Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2020 Annual Meeting

COVID-19 brain complications up with diabetes, hypertension

Elvira Manzano, 20210126143500

Patients with diabetes and hypertension are at an increased risk for neurologic complications from COVID-19, and this makes an already bad prognosis into worse, reports an expert at RSNA 2020.

$Isolated ulnar fracture may hint at intimate partner violence$

Isolated ulnar fracture may hint at intimate partner violence

Roshini Claire Anthony, 20210121180001

The presence of isolated ulnar or “nightstick” fractures may be a sign of intimate partner violence (IPV), according to a small retrospective study presented at the 2020 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting.

Digital breast tomosynthesis may be better than mammography for breast cancer detection

Elaine Soliven, 20210120000000

Screening with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) was associated with lower false-negative (FN) cancer rates and improved breast cancer detection compared with digital mammography, according to a study presented at RSNA 2020.

Visceral fat measurement on CT imaging may predict CV events

Elaine Soliven, 20210112000000

Using a fully-automated deep learning analysis of an abdominal computed tomography (CT) image to measure visceral fat area may predict future major cardiovascular (CV) outcomes, particularly heart attack and stroke, according to a study presented at RSNA 2020.

Anxiety in MCI may lead to Alzheimer’s disease

Roshini Claire Anthony, 20210101100001

Anxiety symptoms in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) may increase their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study presented at the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting (RSNA 2020).

Sleeve gastrectomy in obese adolescents may affect bone health

Roshini Claire Anthony, 20201223180001

Adolescents with obesity who undergo sleeve gastrectomy may be at risk of poor bone health, according to a small study presented at the recent annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA 2020).