CT Scan and Antibiotic Usage Trends for Diverticulitis - Medscape
Nov 15, 2024 · CT scan usage increased from 83% to 92.6% over time. About 29.8% of patients with diverticulitis required hospital admission, with admission rates declining from 33.6% to …
CT Vs X-Ray to Identify Lung Cancer in HNSCC: Is One Better?
Mar 13, 2025 · However, patients receiving chest x-ray vs low-dose CT did not demonstrate clinically meaningful differences in 5-year survival outcomes — 89.2% vs 92.3%, respectively, …
First-in-Class Digital Therapeutic Effective for Migraine - Medscape
6 days ago · The CT-132 group also had greater change in scores on the Migraine-Specific Quality-of-Life Questionnaire from baseline to week 12 than the sham group (12.3 vs 4.68; P < …
New AI Tool Boosts Detection of Airway Nodules - Medscape
Mar 14, 2025 · Researchers retrospectively analysed a dataset of 320 chest and chest-abdomen CT scans, including patients with airway nodules (n = 160; median age, 64 years; 58 women) …
More Evidence Supports Later Thrombolysis for Ischemic Stroke
Feb 11, 2025 · The HOPE trial included 372 stroke patients who presented 4.5 hours to 24.0 hours from symptom onset and who had salvageable brain tissue as identified on CT perfusion …
Lung CT Can Detect Coronary Artery Disease, Predict Death
Dec 6, 2024 · Lung cancer screening with low-dose CT can detect extensive coronary artery calcium, an independent predictor of all-cause death and cardiovascular events. This site is …
AHA Advisory Endorses EVT for Large Core Stroke - Medscape
Jan 29, 2025 · LCIS is defined as Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) ≤ 5 on imaging within 6 hours of stroke onset. For patients at 6-24 hours of stroke onset, the definition …
AI Outperforms Human Readers at Coronary CT Angiography …
Jan 22, 2025 · The AI-based assessment of coronary CT angiography at a per-patient level demonstrated superior performance in detecting ≥ 50% stenosis than visual assessments by …
Risk of Serious Head Injuries Higher in Elderly - Medscape
Feb 29, 2024 · An analysis of the NEXUS Head CT database offered key insights into blunt head trauma epidemiology, presentations, and injury patterns, particularly in older patients. This site …
Extending CT Stroke Scan to the Heart Boosts Clot Detection
Oct 29, 2024 · The extended CT scan in the current trial was a non-gated, single-phase scan, the simplest and quickest type. The researchers are now working on a new protocol (DAYLIGHT …