Strokes: Dental x-rays reveal more than cavities
...dentally detected in his patient's panoramic x-ray calcifications in one of the carotid arteries. He referred the pa...st and ask the dentist to be aware of any signs of calcifications that may show up during their regular dental check-ups. "Dentists are concerned not only with a pa...New computer technique differentiates malignant and benign calcifications on digital mammograms
...ique that "learns" how benign and malignant breast calcifications appear on digital mammograms so not only can it de...m, but it can also predict the likelihood that the calcifications are associated with cancer. "In this study, we analyzed 49 full-field digital mammograms, 19 of whic...CAD proves to be viable option for second reading mammograms
...anetz. The radiologists missed two cases of faint calcifications that were detected by CAD. One cancer case was missed by both, said Dr. Slanetz. The recall rate (the chance a screening patient is called back for additional imaging evaluation) went from 11.5% without CAD to 13.4% with CAD, said Dr. Slanetz. This ...Atherosclerosis linked to depression in older persons
...They also found that patients with severe coronary calcifications (calcium deposits in the heart) were almost four t...ely to have depressive symptoms, and patients with calcifications in the aorta (the main artery bringing blood into the heart) were twice as likely to have depressive...Life-saving imaging techniques developed at Oxford University
...pots or clusters of spots; small clustered whorled calcifications are those most likely to indicate malignancy. The ...false negatives and false positives in identifying calcifications in mammograms....Radiologists interpretation of mammograms varies widely
...ny calcifications, while another radiologist noted calcifications in more than 20% of the films read. The radiologists also varied widely in their diagnostic interpretations and recommendations for additional screens and biopsies. The rate of false-positive readings among the radiologists ranged from 2.6% to 15.9%......nkle-arm index (AAI), have a wide range ofcoronary calcifications as measured by EBCT," said Dr. Newman, who is anassociate professor of medicine at the university's School of Medicine and anassistant professor of epidemiology at the university's Graduate School ofPublic Health (GSPH). "Twenty-five percent of all ...Routine Dental X-ray May Be A Valuable Tool In Stroke Prevention
... In a review of dental X-rays, they detected calcifications in the carotid arteries -- a sign of advanced athe...lerosis. Interviews with patients who had carotid calcifications determined that 35 percent were obese; 34 percent had high blood pressure; 20 percent were taking bl...