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Screening for lung cancer: the American College of Chest Physicians releases updated practice guidelines and expert consensus

Urologic CT: a study finds “significant discordance” between radiologists’ and urologists’ assessment of kidney stone burden and calls for greater collaboration between specialisms

Coronary CT angiography in patients with atrial fibrillation: a study from Italy finds high coronary artery evaluability on a scanner with whole-heart coverage in a single beat

Renal injury during CT examinations is not due to the use of contrast medium, says a new meta-analysis.

In advanced HCC, dual-energy CT may detect the effects of therapy at lower radiation dose than liver perfusion CT, researchers in France say.

Fleischner Society publishes new recommendations for measuring pulmonary nodules detected with CT and revised recommendations for managing incidental lung nodules.

Dual-energy CT assessment of iodine in myocardium may detect cardiac amyloidosis, suggests a pilot study

Chest CT in patients with early stage breast cancer: a new study highlights the risks and waste of excessive testing

Contrast medium can be administered to ICU patients via a central venous catheter, with limitations, reports a systematic review

A saline “pacer” bolus, prior to contrast medium injection, reduces extravasation during coronary CT angiography

Hydration prophylaxis for contrast-induced nephropathy is found to be less safe and more costly than no prophylaxis

The Bosniak classification for cystic renal lesions is accurate in determining malignancy, says a meta-analysis

Volume-rendered CT images facilitate the planning of partial nephrectomy in patients with renal masses

European Society of Thoracic Surgeons publishes guidelines on the role of surgeons in CT screening programs for lung cancer

Coronary artery calcium scoring should be done on all chest CT examinations, according to radiology societies

Low-dose CT lung cancer screening causes only one radiation-induced tumor for every 108 lung cancers detected early

Intravenous contrast medium does not increase the risk of acute kidney injury or chronic kidney disease

Split-bolus, single-acquisition, dual-energy CT detects endoleaks with significantly less radiation than standard biphasic scanning

Lung perfusion imaging with dual-energy CT improves detection of peripheral CPE and facilitates the differential diagnosis

ACR publishes updated Manual on Contrast Media

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