ultrasound controls CAR-T cells and suppresses tumour growth

medulloblastoma

Survival benefit from carboplatin in children with high risk medulloblastoma

gout

CT scans show limited diagnostic ability for early gout

Deep-learning and AI

Deep-learning model improves radiologist interpretation of X-rays

Tau PET scan

Tau positron emission tomography prognostic in Alzheimer’s disease

lung adenocarcinoma

Laser infrared imaging and AI identifies lung adenocarcinoma

cognitive decline

Self-reported cognitive decline seen on imaging despite unimpaired objective assessment

cannabis use and neurodevelopment

Adolescent cannabis use linked to altered neurodevelopment