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MDLinx Radiology is a prominent resource for the most current medical news articles and peer reviewed journals. On this page you will find pre-sorted, ranked and summarized articles on pertinent topics in Radiology such as: Angiography, MRI, Chest, PACS/General and Nuclear Medicine. Also included on this page, find exclusive bonus content from our physician editor D. Scott Cunningham, MD, PhD, as well as clinical pearls from our Smartest Doc quiz competition.
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Latest (2) Full Text Articles (61)961 People can exercise only so much self-control Full Text USA Today, March 23, 2011
962 Traffic Accidents Linked to Increased Risk of Chronic Widespread Pain Full Text ScienceDaily, March 22, 2011
963 Vitamin A Plays Key Role in the Human Body Full Text ScienceDaily, March 21, 2011
964 Getting Healthy: When Does Prediction Help People Change Their Habits? Full Text ScienceDaily, March 21, 2011
965 Study indicates vitamin A plays key role in the human body Full Text EurekAlert!, March 18, 2011
966 Cellphone-chatting distracts pedestrians The Globe and Mail, March 18, 2011
967 Abnormal Hypersensitivity to Sunlight Full Text ScienceDaily, March 17, 2011
968 Mothers have a higher sickness absence than fathers Full Text ScienceDaily, March 16, 2011
969 Detection of early gastric cancer using hydro-stomach CT Full Text ScienceDaily, March 16, 2011
970 Regions that have higher rate of diagnoses among medicare patients have lower fatality rate for chronic conditions Full Text ScienceDaily, March 16, 2011
971 Painkiller prescribing varies dramatically among family physicians Full Text ScienceDaily, March 15, 2011
972 Nanoscale Whiskers from Sea Creatures Could Grow Human Muscle Tissue Full Text ScienceDaily, March 14, 2011
973 Banana peels get a second life as water purifier Full Text ScienceDaily, March 11, 2011
974 Sunlight can influence the breakdown of medicines in the body Full Text ScienceDaily, March 10, 2011
975 Smoking abstinence found more effective with residential treatment Full Text ScienceDaily, March 9, 2011
976 When Exercise Is Too Much of a Good Thing The New York Times, March 9, 2011
977 Colonoscopy linked to decrease in colorectal cancer deaths, but many more could have been prevented Full Text ScienceDaily, March 9, 2011
978 Life-saving blood test for fungal meningitis, a leading cause of AIDS-related deaths in developing countries Full Text ScienceDaily, March 8, 2011
979 Mediterranean diet: A heart-healthy plan for life Full Text ScienceDaily, March 8, 2011
980 Is it healthy to drink diet soft drinks? The answer is fizzy Full Text USA Today, March 7, 2011
Clinical Pearls in Radiology
- CT-scanning before primary PCI is associated with significant delays in door-to-balloon times
- MRI bone edema in metatarsophalangeal and wrist joints is an independent predictor of future RA in patients with early undifferentiated arthritis (UA)
- PET/CT is less sensitive and specific for recurrent differentiated thyroid cancer than Ultrasound and CT
Highlights in Radiology
Full-field digital breast screening mammography superior to screen film mammography
Based on a meta-analysis published in The Breast, full-field digital mammography was shown to be more accurate than screen field mammography for breast screening in women < 50 years of age. The meta-analysis involved 10 studies and 667, 649 women.
Read the article summaryBiopsy of echogenic breast masses
As published in Radiographics, approximately 0.5% of echogenic breast masses are malignant. Biopsies should be considered for echogenic breast masses in patients with a history of cancer or radiation therapy, or masses in ecstatic ducts.
Read the article summaryPredicting carotid infarcts
As published in the American Journal of Neuroradiology, age > 75 years, a history of hypertension and carotid wall thickness > 4 mm is predictive of incident stroke in most patients with < 70% carotid stenosis.
Read the article summaryMost Popular Radiology Articles
Last month's top read Top Articles of 2012Indexed Journals in Radiology: Clinical Radiology, American Journal of Roengenology, Academic Radiology more
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